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Association between Schistosoma mansoni infection and access to improved water and sanitation facilities in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in Central Kenya despite concerted control efforts. Access to improved water and sanitation …
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The efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light technology on Candida auris
BACKGROUND: Candida auris is an emerging, often multi-resistant, yeast that causes invasive infections in healthcare settings. Patients may be colonized …
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A cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated river water, Bulambuli District, Eastern Uganda, March 2016
A cholera outbreak started on 29 February in Bwikhonge Sub-county, Bulambuli District in Eastern Uganda. Local public health authorities implemented …
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A decade of sustained geographic spread of HIV infections among women in Durban, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Fine scale geospatial analysis of HIV infection patterns can be used to facilitate geographically targeted interventions. Our objective was …
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Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among mentally disabled and non-disabled primary school students, Bahir Dar, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018: a comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections are still common in low-income countries including Ethiopia, particularly in children due to low-quality drinking water, …
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Adverse drug reactions in South African patients receiving bedaquiline-containing tuberculosis treatment: an evaluation of spontaneously reported cases
BACKGROUND: Bedaquiline was recently introduced into World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended regimens for treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis. There is limited …
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Hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: There have been a number of studies about seroprevalence of HEV among pregnant women in Africa. However, the finding …
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Mapping evidence of intervention strategies to improving men’s uptake to HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review
BACKGROUND: HIV testing serves as a critical gateway for linkage and retention to care services, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries …
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Performance and impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit® assays on tuberculosis case detection in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis rapid molecular assays, including GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit®, are highly sensitive and specific. Such performance …
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Late presentation of HIV positive adults and its predictors to HIV/AIDS care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care which is attended by problems like, poor treatment outcomes, early development of opportunistic infections, increased …
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The effect of disclosure on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Several factors have been identified as being associated with increased adherence to antiretroviral therapy, including sero-status disclosure; however, studies …
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Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine for treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria cases in Guragae zone southern Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a public health problem and important cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. Due to …
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Evaluation of ceftriaxone use in the medical ward of Halibet National Referral and teaching hospital in 2017 in Asmara, Eritrea: a cross sectional retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance due to overuse of antimicrobials is an issue that has been of concern to many health institutions …
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Serotype and molecular diversity of nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children before and after vaccination with the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen, and nasopharyngeal colonization is the first step for transmission and pathogenesis of …
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Uptake and determinants for HIV postpartum re-testing among mothers with prenatal negative status in Njombe region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Uptake of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) re-testing among postnatal mothers who had previously tested HIV-negative is crucial for the …
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Notes on distribution of Simulium damnosum s. l. along Atbara River in Galabat sub-focus, eastern Sudan
BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is caused by a nematode worm Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted in Sudan by black fly vectors of …
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Sero-prevalence of brucellosis among slaughterhouse workers in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is an infectious zoonotic disease and is common especially among pastoral communities in most low and middle-income countries. …
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Opportunistic parasitoses among Egyptian hemodialysis patients in relation to CD4+ T-cell counts: a comparative study
BACKGROUND: Some reports are available on the prevalence of opportunistic parasitoses among hemodialysis (HD) patients, yet there is a paucity …
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Species, antibiotic susceptibility profiles and van gene frequencies among enterococci isolated from patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: The increase in drug resistance to affordable antibiotics used to treat Gram positive bacterial infections has complicated the management …
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Waiting to inhale: factors associated with healthcare workers’ fears of occupationally-acquired tuberculosis (TB)
BACKGROUND: Fear of TB infection is rooted in historical and social memories of the disease, marked by stigma, segregation and …