Browsing Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) by Author "Davis, J. Lucian"
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Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV infected patients
Cattamanchi, Adithya; Ssewenyana, Isaac; Nabatanzi, Rose; Den Boon, Saskia; Andama, Alfred; Worodria, William; Cao, Huyen; Huang, Laurence; Davis, J. Lucian; Miller, Cecily R. (Public Library of Science, 2012-06-26)Background: Peripheral blood interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have sub-optimal sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, assessment of local immune responses has been ... -
Low prevalence of pneumocystis jirovecii lung colonization in Ugandan HIV-infected patients hospitalized with non-Pneumocystis pneumonia
Taylor, Steve, M.; Meshnick, Steven, R.; Worodria, William; Andama, Alfred; Davis, J. Lucian; Cattamanchi, Adithya; Den Boon, Saskia; Yoo, Samuel D.; Goodman, Carol D.; Huang, Laurence (SciVerse ScienceDirect, 2012-02-15)Pneumocystis jirovecii is an important opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients. In the developed world, P. jirovecii epidemiology is marked by frequent colonization in immunosuppressed ... -
Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective cohort study
Davis, J. Lucian; Huang, Laurence; Worodria, William; Masur, Henry; Cattamanchi, Adithya; Huber, Charles; Miller, Cecily; Conville, Patricia S.; Murray, Patrick; Kovacs, Joseph A. (Public Library of Science, 2011-01)Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests are sensitive for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in populations with positive sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli, but less sensitive in sputum-smear-negative populations. ...