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Independent clinic-based evaluation of point-of-care testing for the screening of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea and Trichomonas vaginalis in women-at-risk in Australia, Guatemala, Morocco, and South Africa
BACKGROUND: In 2018, the World Health Organization commenced a multi-country validation study of the Cepheid GeneXpert for a range of …
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An elevated level of interleukin-17A in a Senegalese malaria cohort is associated with rs8193038 IL-17A genetic variant
Malaria infection is a multifactorial disease partly modulated by host immuno-genetic factors. Recent evidence has demonstrated the importance of Interleukin-17 …
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Lessons learned from implementation of four HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models in Zambia: applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to understand impact of contextual factors on implementation
BACKGROUND: Although Zambia has integrated HIV-self-testing (HIVST) into its Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) regulatory frameworks, few best practices to optimize …
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1973 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Since the early 1970s, cholera outbreaks have been a major public health burden in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Determinants of viral load suppression failure among HIV adults on ARV attending health care facilities: a retrospective study in Tanga region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Availability and accessibility of Antiretroviral drugs (ARV's) improve the lives of People living with HIV (PLHIV) by improving client's …
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Empowering child health: Harnessing machine learning to predict acute respiratory infections in Ethiopian under-fives using demographic and health survey insights
BACKGROUND: A dearth of studies showed that infectious diseases cause the majority of deaths among under-five children. Worldwide, Acute Respiratory …
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Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of dolutegravir-based ART regimen in Durban, South Africa: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: Dolutegravir is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor that has been recommended for use in first-line antiretroviral regimens by the …
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A dengue virus infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Dengue is caused by a positive-stranded RNA virus called dengue virus, which is spread by Aedes mosquito species. It …
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Knowledge, perceptions, and exposure to bats in communities living around bat roosts in Bundibugyo district, Uganda: implications for viral haemorrhagic fever prevention and control
BACKGROUND: Bats are a reservoir for many viruses causing haemorrhagic fevers. Proximity to bats is a risk factor for virus …
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Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages from various sources in Addis Ababa against antimicrobial-resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains and evaluation of their therapeutic potential
BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli is a common fecal coliform, facultative aerobic, gram-negative bacterium. Pathogenic strains of such microbes have evolved to …
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Correction: COVID-19 and its effects on endothelium in HIV-positive patients in sub-saharan Africa: cardiometabolic risk, thrombosis and vascular function (ENDOCOVID STUDY)
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Organisation of testing services, structural barriers and facilitators of routine HIV self-testing during sexually transmitted infection consultations: a qualitative study of patients and providers in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Consultations for sexually transmitted infection (STI) provide an opportunity to offer HIV testing to both patients and their partners. …
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Evaluation of clinically relevant serum proteins as biomarkers for monitoring COVID-19 severity, and end-organ damage among hospitalized unvaccinated patients
BACKGROUND: The extensive variability and conflicting information in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient data have made it difficult for the …
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Towards prevention of new COVID-19 infections in institutions of higher education: factors influencing compliance with mask-wearing among public university students in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Ghana's mask-wearing compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols has not been as impressive among the general population. In this study, …
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Kaposi varicelliform eruption: an unusual presentation caused by varicella zoster virus in a healthy adult patient - a case report
BACKGROUND: Kaposi Varicelliform Eruptions (KVE), also known as eczema herpeticum, is a rare and potentially life-threatening dermatological condition primarily attributed …
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Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility test and associated factors of Salmonella and Shigella in ready-to-eat fruit juices and salads in Mekelle, northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Food borne diseases is a challenging problem nowadays. Salmonella and Shigella species are great concern of food-born outbreaks. Thus, …
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Hepatitis E outbreak in the health district of Bocaranga-Koui, Central African Republic, 2018–2019
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major public health disease causing large outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute hepatitis. …
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Costs of distributing HIV self-testing kits in Eswatini through community and workplace models
BACKGROUND: This study evaluates the implementation and running costs of an HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution program in Eswatini. HIVST kits …
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Trends of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin resistance in Northwest Ethiopia: Xpert® MTB/RIF assay results from 2015 to 2021
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in countries with limited resources. …
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Prevalence of Rifampicin resistance tuberculosis among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Egypt-2021: a national health facility-based survey
BACKGROUND: The magnitude of MDR-TB cases was noticeable in Egypt. However, the last national survey was 11-years ago. The current …