Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa, a Pragmatic Approach (LoRTISA study)
Department | Institution | Country |
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Infectious Diseases Institute Limited (IDI) | Uganda |
TMA2018SF-2465
EDCTP2
Senior Fellowship (SF)
Short- and long-term clinical and immunological outcomes of patients with HIV/TB coinfections on ART
To study short-term effects of TB and ART treatment (the incidence, predictors and clinical characteristics of TB-IRIS, side effects of the therapy, causes of early mortality) and long term effects of ART after completing TB treatment (clinical events such as infections, late-onset IRIS, adverse effects of therapy or immunological and virological events such as changes in CD4 counts, CD4 %; viral load, viral resistance). Also to study possible factors influencing these outcomes such as adherence and factors affecting them, TB relapse and mycobacteriological factors, immunological defects and social factors that are associated with a recurrent TB episode and causes of mortality
Department | Institution | Country |
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Infectious Disease Institute | Makerere University | Uganda |
TA.2010.40200.0019
EDCTP1
Senior Fellowship (SF)
A cohort study to compare the effectiveness of early versus delayed antiretroviral therapy on prevention of mortality HIV-TB co-infected patients in a programmatic setting
Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Senior Consultant (Internal Medicine) & Head, Division of Respiratory Medicine