Belen Saavedra - Publications

Dynamics of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra results in follow-up sputum samples during the first month of TB treatment.

Journal: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Published: February 10, 2026

Stool-Based Molecular Tuberculosis Treatment Monitoring: A Faster Means for Detecting Persistent Mycobacteria Compared to Phenotypic Culture.

Journal: Open forum infectious diseases

Published: March 26, 2025

BMI as a predictor of progression from TB infection to active TB in PLHIV.

Journal: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Published: February 01, 2025

Performance of a stool-based quantitative PCR assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in adolescents and adults: a multinational, prospective diagnostic accuracy study.

Journal: The Lancet. Microbe

Published: June 23, 2023

Evaluation of Omnigene-Sputum for Preservation of Sputum Samples for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Journal: Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Published: May 08, 2023

Initiation and adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy in children under 5 years of age in Manhiça, Southern Mozambique.

Journal: Journal of tropical pediatrics

Published: January 31, 2023

Improving tuberculosis case detection through contact risk stratification by Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and spatial parameters: Evaluation of an innovative active case finding strategy in Mozambique (Xpatial-TB).

Journal: PLOS global public health

Published: November 09, 2022

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pulmonary TB among pregnant and post-partum women.

Journal: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Published: June 30, 2022

Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis diagnosis in the context of passive and active case finding.

Journal: The European respiratory journal

Published: January 27, 2021

Improved detection and management of advanced HIV disease through a community adult TB-contact tracing intervention with same-day provision of the WHO-recommended package of care including ART initiation in a rural district of Mozambique.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Published: December 15, 2020

Diagnostic performance of the Abbott RealTime MTB assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in people living with HIV.

Journal: Scientific reports

Published: June 17, 2020

Mortality and risk of tuberculosis among people living with HIV in whom TB was initially ruled out.

Journal: Scientific reports

Published: January 15, 2020