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Hepatitis E virus outbreak associated with rainfall in the Central African Republic in 2008-2009
BACKGROUND: Infection by hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause a high burden of morbidity and mortality in countries with poor …
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Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, serotypes and risk factors for group B streptococcus rectovaginal isolates among pregnant women at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya; a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Estimates of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease burden, antimicrobial susceptibility, and serotypes in pregnant women are limited for many …
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Factors affecting uptake and completion of isoniazid preventive therapy among HIV-infected children at a national referral hospital, Kenya: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and the leading cause of death in people living with HIV …
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Correction to: Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for tuberculosis adenitis
After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that there is a mistake in the article note.
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Long-term immunological responses to treatment among HIV-2 patients in Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that responses to HIV-2 treatment regimens are worse than responses to HIV-1 regimens during the first 12 …
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Use of adenosine deaminase (ADA) to diagnose suspected peritoneal tuberculosis in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Peritoneal tuberculosis is the most common cause of low albumin gradient ascites in developing countries, but it can be …
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Joint modelling of longitudinal and time-to-event data: an illustration using CD4 count and mortality in a cohort of patients initiated on antiretroviral therapy
BACKGROUND: Modelling of longitudinal biomarkers and time-to-event data are important to monitor disease progression. However, these two variables are traditionally …
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Through service providers’ eyes: health systems factors affecting implementation of tuberculosis control in Enugu State, South-Eastern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Well-functioning health systems are essential to achieving global and national tuberculosis (TB) control targets. This study examined health system …
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Rubella IgM epidemiology in the pre-rubella vaccination era in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Control of Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome using vaccination has shown great success in the America's. Uganda is due …
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The role of drug resistance in poor viral suppression in rural South Africa: findings from a population-based study
BACKGROUND: Understanding factors driving virological failure, including the contribution of HIV drug resistance mutations (DRM), is critical to ensuring HIV …
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Incidence and predictors of tuberculosis occurrence among adults on antiretroviral therapy at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: In resource limited settings, Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients on antiretroviral treatment. …
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Loss to follow-up and associated maternal factors among HIV-exposed infants at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) deprives HIV-exposed infants the lifesaving care required and results in exposing HIV free infants to …
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Modelling of viral load dynamics and CD4 cell count progression in an antiretroviral naive cohort: using a joint linear mixed and multistate Markov model
BACKGROUND: Patients infected with HIV may experience a succession of clinical stages before the disease diagnosis and their health status …
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among antenatal clinic attendees in Gamawa Local Government Area, Bauchi State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus disease is a potentially life-threatening liver infection and a major global health problem. It causes chronic …
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Variation of prevalence of malaria, parasite density and the multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infection throughout the year at three different health centers in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: In the Republic of Congo, hot temperature and seasons distortions observed may impact the development of malaria parasites. We …
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Risk factors for HIV infection among married couples in Rakai, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Although married couples can be at an elevated risk of HIV infection, few studies have explored the risk factors …
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Description of the targeted water supply and hygiene response strategy implemented during the cholera outbreak of 2017–2018 in Kinshasa, DRC
BACKGROUND: Rapid control of cholera outbreaks is a significant challenge in overpopulated urban areas. During late-2017, Kinshasa, the capital of …
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Bacterial otitis media in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear, comprising a spectrum of diseases. It is the commonest episode …
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Rabies in Uganda: rabies knowledge, attitude and practice and molecular characterization of circulating virus strains
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a deadly preventable viral disease that affects all warm-blooded animals and widespread in many regions including Africa. …
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Distribution of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species isolated in different clinical samples and their in vitro antifungal suscetibity profile in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The spectrum of yeasts and their antifungal susceptibility profile are poorly known and treatment of fungal disease has remained …