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Age-disparity, sexual connectedness and HIV infection in disadvantaged communities around Cape Town, South Africa: A study protocol

Delva, Wim; Beauclair, Roxanne; Welte, Alex; Vansteelandt, Stijn; Hens, Niel; Aerts, Marc; Du Toit, Elizabeth; Beyers, Nulda; Temmerman, Marleen (BioMed Central Ltd, 2011)

Abstract: Background Crucial connections between sexual network structure and the distribution of HIV remain inadequately understood, especially in regard to the role of concurrency and age disparity in relationships, and ...

Obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with previous tuberculosis : pathophysiology of a community-based cohort

Allwood, Brian W.; Gillespie, Rencia; Galperin-Aizenberg, Maya; Bateman, Mary; Olckers, Helena; Taborda-Barata, Luis; Calligaro, Gregory L.; Said-Hartley, Qonita; Van Zyl-Smit, Richard; Cooper, Christopher B.; Van Rikxoort, Eva; Goldin, Jonathan; Beyers, Nulda; Bateman, Eric D. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2017)

Background. An association between chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and a history of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) has been confirmed in epidemiological studies, but the mechanisms responsible for this association are ...

A universal testing and treatment intervention to improve HIV control : one-year results from intervention communities in Zambia in the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomised trial

Hayes, Richard; Floyd, Sian; Schaap, Ab; Shanaube, Kwame; Bock, Peter; Sabapathy, Kalpana; Griffith, Sam; Donnell, Deborah; Piwowar-Manning, Estelle; El-Sadr, Wafaa; Beyers, Nulda; Ayles, Helen; Fidler, Sarah (Public Library of Science, 2017)

Background: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 targets require that, by 2020, 90% of those living with HIV know their status, 90% of known HIV-positive individuals receive sustained antiretroviral ...

Symptom screening rules to identify active pulmonary tuberculosis : findings from the Zambian South African Tuberculosis and HIV/ AIDS Reduction (ZAMSTAR) trial prevalence surveys

Claassens, M. M.; Van Schalkwyk, C.; Floyd, S.; Ayles, H.; Beyers, Nulda (Public Library of Science, 2017-03-03)

Background: High tuberculosis (TB) burden countries should consider systematic screening among adults in the general population. We identified symptom screening rules to be used in addition to cough ≥2 weeks, in a context ...