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Abdurrahman, Saddiq T., Mbanaso, Omezikam, Lawson, Lovett, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju, Blakiston, Matthew, Obasanya, Joshua, Dacombe, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-1537, Adams, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-2835, Emenyonu, Nnamdi, Sahu, Suvanand, Jacob Creswell, J and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2015) 'Testing pooled sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis to increase affordability in low income countries'. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol 53, Issue 8, pp. 2502-2508.
Abong, Jovilia, Dalay, Victoria, Langley, Ivor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9275-6731, Tomeny, Ewan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-2389, Marcelo, Danaida, Mendoza, Victor, Aquino, Arvin, Garfin, Anna, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 and Yu, Charles (2019) 'Use of GeneXpert and the role of an expert panel in improving clinical diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis cases'. PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Issue 12, e0227093.
Abotsi, Regina E., Dube, Felix S., Rehman, Andrea M., Claassen-Weitz, Shantelle, Xia, Yao, Simms, Victoria, Mwaikono, Kilaza S., Gardner-Lubbe, Sugnet, McHugh, Grace, Ngwira, Lucky-Gift, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Heyderman, Robert S., Odland, Jon Ø., Ferrand, Rashida A. and Nicol, Mark P. (2023) 'Sputum bacterial load and bacterial composition correlate with lung function and are altered by long-term azithromycin treatment in children with HIV-associated chronic lung disease'. Microbiome, Vol 11, Issue 1, e29.
Al-Aghbari, N., Al-Sonboli, N., Yassin, Mohammed A., Coulter, John B.S., Atef, Z., Al-Eryani, A. and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2009) 'Multiple sampling in one day to optimize smear microscopy in children with tuberculosis in Yemen'. PLoS ONE, Vol 4, Issue 4, e5140.
Bailon, Nataly, Ramos, Eric, Alvarado, Keren, Bernaola, Lenin, Wilson, James, Montoya, Rosario, Valencia, Teresa, Evans, Carlton A and Datta, Sumona (2023) 'A controlled evaluation of filter paper use during staining of sputum smears for tuberculosis microscopy'. Wellcome Open Research, Vol 8, e171.
Bell, David J., Dacombe, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-1537, Graham, S. M., Hicks, A., Cohen, D., Chikaonda, T., French, Neil, Molyneux, Malcolm E, Zijlstra, E. E., Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 and Gordon, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-1116 (2009) 'Simple measures are as effective as invasive techniques in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 13, Issue 1, pp. 99-104.
Cambanis, A., Ramsay, Andrew, Wirkom, V., Tata, E. and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2007) 'Investing time in microscopy: an opportunity to optimise smear-based case detection of tuberculosis'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 11, Issue 1, pp. 40-45.
Chesov, D., Lesanu, V., Ciobanu, N., Codreanu, A., Crudu, V., Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Kiss, D., Czoboly, N. and Somoskovi, A. (2020) 'Automated high-throughput digital fluorescence microscopy for TB diagnosis'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 24, Issue 10, pp. 1103-1105.
Coulter, John B.S. (2008) 'Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in young children'. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, Vol 28, Issue 1, pp. 3-12.
Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Santos, Victor, Lima, Shirley, Kontogianni, Konstantina, Bimba, John, Iem, Vibol, Dominguez, Jose, Adams, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-2835, CubasAtienzar, Ana, Edwards, Thomas, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Hall, Patricia J. and Creswell, Jacob (2021) 'Systematic Review of Pooling Sputum as an Efficient Method for Xpert MTB/RIF Tuberculosis Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Issue 3, pp. 719-727.
Davis, J Lucian, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Hopewell, Philip C and Steingart, Karen R (2013) 'Diagnostic accuracy of same-day microscopy versus standard microscopy for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.'. Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Issue 2, pp. 147-154.
Douthwaite, S., Yassin, Mohammed A., Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Arbide, I. and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2007) 'Bleach-digested sputum smears for the diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected individuals'. Tropical Doctor, Vol 37, Issue 1, pp. 35-36.
Gammo, Mohamed, Lamaric, Widad, Hadida, Mukhtar, Abuazza, Aida, Askar, Nabil A, Yassin, Mohammed A. and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2013) 'Front-loaded smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in Tripoli, Libya.'. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 107, Issue 2, pp. 137-9.
Harries, A. D., Hargreaves, N.J., Kwanjana, J. H. and Salaniponi, F. M. (2001) 'Clinical diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: an audit of diagnostic practice in hospitals in Malawi'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 5, Issue 12, pp. 1143-1147.
Hirao, S., Yassin, Mohammed A., Khamofu, H. G., Lawson, Lovett, Cambanis, A., Ramsay, Andrew and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2007) 'Same-day smears in the diagnosis of tuberculosis'. Tropical Medicine & International Health, Vol 12, Issue 12, pp. 1459-1463.
Iem, Vibol, Chittamany, Phonenaly, Suthepmany, Sakhone, Siphanthong, Souvimone, Siphanthong, Phitsada, Somphavong, Silaphet, Kontogianni, Konstantina, Dodd, James, Khan, Jahangir AM, Dominguez, Jose, Wingfield, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-6887, Creswell, Jacob and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2022) 'Pooled testing of sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra during tuberculosis active case finding campaigns in Lao People’s Democratic Republic'. BMJ Global Health, Vol 7, Issue 2, e007592.
Iem, Vibol, Chittamany, Phonenaly, Suthepmany, Sakhone, Siphanthong, Souvimone, Somphavong, Silaphet, Kontogianni, Konstantina, Dodd, James, Khan, Jahangir Akber Mahmud, Dominguez, Jose, Wingfield, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-6887, Creswell, Jacob and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2022) 'Pooling sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra testing during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lao People’s Democratic Republic'. PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 2, Issue 4, e0000116.
Jary, Hannah, Rylance, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-3611, Patel, Latifa, Gordon, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-1116 and Mortimer, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8118-8871 (2015) 'Comparison of methods for the analysis of airway macrophage particulate load from induced sputum, a potential biomarker of air pollution exposure.'. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 15, Issue 137.
Kloprogge, Frank, Mwandumba, Henry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-3608, Banda, Gertrude, Kamdolozi, Mercy, Shani, Doris, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Kontogianni, Nadia, Ward, Steve ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2331-3192, Khoo, Saye H, Davies, Geraint R and Sloan, Derek (2020) 'Longitudinal PKPD biomarkers correlate with treatment outcome in drug sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis; a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis'. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol 7, Issue 7, ofaa218.
Lawn, Stephen D, Mwaba, Peter, Bates, Matthew, Piatek, Amy, Alexander, Heather, Marais, Ben J, Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, McHugh, Timothy D, Zijenah, Lynn, Kapata, Nathan, Abubakar, Ibrahim, McNerney, Ruth, Hoelscher, Michael, Memish, Ziad A, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Kim, Peter, Maeurer, Markus, Schito, Marco and Zumla, Alimuddin (2013) 'Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test'. Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Issue 4, pp. 349-361.
Lawson, Lovett, Yassin, Mohammed A., Ramsay, Andrew, Olajide, I., Thacher, T. D., Davies, P. D. O., Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2006) 'Microbiological validation of smear microscopy after sputum digestion with bleach; a step closer to a one-stop diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis'. Tuberculosis, Vol 86, Issue 1, pp. 34-40.
McCallum, Andrew, Pertinez, Henry E, Chirambo, Aaron P, Sheha, Irene, Chasweka, Madalitso, Malamba, Rose, Shani, Doris, Chitani, Alex, Mallewa, Jane E, Meghji, Jamilah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4693-8884, Ghany, Jehan F, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Gordon, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-1116, Davies, Geraint R, Khoo, Saye H, Sloan, Derek J and Mwandumba, Henry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-3608 (2022) 'High Intrapulmonary Rifampicin and Isoniazid Concentrations Are Associated With Rapid Sputum Bacillary Clearance in Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis'. Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol 75, Issue 9, pp. 1520-1528.
Merid, Y., Yassin, Mohammed A., Yamuah, L., Kumar, R., Engers, H. and Aseffa, A. (2009) 'Validation of bleach-treated smears for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 13, Issue 1, pp. 136-141.
Molina-Moya, Barbara, Ciobanu, Nelly, Hernandez, Marta, Prat-Aymerich, Cristina, Crudu, Valeriu, Adams, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-2835, Codreanu, Alexandru, Sloan, Derek, Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 and Dominguez, Jose (2020) 'Molecular Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oral Mucosa from Patients with Presumptive Tuberculosis'. Journal of clinical medicine, Vol 9, Issue 12, p. 4124.
Mundy, Catherine, Harries, A. D., Banerjee, A., Salaniponi, F. M., Gilks, C.F. and Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 (2002) 'Quality assessment of sputum transportation, smear preparation and AFB microscopy in a rural district in Malawi'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 6, Issue 1, pp. 47-54.
Mwandumba, Henry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-3608, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, White, S. A., Nyirenda, M. H., Kampondeni, S. D., Rhoades, E. R., Zijistra, E. E., Molyneux, Malcolm E and Russell, D. G. (2008) 'Association between sputum smear status and local immune responses at the site of disease in HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis'. Tuberculosis, Vol 88, Issue 1, pp. 58-63.
Ntinginya, E. N., Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Millington, Kerry, Mtafya, B., Saathoff, E., Heinrich, N., Rojas-Ponce, G., Kowuor, D., Maboko, L., Reither, K., Clowes, P., Hoelscher, M. and Rachow, A. (2012) 'Performance of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in an active case-finding strategy: a pilot study from Tanzania [Short communication]'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 16, Issue 11, pp. 1468-1470.
Nyangulu, Wongani, Thole, Herbert, Chikhoza, Angella, Msakwiza, Mike, Nyirenda, James, Chisala, Mphatso and Iroh Tam, Pui-Ying ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-8892 (2021) 'Performance and safety of the induced sputum procedure in young children in Malawi: a prospective study'. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 115, Issue 11, pp. 1247-1250.
Nyirenda, M., Sinfield, Rebecca, Haves, S., Molyneux, E. M. and Graham, S. M. (2006) 'Poor attendance at a child TB contact clinic in Malawi'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 10, Issue 5, pp. 585-587.
Ramsay, Andrew, Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Mundy, Catherine, Nathanson, Carl-Michael, Chirambo, Petros, Dacombe, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-1537, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Salaniponi, Felix and Munthali, Sera (2009) 'New policies, new technologies: modelling the potential for improved smear microscopy services in Malawi.'. PLoS ONE, Vol 4, Issue 11, e7760.
Ramsay, Andrew, Bonnet, M., Gagnidze, L., Githui, W., Varaine, F. and Guerin, P. J. (2009) 'Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 13, Issue 5, pp. 613-619.
Ramsay, Andrew, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Siddiqi, K., Cunningham, J. and Perkins, M. D. (2006) 'The bleach microscopy method and case detection for tuberculosis control'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 10, Issue 3, pp. 256-258.
Ruhwald, Morten, Petersen, Janne, Kofoed, Kristian, Nakaoka, Hiroshi, Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Lawson, Lovett, Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038, Eugen-Olsen, Jesper and Ravn, Pernille (2008) 'Improving T-Cell Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent TB Infection: Potential of a Diagnostic Test Based on IP-10'. PLoS ONE, Vol 3, Issue 8, e2858.
Santos, Victor Santana, Allgayer, Manuela Filter, Kontogianni, Konstantina, Rocha, José Erinaldo, Pimentel, Beatriz Jatobá, Amorim, Maria Telma Pinheiro, Duarte, Morgana Valnia Simões Cavalcanti, Ferreira, Polyanne de Melo, Moura, Luciana Coelho Leite, Santos de Lima, Victoria Paulino, Guimarães, Larissa Cândido, Dodd, James, Creswell, Jacob and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2023) 'Pooling of sputum samples to increase tuberculosis diagnostic capacity in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic'. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 129, pp. 10-14.
Schumacher, Samuel G, Wells, William A, Nicol, Mark P, Steingart, Karen, Theron, Grant, Dorman, Susan E, Pai, Madhukar, Churchyard, Gavin, Scott, Lesley, Stevens, Wendy, Nabeta, Pamela, Alland, David, Weyer, Karin, Denkinger, Claudia M and Gilpin, Christopher (2019) 'Guidance for Studies Evaluating the Accuracy of Sputum-Based Tests to Diagnose Tuberculosis'. Journal of Infectious Disease, Vol 220, Issue 3, S99-S107.
Shargie, E. B., Yassin, Mohammed A. and Lindtjorn, B. (2006) 'Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural district of Ethiopia'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 10, Issue 1, pp. 87-92.
Walker, Naomi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3345-7694, Karim, F, Moosa, M Y S, Moodley, S, Mazibuko, M, Khan, K, Sterling, T R, van der Heijden, Y F, Grant, A D, Elkington, P T, Pym, A and Leslie, A (2022) 'Elevated Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase 8 Associates With Sputum Culture Positivity in Pulmonary Tuberculosis'. Journal of Infectious Disease, Vol 226, Issue 5, pp. 928-932.
Watson, Rebecca, Adler, Hugh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-2298 and Wingfield, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-6887 (2021) 'Image challenge: Beware of diagnostic anchoring - An offshore vessel welding inspector with eosinophilia and a cough productive of 'worms'.'. Clinical Infection in Practice, Vol 12, p. 100105.
Wootton, Daniel G, Cox, Michael J, Gloor, Gregory B, Litt, David, Hoschler, Katja, German, Esther, Court, Joanne, Eneje, Odiri, Keogan, Lynne, Macfarlane, Laura, Wilks, Sarah, Diggle, Peter J, Woodhead, Mark, Moffatt, Miriam F, Cookson, William O C and Gordon, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-1116 (2019) 'A Haemophilus sp. dominates the microbiota of sputum from UK adults with non-severe community acquired pneumonia and chronic lung disease.'. Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Issue 1, p. 2388.
Yassin, Mohammed A., Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587, Gebrexabher, H. and Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 (2003) 'Efficacy and safety of short-term bleach digestion of sputum in case-finding for pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Vol 7, Issue 7, pp. 678-683.
Yassin, Mohammed A. and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2003) 'How many sputum smears are necessary for case finding in pulmonary tuberculosis?'. Tropical Medicine & International Health, Vol 8, Issue 10, pp. 927-932.
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Lawson, Lovett, Yassin, Mohammed A., Ramsay, Andrew, Emenyonu, E. N., Thacher, T. D., Davies, P. D. O., Squire, Bertie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038 and Cuevas, Luis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0587 (2005) 'Short term bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV' in UNSPECIFIED.