2015
Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting
Kizza F, List J, Nkwata A, Okwera A, Ezeamama A, Whalen C, Sekandi J. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 165. PMID: 25879423, PMCID: PMC4392742, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0904-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testingRisk factorsUrban African settingChronic coughTuberculosis infectionTB controlPrevalence of LTBIMultivariable logistic regression analysisPreventive treatment programAfrican settingAssociated risk factorsGlobal TB controlSignificant risk factorsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyLTBI screeningConclusionThe prevalencePrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSkin testingTST resultsResultsA totalOverall prevalenceSex-specific differences
2014
In reply to ‘Active case finding for tuberculosis: what is the most informative measure for policy makers?’ [Correspondence]
Sekandi J, List J, Luzze H, Yin X, Dobbin K, Corso P, Oloya J, Okwera A, Whalen C. In reply to ‘Active case finding for tuberculosis: what is the most informative measure for policy makers?’ [Correspondence]. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 377-378. PMID: 24670580, PMCID: PMC6666397, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0924-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda
Sekandi J, List J, Luzze H, Yin X, Dobbin K, Corso P, Oloya J, Okwera A, Whalen C. Yield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 13-19. PMID: 24365547, PMCID: PMC5454493, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive case findingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionImmunodeficiency virus coinfectionChronic coughActive tuberculosisVirus coinfectionTB-HIV casesTB case detectionWhole study populationUndetected tuberculosisTB diseaseTB-HIVTB casesHIV infectionMedian ageCase detectionSmear microscopyStudy populationCase findingCoughGeneral populationDoor surveyIdentification of personsTuberculosisActive cases