Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.
A scoping review of interventions to address TB associated respiratory disability
Tobacco smoking clusters in households affected by tuberculosis in an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys: Time for household-wide interventions?
Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys
Priority Activities in Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis to Close the Policy-Practice Gap in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Treatment outcomes among children, adolescents, and adults on treatment for tuberculosis in two metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Application of provincial data in mathematical modelling to inform sub-national tuberculosis program decision-making in South Africa
Genetic sequencing for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis in highly endemic countries: a multi-country population-based surveillance study
Population-based resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to pyrazinamide and fluoroquinolones: results from a multicountry surveillance project
Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF
Implementation and Operational Research
Tuberculosis control in South Africa: Successes, challenges and recommendations