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Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in chest radiographs: a validation study from sub-Saharan Africa by Breuninger, Marianne, van Ginneken, Bram, Philipsen, Rick H H M, Mhimbira, Francis, Hella, Jerry J, Lwilla, Fred, van den Hombergh, Jan, Ross, Amanda, Jugheli, Levan, Wagner, Dirk, Reither, Klaus

“…Chest radiography to diagnose and screen for pulmonary tuberculosis has limitations, especially due to inter-reader variability. Automating the interpretation…”
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Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: Contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin by Hella, Jerry, Cercamondi, Colin I, Mhimbira, Francis, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Stoffel, Nicole, Zwahlen, Marcel, Bodmer, Thomas, Gagneux, Sebastien, Reither, Klaus, Zimmermann, Michael B, Risch, Lorenz, Fenner, Lukas

“…Tuberculosis (TB) induces a systemic inflammatory state affecting iron homeostasis. Patients with TB often have additional comorbidities such as anemia which…”
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors among small-holder fish vendors along coastal areas in Tanzania by Onesmo, Brigitha M, Mamuya, Simon H, Mwema, Mwema Felix, Hella, Jerry

“…In Tanzania little is known about how the respiratory system of small-holder fish vendors is affected by occupational exposure to biomass smoke and other…”
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Bacterial diversity dominates variable macrophage responses of tuberculosis patients in Tanzania by Hiza, Hellen, Zwyer, Michaela, Hella, Jerry, Arbués, Ainhoa, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Borrell, Sonia, Xu, Zhi Ming, Ross, Amanda, Brites, Daniela, Fellay, Jacques, Reither, Klaus, Gagneux, Sébastien, Portevin, Damien

“…The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) comprises nine human-adapted lineages that differ in their geographical distribution. Local adaptation of…”
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High burden of tuberculosis infection and disease among people receiving medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder in Tanzania by Minja, Lilian Tina, Hella, Jerry, Mbwambo, Jessie, Nyandindi, Cassian, Omary, Ubuguyu Said, Levira, Francis, Mpagama, Stellah, Shimwela, Meshack, Okuma, James, Gagneux, Sebastien, Bruce, R Douglas, Reither, Klaus

“…To determine the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease and infection as well as incident TB disease among people who use drugs (PWUD) attending Medication…”
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Using population-specific add-on polymorphisms to improve genotype imputation in underrepresented populations by Xu, Zhi Ming, Rüeger, Sina, Zwyer, Michaela, Brites, Daniela, Hiza, Hellen, Reinhard, Miriam, Rutaihwa, Liliana, Borrell, Sonia, Isihaka, Faima, Temba, Hosiana, Maroa, Thomas, Naftari, Rastard, Hella, Jerry, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Reither, Klaus, Portevin, Damien, Gagneux, Sebastien, Fellay, Jacques

“…Genome-wide association studies rely on the statistical inference of untyped variants, called imputation, to increase the coverage of genotyping arrays…”
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Case–control diagnostic accuracy study of a non-sputum CD38-based TAM-TB test from a single milliliter of blood by Hiza, Hellen, Hella, Jerry, Arbués, Ainhoa, Magani, Beatrice, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Gagneux, Sebastien, Reither, Klaus, Portevin, Damien

“…CD4 T cell phenotyping-based blood assays have the potential to meet WHO target product profiles (TPP) of non-sputum-biomarker-based tests to diagnose…”
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HIV co-infection is associated with reduced Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmissibility in sub-Saharan Africa by Windels, Etthel M, Wampande, Eddie M, Joloba, Moses L, Boom, W Henry, Goig, Galo A, Cox, Helen, Hella, Jerry, Borrell, Sonia, Gagneux, Sebastien, Brites, Daniela, Stadler, Tanja

“…Persons living with HIV are known to be at increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease upon infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)…”
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Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: A novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission by Hella, Jerry, Morrow, Carl, Mhimbira, Francis, Ginsberg, Samuel, Chitnis, Nakul, Gagneux, Sebastien, Mutayoba, Beatrice, Wood, Robin, Fenner, Lukas

“…For tuberculosis (TB) transmission to occur, an uninfected individual must inhale the previously infected breath. Our objective was to identify potential TB…”
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Prospective multicentre accuracy evaluation of the FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV demonstrates lot-to-lot variability by Székely, Rita, Sossen, Bianca, Mukoka, Madalo, Muyoyeta, Monde, Nakabugo, Elizabeth, Hella, Jerry, Nguyen, Hung Van, Ubolyam, Sasiwimol, Chikamatsu, Kinuyo, Macé, Aurélien, Vermeulen, Marcia, Centner, Chad M, Nyangu, Sarah, Sanjase, Nsala, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Dinh, Huong Thi, Ngo, The Anh, Manosuthi, Weerawat, Jirajariyavej, Supunnee, Mitarai, Satoshi, Nguyen, Nhung Viet, Avihingsanon, Anchalee, Reither, Klaus, Nakiyingi, Lydia, Kerkhoff, Andrew D, MacPherson, Peter, Meintjes, Graeme, Denkinger, Claudia M, Ruhwald, Morten

“…There is an urgent need for rapid, non-sputum point-of-care diagnostics to detect tuberculosis. This prospective trial in seven high tuberculosis burden…”
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Prevalence and clinical relevance of helminth co-infections among tuberculosis patients in urban Tanzania by Mhimbira, Francis, Hella, Jerry, Said, Khadija, Kamwela, Lujeko, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Maroa, Thomas, Chiryamkubi, Magreth, Mhalu, Grace, Schindler, Christian, Reither, Klaus, Knopp, Stefanie, Utzinger, Jürg, Gagneux, Sébastien, Fenner, Lukas

“…Helminth infections can negatively affect the immunologic host control, which may increase the risk of progression from latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis…”
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Back-to-Africa introductions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the main cause of tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Zwyer, Michaela, Rutaihwa, Liliana K, Windels, Etthel, Hella, Jerry, Menardo, Fabrizio, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Sommer, Gregor, Schmülling, Lena, Borrell, Sonia, Reinhard, Miriam, Dötsch, Anna, Hiza, Hellen, Stritt, Christoph, Sikalengo, George, Fenner, Lukas, De Jong, Bouke C, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Jugheli, Levan, Ernst, Joel D, Niemann, Stefan, Jeljeli, Leila, Ballif, Marie, Egger, Matthias, Rakotosamimanana, Niaina, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Asare, Prince, Malla, Bijaya, Dou, Horng Yunn, Zetola, Nicolas, Wilkinson, Robert J, Cox, Helen, Carter, E Jane, Gnokoro, Joachim, Yotebieng, Marcel, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Abimiku, Alash'le, Avihingsanon, Anchalee, Xu, Zhi Ming, Fellay, Jacques, Portevin, Damien, Reither, Klaus, Stadler, Tanja, Gagneux, Sebastien, Brites, Daniela

“…In settings with high tuberculosis (TB) endemicity, distinct genotypes of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) often differ in prevalence. However,…”
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort by Arpagaus, Armon, Franzeck, Fabian Christoph, Sikalengo, George, Ndege, Robert, Mnzava, Dorcas, Rohacek, Martin, Hella, Jerry, Reither, Klaus, Battegay, Manuel, Glass, Tracy Renee, Paris, Daniel Henry, Bani, Farida, Rajab, Omary Ngome, Weisser, Maja

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains a major challenge. This study…”
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Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study by Mhalu, Grace, Weiss, Mitchell G, Hella, Jerry, Mhimbira, Francis, Mahongo, Enos, Schindler, Christian, Reither, Klaus, Fenner, Lukas, Zemp, Elisabeth, Merten, Sonja

“…Delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up (LDFU) contribute to substantial increase in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality. We…”
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Insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tanzania by Rutaihwa, Liliana K, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Jaleco, Aladino, Hella, Jerry, Kingazi, Ally, Kamwela, Lujeko, Kingalu, Amri, Malewo, Bryceson, Shirima, Raymond, Doetsch, Anna, Feldmann, Julia, Reinhard, Miriam, Borrell, Sonia, Brites, Daniela, Reither, Klaus, Doulla, Basra, Fenner, Lukas, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by seven phylogenetic lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), Lineage 1-7. Recent advances in rapid…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of a sequence-specific Mtb -DNA hybridization assay in urine: a case-control study including subclinical TB cases by Tschan, Yves, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Hiza, Hellen, Fellay, Jacques, Gagneux, Sébastien, Reither, Klaus, Hella, Jerry, Portevin, Damien

“…Tuberculosis (TB) caused by ( ) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases globally. Timely diagnosis is a key step in the management of TB patients and…”
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Airborne transmission risks of tuberculosis and COVID-19 in schools in South Africa, Switzerland, and Tanzania: Modeling of environmental data by Banholzer, Nicolas, Schmutz, Remo, Middelkoop, Keren, Hella, Jerry, Egger, Matthias, Wood, Robin, Fenner, Lukas

“…The COVID-19 pandemic renewed interest in airborne transmission of respiratory infections, particularly in congregate indoor settings, such as schools. We…”
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The Sputum Microbiome in Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Association With Disease Manifestations: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ticlla, Monica R., Hella, Jerry, Hiza, Hellen, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Mhimbira, Francis, Rutaihwa, Liliana K., Droz, Sara, Schaller, Sarah, Reither, Klaus, Hilty, Markus, Comas, Inaki, Beisel, Christian, Schmid, Christoph D., Fenner, Lukas, Gagneux, Sebastien

“…Each day, approximately 27,000 people become ill with tuberculosis (TB), and 4,000 die from this disease. Pulmonary TB is the main clinical form of TB, and…”
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by EasyNAT diagnostic kit in sputum samples from Tanzania by Mhimbira, Francis A, Bholla, Maira, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Mukurasi, William, Hella, Jerry J, Jugheli, Levan, Reither, Klaus

“…The EasyNAT assay was evaluated for the detection of tuberculosis in sputum smears from presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients in an African high-TB…”
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Do Instructional Videos on Sputum Submission Result in Increased Tuberculosis Case Detection? A Randomized Controlled Trial by Mhalu, Grace, Hella, Jerry, Doulla, Basra, Mhimbira, Francis, Mtutu, Hawa, Hiza, Helen, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Rutaihwa, Liliana, Rieder, Hans L, Seimon, Tamsyn, Mutayoba, Beatrice, Weiss, Mitchell G, Fenner, Lukas

“…We examined the effect of an instructional video about the production of diagnostic sputum on case detection of tuberculosis (TB), and evaluated the acceptance…”
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