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William Worodria

San Francisco General Hospital · US
Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis.
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38
citations
5,983
works
248
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Evaluating the Cepheid Xpert TB/LTBI research-use-only assay for detection of active and latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
A multi-country head-to-head accuracy comparison of automated chest X-ray algorithms for tuberculosis
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Predicted Preferences for Tuberculosis Point-of-Care Tests among Tuberculosis-Affected Individuals in Five High Burden Countries.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Accelerating Cough-Based Algorithms for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening: Results From the CODA TB DREAM Challenge.
2025cited by 1position: contributordoi
Molecular diagnostics improve the yield of diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia and multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients with HIV in a low-income setting.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024cited by 46position: middledoi
New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics.
2024cited by 44position: contributordoi
Evaluation of the Xpert MTB Host Response assay for the triage of patients with presumed pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study in Viet Nam, India, the Philippines, Uganda, and South Africa
The Lancet Global Health 2024cited by 38position: middledoi
Circulating cell-free RNA in blood as a host response biomarker for detection of tuberculosis
Nature Communications 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Overcoming challenges of managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle-income countries
Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine 2024cited by 15position: middledoi
Diagnostic Accuracy of Tuberculosis Screening Tests in a Prospective Multinational Cohort: Chest Radiography With Computer-Aided Detection, Xpert Tuberculosis Host Response, and C-Reactive Protein
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Diagnostic Accuracy of Tuberculosis Screening Tests in a Prospective Multinational Cohort: Chest Radiography With Computer-Aided Detection, Xpert Tuberculosis Host Response, and C-Reactive Protein
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024cited by 12position: contributordoi
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratios in Distinguishing Lung Cancer in People with HIV.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
New manual qPCR assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular TB diagnostics
2023cited by 5position: contributordoi
A Longitudinal Study of Multimodal Bronchoscopy Training in Uganda.
2023cited by 3position: contributordoi
Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2022cited by 81position: middledoi
Common causes and patient outcomes of community acquired pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa
http://isrctn.com/ 2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Mycobacterium tuberculosis precursor rRNA as a measure of treatment-shortening activity of drugs and regimens
Nature Communications 2021cited by 96position: middledoi
Characterization of oral swab samples for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
PLoS ONE 2021cited by 56position: middledoi
Author Correction: Lipoarabinomannan antigenic epitope differences in tuberculosis disease subtypes
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 12position: middledoi
The transition to Xpert MTB/RIF ultra: diagnostic accuracy for pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
BMC Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 11position: middledoi
Immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Ugandan adults who resist versus those who develop latent <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> infection
2021cited by 1position: contributordoi
Accuracy and incremental yield of urine Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra versus Determine TB-LAM for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2019cited by 34position: middledoi
Sputum quality and diagnostic performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF among smear-negative adults with presumed tuberculosis in Uganda
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 60position: middledoi
Neutrophil Activation and Enhanced Release of Granule Products in HIV-TB Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017cited by 23position: middledoi
Immune Response and Mortality Risk Relate to Distinct Lung Microbiomes in Patients with HIV and Pneumonia
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
Transcriptional Adaptation of Drug-tolerant<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>During Treatment of Human Tuberculosis
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015cited by 112position: middledoi
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Peptides in the Exosomes of Patients with Active and Latent M. tuberculosis Infection Using MRM-MS
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 158position: middledoi
The Lung Microbiome of Ugandan HIV-Infected Pneumonia Patients Is Compositionally and Functionally Distinct from That of San Franciscan Patients
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 59position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 12 papers (2021–2026)Adithya Cattamanchi · University of California, San Francisco11 papers (2012–2024)J. Lucian Davis · University of California, San Francisco8 papers (2012–2024)Payam Nahid · Global Brain Health Institute8 papers (2014–2026)Alfred Andama · World Health Organization - Uganda8 papers (2012–2024)Laurence Huang · University of California, San Francisco7 papers (2012–2024)Adithya Cattamanchi · University of California, San Francisco5 papers (2023–2026)Claudia M. Denkinger · Heidelberg University5 papers (2022–2026)Irene Ayakaka · National University of Lesotho5 papers (2012–2017)Rebecca Crowder · University of California, San Francisco4 papers (2019–2024)Nguyen Viet Nhung · VNU University of Science4 papers (2024–2025)Grant Theron · African Institute for Mathematical Sciences4 papers (2024–2026) · 4 papers (2024–2026)Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher · Mysore Medical College4 papers (2024–2026)Sylvia Kaswabuli · Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration4 papers (2012–2024)Devan Jaganath · San Francisco General Hospital3 papers (2019–2022) · 3 papers (2019–2021)Moses Joloba · UCLouvain3 papers (2014–2021)Lucy Asege · Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration3 papers (2019–2021)Sandra Mwebe · Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration3 papers (2019–2021)