Browsing by Author "Racow, Kimberly"

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Gender-specific epidemiology of tuberculosis in a population with high HIV prevalence

Author: Racow, Kimberly Date: 2013 We hypothesized that the increased burden of TB disease among young females in Cape Town is primarily due to HIV infection in this age group. During 2009, City of Cape Town TB clinics prospectively collected routine notification data on 29,478 ... Read more
Indoor social networks in a South African township: potential contribution of location to tuberculosis transmission

Author: Wood, Robin ; Racow, Kimberly ; Bekker, Linda-Gail ; Morrow, Carl ; Middelkoop, Keren ; Mark, Daniella ; Lawn, Stephen D Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that in South Africa, with a generalized tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, TB infection is predominantly acquired indoors and transmission potential is determined by the number and duration of social contacts made in ... Read more c b
Lipoarabinomannan in urine during tuberculosis treatment: association with host and pathogen factors and mycobacteriuria

Author: Wood, Robin ; Racow, Kimberly ; Bekker, Linda-Gail ; Middelkoop, Keren ; Vogt, Monica ; Kreiswirth, Barry ; Lawn, Stephen Date: 2012 BACKGROUND:Detection of lipoarabinomannan (LAM), a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) cell wall antigen, is a potentially attractive diagnostic. However, the LAM-ELISA assay has demonstrated variable sensitivity in diagnosing TB in diverse ... Read more c b

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