Training Years: 2016-2017
Training Site: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
Country: Peru
Mentor: Valerie Paz Soldan, PhD; Richard Oberhelman, MD
Title: The efficacy of cough measuring accelerometers to prognosticate active pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients in Lima, Peru
Project Objectives:
Aim 1: To improve diagnostic and prognostic tools for TB in HIV patients with low-cost reusable devices;
Aim 1a: Evaluate the efficacy of a cough accelerometer as a TB prognostication device in the outpatient setting.
Aim 1b: Assess the acceptability and usability of the device by TB patients in the outpatient setting.
NIH Support: Fogarty scholars doctoral training award
