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Blizard Institute - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
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  2. Research
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  4. Centre for Immunobiology
  5. Queen Mary and Barts Health Tuberculosis Centre
  6. Our Research

Our Research

Our tuberculosis research spans basic science, clinical trials, epidemiology, health services research and qualitative studies.

Active programmes of research include:

Genetic determinants of susceptibility to tuberculosis

Molecular microbial blood tests for tuberculosis infection

Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome and Paradoxical Upgrading Reactions

Post-TB care

Sputum induction and near-patient GeneXpert to reduce diagnostic delay

Tuberculosis in children

Anti-virulence therapies for tuberculosis

Tuberculous meningitis

Multidrug-resistant TB

HIV-associated TB

Screening for tuberculosis infection in pregnancy

Tuberculosis, migration and ethnicity

Detection and treatment of tuberculosis infection in primary care

Clinical trials

Resistance to tuberculosis infection

Tuberculosis and Diabetes
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