Protocol for a biomarker discovery study to identify correlates of risk for future tuberculosis disease progression in South African children (INTREPID)
The study protocol received ethical approval from the Stellenbosch University Health Research Ethics Committee (N23/03/025). The study findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, scientific conferences and formal presentations to healthcare professionals and to local communities, in collaboration with the Desmond Tutu TB Centre Community Advisory Board.
Authors
- Rory Dunbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-5940)
- John A. Altin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-7470)
- Ron Basuroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0765-7534)
- Melissa Shea Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-0253)
- R. P. McNamara
- Claire Dunican
- Iena Petronella Derks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7070-5036)
- Corné Bosch
- James A Seddon
- Marieke M van der Zalm
- Sarah M Fortune
- Anneen van Deventer
- H Simon Schaaf
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard (US)
- Genomics (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (GB)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099348
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00