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Short communication: Simplified estimation of the long-term specificity of the BED assay to improve estimates of HIV incidence

Hargrove J.; Humphrey J. (2010)

The BED assay overestimates HIV incidence because a proportion, epsilon (ω), of chronically infected people test "false-recent." In the ZVITAMBO trial, 2796 postpartum women tested HIV positive at baseline and 5.1% tested ...

Molecular detection of mixed infections of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in sputum samples from patients in Karonga District, Malawi

Mallard K.; McNerney R.; Crampin A.C.; Houben R.; Ndlovu R.; Munthali L.; Warren R.M.; French N.; Glynn J.R. (2010)

The occurrence of mixed infections of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is no longer disputed. However, their frequency, and the impact they may have on our understanding of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis and epidemiology, remains ...

Age and the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis

Donald P.R.; Marais B.J.; Barry III C.E. (2010)

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Long-term outcome of surgically managed necrotizing enterocolitis in a developing country

Arnold M.; Moore S.W.; Sidler D.; Kirsten G.F. (2010)

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious condition with a high morbidity and mortality commonly affecting premature babies. Data for the impact of the longterm disease burden in developing countries are limited although ...

Effect of HIV infection status and Anti-retroviral treatment on quantitative and qualitative antibody responses to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infants

Madhi S.A.; Adrian P.; Cotton M.F.; McIntyre J.A.; Jean-Philippe P.; Meadows S.; Nachman S.; Kayhty H.; Klugman K.P.; Violari A. (2010)

Serotype-specific antibody concentration and opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) were evaluated after 3 doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Groups included human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive infants with CD4+ ...

Antiretroviral treatment for children with peripartum nevirapine exposure

Palumbo, P.; Lindsey, J. C.; Hughes, M. D.; Cotton, M. F.; Bobat, R.; Meyers, T.; Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M.; Chi, B. H.; Musoke, P.; Kamthunzi, P.; Schimana, W.; Purdue, L.; Eshleman, S. H.; Abrams, E. J.; Millar, L.; Petzold, E.; Mofenson, L. M.; Jean-Philippe, P.; Violari A. (2010)

Background: Single-dose nevirapine is the cornerstone of the regimen for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in resource-limited settings, but nevirapine frequently selects for ...

High heritability of antimycobacterial immunity in an area of hyperendemicity for tuberculosis disease

Cobat, A.; Gallant, C. J.; Simkin, L.; Black, G. F.; Stanley, K.; Hughes, J.; Mark, Doherty T.; Hanekom, W. A.; Eley, B.; Beyers, Nulda; Jais, J.-P.; Van Helden, Paul D.; Abel, L.; Hoal, E. G.; Alcais, A.; Schurr, E. (2010)

Human antimycobacterial immunity is a critical component of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis that is often used to infer the presence of TB infection. We report high heritability (>50%) for in vitro secretion of tumor ...