Tuberculosis - Current studies
- 1. FujiLAM prospective evaluation (2020-2021)
- 2. Closing the gap on childhood TB in Zambia through use of targeted and innovative active case finding strategies amongst children (2020-2021)
Funder: FIND
The goal of this study is to confirm the performance of both FujiLAM and VISITECT® CD4 Advanced Disease on prospectively collected, fresh specimens.
- To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM, AlereLAM, urine xpert ultra for TB detection among PLHIV
- To determine the diagnostic accuracy of VISITECT® CD4 Advanced Disease test for detection of a CD4 count ≤200 cells/µl, using WHO pre-qualified cytometers as the reference standard.
- To assess the feasibility, ease of use of the FujiLAM test at POC
Funder: Stop TBpartnership/TB REACH
The project goal is to improve TB case detection rates and access to TB preventive therapy in children through systematically addressing barriers to prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the paediatric age group 0-14 years. A nested operational research will seek to evaluate and validate innovative TB screening and diagnostic tools ( CAD4TB, Qure.ai, Stool xpert, FujiLAM, AlereLAM) so that their use in childhood TB case finding can be optimized
