Manage-TBI

Management of TB Infection in People Living with HIV in European settings (MANAGE-TBI) Study
What is it about?
- People with latent tuberculosis infection (TBI) constitute a large source of active-TB.
- Approximately 25% of the world’s population has TBI, but only <5% are diagnosed and treated to prevent TB.
- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have the highest rates of TB/HIV coinfection and the largest reservoir of TBI in Europe.
- Management of TBI among people living with HIV in CEE remains scattered and requires urgent benchmarking
- MANAGE-TBI Study is a non-interventional observational study to define best TB preventive strategies among people living with HIV
If you would like to make a difference and join the study please fill in the feasibility survey.
Study Newsletters:
1. September 2026
The MANAGE-TBI Study is supported by WEEPI Foundation Research Grant (Nr. 337-2025). 
The MANAGE-TBI Study Launch Meeting will take place at ESCMID Global 2027 in Stockholm.


Poland
Justyna Kowalska
Principal Investigator

Denmark
Daria Podlekareva
Scientific Steering Committee Chair
Scientific Steering Committee

North Macedonia
Milena Stevanovikj
Member

Lithuania
Raimonda Matulionyte
Member

Turkey
Deniz Gökengin
Member

Romania
Cristiana Oprea
Member

Bosnia and herzegovina
Antonija Verhaz
Member

albania
Arjan Harxhi
Member
Study Team

poland
Dominik
Bursa
Deputy
Investigator

Poland
Agata
Pawlak
PI
Assistant

Poland
Gabriel Zaremba-Wróblewski
Project Research Assistant

Poland
Gabriela Pawłowska
Project
Assistant

Poland
Adam Kwiatkowski
Database
Manager
Stigma Project

Sweden
Zofia Szulc
Stigma Project
Research Associate

Poland
Gabriela Pawłowska
Stigma Project
Coordinator

Poland
Leyla Bennacer
Work Package Lead

India
Sai Keertana Devarapalli
Work Package Lead

USa
Emily Burzynski
Work Package Lead
Stigma Project Advisory Board

UK
Al Story
Expert

Turkey
Bulent Turan
Expert

USa
Janet Turan
Expert
Public Health Module

Denmark
Elena Vovc
Public Health Expert
