Tuberculosis Diagnostics in the New Millennium: Role in TB Identification and Control

by Soumitesh Chakravorty, Catharina Boehme, Jongseok Lee
Published 2012-01-01

Evaluation of genotype MTBDRsl assay to detect drug resistance associated with fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides and ethambutol on clinical sediments.

by Kanchan Ajbani, Chaitali Nikam, Mubin Kazi, Christen Gray, Catharina Boehme, Kavita Balan, Anjali Shetty, Camilla Rodrigues
Published 2012-01-01

Eliminating the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Translational Science and New Technologies.

by Peter J Hotez, Bernard Pecoul, Suman Rijal, Catharina Boehme, Serap Aksoy, Mwelecele Malecela, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, John C Reeder
Published 2016-03-01

Comparative accuracy of the REBA MTB MDR and Hain MTBDRplus line probe assays for the detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A multicenter, non-inferiority study.

by Joshua Havumaki, Doris Hillemann, Nazir Ismail, Shaheed Vally Omar, Sophia B Georghiou, Samuel G Schumacher, Catharina Boehme, Claudia M Denkinger
Published 2017-01-01

Catching the missing million: experiences in enhancing TB & DR-TB detection by providing upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing for people living with HIV in India.

by Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Achuthan Sreenivas, Shubhangi Kulsange, Radhey Shyam Gupta, Rahul Thakur, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan
Published 2015-01-01

Factors Associated with Tuberculosis and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis amongst Symptomatic Patients in India: A Retrospective Analysis.

by Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Claudia Denkinger, Samuel Schumacher, Puneet Dewan, Shubhangi Kulsange, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
Published 2016-01-01

Cost and operational impact of promoting upfront GeneXpert MTB/RIF test referrals for presumptive pediatric tuberculosis patients in India.

by Sanjay Sarin, Sophie Huddart, Neeraj Raizada, Debadutta Parija, Aakshi Kalra, Raghuram Rao, Virender Singh Salhotra, Sunil D Khaparde, Catharina Boehme, Claudia M Denkinger, Hojoon Sohn
Published 2019-01-01

"Before Xpert I only had my expertise": A qualitative study on the utilization and effects of Xpert technology among pediatricians in 4 Indian cities.

by Andrew McDowell, Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D Khaparde, Raghuram Rao, Sanjay Sarin, Aakshi Kalra, Virender Singh Salhotra, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Catharina Boehme, Claudia M Denkinger
Published 2018-01-01

The Potential Impact of Up-Front Drug Sensitivity Testing on India's Epidemic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis.

by Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Neeraj Raizada, Radhey Shyam Gupta, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Claudia Denkinger, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramasivan, Shubhangi Kulsange, Rahul Thakur, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, Nimalan Arinaminpathy
Published 2015-01-01

Comparative performance of four rapid Ebola antigen-detection lateral flow immunoassays during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

by Betsy Wonderly, Sophie Jones, Michelle L Gatton, John Barber, Marian Killip, Chris Hudson, Lisa Carter, Tim Brooks, Andrew J H Simpson, Amanda Semper, Willy Urassa, Arlene Chua, Mark Perkins, Catharina Boehme
Published 2019-01-01

Rapid and accurate detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF assay--a clinical validation study.

by Andrea Rachow, Alimuddin Zumla, Norbert Heinrich, Gabriel Rojas-Ponce, Bariki Mtafya, Klaus Reither, Elias N Ntinginya, Justin O'Grady, Jim Huggett, Keertan Dheda, Catharina Boehme, Mark Perkins, Elmar Saathoff, Michael Hoelscher
Published 2011-01-01

Feasibility of decentralised deployment of Xpert MTB/RIF test at lower level of health system in India.

by Neeraj Raizada, K S Sachdeva, Achuthan Sreenivas, Bhavin Vadera, R S Gupta, Malik Parmar, Shubhangi Kulsange, Ameet Babre, Rahul Thakur, Christen Gray, Ranjani Ramachandran, Umesh Alavadi, Mayank Ghedia, Balasangameshwara Vollepore, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, C N Paramsivan
Published 2014-01-01

Catalysing progressive uptake of newer diagnostics by health care providers through outreach and education in four major cities of India.

by Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D Khaparde, Soumya Swaminathan, Sanjay Sarin, Virender Singh Salhotra, Aakshi Kalra, Ashwani Khanna, K K Chopra, M Hanif, K R Umadevi, Syed Hissar, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, C H Surya Prakash, B K Saha, Raghuram Rao, Claudia Denkinger, Catharina Boehme
Published 2018-01-01

Enhancing TB case detection: experience in offering upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing to pediatric presumptive TB and DR TB cases for early rapid diagnosis of drug sensitive and drug r...

by Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Shubhangi Kulsange, Radhey Shayam Gupta, Rahul Thakur, Malik Parmar, Christen Gray, Ranjani Ramachandran, Bhavin Vadera, Shobha Ekka, Shikha Dhawan, Ameet Babre, Mayank Ghedia, Umesh Alavadi, Puneet Dewan, Mini Khetrapal, Ashwini Khanna, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramsivan
Published 2014-01-01

Piloting Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF Testing on Various Specimens under Programmatic Conditions for Diagnosis of TB & DR-TB in Paediatric Population.

by Neeraj Raizada, Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Soumya Swaminathan, Shubhangi Kulsange, Sunil D Khaparde, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Ashwani Khanna, Kamal Kishore Chopra, Mahmud Hanif, Gulshan Rai Sethi, K R Umadevi, G Keshav Chander, Brojakishore Saha, Amar Shah, Malik Parmar, Mayank Ghediya, Jyoti Jaju, Catharina Boehme, Chinnambedu Nainarappan Paramasivan
Published 2015-01-01

Use of Xpert MTB/RIF in Decentralized Public Health Settings and Its Effect on Pulmonary TB and DR-TB Case Finding in India.

by Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, Neeraj Raizada, Achuthan Sreenivas, Anna H Van't Hoog, Susan van den Hof, Puneet K Dewan, Rahul Thakur, R S Gupta, Shubhangi Kulsange, Bhavin Vadera, Ameet Babre, Christen Gray, Malik Parmar, Mayank Ghedia, Ranjani Ramachandran, Umesh Alavadi, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Claudia Denkinger, Catharina Boehme, C N Paramasivan
Published 2015-01-01

Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF testing on various specimen types for presumptive infant TB cases for early and appropriate treatment initiation.

by Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D Khaparde, Raghuram Rao, Aakshi Kalra, Sanjay Sarin, Virender Singh Salhotra, Soumya Swaminathan, Ashwani Khanna, Kamal Kishore Chopra, M Hanif, Varinder Singh, K R Umadevi, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Sophie Huddart, Rajneesh Tripathi, C H Surya Prakash, B K Saha, Claudia M Denkinger, Catharina Boehme
Published 2018-01-01

Accelerating access to quality TB care for pediatric TB cases through better diagnostic strategy in four major cities of India.

by Neeraj Raizada, Sunil D Khaparde, Virender Singh Salhotra, Raghuram Rao, Aakshi Kalra, Soumya Swaminathan, Ashwani Khanna, Kamal Kishore Chopra, M Hanif, Varinder Singh, K R Umadevi, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Sophie Huddart, C H Surya Prakash, Shalini Mall, Pooja Singh, B K Saha, Claudia M Denkinger, Catharina Boehme, Sanjay Sarin
Published 2018-01-01

Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric TB-Does it work? Experience from India.

by Aakshi Kalra, Debadutta Parija, Neeraj Raizada, K S Sachdeva, Raghuram Rao, Soumya Swaminathan, Ashwani Khanna, Kamal Kishore Chopra, M Hanif, Varinder Singh, K R Umadevi, K N Sheladia, Rama Rao, N Vasundhara, Anil S, Nirmala A R, Abdul Azeem, Vijay Chhajlani, Jyoti Khurana, N J Das, Bandana Choudhury, Sreenivas Achuthan Nair, Shalini Mall, Rajashree Sen, Sarabjit Singh Chadha, Claudia M Denkinger, Catharina Boehme, Sanjay Sarin
Published 2020-01-01