Epicentre Uganda

Recent papers from Epicentre Uganda

1. Uptake and feasibility of task-shifting of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing from laboratory technicians to nurses to increase access and reduce time to results: a multicountry mixed method researchBMJ Global Health · 2026
2. Carbon emissions of a vaccine trial implemented in Uganda: retrospective assessment to identify actions to enhance researchers’ environmental responsibilitiesBMJ Open · 2026
3. Diagnosis and Classification of Tuberculosis Chest X-ray Images of Children Less Than 15 years at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Using Deep Learning2024
4. Unexpected detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in US-born patients in putative association with clinical syndromesNature Communications · 2026
5. Aetiology, outcomes, and in-hospital mortality predictors of suspected paediatric central nervous system infections in southwestern Uganda: a prospective cohort studyThe Lancet Regional Health - Africa · 2026
6. Correlates of the Stage of Esophageal Cancer at Diagnosis Among Patients: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Sectional StudyCancer Management and Research · 2026
7. Low-dose yellow fever vaccination in infants: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trialThe Lancet · 2026
8. Diagnostic accuracy of the WHO tuberculosis treatment decision algorithms for children with presumptive tuberculosis: An individual participant data meta-analysisPLoS Medicine · 2025
9. Diagnostic accuracy of the WHO tuberculosis treatment decision algorithms for children with presumptive tuberculosis: An individual participant data meta-analysisPLoS Medicine · 2025
10. Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of WHO-recommended treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis using an individual person dataset: a study protocolBMJ Open · 2025
11. Pharmacokinetics of rifampicin and isoniazid in patients with HIV–tuberculosis coinfection receiving efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment: an ANRS12292–RIFAVIRENZ sub-studyJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2025
12. COVID-19, tuberculosis, and HIV triad: a prospective observational study in ambulatory patients in Kenya, Uganda, and South AfricaPLOS Global Public Health · 2025
13. Clinical utility of the FilmArray® meningitis/encephalitis panel in children with suspected central nervous system infection in a low-resource setting – a prospective study in Southwestern UgandaBMC Infectious Diseases · 2025
14. Low-Dose Yellow Fever Vaccine in Adults in AfricaNew England Journal of Medicine · 2025
15. High immunity and low mortality after Omicron and mass event in Cameroon despite low vaccinationJournal of Public Health in Africa · 2024
16. Multiplex detection of meningitis pathogens by a vertical flow paper microarray and signal enhancement suitable for low-resource settings: Proof of conceptTalanta Open · 2024
17. Impact of postpartum maternal fever or hypothermia on newborn and early infant illness and death in Southwestern UgandaBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2024
18. Implementation of digital chest radiography for childhood tuberculosis diagnosis at district hospital level in six high tuberculosis burden and resources limited countries2024
19. Perceptions, attitudes, and willingness of healthcare and frontline workers to participate in an Ebola vaccine trial in UgandaVaccine · 2024
20. Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in six high tuberculosis incidence countries: a mathematical modelling studyEClinicalMedicine · 2024