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S. Viegas

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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a. Mdolo· 1 shared A. Rachow· 1 shared Alberto L. García‐BasteiroiD· 1 shared Alemnew F. DagnewiD· 1 shared Alexander C. SchmidtiD· 1 shared Amelia HouanaiD· 1 shared Amy Çinar· 1 shared Anne WajjaiD· 1 shared

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Associations Between QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus IFNγ Concentrations and Progression to Symptomatic Tuberculosis in Global High-Burden TB Settings

Justine E. Sunshine, Michael Shaffer, Linda L. Han, Deepali Gaikwad, Amelia Houana, Maria Tarcela Gler, Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro, Willem Albert Hanekom, Javier R. Lama, Monde Muyoyeta, Sissy Musala, Videlis Nduba, Valéria C. Rolla, Tapash Roy, Jayne S. Sutherland, , Alberto L. García‐Basteiro

This study finds higher QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus IFNγ concentrations are associated with progression to symptomatic TB and meet WHO biomarker thresholds.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Improving diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response in pulmonary tuberculosis using the molecular bacterial load assay (MBLA)

W. Sabiiti, K. Azam, D. Kuchaka, B. Mtafya, R. E. Bowness, K. Oravcova, E. Farmer, I. Honeyborne, D. Evangelopoulos, T. D. McHugh, H. Xiao, C. Khosa, A. Rachow, N. Heinrich, E. Kampira, , S. H. Gillespie

This study evaluates the Molecular Bacterial Load assay (MBLA) for diagnosing and monitoring tuberculosis treatment response, finding it provides reliable, contamination-resistant results faster than traditional methods.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology