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Willy Ssengooba

Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages
2016 · David Stucki, Daniela Brites, et al. · Nature Genetics · 424
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Genomic analysis of globally diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains provides insights into the emergence and spread of multidrug resistance
2017 · Abigail L Manson, Keira A Cohen, et al. · Nature Genetics · 280
A sister lineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex discovered in the African Great Lakes region
2020 · Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Chloé Loiseau, et al. · Nature Communications · 214
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Tuberculosis risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda: implications for tuberculosis control
2015 · Bruce J Kirenga, Willy Ssengooba, et al. · BMC Public Health · 111
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Sensititre MYCOTB MIC Plate for Testing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Susceptibility to First- and Second-Line Drugs
2013 · Jongseok Lee, Derek T. Armstrong, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 107
Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a cross-sectional diagnostic study
2013 · Moorine Penninah Sekadde, Eric Wobudeya, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 93
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Predictors and outcomes of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected smear- negative presumptive tuberculosis patients in Uganda
2015 · Lydia Nakiyingi, Willy Ssengooba, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 85
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Phytochemical screening, antimycobacterial activity and acute toxicity of crude extracts of selected medicinal plant species used locally in the treatment of tuberculosis in Uganda
2022 · Benson Oloya, Jane Namukobe, et al. · Tropical Medicine and Health · 64
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Rifampicin resistance mutations in the 81 bp RRDR of rpoB gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using Xpert®MTB/RIF in Kampala, Uganda: a retrospective study
2014 · Gerald Mboowa, Carolyn Namaganda, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 64
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Variation and risk factors of drug resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2015 · Deus Lukoye, Willy Ssengooba, et al. · BMC Public Health · 54
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Comparative performance of urinary lipoarabinomannan assays and Xpert MTB/RIF in HIV-infected individuals
2014 · Maunank Shah, Willy Ssengooba, et al. · AIDS · 54
Variable ability of rapid tests to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis rpoB mutations conferring phenotypically occult rifampicin resistance
2019 · Gabriela Torrea, Kamela C. S. Ng, et al. · Scientific Reports · 51
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Diagnostic performance of smear microscopy and incremental yield of Xpert in detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rwanda
2016 · Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Willy Ssengooba, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 51
Species and genotypic diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from children investigated for pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Uganda
2013 · Benon B Asiimwe, Godwins B Bagyenzi, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 46
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High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted with severe pneumonia in Uganda
2013 · Josephine M Nantongo, Eric Wobudeya, et al. · BMC Pediatrics · 46
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid
2019 · Jerome H. Chin, Abdu K. Musubire, et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 40
Cost-effectiveness of novel algorithms for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals in Uganda
2013 · Maunank Shah, David Dowdy, et al. · AIDS · 40
Whole genome sequencing to complement tuberculosis drug resistance surveys in Uganda
2016 · Willy Ssengooba, Conor J. Meehan, et al. · Infection Genetics and Evolution · 39
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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
2014 · John K. Lusiba, Lydia Nakiyingi, et al. · PLoS ONE · 39
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Accuracy of the tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay to diagnose and monitor response to anti-tuberculosis therapy: a longitudinal comparative study with standard-of-care smear microscopy, Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, and culture in Uganda
2024 · Emmanuel Musisi, Samuel Wamutu, et al. · The Lancet Microbe · 35
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Accuracy of Xpert Ultra in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children in Uganda: a Substudy from the SHINE Trial
2020 · Willy Ssengooba, Jean de Dieu Iragena, et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 35
Performance of stool-based molecular tests and processing methods for paediatric tuberculosis diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2024 · Lucía Carratalà-Castro, Shilzia Munguambe, et al. · The Lancet Microbe · 33
Prevalence and risk factors of latent Tuberculosis among adolescents in rural Eastern Uganda
2015 · D Mumpe-Mwanja, S Verver, et al. · African Health Sciences · 33
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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
2018 · Lydia Nakiyingi, Prossy Nakanwagi, et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 30
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An Early Morning Sputum Sample Is Necessary for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Even with More Sensitive Techniques: A Prospective Cohort Study among Adolescent TB-Suspects in Uganda
2012 · Willy Ssengooba, David P. Kateete, et al. · Tuberculosis Research and Treatment · 29
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Works count: 180
Citation count: 2,862
H-index: 26
I10-index: 62
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