ANDI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN TB DIAGNOSTICS RESEARCH
University of Cape Town
Cape Town is an expert grouping within in the Division of Pulmonology in the Department of Medicine. It is a research group of approximately 50 students and staff whose research interest encompasses 3 main areas:
• Development and evaluation of novel and newer tools for the field friendly diagnosis of human tuberculosis
• Immunopathogenesis, diagnosis and management of MDR and XDR-TB
• The immunology of tuberculosis and other pulmonary infections using samples from the human lung
Website: www.lunginstitute.co.za/content/lung_infection.html