Year: Program:

2010

Published: July 2010

Bacteriophage assays for rifampicin resistance detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: updated meta-analysis

Minion J, Pai M

INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 14(8):941–951

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Published: July 2010

Evaluation of the analytical performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay

Blakemore R, Story E, Helb D, Kop J, Banada P, Owens MR, Chakravorty S, Jones M, Alland D

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2010, Vol. 48, No. 7, p. 2495–2501; doi:10.1128/JCM.00128-10

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Published: June 2010

Intra-assay reliability and robustness of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test in Zambia

Shanaube K, De Haas P, Schaap A, Moyo M, Kosloff B, Devendra A, Raby E, Godfrey-Faussett P, Ayles H

INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 14(7):828–833

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Published: May 2010

‘‘Piggy-Backing’’ on diagnostic platforms brings hope to neglected diseases: the case of sleeping sickness

Ndung’u JM, Bieler S, Roscigno G

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4(5): e715. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000715

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Published: May 2010

Biomarkers and diagnostics for tuberculosis: progress, needs, and translation into practice

Wallis RS, Pai M, Menzies D, Doherty TM, Walzl G, Perkins MD, Zumla A

Lancet 2010;375:1920-37

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Published: May 2010

Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Baker J, Ho M-F, Pelecanos A, Gatton M, Chen N, Abdullah S, Albertini A, Ariey F, Barnwell J, Bell D, Cunningham J, Djalle D, Echeverry DF, Gamboa D, Hii J, Kyaw MP, JLuchavez J, Membi C, Menard D, Murillo C, Nhem S, Ogutu B, Onyor P, Oyibo W, Wang SQ, McCarthy J and Cheng Q

Malaria Journal 2010, 9:129doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-129

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Published: March 2010

New and improved tuberculosis diagnostics: evidence, policy, practice, and impact

Pai M, Minion J, Steingart K, Ramsay A

Curr Opin Pulm Med 2010;16:271-84

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Published: March 2010

Conserved sequence of the TgsGP gene in Group 1 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Gibson W, Nemetschke L, Ndung’u J

Infection, Genetics and Evolution 10 (2010) 453–458

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Published: February 2010

Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda

Albert H, Bwanga F, Mukkada S, Nyesiga B, Ademun P, Lukyamuzi G, Haile M, Hoffner S, Joloba M, O'Brien RJ

BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:41doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-41

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Published: February 2010

High heterogeneity in Plasmodium falciparum risk illustrates the need for detailed mapping to guide resource allocation: a new malaria risk map of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Jorgensen P, Nambanya S, Gopinath D, Hongvanthong B, Luangphengsouk K, Bell D, Phompida S, Phetsouvanh R

Malaria Journal 2010, 9:59doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-59

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Published: January 2010

A large proportion of P. falciparum isolates in the Amazon region of Peru lack pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: implications for malaria rapid diagnostic tests

Gamboa D, Ho M-F, Bendezu J, Torres K, Chiodini P L, Barnwell J W, Incardona S, Perkins M, Bell D, McCarthy J, Cheng Q

PLoS ONE 5(1): e8091. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008091

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Published: January 2010

Experience establishing tuberculosis laboratory capacity in a developing country setting

Paramasivan CN, Lee E, Kao K, Mareka M, Kubendiran G, Kumar TA, Keshavjee S, Satti H, Alabi G, Raviglione M, Roscigno G

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14(1):59-64

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Published: January 2010

Low-technology cooling box for storage of malaria RDTs and other medical supplies in remote areas

Chanthap L, Ariey F, Socheat D, Tsuyuoka R and Bell D

Malaria Journal 2010, 9:31doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-31

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Published: January 2010

Within-subject variability of interferon-g assay results for tuberculosis and boosting effect of tuberculin skin testing: a systematic review

van Zyl-Smit RN, Zwerling A, Dheda K, Pai M

PLoS One. 2009 Dec 30;4(12):e8517

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Published: January 2010

Spectrum of latent tuberculosis - existing tests cannot resolve the underlying phenotypes

Pai M.

Nature Rev Microbiol 2010;8(3):242-243

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