Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in chest radiographs: a validation study from sub-Saharan Africa.

Autor: Marianne Breuninger, Bram van Ginneken, Rick H H M Philipsen, Francis Mhimbira, Jerry J Hella, Fred Lwilla, Jan van den Hombergh, Amanda Ross, Levan Jugheli, Dirk Wagner, Klaus Reither

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e106381 (2014)

Chest radiography to diagnose and screen for pulmonary tuberculosis has limitations, especially due to inter-reader variability. Automating the interpretation has the potential to overcome this drawback and to deliver objective and reproducible resul

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Improved services to enrollees into an HIV rural care and treatment center in Tanzania

Autor: Khadija Said, Abdallah Mkopi, Suzanne Verver, Fred Lwilla, Gavin Churchyard, Seif Shekalaghe, Manuel Battegay, Klaus Reither

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 16, Iss 34 (2013)

Better quality of services is essential for the sustainability of HIV programs, in particular in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, to support the increasing number of individuals treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, longitudinal d

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Tuberculosis among HIV-infected population: incidence and risk factors in rural Tanzania

Autor: Klaus Reither, Khadija Said, Suzanne Verver, Abdallah Mkopi, A Kalingonji, Fred Lwilla, Salome Charalambous

Publikováno v: African Health Sciences, 17(1), 208-215. Makerere University, Medical School
African Health Sciences; Vol 17, No 1 (2017); 208-215
African health sciences, 17(1), 208-215. Makerere University, Medical School

Background: The incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected populations with high CD4 count in high burden countries has not been well studied. Objective: To assess the TB incidence in HIV-infected adults and its associated risk factors. Method: A c

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https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/57560d9c-9e94-43c5-b9ba-01af24bc03cc

Validation of indirect tuberculosis treatment adherence measures in a resource-constrained setting

Autor: Abdallah Mkopi, Nyagosya Range, Fred Lwilla, F. Van Leth, A. Schulze, Eveline Geubbels, Saidi Egwaga

Publikováno v: international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease, 18(7), 804-809. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

SUMMARY SETTING: Arusha, Mwanza, Mufindi and Kilosa in Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To assess the test characteristics of three indirect adherence measures against a gold standard of direct measurements of drug intake for use in a resourceconstrained setting

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https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.13.0675

Diagnostic accuracy of computer-aided detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in chest radiographs: a validation study from sub-Saharan Africa

Autor: Levan Jugheli, Marianne Breuninger, Klaus Reither, Amanda Ross, Jan van den Hombergh, Fred Lwilla, Rick H. H. M. Philipsen, Jerry Hella, Bram van Ginneken, Francis Apolinary Mhimbira, Dirk Wagner

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e106381 (2014)
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Contains fulltext : 137778.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Chest radiography to diagnose and screen for pulmonary tuberculosis has limitations, especially due to inter-reader variability. Automating the interpretation has the potential to

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