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Bianca Sossen

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Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfectious Diseases and TuberculosisDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Bianca Sossen works in Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Recorded institutional associations include University of Cape Town, Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine.

50Publications
1,760Citations
15H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Remdesivir and three other drugs for hospitalised patients with COVID-19: final results of the WHO Solidarity randomised trial and updated meta-analyses

    2022 · 394 citations

  2. Subclinical Tuberculosis Disease—A Review and Analysis of Prevalence Surveys to Inform Definitions, Burden, Associations, and Screening Methodology

    2020 · 312 citations

  3. Novel lipoarabinomannan point-of-care tuberculosis test for people with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study

    2019 · 218 citations

  4. The natural history of untreated pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    2023 · 101 citations

  5. Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

    2023 · 83 citations

  6. Quantifying progression and regression across the spectrum of pulmonary tuberculosis: a data synthesis study

    2023 · 82 citations

  7. Clinical, microbiologic, and immunologic determinants of mortality in hospitalized patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis: A prospective cohort study

    2019 · 80 citations

  8. Diagnostic accuracy of a novel tuberculosis point-of-care urine lipoarabinomannan assay for people living with HIV: A meta-analysis of individual in- and outpatient data

    2020 · 79 citations

  9. Corticosteroids as an adjunct to tuberculosis therapy

    2018 · 70 citations

  10. Tuberculosis and HIV coinfection: Progress and challenges towards reducing incidence and mortality

    2025 · 58 citations

  11. Diagnostic sensitivity of SILVAMP TB-LAM (FujiLAM) point-of-care urine assay for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV

    2019 · 46 citations

  12. 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

    2024 · 31 citations

  13. Urine-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV: a prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study

    2024 · 21 citations

  14. High resolution imaging and five-year tuberculosis contact outcomes

    2023 · 19 citations

  15. Treatment for radiographically active, sputum culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    2023 · 19 citations

  16. Multicentre accuracy trial of FUJIFILM SILVAMP TB LAM test in people with HIV reveals lot variability

    2022 · 15 citations

  17. Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest X-ray Computer-Aided Detection Software for Detection of Prevalent and Incident Tuberculosis in Household Contacts

    2024 · 14 citations

  18. “SILVAMP TB LAM” Rapid Urine Tuberculosis Test Predicts Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in South Africa

    2020 · 13 citations

  19. A Prospective Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Point-of-Care VISITECT CD4 Advanced Disease Test in 7 Countries

    2024 · 13 citations

  20. Functional and Activation Profiles of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells in Patients With Tuberculosis and HIV in a High Endemic Setting

    2021 · 12 citations

  21. Development of accurate non-sputum-based diagnostic tests for tuberculosis: an ongoing challenge

    2022 · 11 citations

  22. The Natural History of Untreated Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    2022 · 9 citations

  23. PET/CT guided tuberculosis treatment shortening: a randomized trial

    2024 · 9 citations

  24. A threat to decentralised care for drug-resistant tuberculosis

    2020 · 8 citations

  25. Urine lipoarabinomannan for rapid tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-infected adult outpatients in Khayelitsha

    2021 · 8 citations

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