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Intensified household contact tracing, prevention and treatment support versus enhanced standard of care for contacts of tuberculosis cases in South Africa: study protocol for a household cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Household contact tracing of index TB cases has been advocated as a key part of TB control for many …
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Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among children aged 1 to 9 years in rural communities of Lemo district, southern Ethiopia: community based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading infectious cause of blindness. It is transmitted via personal contact with …
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Bayesian modeling of spatiotemporal patterns of TB-HIV co-infection risk in Kenya
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diseases are globally acknowledged as a public health challenge that exhibits …
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Multiple sequence types responsible for healthcare-associated Acinetobacter baumannii dissemination in a single centre in Egypt
Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an increasingly worrying organism in the healthcare setting, due to its multidrug resistance and persistence. …
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Interpreting HIV diagnostic histories into infection time estimates: analytical framework and online tool
BACKGROUND: It is frequently of epidemiological and/or clinical interest to estimate the date of HIV infection or time-since-infection of individuals. …
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Diabetes mellitus among patients attending TB clinics in Dar es Salaam: a descriptive cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: A bi-directional interaction between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis is well established and has been likened to that between HIV …
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Intestinal schistosomiasis of Ijinga Island, north-western Tanzania: prevalence, intensity of infection, hepatosplenic morbidities and their associated factors
BACKGROUND: Intestinal schistosomiasis is highly endemic in Tanzania and mass drug administration (MDA) using praziquantel is the mainstay of the …
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Comparison of GeneXpert and line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin-mono resistance at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The dual challenge of low diagnostic sensitivity of microscopy test and technical challenge of performing a TB culture test …
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The changing landscape of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Drug resistant malaria is a growing concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where previous studies indicate …
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Chromosomal and plasmid-mediated fluoroquinolone resistance in human Salmonella enterica infection in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Salmonella infection poses significant public health threat globally, especially in resource-limited countries. Emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant strains …
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blaVIM- and blaOXA-mediated carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the Mulago hospital intensive care unit in Kampala, Uganda
Abstract Background Between January 2015 and July 2017, we investigated the frequency of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and carbapenem …
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Broad spectrum resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolated from gastric biopsies of patients with dyspepsia in Cameroon and efflux-mediated multiresistance detection in MDR isolates
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is a leading cause of treatment failure in Helicobacter pylori infection. In Africa, there are very little …
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases in the Ethiopian highlands and studies on assessment of knowledge, …
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An approach for evaluating early and long term mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in low and middle income countries: a South African experience
BACKGROUND: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a global public health target. Robust, feasible methodologies to measure population level impact …
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Infrastructural and human-resource factors associated with return of infant HIV test results to caregivers: secondary analysis of a nationally representative situational assessment, South Africa, 2010
BACKGROUND: In June 2015, South Africa introduced early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) at birth and ten weeks postpartum. Guidelines recommended …
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Uptake of care and treatment amongst a national cohort of HIV positive infants diagnosed at primary care level, South Africa
Abstract Background Loss to follow-up after a positive infant HIV diagnosis negates the potential benefits of robust policies recommending immediate …
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Human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis care in Botswana: evidence from a real-world setting
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world's top public health challenges and the leading killer of people with HIV, yet …
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Moving towards elimination: findings from the South Africa prevention of mother to child transmission evaluation (SAPMTCTE)
It is remarkable that we find ourselves at a point in \n history where we can seriously consider the possibility …
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Factors associated with non-attendance at scheduled infant follow-up visits in an observational cohort of HIV-exposed infants in South Africa, 2012–2014
BACKGROUND: Since 2001 the South African guidelines to improve child health and prevent vertical HIV transmission recommended frequent infant follow-up …
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Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program
BACKGROUND: Rubella is an RNA virus in the genus Rubivirus within the Matonaviridae family. Rubella remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause …