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Patient single nucleotide polymorphisms assiocated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Ugandan population
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Uganda is one of the 30 World Health Organization-designated countries with a high burden of TB/HIV, with three main dominant genotypes that cause tuberculosis. Recent studies have shown that the M. tuberculosis Uganda ...
Diagnostic accuracy of mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA as detected by the top assay among the individuals with paucibillary TB
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background: One of the major reasons leading to the increased incidence of TB is the lack of a diagnostic with high sensitivity that can be relied on to capture even patients with low burden TB. This had been attempted by ...
Detection of clinically relevant respiratory viruses and their temporal dynamics in sputum of tuberculosis patients on anti-TB drugs at Naguru Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)
Background
Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious causes of death in the world, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year, resulting into an estimated 1.3 million deaths(1). The relationship between M. ...