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  Comparison of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected older adults with younger adults in Africa : systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Soomro, Najeebullah; Fitzgerald, Grace; Seeley, Janet; Schatz, Enid; Nachega, Jean B.; Negin, Joel (Springer, 2019)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As access to antiretroviral treatment in low- and middle-income countries improves, the number of older adults (aged ≥ 50 years) living with HIV is increasing. This study compares the adherence to ...
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  Multiple introductions of mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 2–Beijing into Africa over centuries 

  Rutaihwa, Liliana K.; Menardo, Fabrizio; Stucki, David; Gygli, Sebastian M.; Ley, Serej D.; Malla, Bijaya; Feldmann, Julia; Borrell, Sonia; Beisel, Christian; Middelkoop, Kerren; Carter, E. Jane; Diero, Lameck; Ballif, Marie; Jugheli, Levan; Reither, Klaus; Fenner, Lukas; Brites, Daniela; Gagneux, Sebastien (Frontiers Media, 2019)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Lineage 2–Beijing (L2–Beijing) sub-lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has received much attention due to its high virulence, fast disease progression, and association with antibiotic resistance. ...
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  Managing and preventing vascular catheter infections : a position paper of the international society for infectious diseases 

  Lutwick, Larry; Saif Al-Maani, Amal; Mehtar, Shaheen; Memish, Ziad; Rosenthal, Victor Daniel; Dramowski, Angela; Lui, Grace; Osman, Tamer; Bulabula, Andre; Bearman, Gonzalo (Elsevier, 2019)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A panel of experts was convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to overview recommendations on managing and preventing vascular catheter infections, specifically for the prevention ...
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  Global infection prevention gaps, needs, and utilization of educational resources: A cross-sectional assessment by the International Society for Infectious Diseases 

  Desai, Angel N.; Ramatowski, John W.; Lassmann, Britta; Holmesa, Alison; Mehtar, Shaheen; Bearman, Gonzalo (Elsevier, 2019)

  Objective: The Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital (Guide) is an open access resource produced by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to assist in the prevention of infection acquisition ...
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  Balancing the risks to individual and society : a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on antibiotic prescribing behaviour in hospitals 

  Krockow, E. M.; Colman, A. M.; Chattoe-Brown, E.; Jenkins, D. R.; Perera, N.; Mehtar, S.; Tarrant, C. (Elsevier, 2019)

  Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, partly driven by inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute medical patients in hospitals. Aim: To provide a systematic review of qualitative research ...
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  Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure : a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa 

  Nyemba, Dorothy C.; Kalk, Emma; Madlala, Hlengiwe P.; Malaba, Thokozile R.; Slogrove, Amy L.; Davies, Mary-Ann; Boulle, Andrew; Myer, Landon; Powis, Kathleen M (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-05-04)

  Background: Successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has minimized infant HIV acquisition, and over 1 million infants are born HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU), with an increasing proportion also ...
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  Interaction analysis of statistically enriched mutations identified in Cameroon recombinant subtype CRF02_AG that can influence the development of Dolutegravir drug resistance mutations 

  Mikasi, Sello G.; Isaacs, Darren; Chitongo, Rumbidzai; Ikomey, George M.; Jacobs, Graeme B.; Cloete, Ruben (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2021-04-23)

  Background: The Integrase (IN) strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), Dolutegravir (DTG), has been given the green light to form part of first-line combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) by the World Health Organization ...
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  The colliding epidemics of COVID-19, Ebola, and measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

  Nachega, Jean B.; Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide; Otshudiema, John; Zumla, Alimuddin; Tam-Fum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe (Elsevier, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing major public health challenges due to a confluence of major outbreaks of Ebola virus disease, measles, and COVID-19.1–4 The tenth Ebola outbreak in eastern ...
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  Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Africa : early insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

  Nachega, Jean B.; Ishoso, Daniel Katuashi; Otokoye, John Otshudiema; Hermans, Michel P.; Machekano, Rhoderick Neri; Sam-Agudu, Nadia A.; Nswe, Christian Bongo-Pasi; Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide; Madinga, Joule Ntwan; Mukendi, Stephane; Koli, Marie Claire; Nkwembe, Edith N.; Mbuyi, Gisele M.; Nsio, Justus M.; Tshialala, Didier Mukeba; Pipo, Michel Tshiasuma; Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve; Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques; Mofenson, Lynne; Smith, Gerald; Mills, Edward J.; Mellors, John W.; Zumla, Alimuddin; Landu, Don Jethro Mavungu; Kayembe, Jean-Marie (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Little is known about the clinical features and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between March 10, 2020 and July ...
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  Mobile health technology for enhancing the COVID-19 response in Africa : a potential game changer? 

  Nachega, Jean B.; Leisegang, Rory; Kallay, Oscar; Mills, Edward J.; Zumla, Alimuddin; Lester, Richard T. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)

  The WHO Africa Region is experiencing an increase in the number of novel COVID-19 cases. As of May 20, 2020, 63,521 cases with 1,796 deaths (2.8% case fatality) have been reported from 45 countries.1 Although these ...
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  COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations : call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions 

  Petersen, E.; McCloskey, B.; Hui, D. S.; Kock, R. A.; Ntoumi, F.; Memish, Z. A.; Kapata, N.; Azhar, E. I.; Pollack, M.; Madoff, L. C.; Hamer, D. H.; Nachega, Jean B.; Pshenichnaya, N.; Zumla, A. (Elsevier, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused national governments worldwide to mandate several generic infection control measures such as physical distancing, self-isolation, ...
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  Leadership and early strategic response to the SARS-CoV- 2 pandemic at a COVID-19 designated hospital in South Africa 

  Parker, A.; Karamchand, S.; Schrueder, N.; Lahri, S.; Rabie, H.; Aucamp, A.; Abrahams, R.; Ciapparelli, P.; Erasmus, D. S.; Cotton, M. F.; Lalla, U.; Leisegang, Rory; Meintjes, J.; Mistry, R.; Moosa, M. R.; Mowlana, A.; Koegelenberg, C. F. N.; Prozesky, H.; Smith, W.; Van Schalkwyk, M.; Taljaard, J. J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-04-23)

  While many countries are preparing to face the COVID-19 pandemic, the reported cases in Africa remain low. With a high burden of both communicable and non-communicable disease and a resource-constrained public healthcare ...
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  Optimising influenza vaccination during a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in South Africa could help maintain the integrity of our healthcare system 

  Preiser, Wolfgang; Mendelson, Marc; Taljaard, Jantjie (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The novel infectious disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first reported in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, seems increasingly unlikely to be contained, resulting in the first pandemic of ...
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  Benefit v. risk when using chloroquine in patients with severe COVID-19 disease 

  Decloedt, Eric H.; Allwood, Brian W.; Parker, Arifa; Koegelenberg, Coenraad F. N.; Blockman, Marc; Taljaard, Jantjie; Reuter, Helmuth (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-04-02)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Chloroquine (CQ) is widely advocated as treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including the president of the USA publicly supporting the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a ‘game-changer’ ...
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  HIV-positive patients in the intensive care unit 

  Parker, A.; Lahri, S.; Taljaard, J. J.; Koegelenberg, C. F. N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)

  No abstract available.
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  Twelve-year mortality in adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in South Africa 

  Cornell, Morna; Johnson, Leigh F.; Wood, Robin; Tanser, Frank; Fox, Matthew P.; Prozesky, Hans; Schomaker, Michael; Egger, Matthias; Davies, Mary-Ann; Boulle, Andrew (Wiley Open Access, 2018)

  Introduction: South Africa has the largest number of individuals living with HIV and the largest antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme worldwide. In September 2016, ART eligibility was extended to all 7.1 million ...
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  HIV viral load as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis in South Africa : collaborative analysis of cohort studies 

  Fenner, Lukas; Atkinson, Andrew; Boulle, Andrew; Fox, Matthew P.; Prozesky, Hans; Zurcher, Kathrin; Ballif, Marie; Furrer, Hansjakob; Zwahlen, Marcel; Davies, Mary-Ann; Egger, Matthias (Wiley Open Access, 2017)

  Introduction: Chronic immune activation due to ongoing HIV replication may lead to impaired immune responses against opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB). We studied the role of HIV replication as a risk ...
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  Lipoatrophy/lipohypertrophy outcomes after antiretroviral therapy switch in children in the UK/Ireland 

  Innes, Steve; Harvey, Justin; Collins, Intira Jeannie; Cotton, Mark F.; Judd, Ali (Public Library of Science, 2017)

  Background: Following widespread use of stavudine, a thymidine analogue, in antiretroviral therapy (ART) over the past three decades, up to a third of children developed lipoatrophy (LA) and/or lipohypertrophy (LH). ...
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  Patient-reported barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Shubber, Zara; Mills, Edward J.; Nachega, Jean B.; Vreeman, Rachel; Freitas, Marcelo; Bock, Peter; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Penazzato, Martina; Appolo, Tsitsi; Doherty, Meg; Ford, Nathan (Public Library of Science, 2016)

  ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Maintaining high levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a challenge across settings and populations. Understanding the relative importance of different barriers to adherence ...
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  Afri-Can Forum 2 

  Mukudu, Hillary; Martinson, Neil; Sartorius, Benn; Coetzee, Jenny; Dietrich, Janan; Mokgatswana, Kgaugelo; Jewkes, Rachel; Gray, Glenda E.; Dugas, Marylene; Behanzin, Luc; Guedou, Fernand A.; Gagnon, Marie-Pierre; Alary, Michel; Rutakumwa, Rwamahe; Mbonye, Martin; Kiwanuka, Thadeus; Nakamanya, Sarah; Muhumuza, Richard; Nalukenge, Winfred; Seeley, Janet; Atujuna, Millicent; Wallace, Melissa; Brown, Ben; Bekker, Linda G.; Newman, Peter A.; Harryparsad, Rushil; Olivier, Abraham J.; Jaspan, Heather B.; Wilson, Douglas; Dietrich, Janan; Martinson, Neil; Mukudu, Hillary; Mkhize, Nonhlanhla; Morris, Lynn; Cianci, Gianguido; Dinh, Minh; Hope, Thomas; Passmore, Jo-Ann S.; Gray, Clive M.; Henrick, Bethany M.; Yao, Xiao-Dan; Rosenthal, Kenneth L.; Henrick, Bethany M.; Yao, Xiao-Dan; Drannik, Anna G.; Rosenthal, Kenneth L.; Chanzu, Nadia; Mwanda, Walter; Oyugi, Julius; Anzala, Omu; Mbow, Moustapha; Jallow, Sabelle; Thiam, Moussa; Davis, Alberta; Diouf, Assane; Ndour, Cheikh T.; Seydi, Moussa; Dieye, Tandakha N.; Mboup, Souleymane; Goodier, Martin; Rilley, Eleanor; Jaye, Assan; Yao, Xiao-Dan; Omange, R. W.; Henrick, Bethany M.; Lester, Richard T.; Kimani, Joshua; Ball, T. B.; Plummer, Francis A.; Rosenthal, Kenneth L.; Behanzin, Luc; Guedou, Fernand A.; Geraldo, Nassirou; Mastetse, Ella G.; Sossa, Jerome C.; Zannou, Marcel D.; Alary, Michel; Osawe, Sophia; Okpokoro, Evaezi; Okolo, Felicia; Umaru, Stephen; Abimiku, Rebecca; Audu, Sam; Datong, Pam; Abimiku, Alashle; Nyange, Jacquelyn; Olenja, Joyce; Mutua, Gaudensia; Jaoko, Walter; Omosa-Manyonyi, Gloria; Farah, Bashir; Khaniri, Maureen; Anzala, Omu; Cockcroft, Anne; Tonkin, Kendra; Girish, Indu; Mhati, Puna; Cunningham, Ashley; Andersson, Neil; Farah, Bashir; Indangasi, Jackton; Jaoko, Walter; Mutua, Gaudensia; Khaniri, Maureen; Nyange, Jacquelyn; Anzala, Omu; Diphoko, Thabo; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Maiswe, Victoria; Iketleng, Thato; Maruapula, Dorcas; Bedi, Keabetswe; Moyo, Sikhulile; Musonda, Rosemary; Wainberg, Mark; Makhema, Joseph; Novitsky, Vladimir; Marlink, Richard; Essex, Max; Okoboi, Stephen; Ssali, Livingstone; Kalibala, Sam; Birungi, Josephine; Egessa, Aggrey; Wangisi, Jonathan; Okullu, Lyavala J.; Bakanda, Celestin; Obare, Francis; Boer, I. M. S.; Semvua, Hadija H.; Van den Boogaard, Jossy; Kiwango, Krisanta W.; Ngowi, Kennedy M.; Nieuwkerk, Pythia T.; Aarnoutse, Rob E.; Kiwelu, Ireen; Muro, Eva; Kibiki, Gibson S.; Datiri, Ruth; Choji, Grace; Osawe, Sophia; Okpokoro, Evaezi; Okolo, Felicia; Umaru, Stephen; Abimiku, Rebecca; Datong, Pam; Abimiku, Alashle; Fomsgaard, A.; Karlsson, I.; Jensen, K. J; Jensen, S. S.; Leo-Hansen, C.; Jespersen, S.; Da Silva Te, D.; Rodrigues, C. M.; Da Silva, Z. J.; Janitzek, C. M.; Gerstoft, J.; Kronborg, G.; Okpokoro, Evaezi; Osawe, Sophia; Daitiri, Ruth; Choji, Grace; Umaru, Stephen; Okolo, Felicia; Datong, Pam; Emily, Nyariki; Joyce, Olenja; Robert, Lorway R.; Anzala, Anzala; Viljoen, Katie; Wendoh, Jerome; Kidzeru, Elvis; Karaoz, Ulas; Brodie, Eoin; Botha, Gerrit; Mulder, Nicola; Gray, Clive; Cameron, William; Stintzi, Alain; Jaspan, Heather; Levett, Paul N.; Alexander, David; Gulzar, Naveed; Grewal, Prabvir S.; Poon, Art F Y.; Brumme, Zabrina; Harrigan, P. R.; Brooks, James I.; Sandstrom, Paul A.; Calvez, Stryker; Sanche, Stephen E.; Scott, Jamie K.; Swartz, Leslie; Kagee, Ashraf; Lesch, Anthea; Kafaar, Zuhayr; De Wet, Anneliese; Okpokoro, Evaezi; Osawe, Sophia; Daitiri, Ruth; Choji, Grace; Umaru, Stephen; Okolo, Felicia; Datong, Pam; Abimiku, Alashle; Dietrich, Janan; Smith, Tricia; Cotton, Laura; Hornschuh, Stefanie; Van der Watt, Martin; Miller, Cari L.; Gray, Glenda; Smit, Jenni; Jaggernath, Manjeetha; Ndungu, Thumbi; Brockman, Mark; Kaida, Angela; Akolo, Maureen; Kimani, Joshua; Gelmon, Larry; Chitwa, Michael; Osero, Justus; Cockcroft, Anne; Marokoane, Nobantu; Kgakole, Leagajang; Maswabi, Boikhutso; Mpofu, Neo; Ansari, Umaira; Andersson, Neil; Nakinobe, Elizabeth; Miiro, George M.; Zalwango, Flavia; Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica; Kaleebu, Potiano; Semwanga, John R.; Nyanzi, Emily; Musoke, Saidat N.; Nakinobe, Elizabeth; Miiro, George; Mbidde, Edward K.; Lutalo, Tom; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Handema, Ray; Chianzu, Graham P.; Thiam, Moussa; Diagne-Gueye, Diabou; Ndiaye, Mame K.; Mbow, Moustapha; Ndiaye, Birahim P.; Traore, Ibrahima; Dia, Mamadou C.; Thomas, Gilleh; Tour-Kane, Coumba; Mboup, Souleymane; Jaye, Assan; Nyanzi, Emily; Mbidde, Edward K.; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Mpendo, Juliet; Kimani, Joshua; Birungi, Josephine; Muyindike, Winnie; Kambugu, Andrew; Sebastian, Hachizovu; Ray, Handema; Mike, Chaponda; Bertin, Kabuya J.; Modest, Mulenga; Thiam, Moussa; Janha, Omar; Davis, Alberta; Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred; Nwakanma, Davis C.; Mboup, Souleymane; Jaye, Assan; Jespersen, Sanne; Hønge, Bo L.; Esbjornsson, Joakim; Medina, Candida; Te, David Da Silva; Correira, Faustino G.; Laursen, Alex L.; Ostergaard, Lars; Andersen, Andreas; Aaby, Peter; Erikstrup, Christian; Wejse, Christian; Dieye, Siry; Sarr, Moussa; Sy, Haby; Mbodj, Helene D.; Ndiaye, Marianne; Ndiaye, Amy; Moussa, Seydi; Jaye, Assan; Mboup, Souleymane; Nyombi, Balthazar M.; Shao, Elichilia R.; Chilumba, Innocent B.; Moyo, Sikhulile; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Musonda, Rosemary; Datong, Pam; Inyang, Bucky; Osawe, Sophia; Izang, Abel; Cole, Chundung; Okolo, Felicia; Cameron, Bill; Rosenthal, Kenneth; Gray, Clive; Jaspan, Heather; Seraise, Boitumelo; Andrea-Marobela, Kerstin; Moyo, Sikhulile; Musonda, Rosemary; Makhema, Joseph; Essex, Max; Gaseitsiwe, Simani (Biomed Central, 2016-07-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: We are pleased to present peer reviewed forum proceedings of the 2nd synchronicity forum of GHRI/CHVIfunded Canadian and African HIV prevention and vaccine teams Forum objectives ∙GHRI-funded capacity ...

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