William Worodria

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

William Worodria is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, William Worodria has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Infectious Diseases, 88 papers in Epidemiology and 51 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in William Worodria's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (75 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (52 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (35 papers). William Worodria is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (75 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (52 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (35 papers). William Worodria collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and United Kingdom. William Worodria's co-authors include J. Lucian Davis, Laurence Huang, Adithya Cattamanchi, Robert Colebunders, Saskia den Boon, Samuel Yoo, Harriet Mayanja‐Kizza, Peter Reiss, Alfred Andama and Graeme Meintjes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

William Worodria

135 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings

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Jonny Peter South Africa

Fabrizio Palmieri Italy

Molebogeng X. Rangaka United Kingdom

Daniel Kaul United States

Debra Benator United States

Lesley Scott South Africa

Shriprakash Kalantri India

José Domínguez Spain

Alphonse Okwera Uganda

Philip LoBue United States

Jonny Peter South Africa

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Nalugwa, Talemwa, Deepa Shankar, Alfred Andama, et al.. (2025). Preferences for tuberculosis diagnostic test features among people tested for tuberculosis: a multicountry discrete choice experiment. 1(3). 100012–100012.

Kirenga, Bruce, Jeremiah Chakaya, Tewodros Haile, et al.. (2024). The burden of severe asthma in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the African Severe Asthma Project. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100209–100209. 5 indexed citations

Crowder, Rebecca, Alfred Andama, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic Accuracy of Tuberculosis Screening Tests in a Prospective Multinational Cohort: Chest Radiography With Computer-Aided Detection, Xpert Tuberculosis Host Response, and C-Reactive Protein. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 82(2). e239–e247. 1 indexed citations

Musisi, Emmanuel, Ingvar Sanyu, Sylvia Kaswabuli, et al.. (2024). Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 28(9). 419–426. 4 indexed citations

Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Nixon Niyonzima, Edwin Nuwagira, et al.. (2023). Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and cytogenetic abnormalities among people with HIV. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 888. 503640–503640. 3 indexed citations

Fitzpatrick, Jessica, Ingvar Sanyu, Patrick Byanyima, et al.. (2023). Sex modifies the risk of HIV-associated obstructive lung disease in Ugandans postpneumonia. AIDS. 37(11). 1683–1692. 4 indexed citations

Andama, Alfred, Grant R. Whitman, Rebecca Crowder, et al.. (2022). Accuracy of Tongue Swab Testing Using Xpert MTB-RIF Ultra for Tuberculosis Diagnosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 60(7). e0042122–e0042122. 38 indexed citations

Thiel, Bonnie, William Worodria, Mary Nsereko, et al.. (2021). Immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Ugandan adults who resist versus those who develop latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0249477–e0249477. 4 indexed citations

Kateete, David Patrick, Bernard S. Bagaya, Winters Muttamba, et al.. (2021). Biobanking: Strengthening Uganda's Rapid Response to COVID-19 and Other Epidemics. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 20(3). 238–243. 7 indexed citations

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Baluku, Joseph Baruch, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2019. 1–7. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Richard J., Daniela Moïsi, Emily Chang, et al.. (2019). HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216680–e0216680. 11 indexed citations

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Kalema, Nelson, Christina Lindan, David V. Glidden, et al.. (2017). Predictors and short-term outcomes of recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A cohort study. 23(4). 106–112. 1 indexed citations

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Shenoy, Meera K., Shoko Iwai, Din L. Lin, et al.. (2016). Immune Response and Mortality Risk Relate to Distinct Lung Microbiomes in Patients with HIV and Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(1). 104–114. 59 indexed citations

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Tokman, Sofya, Christopher F. Barnett, Leah G. Jarlsberg, et al.. (2014). Procalcitonin predicts mortality in HIV‐infected U gandan adults with lower respiratory tract infections. Respirology. 19(3). 382–388. 11 indexed citations

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Parobek, Christian M., Jaymin C. Patel, Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez, et al.. (2014). Multilocus Microsatellite Genotyping Array for Investigation of Genetic Epidemiology of Pneumocystis jirovecii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52(5). 1391–1399. 23 indexed citations

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Kisembo, Harriet, Michael Kawooya, Chris Kenyon, William Worodria, & Robert Colebunders. (2014). Abdominal Sonographic Findings in Severely Immunosuppressed Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Treated for Tuberculosis. 2(2). 65–74. 1 indexed citations

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Jarlsberg, Leah G., Kieran R. Daly, William Worodria, et al.. (2012). Serologic Responses to Recombinant Pneumocystis jirovecii Major Surface Glycoprotein among Ugandan Patients with Respiratory Symptoms. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51545–e51545. 13 indexed citations

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Taylor, Steve M., Steven R. Meshnick, William Worodria, et al.. (2012). Low Prevalence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) but High Prevalence of Pneumocystis dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) Gene Mutations in HIV-Infected Persons in Uganda. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e49991–e49991. 23 indexed citations

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Worodria, William, Marguerite Massinga Loembé, Joris Menten, et al.. (2011). Incidence and Predictors of Mortality and the Effect of Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Cohort of TB/HIV Patients Commencing Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 58(1). 32–37. 54 indexed citations

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Ogwang, Sam, Benon Asiimwe, Hamidou Traore, et al.. (2009). Comparison of rapid tests for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 139–139. 12 indexed citations

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