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Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers and associated factors among children in Hawassa City, southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the major public health problems worldwide. Limited information exists about the …
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High fecal carriage of extended Beta Lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae among adult patients admitted in referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Multi-drug resistance pathogens such as Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) are of great global health concern, since they …
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Incidence and predictors of virological failure among adult HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Amhara regional referral hospitals; Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Although the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS 90-90-90-targets recommends achieving 90% of viral suppression for patients on first-line antiretroviral …
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Inequalities in measles immunization coverage in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health surveys 2000–2016
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has low measles immunization coverage and little is known about the disparities surrounding what coverage is provided. This …
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Intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis and intestinal parasites are mostly affecting poor people. They are in a vicious since one is the risk …
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Testing the regulatory framework in South Africa – a single-blind randomized pilot trial of commercial probiotic supplementation to standard therapy in women with bacterial vaginosis
BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases HIV risk and adverse reproductive outcomes. Standard-of-care (SOC) for BV are antibiotics; however, cure rates …
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Serosurvey of Treponema pallidum infection among children with skin ulcers in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem, northern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The first yaws eradication campaign reduced the prevalence of yaws by 95%. In recent years, however, yaws has reemerged …
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Multilevel ordinal model for CD4 count trends in seroconversion among South Africa women
BACKGROUND: Ordinal health longitudinal response variables have distributions that make them unsuitable for many popular statistical models that assume normality. …
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Cryptococcal antigenemia and its predictors among HIV infected patients in resource limited settings: a systematic review
Abstract Background Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that primarily affects people with advanced HIV/AIDS and is an important cause …
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Pharmacokinetic study of two different rifabutin doses co-administered with lopinavir/ritonavir in African HIV and tuberculosis co-infected adult patients
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the pharmacokinetic profile of 150 mg rifabutin (RBT) taken every other day (every 48 …
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Spatio-temporal variation of malaria hotspots in Central Senegal, 2008–2012
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic areas, identifying spatio-temporal hotspots is becoming an important element of innovative control strategies targeting transmission bottlenecks. …
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Measles outbreak amplified in a pediatric ward: Lyantonde District, Uganda, August 2017
Abstract Background Measles is a highly infectious viral disease. In August 2017, Lyantonde District, Uganda reported a measles outbreak to …
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What is the level of uptake of partner notification services in HIV testing in selected health facilities in Gatanga Sub County, Muranga County – Kenya; a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Identification of people living with HIV is key in HIV prevention and control. Partner Notification service is a World …
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Prevalence of chronic HBV infection in pregnant woman attending antenatal care in a tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Tanzania has a high prevalence (7.17%) of chronic hepatitis B infection. Mother to Child transmission is very common, …
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Malaria patterns across altitudinal zones of Mount Elgon following intensified control and prevention programs in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major tropical vector-borne disease of immense public health concern owing to its debilitating effects in sub-Saharan …
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Is distance associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes? A retrospective cohort study in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Challenges accessing nearby health facilities may be a barrier to initiating and completing tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We aimed to …
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Factors associated with occurrence of salmonellosis among children living in Mukuru slum, an urban informal settlement in Kenya
Abstract Background In Kenya, typhoid fever and invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis present a huge burden of disease, especially in poor-resource settings …
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Delay in treatment initiation and its association with clinical severity and infectiousness among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Delayed treatment initiation of tuberculosis (TB) increases disease progression and development of complications which may lead to a higher …
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HIV patients retention and attrition in care and their determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: There is paucity of evidence on the magnitude of HIV patients' retention and attrition in Ethiopia. Hence, the aim …
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Biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence genes of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from clinical isolates in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Uropathogenic E. coli is the leading cause of Urinary tract infections (UTIs), contributing to 80-90% of all community-acquired and …