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Seroepidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in rural and semi-rural areas of the Littoral region of Cameroon
BACKGROUND: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been established as a leading cause of acute lower respiratory illness (ALRI) in …
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Low practice of malaria prevention among migrants and seasonal farmworkers in Metema and west Armacheho districts, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: More than hundreds and thousands of migrants and seasonal farm workers move from the highlands (relatively low malaria endemicity …
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Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula – a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: In Mozambique, infection by intestinal parasites is reported all over the country. However, infection in children with diarrhoea is …
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Initiation of hepatitis C treatment in two rural Rwandan districts: a mobile clinic approach
BACKGROUND: To eliminate hepatitis C, Rwanda is conducting national mass screenings and providing to people with chronic hepatitis C free …
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of respiratory microbial flora in African children with HIV-associated chronic lung disease
BACKGROUND: HIV-associated chronic lung disease (CLD) is common among children living with HIV (CLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa, including those on …
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Can the Xpert MRSA/SA BC assay be used as an antimicrobial stewardship tool? A prospective assay validation and descriptive impact assessment study in a South African setting
BACKGROUND: Positive blood cultures showing Gram positive cocci in clusters signifies either Staphylococcus aureus or the less-virulent coagulase-negative staphylococci. Rapid …
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Increased acquired protease inhibitor drug resistance mutations in minor HIV-1 quasispecies from infected patients suspected of failing on national second-line therapy in South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV-1C has been shown to have a greater risk of virological failure and reduced susceptibility towards boosted protease inhibitors …
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Pulmonary tuberculosis screening in anti-retroviral treated adults living with HIV in Kenya
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLHIV) who reside in high tuberculosis burden settings remain at risk for tuberculosis disease despite …
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Spatial clustering of livestock Anthrax events associated with agro-ecological zones in Kenya, 1957–2017
BACKGROUND: Developing disease risk maps for priority endemic and episodic diseases is becoming increasingly important for more effective disease management, …
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Tuberculosis (TB) in the refugee camps in Ethiopia: trends of case notification, profile, and treatment outcomes, 2014 to 2017
BACKGROUND: Severity of TB increases in refugee populations. Monitoring TB case notification and treatment outcomes are essential to improve the …
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Factors associated with delayed presentation to healthcare facilities for Lassa fever cases, Nigeria 2019: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Large outbreaks of Lassa fever (LF) occur annually in Nigeria. The case fatality rate among hospitalised cases is ~ …
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Hepatitis B virus infection and its associated factors among medical waste collectors at public health facilities in eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The risk of hepatitis B virus infection among medical waste handlers who undergo collection, transportation, and disposal of medical …
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Endemic chikungunya fever in Kenyan children: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) was first described in Tanzania in 1952. Several epidemics including East Africa have occurred, but there …
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Neonatal sepsis in a tertiary unit in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a global threat to healthcare resulting in an increase in morbidity and mortality. …
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A health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention and control in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Health workers are crucial to the successful implementation of infection prevention and control strategies to limit the transmission of …
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Characteristics and prognostic factors of COVID-19 among infected cases: a nationwide Tunisian analysis
Abstract Background The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to constitute an international public health concern. Few data are available …
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Assessing the efficacy of two dual-active ingredients long-lasting insecticidal nets for the control of malaria transmitted by pyrethroid-resistant vectors in Benin: study protocol for a three-arm, single-blinded, parallel, cluster-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are currently the primary method of malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa and have contributed to …
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Infection pattern, case fatality rate and spread of Lassa virus in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Lassa fever (LF) is a zoonotic infectious disease of public concern in Nigeria. The infection dynamics of the disease …
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Correction to: Differential susceptibility of Onchocerca volvulus microfilaria to ivermectin in two areas of contrasting history of mass drug administration in Cameroon: relevance of microscopy and molecular techniques for the monitoring of skin microfilarial repopulation within six months of direct observed treatment
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Diagnostic accuracy of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay in small hair samples for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis drug concentrations in a routine care setting
BACKGROUND: Treatment monitoring of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in resource-limited settings is challenging. We developed a multi-analyte assay for eleven anti-TB …