Elias N. Ntinginya

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology(10), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections(6), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis(6), Viral Infections and Vectors(3), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment(3)

Publications15 total

Genomic Insights into Marburg Virus Strains from 2023 and 2025 Outbreaks in Kagera, Tanzania
Emerging infectious diseases·2026Open Access
OA-359 Latent tuberculosis infection among people with diabetes mellitus in Uganda and Tanzania
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Tuberculosis bacillary load, an early marker of disease severity: the utility of tuberculosis Molecular Bacterial Load Assay
Thorax·2020· 83 citedOpen Access
Reduction of malaria prevalence after introduction of artemisinin-combination-therapy in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: results from a cohort study with 6773 participants
Malaria Journal·2018· 17 citedOpen Access
Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert<sup>®</sup> MTB/RIF cycle threshold level to predict smear positivity: a meta-analysis
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease·2017· 31 cited
Why being an expert – despite xpert –remains crucial for children in high TB burden settings
BMC Infectious Diseases·2017· 32 citedOpen Access
Performance of urine lipoarabinomannan assays for paediatric tuberculosis in Tanzania
European Respiratory Journal·2015· 55 citedOpen Access
The Molecular Bacterial Load Assay Replaces Solid Culture for Measuring Early Bactericidal Response to Antituberculosis Treatment
Journal of Clinical Microbiology·2014· 78 citedOpen Access
miRNA Signatures in Sera of Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
PLoS ONE·2013· 82 citedOpen Access
High Seroprevalence for Typhus Group Rickettsiae, Southwestern Tanzania
Emerging infectious diseases·2013· 32 citedOpen Access
Performance of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in an active case-finding strategy: a pilot study from Tanzania [Short communication]
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease·2012· 29 cited
Increased and Expedited Case Detection by Xpert MTB/RIF Assay in Childhood Tuberculosis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2012· 142 citedOpen Access
High Seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever and Evidence for Endemic Circulation in Mbeya Region, Tanzania, in a Cross-Sectional Study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases·2012· 87 citedOpen Access
Rapid and Accurate Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum Samples by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay—A Clinical Validation Study
PLoS ONE·2011· 161 citedOpen Access
Low sensitivity of a urine LAM-ELISA in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
BMC Infectious Diseases·2009· 88 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Michael Höelscher(10), Norbert Heinrich(9), Elmar Saathoff(8), Bariki Mtafya(7), Petra Clowes(7), Leonard Maboko(7), Andrea Rachow(6), Klaus Reither(6), Gabriel Rojas-Ponce(5), Inge Kroidl(5), Alimuddin Zumla(2), Justin O’Grady(2), Jim F. Huggett(2), Keertan Dheda(2), Arne Kroidl(2), Lilian Tina Minja(2), Harun Machibya(2), Thomas Löscher(2), Gerhard Dobler(2), Isobella Honeyborne(2)