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C-Reactive Protein Testing for Active Tuberculosis among Inpatients without HIV in Uganda: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Meyer AJ, Ochom E, Turimumahoro P, Byanyima P, Sanyu I, Lalitha R, Kaswabuli S, Andama A, Walter ND, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Worodria W, Huang L, Yoon C, Davis JL. C-Reactive Protein Testing for Active Tuberculosis among Inpatients without HIV in Uganda: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2020, 59: 10.1128/jcm.02162-20. PMID: 33087439, PMCID: PMC7771459, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02162-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTriage testUtility of CRPC-reactive protein testingCulture-positive pulmonary tuberculosisProspective cross-sectional studySerum C-reactive proteinDiagnostic performanceHIV-seronegative individualsTB triage testNational Referral HospitalCross-sectional studyNegative predictive valueNegative likelihood ratioDiagnostic accuracy studiesActive tuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisTB screeningReferral hospitalIllness severityCRP testingSputum samplesManufacturer's thresholdPredictive value
2022
Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Armstrong-Hough M, Ggita J, Gupta AJ, Shelby T, Nangendo J, Ayen DO, Davis JL, Katamba A. Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061508. PMID: 35613785, PMCID: PMC9134160, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHIV InfectionsHIV TestingHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocial StigmaTuberculosisUgandaConceptsCommunity health workersHIV testingHIV test uptakeHIV status awarenessHome HIV testingHousehold contactsContact investigationTB stigmaTest uptakeHIV stigmaPublic Health Institutional Review BoardHealth Institutional Review BoardTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationCluster-randomised trialHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationPublic health facilitiesVerbal informed consentHuman Investigation CommitteeMakerere University SchoolInstitutional review boardUganda National CouncilProportion of contactsHome HIVStatus awareness