South Africa
Lead institution(s)
- Stellenbosch University
- University of Cape Town
Lead investigator(s)
- Grant Theron PhD, MSc
- Heather Zar, MD, PhD
Staff
- Zaida Palmer, Presumptive TB Cohort Study Coordinator and Senior Technical Officer
- Charissa Naidoo, DR-TB Cohort Study Coordinator
- Brigitta Derendinger, DR-TB Assistant Coordinator of Shipments
- Raeesa Hussan, DR-TB Cohort Assistant Project Coordinator
- Megan Hendrikse, Laboratory Manager
- Dawn Davis, Research Nurse
- Jane Fortuin, Research Nurse
- Charlotte Lawn, Research Nurse
- Zinthle Ntwana, Community Health Worker
- Fikiswa Seti, Community Health Worker
- Dandelene Sylvester, Community Health Worker
- Charmaine van der Walt, Research Nurse
As of April 2024
Cohort enrollment capacity
- Adults with presumptive TB
- Children with presumptive TB
- People living with HIV
- Drug-resistant TB
| Number | Rate per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|---|
| Total TB incidence | 280,000 (182,000 – 398,000) | 468 (304 – 665) |
| HIV-positive TB incidence | 152,000 (99,000 – 217,000) | 255 (166 – 362) |
| MDR/RR-TB incidence | 11,000 (6,700 – 16,000) | 19 (11 – 26) |
| HIV-negative TB mortality | 23,000 (22,000 – 24,000) | 39 (37 – 41) |
| HIV-positive TB mortality | 31,000 (9,900 – 64,000) | 52 (17 – 107) |