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L. Nakiyingi

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h-index: 21
Works: 89
Citations: 1,899

Most-cited papers

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study
Susan E. Dorman, S. Schumacher, D. Alland, P. Nabeta +51 more
2018Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)605 citations Open access
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The impact of early monitored management on survival in hospitalized adult Ugandan patients with severe sepsis: a prospective intervention study
S. Jacob, P. Banura, J. Baeten, C. C. Moore +9 more
2012Critical Care Medicine126 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda: implications for tuberculosis control
B. Kirenga, W. Ssengooba, C. Muwonge, L. Nakiyingi +6 more
2015BMC Public Health104 citations Open access
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Diagnostic accuracy of a rapid urine lipoarabinomannan test for tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults
L. Nakiyingi, V. M. Moodley, Y. Manabe, M. Nicol +11 more
2014Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes86 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients Hospitalized with Severe Sepsis in Uganda–High Frequency, Low Clinical Sand Derivation of a Clinical Prediction Score
S. Jacob, Patricia B. Pavlinac, L. Nakiyingi, P. Banura +10 more
2013PLoS ONE73 citations Open access
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Multicenter Study of the Accuracy of the BD MAX Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Mutations Associated With Resistance to Rifampin and Isoniazid
M. Shah, Sonia Paradis, J. Betz, N. Beylis +15 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases58 citations Open access
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Comparative performance of urinary lipoarabinomannan assays and Xpert MTB/RIF in HIV-infected individuals with suspected tuberculosis in Uganda
M. Shah, W. Ssengooba, D. Armstrong, L. Nakiyingi +5 more
2014AIDS (London)57 citations Open access
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Point-of-Care Lateral Flow Assays for Tuberculosis and Cryptococcal Antigenuria Predict Death in HIV Infected Adults in Uganda
Y. Manabe, B. Nonyane, L. Nakiyingi, Olive Mbabazi +6 more
2014PLoS ONE49 citations Open access
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Predictors and outcomes of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected smear- negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Uganda
L. Nakiyingi, W. Ssengooba, D. Nakanjako, D. Armstrong +8 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases46 citations Open access
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Novel FujiLAM assay to detect tuberculosis in HIV-positive ambulatory patients in four African countries: a diagnostic accuracy study
H. Huerga, M. Bastard, A. Lubega, Milcah Akinyi +25 more
2022Lancet Global Health45 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Cepheid's Xpert MTB/RIF Test on Pleural Fluid in the Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis in a High Prevalence HIV/TB Setting
John K. Lusiba, L. Nakiyingi, B. Kirenga, A. Kiragga +7 more
2014PLoS ONE37 citations Open access
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Possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis among patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute
Paul Buyego, L. Nakiyingi, H. Ddungu, S. Walimbwa +3 more
2017AIDS Research and Therapy35 citations Open access
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Clinical Predictors and Accuracy of Empiric Tuberculosis Treatment among Sputum Smear-Negative HIV-Infected Adult TB Suspects in Uganda
L. Nakiyingi, J. Bwanika, B. Kirenga, D. Nakanjako +6 more
2013PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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Misdiagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis as pulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary care center in Uganda: a case series
R. Kwizera, A. Katende, F. Bongomin, L. Nakiyingi +1 more
2021Journal of Medical Case Reports32 citations Open access
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“Tuberculosis in advanced HIV infection is associated with increased expression of IFNγ and its downstream targets”
Sheetal Verma, Peicheng Du, D. Nakanjako, S. Hermans +5 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access
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Accuracy of Xpert Ultra in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children in Uganda: a Substudy from the SHINE Trial
W. Ssengooba, J. de Dieu Iragena, L. Nakiyingi, Serestine Mujumbi +11 more
2020Journal of Clinical Microbiology28 citations Open access
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Correction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients Hospitalized with Severe Sepsis in Uganda–High Frequency, Low Clinical Suspicion and Derivation of a Clinical Prediction Score
S. Jacob, Patricia B. Pavlinac, L. Nakiyingi, P. Banura +10 more
2013PLoS ONE27 citations Open access
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Prospective multicentre accuracy evaluation of the FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV demonstrates lot-to-lot variability
R. Székely, B. Sossen, M. Mukoka, M. Muyoyeta +25 more
2024PLoS ONE25 citations Open access
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Performance of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a high prevalence TB/HIV rural setting in Uganda
L. Nakiyingi, P. Nakanwagi, J. Briggs, Tifu Agaba +5 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases25 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis diagnosis in resource-limited settings: Clinical use of GeneXpert in the diagnosis of smear-negative PTB: a case report.
L. Nakiyingi, H. Nankabirwa, M. Lamorde
2013African Health Sciences24 citations Open access
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Sputum microbiota profiles of treatment-naïve TB patients in Uganda before and during first-line therapy
D. Kateete, Monica Mbabazi, Faith Nakazzi, F. Katabazi +7 more
2020Scientific Reports22 citations Open access
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Analytical and Clinical Evaluation of the Epistem Genedrive Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
S. Shenai, D. Armstrong, E. Valli, D. Dolinger +20 more
2016Journal of Clinical Microbiology22 citations Open access
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Urine-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV: a prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study
Bianca Sossen, R. Székely, M. Mukoka, M. Muyoyeta +23 more
2024Lancet Global Health20 citations Open access
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High Genotypic Discordance of Concurrent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Sputum and Blood of HIV-Infected Individuals
W. Ssengooba, F. Cobelens, L. Nakiyingi, Gerald Mboowa +4 more
2015PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Chest X-ray interpretation does not complement Xpert MTB/RIF in diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis among TB-HIV co-infected adults in a resource-limited setting
L. Nakiyingi, J. Bwanika, W. Ssengooba, F. Mubiru +4 more
2020BMC Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra versus mycobacterial growth indicator tube liquid culture for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in symptomatic adults: a diagnostic accuracy study
Ying-Da L. Xie, Christie Eichberg, N. Hapeela, E. Nakabugo +21 more
2024The Lancet Microbe15 citations Open access
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Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in a low-income country: a prospective observational study of hospital prevalence and mortality
A. Kwizera, J. Nakibuuka, L. Nakiyingi, Cornelius Sendagire +9 more
2020BMJ Open Respiratory Research15 citations Open access
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Predictors for MTB Culture-Positivity among HIV-Infected Smear-Negative Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda: Application of New Tuberculosis Diagnostic Technology
L. Nakiyingi, B. Nonyane, W. Ssengooba, B. Kirenga +8 more
2015PLoS ONE15 citations Open access
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Evaluation of asthma control using Global Initiative for Asthma criteria and the Asthma Control Test in Uganda.
A. N. Serugendo, B. Kirenga, M. Hawkes, L. Nakiyingi +2 more
2014The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease14 citations
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Respiratory Support Techniques for COVID-19-Related ARDS in a Sub-Saharan African Country
A. Kwizera, Daphne Kabatooro, P. Atumanya, J. Tumukunde +18 more
2023Chest13 citations Open access
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Xpert® MTB/RIF associated with improved treatment initiation among patients with smear-negative tuberculosis
S. Zawedde-Muyanja, Yukari C. Manabe, N. Sewankambo, L. Nakiyingi +1 more
2018The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease13 citations Open access
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A Prospective Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Point-of-Care VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test in 7 Countries
T. Gils, J. Hella, B. K. Jacobs, B. Sossen +24 more
2024Journal of Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Prospective Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the Small Membrane Filtration Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
E. Jones-López, Y. Manabe, M. Palaci, Carol Kayiza +11 more
2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology12 citations Open access
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Operational Implementation of LED Fluorescence Microscopy in Screening Tuberculosis Suspects in an Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda
H. Albert, L. Nakiyingi, J. Sempa, Olive Mbabazi +4 more
2013PLoS ONE12 citations Open access
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Multicentre accuracy trial of FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM test in people with HIV reveals lot variability
R. Székely, B. Sossen, M. Mukoka, M. Muyoyeta +26 more
2022medRxiv11 citations Open access
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Evaluation of in-house PCR for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
L. Nakiyingi, D. Kateete, P. Ocama, W. Worodria +7 more
2012BMC Research Notes11 citations Open access
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Effect of mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on rapid molecular diagnostics among patients starting MDR-TB treatment in Uganda
Kevin Komakech, L. Nakiyingi, Ashab Fred, B. Achan +3 more
2024BMC Infectious Diseases10 citations Open access
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Clinical Utility of a Novel Molecular Assay in Various Combination Strategies with Existing Methods for Diagnosis of HIV-Related Tuberculosis in Uganda
W. Ssengooba, L. Nakiyingi, D. Armstrong, F. Cobelens +5 more
2014PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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Antiretroviral therapy initiation and outcomes of hospitalized HIV-infected patients in Uganda—An evaluation of the HIV test and treat strategy
A. Katende, L. Nakiyingi, I. Andia-Biraro, T. Katairo +5 more
2022PLoS ONE9 citations Open access
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis Is Associated With Persistent Systemic Inflammation and Decreased HIV-1 Reservoir Markers in Coinfected Ugandans
Alex J. Olson, E. Ragan, L. Nakiyingi, Nina H. Lin +4 more
2018Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes9 citations Open access
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Cardiovascular risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda
J. Baluku, Martin Nabwana, Joanitah Nalunjogi, W. Muttamba +7 more
2022BMC Cardiovascular Disorders8 citations Open access
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Multicountry assessment of tongue swabs for tuberculosis using a common protocol for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
M. de Vos, H. Le, D. Marcelo, B. Ajide +31 more
2026The Lancet Microbe7 citations Open access
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an African Intensive Care Unit Setting: A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Outcomes.
A. Kwizera, D. Kateete, Ronald Ssenyonga, L. Nakiyingi +9 more
2021Annals of the American Thoracic Society7 citations Open access
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SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting
T. Piloya, L. Nakiyingi, I. Kimuli, James Kayima +3 more
2022Case Reports in Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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Quality assurance as an integral component of diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories and point-of-care testing: The Uganda experience
S. Aisu, W. Nyegenye, Victor Bigira, C. Kiyaga +8 more
2016African Journal of Laboratory Medicine6 citations Open access
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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
N. Khambati, Kanyange Angel Moureen, F. W. Basile, Rudie Desravines +67 more
2025Open Forum Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access
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Prominence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarkers among sputum culture-negative clinic attendees, independent of Ultra status
Ying-Da L. Xie, Nisha H. Modi, Kattya Lopez, Robert Reiss +20 more
2025Journal of Infection and Public Health4 citations Open access
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Determinants of QuantiFERON Plus-diagnosed tuberculosis infection in adult Ugandan TB contacts: A cross-sectional study
J. Mayito, A. Martineau, D. Tiwari, L. Nakiyingi +3 more
2023PLoS ONE4 citations Open access
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Preferences for Tongue Swab versus Sputum Collection for Tuberculosis Testing: A Multi-Country Survey
Kingsley Manoj Kumar, A. Borkman, A. Kim, R. Crowder +25 more
2025medRxiv3 citations Open access
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Diagnostic accuracy of the NOVA Tuberculosis Total Antibody Rapid test for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis and infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Gideon Nsubuga, Samuel Kennedy, Y. Rani, Zibran Hafiz +8 more
2023Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases3 citations
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