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Publications
2024
Derendinger B, Mochizuki TK, Marcelo D, Shankar, D, Mangeni W, Nguyen H, Yerikaya S, Worodria W, Yu C, Nguyen VN, Christopher DJ, Theron G, Phillips PJP, Nahid P, Denkinger CM, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C. C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis triage testing: a multi-country diagnostic accuracy study. medRxiv [preprint] 2024 April 24:2024.04.23.24305228; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.23.24305228.
Reeve BWP, Ndlangalavu G, Mishra H, Palmer Z, Tshivhula H, Rockman L, Naidoo S, Mbu DL, Naidoo CC, Derendinger B, Walzl G, Malherbe ST, van Helden PD, Semitala FC, Yoon C, Gupta RK, Noursadeghi M, Warren RM, Theron G. Point-of-care C-reactive protein and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis screening and diagnosis in unselected antiretroviral therapy initiators: a prospective, cross-sectional, diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 May;12(5):e793-e803. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00052-4. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38583458.
Gupta-Wright A, Ha H, Abdulgadar S, Crowder R, Emmanuel J, Mukwatamundu J, Marcelo D, Phillips PPJ, Christopher DJ, Nhung NV, Theron G, Yu C, Nahid P, Cattamanchi A, Worodria W, Denkinger CM; R2D2 TB Network. Evaluation of the Xpert MTB Host Response assay for the triage of patients with presumed pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study in Viet Nam, India, the Philippines, Uganda, and South Africa. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Feb;12(2):e226-e234. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00541-7. PMID: 38245113.
Huddart S, Yadav V, Sieberts SK, Omberg L, Raberahona M, Rakotoarivelo R, Lyimo IN, Lweno O, Christopher DJ, Nhung NV, Theron G, Worodria W, Yu CY, Bachman CM, Burkot S, Dewan P, Kulhare S, Small PM, Cattamanchi A, Jaganath D, Lapierre SG. Solicited Cough Sound Analysis for Tuberculosis Triage Testing: The CODA TB DREAM Challenge Dataset. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Mar 28:2024.03.27.24304980. doi: 10.1101/2024.03.27.24304980. PMID: 38585855; PMCID: PMC10996751.
2023
Yerlikaya S, Holtgrewe LM, Broger T, Isaacs C, Nahid P, Cattamanchi A, Denkinger CM. Innovative COVID-19 point-of-care diagnostics suitable for tuberculosis diagnosis: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 8;13(2):e065194. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065194. PubMed PMID: 36754560; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9922875.
Derendinger B, Dippenaar A, de Vos M, Huo S, Alberts R, Tadokera R, Limberis J, Sirgel F, Dolby T, Spies C, Reuter A, Folkerts M, Allender C, Lemmer D, Van Rie A, Gagneux S, Rigouts L, Te Riele J, Dheda K, Engelthaler DM, Warren R, Metcalfe J, Cox H, Theron G. Bedaquiline resistance in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Lancet Microbe. 2023 Dec;4(12):e972-e982. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00172-6. Epub 2023 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 37931638; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10842724.
Ghebrekristos YT, Beylis N, Centner CM, Venter R, Derendinger B, Tshivhula H, Naidoo S, Alberts R, Prins B, Tokota A, Dolby T, Marx F, Omar SV, Warren R, Theron G. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra on contaminated liquid cultures for tuberculosis and rifampicin-resistance detection: a diagnostic accuracy evaluation. Lancet Microbe. 2023 Oct;4(10):e822-e829. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00169-6. Epub 2023 Sep 19. PubMed PMID: 37739001; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10600950.
2022
Andama A, Whitman GR, Crowder R, Reza TF, Jaganath D, Mulondo J, Nalugwa TK, Semitala FC, Worodria W, Cook C, Wood RC, Weigel KM, Olson AM, Lohmiller Shaw J, Kato-Maeda M, Denkinger CM, Nahid P, Cangelosi GA, Cattamanchi A. Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jul 20;60(7):e0042122. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00421-22. Epub 2022 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 35758702; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9297831.
2021
Pahar M, Klopper M, Reeve B, Warren R, Theron G, Niesler T. Automatic cough classification for tuberculosis screening in a real-world environment. Physiol Meas. 2021 Nov 26;42(10). doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac2fb8. PubMed PMID: 34649231; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8721487.
Conference posters and presentations
TBScience 2023 (part of Union World Lung Health Conference, Paris, France
Nakaye M, Grant B, Mochizuki T, Asege L, Nalugwa T, Connelly J, Cattamanchi A, Andama A, R2D2 TB Network study. 2023. TBS3A-15: Diagnostic accuracy of plasma lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antibodies in combination with urine LAM in a high TB burden setting.
Thangakunam B, Crowder R, Dalay V, Dube W, Andama A, Van Nguyen D, Gupta-Wright A, Denkinger C (2023). TBS3C-20 Head-to-head comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of TB screening tests: chest-X-ray, Xpert TB host response and C-reactive protein.
Jaganath D, Huddart S, Golla MM, Nakaye M, Raberahona M, Sieberts S, Burkot S, Grandjean Lapierre S, CODA TB DREAM Challenge Team. TBS3C-25 Open-source data to develop cough-based algorithms for TB: results from the CODA TB DREAM Challenge.
World Conference on Lung Health 2023 of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
Brümmer LE, Thompson RR, Malhotra A, Shrestha S, Kendall EA, Andrews JR, Phillips P, Nahid P, Cattamanchi A, Marx FM, Denkinger CM, Dowdy DW. 2023. EP02-1012-15: Cost-effectiveness of low complexity screening tests in community based TB case-finding.
Castro R, Wambi P, Luiz J, Nkereuwem E, Kampmann B, Nicol M, Zar H, Jaganath D, Cattamanchi A, Wobudeya E. 2023. OA14-311-16: A multi-country assessment of the feasibility of tongue swab vs. sputum collection for TB testing in children.
Sudarsan S, Worodria W, Dalay V, Derendinger B, Thangakunam B, Nguyen HT, Kik SV, Denkinger CM, Cattamanchi A, Christopher D, Jaganath D. 2023. OA16-323-16: A prospective multi-country comparison of automated chest X-ray algorithms for the triage of pulmonary TB.
Luiz L, Workman L, Castro R, Nkereuwem E, Wambi P, Wobudeya E, Kampman B, Ernst J, Nicol M, Cattamanchi A, Jaganath D, Zar HJ. 2023. OA23-377-16: Validating the WHO-integrated treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary TB in high-risk children from three African countries.