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ArticleJournal of tropical medicine2026

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Joseph Baruch Baluku, Mary Magdalen Ichumar, Daphine Zawedde, Martin Nabwana, Diana Nanyanzi, Harriet Yvonne Wanda, Sharon Namiiro, Brenda Namanda, Eva Nabawanuka, Sharif Kikomeko and 8 more

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Article in Journal of tropical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Joseph Baruch BalukuDivision of Pulmonology Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda kiruddu.hosp.go.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-9674
Mary Magdalen IchumarTuberculosis Unit Kisenyi Health Center Kampala Uganda.
Daphine ZaweddeDivision of Pulmonology Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda kiruddu.hosp.go.ug.
Martin NabwanaDepartment of Data Management Makerere University-John Hopkins University Care Ltd Kampala Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-9813
Diana NanyanziHIV Care and Treatment Department Makerere University Joint AIDS Program Kampala Uganda.
Harriet Yvonne WandaHIV Care and Treatment Department Makerere University Joint AIDS Program Kampala Uganda.
Sharon NamiiroTuberculosis Research Group Makerere University Lung Institute Kampala Uganda mak.ac.ug.
Brenda NamandaTuberculosis Research Group Makerere University Lung Institute Kampala Uganda mak.ac.ug.
Eva NabawanukaDepartment of Radiology Mulago National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda mulago.or.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-0951
Sharif KikomekoDivision of Pulmonology Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda kiruddu.hosp.go.ug.
Judith MutesiDivision of Pulmonology Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda kiruddu.hosp.go.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9727-1823
Grace KansiimeDepartment of Medicine Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara Uganda must.ac.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-7594
Edwin NuwagiraDepartment of Medicine Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara Uganda must.ac.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-9504
Christian KraefDepartment of Infectious Diseases Rigshospitalet University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark ku.dk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5224-0335
Joshua RheinDivision of Infectious Disease Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA umn.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0480-9646
Emmanuel SerembaDivision of Pulmonology Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Kampala Uganda kiruddu.hosp.go.ug.
Ian G MunabiMakerere University College of Health Sciences Makerere University Kampala Uganda mak.ac.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-7355
Sarah KiguliMakerere University College of Health Sciences Makerere University Kampala Uganda mak.ac.ug.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-4161

Funding

Health Professions Education and training for strengthening the health system and services in UgandaR25TW011213 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KIGULI, SARAH · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
FIC NIH HHS R25 TW011213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methods: We enrolled adults (≥ 18 years) with drug-sensitive, newly diagnosed, bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB from two public clinics in Uganda. HP infection was determined using stool antigen testing. Severe TB was defined as GeneXpert cycle threshold < 16 or smear grade 3+ (microbiological), Bandim TBscore ≥ 8 (clinical), and chest X-ray Timika score > 71 (radiological). Treatment outcomes were determined ≥ 7 months after treatment initiation. Results: Among 200 participants, 67 (33.5%) were HP positive. Severe radiological TB was more frequent among HP-positive participants (34.8% vs. 22.1%, Conclusion: HP was not significantly associated with TB severity or outcomes, though a trend toward greater radiological severity warrants further investigation in larger, prospective studies.

Indexed as

Helicobacter pylorioutcomesseveritytuberculosisX-ray

Identifiers

PMID42840339
PMCPMC13639381

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