Consequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in the context of HIV co-infection for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
1. To determine the variation and risk factors for drug-resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa.
2. To evaluate the clinical utility of a novel molecular assay in various combinations with existing methods for diagnosis of HIV-related tuberculosis.
3. To determine the clinical predictors of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected smear- negative adults in a high prevalence HIV/TB setting in relation to the utility of ...