Projects
Development and clinical evaluation of fast tests for tuberculosis diagnosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
To develop and evaluate high speed, point-of -care (POC) tests based on the detection of antibodies and antigens in body fluids (whole blood, serum, urine, sputum, saliva) for the diagnosis of both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis
Molecular Epidemiology of tuberculosis at Human-Animal interface in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia with subsequent development of improved diagnostic approach KU Leuven
Against the available diagnosis and treatment advances, tuberculosis remains a relentless disease that is one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. More importantly, the highest burden of tuberculosis is attributed to low- and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia, where limited resources and high population density intersect. Since zoonotic mycobacteria have numerous host ranges that serve as ...
Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for tuberculosis retreatment patients in Niger Institute of Tropical Medicine
String test: a new tool to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis and the detection of drug resistance in children Ghent University
The aim of this research project is to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children
and to potentially advance the detection of drug resistance from one simplified clinical sampling.
The string test proposes a new technique to obtain the same clinical sample which is the gastric
content. The specific objectives of the study are to explore the potential of using a new tool: the
"string test" ...