Tessa Mochizuki, MPH
Research Scientist
Medicine
School of Medicine

Publications (5)

Top publication keywords:
UgandaAfricaTuberculosis, PulmonarySputumTuberculosisMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMycobacterium tuberculosisMass ScreeningSpecimen HandlingAsiaTongueSensitivity and SpecificityC-Reactive ProteinMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

• C-Reactive Protein-based Screening of People with Tuberculosis Symptoms: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.
  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2025 Derendinger B, Mochizuki TK, Marcelo D, Shankar D, Mangeni W, Nguyen H, Yerikaya S, Worodria W, Yu C, Nguyen NV, Christopher DJ, Theron G, Phillips PPJ, Nahid P, Denkinger CM, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C
• Impact of a multicomponent strategy including decentralized molecular testing for tuberculosis on mortality: planned analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda.
  EClinicalMedicine 2024 Katamba A, Mochizuki T, Nalugwa T, Nantale M, Oyuku D, Nabwire S, Babirye D, Musinguzi J, Nakawesa A, Nekesa I, Turyahabwe S, Joloba M, Dowdy DW, Moore DAJ, Davis JL, Shete P, Adams K, Reza T, …
• New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2024 Steadman A, Andama A, Ball A, Mukwatamundu J, Khimani K, Mochizuki T, Asege L, Bukirwa A, Kato JB, Katumba D, Kisakye E, Mangeni W, Mwebe S, Nakaye M, Nassuna I, Nyawere J, Nakaweesa A, Cook C, …
• C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis triage testing: a multi-country diagnostic accuracy study.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2024 Derendinger B, Mochizuki TK, Marcelo D, Shankar D, Mangeni W, Nguyen H, Yerikaya S, Worodria W, Yu C, Nguyen NV, Christopher DJ, Theron G, Phillips PPJ, Nahid P, Denkinger CM, Cattamanchi A, Yoon C
• New manual qPCR assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular TB diagnostics.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2023 Steadman A, Andama A, Ball A, Mukwatamundu J, Khimani K, Mochizuki T, Asege L, Bukirwa A, Kato JB, Katumba D, Kisakye E, Mangeni W, Mwebe S, Nakaye M, Nasuna I, Nyawere J, Visente D, Cook C, Nalugwa T…