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Interferon-γ Release Assays Improve the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Children in a Country with a Low Incidence of Tuberculosis by Detjen, A. K., Keil, T., Roll, S., Hauer, B., Mauch, H., Wahn, U., Magdorf, K.

“…Background. Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is challenging. The widely used tuberculin skin test (TST) may produce -positive results because of…”
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Interferon-gamma release assays and childhood tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis [Review article] by MANDALAKAS, A. M, DETJEN, A. K, HESSELING, A. C, BENEDETTI, A, MENZIES, D

“…BACKGROUND: Children infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis have significant risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) and can therefore benefit from preventive…”
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Short-Term Reproducibility of a Commercial Interferon Gamma Release Assay by Detjen, A K, Loebenberg, L, Grewal, H M S, Stanley, K, Gutschmidt, A, Kruger, C, Du Plessis, N, Kidd, M, Beyers, N, Walzl, G, Hesseling, A C

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Interferon-gamma release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with cancer by STEFAN, D. C, DIPPENAAR, A, DETJEN, A. K, SCHAAF, H. S, MARAIS, B. J, KRIEL, B, LOEBENBERG, L, WALZL, G, HESSELING, A. C

“…SETTING: The paediatric oncology unit at Tygerberg Children's Hospital, South Africa.OBJECTIVES: To assess the use of the tuberculin skin test (TST) and two…”
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The Union and Médecins Sans Frontières approach to operational research [State of the art series. Operational research. Number 2 in the series] by HARRIES, A. D, RUSEN, I. D, ZACHARIAH, R, REID, T, DETJEN, A. K, BERGER, S. D, BISSELL, K, HINDERAKER, S. G, EDGINTON, M, FUSSELL, M, FUJIWARA, P. I

“…Operational research (OR) has become a hot topic at national meetings, international conferences and donor fora. The International Union Against Tuberculosis…”
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Decentralisation of child tuberculosis services increases case finding and uptake of preventive therapy in Uganda by Zawedde-Muyanja, S., Nakanwagi, A., Dongo, J. P., Sekadde, M. P., Nyinoburyo, R., Ssentongo, G., Detjen, A. K., Mugabe, F., Nakawesi, J., Karamagi, Y., Amuge, P., Kekitiinwa, A., Graham, S. M.

“…BACKGROUND: A lack of capacity to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in children at peripheral health facilities and limited contact screening and management…”
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Interferon-  Release Assays Improve the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Children in a Country with a Low Incidence of Tuberculosis by Detjen, A. K., Keil, T., Roll, S., Hauer, B., Mauch, H., Wahn, U., Magdorf, K.

“…Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is challenging. The widely used tuberculin skin test (TST) may produce -positive results because of cross-reactivity…”
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Integration of childhood TB into guidelines for the management of acute malnutrition in high burden countries by Patel, L. N., Detjen, A. K.

“…Introduction: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) and undernutrition are major global public health challenges. In 2015, although an estimated 1 million children aged…”
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Adoption of revised dosage recommendations for childhood tuberculosis in countries with different childhood tuberculosis burdens by Detjen, A. K., Macé, C., Perrin, C., Graham, S. M., Grzemska, M.

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) published revised dosage recommendations for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in…”
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Characteristics of childhood tuberculosis by Detjen, A K, Magdorf, K

“…In spite of a decline in the western industrialised countries, tuberculosis remains one of the commonest causes of childhood mortality in the world. In most…”
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