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    • Acute and chronic exposure to air pollution in relation with incidence, prevalence, severity and mortality of COVID-19 : a rapid systematic review 

      Katoto, Patrick D. M. C.; Brand, Amanda S.; Bakan, Buket; Obadia, Paul M.; Kuhangana, Carsi; Kayembe-Kitenge, Tony; Kitenge, Joseph P.; Nkulu, Celestin B. L.; Vanoirbeek, Jeroen; Nawrot, Tim S.; Hoet, Peter; Nemery, Benoit (BMC, 2021-04-10)
      Background: Air pollution is one of the world’s leading mortality risk factors contributing to seven million deaths annually. COVID-19 pandemic has claimed about one million deaths in less than a year. However, it is ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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’ ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • A comparison of death recording by health centres and civil registration in South Africans receiving antiretroviral treatment 

      Johnson, Leigh F.; Dorrington, Rob E.; Laubscher, Ria; Hoffmann, Christopher J.; Wood, Robin; Fox, Matthew P.; Cornell, Morna; Schomaker, Michael; Prozesky, Hans; Tanser, Frank; Davies, Mary-Ann; Boulle, Andrew (International AIDS Society, 2015-12-16)
      Introduction: There is uncertainty regarding the completeness of death recording by civil registration and by health centres in South Africa. This paper aims to compare death recording by the two systems, in cohorts of ...

    • COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries : don’t overlook the role of mobile phone communication 

      Verhagen, Lilly M.; de Groot, R.; Lawrence, C. A.; Taljaard, J.; Cotton, M. F.; Rabie, H. (Elsevier, 2020-07-26)
      Estimates of health capacities in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic indicate that most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not operationally ready to manage this health emergency. ...

    • 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, ...

    • COVID-19 travel restrictions and the International Health Regulations – Call for an open debate on easing of travel restrictions 

      Petersen, Eskild; McCloskey, Brian; Hui, David S.; Kock, Richard; Ntoumi, Francine; Memish, Ziad A.; Kapata, Nathan; Azhar, Esam I.; Pollack, Marjorie; Madoff, Larry C.; Hamer, Davidson H.; Nachega, Jean B.; Pshenichnaya, N.; Zumla, Alimuddin (Elsevier, 2020-05)
      The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has made national governments worldwide to mandate several generic infection control measures such as physical distancing, self-isolation, and closure of ...

    • Diverse Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Drug Resistance Profiles at Screening for ACTG A5288: A Study of People Experiencing Virologic Failure on Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-limited Settings 

      Wallis, Carole L.; Hughes, Michael D.; Ritz, Justin; Viana, Raquel; de Jesus, Carlos Silva; Saravanan, Shanmugam; van Schalkwyk, Marije; Mngqibisa, Rosie; Salata, Robert; Mugyenyi, Peter; Hogg, Evelyn; Hovind, Laura; Wieclaw, Linda; Gross, Robert; Godfrey, Catherine; Collier, Ann C.; Grinsztejn, Beatriz; Mellors, John W. (Oxford University Press, 2020-10)
      Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance profiles are needed to optimize individual patient management and to develop treatment guidelines. Resistance profiles are not well defined among individuals ...

    • Emergence and spread of extensively and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis, South Africa 

      Klopper, Marisa; Warren, Robin Mark; Hayes, Cindy; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius; Streicher, Elizabeth M.; Muller, Borna; Sirgel, Frederick Adriaan; Chabula-Nxiweni, Mamisa; Hoosain, Ebrahim; Coetzee, Gerrit; Van Helden, Paul David; Victor, Thomas Calldo; Trollip, Andre Phillip (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-03)
      ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Factors driving the increase in drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, are not understood. A convenience sample of 309 drug-susceptible and 342 multidrug-resistant ...

    • From easing lockdowns to scaling up community-based coronavirus disease 2019 screening, testing, and contact tracing in Africa-shared approaches, innovations, and challenges to minimize morbidity and mortality 

      Nachega, Jean B.; Grimwood, Ashraf; Mahomed, Hassan; Fatti, Geoffrey; Preiser, Wolfgang; Kallay, Oscar; Mbala, Placide K.; Muyembe, Jean-Jacques T.; Rwagasore, Edson; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Ngamije, Daniel; Condo, Jeanine; Sidat, Mohsin; Noormahomed, Emilia V.; Reid, Michael; Lukeni, Beatrice; Suleman, Fatima; Mteta, Alfred; Zumla, Alimuddin (Oxford University Press, 2020-05)
      The arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the African continent resulted in a range of lockdown measures that curtailed the spread of the infection but caused economic hardship. African countries now face ...

    • Gender differences in survival among adult patients starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa : a multicentre cohort study 

      Cornell, Morna; Schomaker, Michael; Garone, Daniela Belen; Giddy, Janet; Hoffmann, Christopher J.; Lessells, Richard; Maskew, Mhairi; Prozesky, Hans; Wood, Robin; Johnson, Leigh F.; Egger, Matthias; Boulle, Andrew; Myer, Landon (Public Library of Science, 2012-09-04)
      Background: Increased mortality among men on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been documented but remains poorly understood. We examined the magnitude of and risk factors for gender differences in mortality on ART. ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • The impact of revised PMTCT guidelines : a view from a public sector ARV clinic in Cape Town, South Africa 

      Van Schalkwyk, Marije; Andersson, Monique Ingrid; Zeier, Michele Desire; La Grange, Marina; Taljaard, Johannes Jakobus; Theron, Gerhard Barnard (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013-06)
      Background: In April 2010, revised Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission guidelines were implemented in South Africa, advising fast-tracked lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation at a higher ...

    • Impact of tuberculosis on mortality among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Uganda : a prospective cohort analysis 

      Chu, Rong; Mills, Edward J.; Beyene, Joseph; Pullenayegum, Eleanor; Bakanda, Celestin; Nachega, Jean B.; Devereaux, P. J.; Thabane, Lehana (BioMed Central, 2013-07-13)
      Background: Tuberculosis (TB) disease affects survival among HIV co-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Yet, the magnitude of TB disease on mortality is poorly understood. Methods: Using a prospective ...

    • The implications of HIV treatment on the HIV-malaria coinfection dynamics : a modeling perspective 

      Nyabadza, F.; Bekele, B. T.; Rua, M. A.; Malonza, D. M.; Chiduku, N.; Kgosimore, M. (Hindawi, 2015-07)
      Most hosts harbor multiple pathogens at the same time in disease epidemiology. Multiple pathogens have the potential for interaction resulting in negative impacts on host fitness or alterations in pathogen transmission ...