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Kavindhran Velen

Aurum Institute ·
Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections.
h-index
18
citations
871
works
84
NIH funding
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Recent publications

The tuberculogenic environment
The Lancet Global Health 2026cited by 3position: middledoi
Performance evaluation of the Molbio diagnostics Truenat MTB Ultima/COVID-19 multiplex assay for TB and COVID-19 case detection among people with symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis—a study protocol for clinical trials
Frontiers in Public Health 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
The effect of smart pillboxes on TB stigma among adults in a cluster-randomised TB treatment trial
IJTLD OPEN 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Treatment adherence and clinical outcomes amongst in people with drug-susceptible tuberculosis using medication monitor and differentiated care approach compared with standard of care in South Africa: a cluster randomized trial
EClinicalMedicine 2024cited by 18position: middledoi
Health-seeking behaviour and patient-related factors associated with the time to TB treatment initiation in four African countries: a cross-sectional survey
BMJ Public Health 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
Scaling up evidence-based approaches to tuberculosis screening in prisons
The Lancet Public Health 2023cited by 34position: middledoi
A qualitative exploration into the presence of TB stigmatization across three districts in South Africa
BMC Public Health 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Qualitative study exploring the feasibility of using medication monitors and a differentiated care approach to support adherence among people receiving TB treatment in South Africa
BMJ Open 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Prioritizing persons deprived of liberty in global guidelines for tuberculosis preventive treatment
PLoS Medicine 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Acceptability of using the medication monitor and experience of a differentiated care approach for TB treatment adherence among people living with TB in South Africa
PLOS Global Public Health 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Human resource time commitments and associated costs of Community Caregiver outreach team operations in South Africa
PLoS ONE 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
mHealth application for improving treatment outcomes for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Vietnam: an economic evaluation protocol for the V-SMART trial
BMJ Open 2023cited by 2position: middledoi
Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among highly TB exposed South African gold miners
PLoS ONE 2022cited by 21position: middledoi
Harnessing new mHealth technologies to Strengthen the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam (V-SMART trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open 2022cited by 10position: firstdoi
Comparing QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus with QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-tube for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among highly TB exposed gold miners in South Africa
Gates Open Research 2022cited by 3position: middledoi
The effectiveness of contact investigation among contacts of tuberculosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
European Respiratory Journal 2021cited by 82position: firstdoi
Monocyte metabolic transcriptional programs associate with resistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-γ release assay conversion
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2021cited by 31position: middledoi
Standardised patient study to assess tuberculosis case detection within the private pharmacy sector in Vietnam
BMJ Global Health 2021cited by 27position: middledoi
Exploring the promise and reality of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams conducting TB household contact tracing in three districts of South Africa
PLoS ONE 2021cited by 22position: middledoi
Evaluation of adherence monitoring system using evriMED with a differentiated response compared to standard of care among drug-sensitive TB patients in three provinces in South Africa: a protocol for a cluster randomised control trial
Trials 2021cited by 14position: middledoi
Performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for Diagnosing Tuberculosis Among Symptomatic Household Contacts of Index Patients in South Africa
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 8position: firstdoi
Levofloxacin versus placebo for the treatment of latent tuberculosis among contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (the VQUIN MDR trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open 2020cited by 59position: middledoi
Household point of care CD4 testing and isoniazid preventive therapy initiation in a household TB contact tracing programme in two districts of South Africa
PLoS ONE 2018cited by 13position: middledoi
Household HIV Testing Uptake among Contacts of TB Patients in South Africa
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 20position: firstdoi
Comparison of Tenofovir, Zidovudine, or Stavudine as Part of First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited-Setting: A Cohort Study
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 72position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Salome Charalambous · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine16 papers (2013–2025)Katherine Fielding · Austin Hospital12 papers (2021–2025)Gavin Churchyard · Médecins Sans Frontières7 papers (2013–2022)Alison D. Grant · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine7 papers (2013–2023) · 6 papers (2021–2025) · 5 papers (2021–2023)Violet Chihota · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine5 papers (2018–2024)Catherine Orrell · Stellenbosch University5 papers (2021–2025) · 5 papers (2021–2025)Guy B. Marks · UNSW Sydney4 papers (2020–2023)Thu Anh Nguyen · The University of Sydney4 papers (2020–2023)Pren Naidoo · University of Cape Town4 papers (2021–2024)Robert S. Wallis · Case Western Reserve University3 papers (2021–2022) · 3 papers (2021–2022)Ben J. Marais · Ho Chi Minh City University of Science3 papers (2020–2022)Liesl Page‐Shipp · University of Cape Town3 papers (2016–2021)Greg J. Fox · Macquarie University3 papers (2020–2022)Richard Lessells · Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa3 papers (2021–2023)Lauren Jennings · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2023–2024)Thomas R. Hawn · University of Idaho3 papers (2021–2022)