Nathan J. Mudrak
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View article: PERFORMANCE OF FUJILAM VERSION 1 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS IN UGANDA – A BRIEF REPORT
PERFORMANCE OF FUJILAM VERSION 1 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS IN UGANDA – A BRIEF REPORT Open
Background Diagnosing tuberculosis in children remains challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease, non-specific symptoms, and difficulty collecting samples. New tests are urgently needed. We evaluated the diagnostic accura…
View article: Novel and optimized diagnostics for pediatric TB in endemic countries: NOD-pedFEND study protocol
Novel and optimized diagnostics for pediatric TB in endemic countries: NOD-pedFEND study protocol Open
View article: Oral Swab Testing With Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children Aged <5 Years in Uganda: An Exploratory Interim Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy in the NOD-pedFEND Cohort
Oral Swab Testing With Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children Aged <5 Years in Uganda: An Exploratory Interim Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy in the NOD-pedFEND Cohort Open
Background Obtaining respiratory samples to diagnose tuberculosis in young children is challenging. Oral swabs are alternative noninvasive specimens for microbiology. Methods We conducted an interim prospective diagnostic accuracy evaluati…
View article: Spike-protein proteolytic antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent plasma contribute to SARS-CoV-2 neutralization
Spike-protein proteolytic antibodies in COVID-19 convalescent plasma contribute to SARS-CoV-2 neutralization Open
View article: Melanization of Candida auris Is Associated with Alteration of Extracellular pH
Melanization of Candida auris Is Associated with Alteration of Extracellular pH Open
Candida auris is a recently emerged global fungal pathogen, which causes life-threatening infections, often in healthcare settings. C. auris infections are worrisome because the fungus is often resistant to multiple antifungal drug classes…
View article: Melanization of<i>Candida auris</i>is Associated with Alteration of Extracellular pH
Melanization of<i>Candida auris</i>is Associated with Alteration of Extracellular pH Open
Candida auris is a recently emerged global fungal pathogen, which causes life-threatening infections, often in healthcare settings. C. auris infections are worrisome because the fungus is often resistant to multiple antifungal drug classes…
View article: Calibrated brightfield‐based imaging for measuring intracellular protein concentration
Calibrated brightfield‐based imaging for measuring intracellular protein concentration Open
Intracellular protein concentration is an essential cell characteristic, which manifests itself through the refractive index. The latter can be measured from two or more mutually defocused brightfield images analyzed using the TIE (transpo…