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Biomarkers of inflammation, immunosuppression and stress with active disease are revealed by metabolomic profiling of tuberculosis patients by Weiner, 3rd, January, Parida, Shreemanta K, Maertzdorf, Jeroen, Black, Gillian F, Repsilber, Dirk, Telaar, Anna, Mohney, Robert P, Arndt-Sullivan, Cordelia, Ganoza, Christian A, Faé, Kellen C, Walzl, Gerhard, Kaufmann, Stefan H E

“…Although tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths than any other pathogen, most infected individuals harbor the pathogen without signs of disease. We explored the…”
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Metabolite changes in blood predict the onset of tuberculosis by Weiner, January, Maertzdorf, Jeroen, Sutherland, Jayne S., Duffy, Fergal J., Thompson, Ethan, Suliman, Sara, McEwen, Gayle, Thiel, Bonnie, Parida, Shreemanta K., Zyla, Joanna, Hanekom, Willem A., Mohney, Robert P., Boom, W. Henry, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Howe, Rawleigh, Dockrell, Hazel M., Ottenhoff, Tom H. M., Scriba, Thomas J., Zak, Daniel E., Walzl, Gerhard, Kaufmann, Stefan H. E.

“…New biomarkers of tuberculosis (TB) risk and disease are critical for the urgently needed control of the ongoing TB pandemic. In a prospective multisite study…”
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Host markers in QuantiFERON supernatants differentiate active TB from latent TB infection: preliminary report by Chegou, Novel N, Black, Gillian F, Kidd, Martin, van Helden, Paul D, Walzl, Gerhard

“…Interferon gamma release assays, including the QuantiFERON TB Gold In Tube (QFT) have been shown to be accurate in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by Musvosvi, Munyaradzi, Huang, Huang, Wang, Chunlin, Xia, Qiong, Rozot, Virginie, Krishnan, Akshaya, Acs, Peter, Cheruku, Abhilasha, Obermoser, Gerlinde, Leslie, Alasdair, Behar, Samuel M., Hanekom, Willem A., Bilek, Nicole, Fisher, Michelle, Kaufmann, Stefan H. E., Walzl, Gerhard, Hatherill, Mark, Davis, Mark M., Scriba, Thomas J.

“…Antigen-specific, MHC-restricted αβ T cells are necessary for protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis , but the ability to broadly study these…”
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Steps Toward Engagement Integrity: Learning From Participatory Visual Methods in Marginalized South African Communities by Black, Gillian F., Sykes, Pam

“…Community engagement and involvement have been increasingly recognized as an ethical and valuable component of health science research over the past two…”
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Using hand maps to understand how intersecting inequalities affect possibilities for community safety in Cape Town by Black, Gillian F, Liedeman, Rory, Ryklief, Farida

“…Abstract Knowledge about what builds and what blocks pathways to accountability in South African townships could be strengthened by better understanding the…”
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Confluency: Development of an Interactive Mobile Art Exhibit and Resource on Water Justice in South Africa and Canada by Logie, Carmen H., Van Borek, Sarah, Gittings, Lesley, Abrams, Amber, Carden, Kirsty, Black, Gillian F., MacKenzie, Frannie, Mpofu-Mketwa, Tsitsi J., Abazeed, Abeer

“…Water justice—equitable, reliable access to clean, sufficient water, and the knowledge and mechanisms related to its management—is a key global social justice…”
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Potential of host markers produced by infection phase-dependent antigen-stimulated cells for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in a highly endemic area by Chegou, Novel N, Essone, Paulin N, Loxton, Andre G, Stanley, Kim, Black, Gillian F, van der Spuy, Gian D, van Helden, Paul D, Franken, Kees L, Parida, Shreemanta K, Klein, Michel R, Kaufmann, Stefan H E, Ottenhoff, Tom H M, Walzl, Gerhard

“…Recent interferon gamma (IFN-γ)-based studies have identified novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection phase-dependent antigens as diagnostic…”
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Two loci control tuberculin skin test reactivity in an area hyperendemic for tuberculosis by Cobat, Aurelie, Gallant, Caroline J, Simkin, Leah, Black, Gillian F, Stanley, Kim, Hughes, Jane, Doherty, T Mark, Hanekom, Willem A, Eley, Brian, Jaïs, Jean-Philippe, Boland-Auge, Anne, van Helden, Paul, Casanova, Jean-Laurent, Abel, Laurent, Hoal, Eileen G, Schurr, Erwin, Alcaïs, Alexandre

“…Approximately 20% of persons living in areas hyperendemic for tuberculosis (TB) display persistent lack of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactivity and appear to…”
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Analysis of host responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in a multi-site study of subjects with different TB and HIV infection states in sub-Saharan Africa by Sutherland, Jayne S, Lalor, Maeve K, Black, Gillian F, Ambrose, Lyn R, Loxton, Andre G, Chegou, Novel N, Kassa, Desta, Mihret, Adane, Howe, Rawleigh, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Gomez, Marie P, Donkor, Simon, Franken, Kees, Hanekom, Willem, Klein, Michel R, Parida, Shreemanta K, Boom, W Henry, Thiel, Bonnie A, Crampin, Amelia C, Ota, Martin, Walzl, Gerhard, Ottenhoff, Tom H M, Dockrell, Hazel M, Kaufmann, Stefan H E

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health threat with 9 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths per year. In order to develop a protective vaccine, we need to…”
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Editorial: Public and community engagement in health science research: Openings and obstacles for listening and responding in the majority world by Black, Gillian F, Cheah, Phaik Yeong, Chambers, Mary, Nyirenda, Deborah

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Reflections on the ethics of participatory visual methods to engage communities in global health research by Black, Gillian F., Davies, Alun, Iskander, Dalia, Chambers, Mary

“…There is a growing body of literature describing conceptual frameworks for working with participatory visual methods (PVM). Through a global health lens, this…”
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Identification of a Major Locus, TNF1, That Controls BCG-Triggered Tumor Necrosis Factor Production by Leukocytes in an Area Hyperendemic for Tuberculosis by Cobat, Aurelie, Hoal, Eileen G., Gallant, Caroline J., Simkin, Leah, Black, Gillian F., Stanley, Kim, Jaïs, Jean-Philippe, Yu, Ting-Heng, Boland-Auge, Anne, Grange, Ghislain, Delacourt, Christophe, van Helden, Paul, Casanova, Jean-Laurent, Abel, Laurent, Alcaïs, Alexandre, Schurr, Erwin

“…Background. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a key immune regulator of tuberculosis resistance, as exemplified by the highly increased risk of tuberculosis…”
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Potential of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection phase-dependent antigens in the diagnosis of TB disease in a high burden setting by Chegou, Novel N, Black, Gillian F, Loxton, Andre G, Stanley, Kim, Essone, Paulin N, Klein, Michel R, Parida, Shreemanta K, Kaufmann, Stefan H E, Doherty, T Mark, Friggen, Annemieke H, Franken, Kees L, Ottenhoff, Tom H, Walzl, Gerhard

“…Confirming tuberculosis (TB) disease in suspects in resource limited settings is challenging and calls for the development of more suitable diagnostic tools…”
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Serologic diagnosis of tuberculosis by combining Ig classes against selected mycobacterial targets by Baumann, Ralf, Kaempfer, Susanne, Chegou, Novel N, Oehlmann, Wulf, Loxton, André G, Kaufmann, Stefan H.E, van Helden, Paul D, Black, Gillian F, Singh, Mahavir, Walzl, Gerhard

“…Summary Introduction Accurate, simple and cost-effective diagnostic tests are needed for diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). Serodiagnosis is attractive as…”
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate alters Mycobacterium bovis BCG-induced cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of contraceptive users by Kleynhans, Léanie, Du Plessis, Nelita, Black, Gillian F, Loxton, André G, Kidd, Martin, van Helden, Paul D, Walzl, Gerhard, Ronacher, Katharina

“…Most individuals latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) contain the infection by a balance of effector and regulatory immune responses. This…”
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An evaluation of commercial fluorescent bead-based luminex cytokine assays by Djoba Siawaya, Joel Fleury, Roberts, Teri, Babb, Chantal, Black, Gillian, Golakai, Hawa Jande, Stanley, Kim, Bapela, Nchinya Bennedict, Hoal, Eileen, Parida, Shreemanta, van Helden, Paul, Walzl, Gerhard

“…The recent introduction of fluorescent bead-based technology, allowing the measurement of multiples analytes in a single 25-50 microl sample has revolutionized…”
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High Heritability of Antimycobacterial Immunity in an Area of Hyperendemicity for Tuberculosis Disease by Cobat, Aurelie, Gallant, Caroline J., Simkin, Leah, Black, Gillian F., Stanley, Kim, Hughes, Jane, Mark Doherty, T., Hanekom, Willem A., Eley, Brian, Beyers, Nulda, Jaïs, Jean-Philippe, van Helden, Paul, Abel, Laurent, Hoal, Eileen G., Alcaïs, Alexandre, Schurr, Erwin

“…Human antimycobacterial immunity is a critical component of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis that is often used to infer the presence of TB infection. We report…”
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BDNF Val66Met and DRD2 Taq1A polymorphisms interact to influence PTSD symptom severity: A preliminary investigation in a South African population by Hemmings, Sian M.J., Martin, Lindi I., Klopper, Marisa, van der Merwe, Lize, Aitken, Lisa, de Wit, Erika, Black, Gillian F., Hoal, Eileen G., Walzl, Gerhard, Seedat, Soraya

“…We evaluated the role that selected variants in serotonin transporter (5-HTT), dopamine receptor 2 (DRD2) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genes…”
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Immunogenicity of Novel DosR Regulon-Encoded Candidate Antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Three High-Burden Populations in Africa by Black, Gillian F, Thiel, Bonnie A, Ota, Martin O, Parida, Shreemanta K, Adegbola, Richard, Boom, W Henry, Dockrell, Hazel M, Franken, Kees L M C, Friggen, Annemiek H, Hill, Philip C, Klein, Michel R, Lalor, Maeve K, Mayanja, Harriet, Schoolnik, Gary, Stanley, Kim, Weldingh, Karin, Kaufmann, Stefan H E, Walzl, Gerhard, Ottenhoff, Tom H M

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