Noble, Lara http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-9023
Scott, Lesley
Stewart-Isherwood, Lynsey
Molifi, Seponono John
Sanne, Ian
Da Silva, Pedro
Stevens, Wendy
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (#015NEWTON TB)
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ZAC-C-NDOH)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1171455)
Article History
Received: 10 April 2019
Accepted: 28 February 2020
First Online: 4 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval for this evaluation was obtained from the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa) Human Research Ethics Committee: M150160. Specimens were considered to be residual and the need for patient consent was waived by the ethics committee.
: Not applicable.
: SJM was supported by funding provided to the NPP/NHLS as a sub-recipient to the South African National Department of Health, on Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria funds (sub-recipient grant number: ZAC-C-NDOH). WS, LS and LN were supported by funding received from the South African Medical Research Council with funds received from the South African National Department of Health, and the UK Medical Research Council, with funds received from the UK Government’s Newton Fund under the UK/South Africa Newton Fund #015NEWTON TB; and by funding received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Innovation in Laboratory Engineered Accelerated Diagnostics investment (grant number OPP1171455).