The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) for Advancement of Tuberculosis (TB) Biomarker – Targeted Interventions
uct-bumc
Uct
University of Cape Town, South Africa
BUMC
Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB – University of Pretoria
Cohort B Participants who are Household contacts (HHCs) to an active case of TB – Stellenbosch University
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Mark Hatherill, South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI)
Jerrold Ellner, Boston University Medical Center
Gerhard Walzl, Stellenbosch University
Bernard Fourie, University of Pretoria
TB in hot and cold spots in South Africa: researching index cases and their households
whc-jhu
WHC
Wits Health Consortium, Johannesburg, South Africa
JHU
Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB
Cohort B Participants who are Household contacts (HHCs) to an active case of TB
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Neil Alexander Martinson, Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) WHC Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto
Richard Chaisson, John Hopkins University
Highly sensitive cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification testing for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children
uct-bcm
Uct
University of Cape Town, South Africa
BCN
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB
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Mark Nicol, University of Cape Town
Heather Zar, Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town
Jeffrey Starke, Baylor College of Medicine
Quantifying infectiousness of undiagnosed tuberculosis cases and impact of enhanced community-based active case finding strategy using novel diagnostic tools – a randomized controlled trial
UCT-Bswri
UCT
University of Cape Town, South Africa
BSWRI
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Texas, USA
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB
Cohort B Participants who are Household contacts (HHCs) to an active case of TB
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Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town
Tawanda Gumbo, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Identifying Innovative Bacterial and Host-Mediated Biomarkers of Treatment Response to Tuberculosis Chemotherapy
k-rith-ahri-vu
k-rith
Kwazulu-Natal Research Institute for TB and HIV, Durban, South Africa
ahri
Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
VU
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB
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Al Leslie, Africa Health Research Institute
Enhancing diagnostics and improving outcomes in childhood Tuberculosis (EDICT Study)
phru-whc
phru
Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
whc
Wits Health Consortium, Johannesburg, South Africa
participating patient cohorts
Cohort A Participants with Active Pulmonary TB
Cohort B Participants who are Household contacts (HHCs) to an active case of TB
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Dr. Sanjay Lala, University of Witwatersrand Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
