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Irene Andia Biraro

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB
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Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Latent tuberculosis, Immunology, and Antibody.
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Recent publications

Metabolic dysfunction impairs Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific cytokine and chemokine responses in latent tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Scientific Reports 2025cited by 4position: lastdoi
Feasibility and acceptability of undertaking postmortem studies for tuberculosis medical research in a low income country
Frontiers in Immunology 2023cited by 4position: middledoi
Antiretroviral therapy initiation and outcomes of hospitalized HIV-infected patients in Uganda—An evaluation of the HIV test and treat strategy
PLoS ONE 2022cited by 7position: middledoi
Anemia in Ugandan pregnant women: a cross-sectional, systematic review and meta-analysis study
Tropical Medicine and Health 2021cited by 27position: lastdoi
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Moderately Influence Innate Lymphoid Cell Immune Responses in Uganda
Frontiers in Immunology 2021cited by 23position: lastdoi
Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status of Pregnant Women in Uganda Determined Using QuantiFERON TB Gold-Plus
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 16position: lastdoi
One dollar incentive improves tuberculosis treatment outcomes in programmatic settings in rural Uganda
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 15position: lastdoi
Optimizing diabetes mellitus care to improve COVID-19 outcomes in resource-limited settings in Africa
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 2021cited by 5position: lastdoi
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is associated with increased B cell responses to unrelated pathogens
Scientific Reports 2020cited by 14position: middledoi
Contrasting impact of rural, versus urban, living on glucose metabolism and blood pressure in Uganda
Wellcome Open Research 2020cited by 11position: middledoi
Contrasting impact of rural, versus urban, living on glucose metabolism and blood pressure in Uganda
Wellcome Open Research 2020cited by 7position: middledoi
Career development for infection and immunity research in Uganda: a decade of experience from the Makerere University – Uganda Virus Research Institute research and training programme
AAS Open Research 2020cited by 1position: middledoi
The Effect of Helminth Infections and Their Treatment on Metabolic Outcomes: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Trial
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019cited by 51position: middledoi
Characterising antibody avidity in individuals of varied Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status using surface plasmon resonance
PLoS ONE 2018cited by 22position: middledoi
A life without worms
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017cited by 19position: middledoi
Humoral Responses to Rv1733c, Rv0081, Rv1735c, and Rv1737c DosR Regulon-Encoded Proteins of<i> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Individuals with Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Journal of Immunology Research 2017cited by 18position: lastdoi
Use of QuantiFERON®-TB Gold in-tube culture supernatants for measurement of antibody responses
PLoS ONE 2017cited by 10position: middledoi
The Use of Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 10 as a Potential Biomarker in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Uganda
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 51position: firstdoi
Effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on immune responses to mycobacterium tuberculosis: an open label randomised, controlled, exploratory study
BMC Infectious Diseases 2015cited by 35position: firstdoi
Impact of Co-Infections and BCG Immunisation on Immune Responses among Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients in a Ugandan Cohort
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 35position: firstdoi
Circulating B-Lymphocytes as Potential Biomarkers of Tuberculosis Infection Activity
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 26position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Stephen Cose · Mildmay Uganda15 papers (2014–2025)Alison M. Elliott · Uganda Virus Research Institute12 papers (2014–2020)Moses Egesa · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine6 papers (2014–2021) · 6 papers (2015–2020)Jonathan Levin · University of York5 papers (2014–2020) · 5 papers (2021–2025) · 5 papers (2021–2023) · 5 papers (2021–2025)Hazel M. Dockrell · MRC Unit the Gambia4 papers (2014–2016)Emily L. Webb · Columbia University4 papers (2016–2020) · 4 papers (2017–2025) · 4 papers (2017–2020)Davis Kibirige · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2021–2025)Steven G. Smith · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2014–2020)Jacent Nassuuna · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2019–2020) · 3 papers (2021–2025) · 3 papers (2021–2021)Achilles Katamba · San Francisco General Hospital3 papers (2014–2016) · 3 papers (2021–2021)John G. Raynes · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2017–2020)
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