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Overview

Moses Joloba is affiliated with Makerere University in Uganda. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant work in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Moses Joloba has contributed to a number of scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

  • High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health, 2020, Nature
  • RISK6, a 6-gene transcriptomic signature of TB disease risk, diagnosis and treatment response, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Endothelial Activation, Acute Kidney Injury, and Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Severe Malaria, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Interaction between host genes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage can affect tuberculosis severity: Evidence for coevolution?, 2020, PLoS Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Moses Joloba include:

  • Willy Ssengooba (37 collaborations)
  • David Patrick Kateete (35 collaborations)
  • Bruce Kirenga (25 collaborations)
  • Edgar Kigozi (23 collaborations)
  • Gerald Mboowa (20 collaborations)

The scientist's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 16 publications
  • Research Square (Research Square) - 16 publications
  • BMC Infectious Diseases - 13 publications
  • PLoS ONE - 9 publications
  • African Health Sciences - 8 publications

Best Publications

  • Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study

    Susan E Dorman;Samuel G Schumacher;David Alland;Pamela Nabeta

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages.

    David Stucki;David Stucki;Daniela Brites;Daniela Brites;Leïla Jeljeli;Mireia Coscolla;Mireia Coscolla

  • Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

    Charles Rotimi;Akin Abayomi;Alash'le Abimiku;Victoria May Adabayeri

  • Identification of Staphylococcus aureus : DNase and Mannitol salt agar improve the efficiency of the tube coagulase test

    David P Kateete;Cyrus N Kimani;Fred A Katabazi;Alfred Okeng

  • Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Francesc Coll;Jody Phelan;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Grant A Hill-Cawthorne;Mridul B Nair

  • Global Phylogeny of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Analysis: Insights into Tuberculosis Evolution, Phylogenetic Accuracy of Other DNA Fingerprinting Systems, and Recommendations for a Minimal Standard SNP Set

    Ingrid Filliol;Alifiya S. Motiwala;Magali Cavatore;Weihong Qi

  • Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance

    Abigail L. Manson;Keira A. Cohen;Keira A. Cohen;Thomas Abeel;Thomas Abeel;Christopher A. Desjardins

  • Direct susceptibility testing for multi drug resistant tuberculosis: a meta-analysis.

    Freddie Bwanga;Freddie Bwanga;Sven Hoffner;Melles Haile;Moses L Joloba

  • Variability of Infectious Aerosols Produced during Coughing by Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Kevin P. Fennelly;Edward C. Jones-López;Irene Ayakaka;Soyeon Kim

  • Cough Aerosols of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Predict New Infection. A Household Contact Study

    Edward C. Jones-López;Olive Namugga;Francis Mumbowa;Martin Ssebidandi

  • Drug Tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Robert S. Wallis;Shripad Patil;Seon Hee Cheon;Seon Hee Cheon;Kay Edmonds

  • RISK6, a 6-gene transcriptomic signature of TB disease risk, diagnosis and treatment response

    Adam Penn-Nicholson;Stanley Kimbung Mbandi;Ethan Thompson;Simon C Mendelsohn

  • Augmentation of Apoptosis and Interferon-γ Production at Sites of Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Human Tuberculosis

    C. S. Hirsch;Z. Toossi;J. L. Johnson;H. Luzze

  • Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda

    Heidi Albert;Freddie Bwanga;Sheena Mukkada;Barnabas Nyesiga

  • Metabolite changes in blood predict the onset of tuberculosis

    January rd Weiner;Jeroen Maertzdorf;Jayne S. Sutherland;Fergal J. Duffy

  • Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacteria from milkmen and cows with clinical mastitis in and around Kampala, Uganda

    David Patrick Kateete;Usuf Kabugo;Hannington Baluku;Luke Nyakarahuka

  • Antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized surgical patients: a silently emerging public health concern in Uganda

    Jeremiah Seni;Jeremiah Seni;Christine F Najjuka;David P Kateete;Patson Makobore

  • Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates and the Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Such Isolates in Children with Otitis Media

    Moses L. Joloba;Anne Windau;Saralee Bajaksouzian;Peter C. Appelbaum

  • Meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of GeneXpert, MODS and the WHO 2007 algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis

    Simon Walusimbi;Simon Walusimbi;Freddie Bwanga;Ayesha De Costa;Melles Haile;Melles Haile

  • Sensititre MYCOTB MIC Plate for Testing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Susceptibility to First- and Second-Line Drugs

    Jongseok Lee;Derek T. Armstrong;Willy Ssengooba;Jeong Ae Park

  • Increased replication of HIV-1 at sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection : Potential mechanisms of viral activation

    Zahra Toossi;John L. Johnson;Richard A. Kanost;Mianda Wu

  • Sensitivity of direct versus concentrated sputum smear microscopy in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis

    Adithya Cattamanchi;David W. Dowdy;J. Lucian Davis;William Worodria;William Worodria

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerrold J. Ellner
Jerrold J. Ellner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
W. Henry Boom
W. Henry Boom Case Western Reserve University
John L. Johnson
John L. Johnson Case Western Reserve University
Yukari C. Manabe
Yukari C. Manabe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Alison M. Elliott
Alison M. Elliott London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gunilla Källenius
Gunilla Källenius Karolinska Institute
Michael R. Jacobs
Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland
Ruth McNerney
Ruth McNerney University of Cape Town
Scott M. Williams
Scott M. Williams Case Western Reserve University

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