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Undernutrition, intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors among selected primary school children in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Monitoring of undernutrition and parasitic infection are essential to design appropriate intervention strategies. The aim of this study was …
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Prevalence, intensity and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool-age children in Hoima district, rural western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Over 80% of morbidity due to soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) occurs in low-income countries. Children under 5 account for 20-30% …
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Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) parasites is a major hurdle to the control of malaria. This study …
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Circumcision status at HIV infection is not associated with plasma viral load in men: analysis of specimens from a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision provides men with approximately 60% protection from acquiring HIV infection via heterosexual sex, and has become a …
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Does discovery of differentially culturable M tuberculosis really demand a new treatment paradigm? Longitudinal analysis of DNA clearance from sputum
BACKGROUND: According to the traditional tuberculosis (TB) treatment paradigm, the initial doses of treatment rapidly kill most Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …
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Preliminary results of official influenza and acute respiratory infection surveillance in two towns of Burkina Faso, 2013–2015
BACKGROUND: In 2010, influenza, influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) surveillance was established by the government of Burkina …
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Molecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates in Burkina Faso as the relative importance of serogroups X and W increases, 2008–2012
BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A disease in Burkina Faso has greatly decreased following introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine …
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Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: a cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012
BACKGROUND: Asking people how they would seek healthcare in a hypothetical situation can be an efficient way to estimate healthcare …
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Endometrial tuberculosis among patients undergoing endometrial biopsy at Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is known to cause severe tubal disease leading to infertility and its incidence closely parallels …
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Molecular detection of Enteropathogens from diarrheic stool of HIV positive patients in Gondar, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Infectious diarrhea is a common problem in the developing world, especially among people living with HIV/AIDS. Traditional diagnostic methods …
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HIV and TB co-infection in the ART era: CD4 count distributions and TB case fatality in Cape Town
In Cape Town, the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased over the last decade with an estimated coverage of …
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Coinfections identified from metagenomic analysis of cervical lymph nodes from tularemia patients
BACKGROUND: Underlying coinfections may complicate infectious disease states but commonly go unnoticed because an a priori clinical suspicion is usually …
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Feasibility and acceptability of home-based HIV testing among refugees: a pilot study in Nakivale refugee settlement in southwestern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Refugees in sub-Saharan Africa face both the risk of HIV infection and barriers to HIV testing. We conducted a …
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Variability in distribution and use of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Globally, 40% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases, 65% paediatric cases and 75% multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases are missed …
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Toxicity associated with tuberculosis chemotherapy in the REMoxTB study
BACKGROUND: The incidence and severity of tuberculosis chemotherapy toxicity is poorly characterised. We used data available from patients in the …
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Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences
BACKGROUND: The introduction of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) has significantly reduced mortality and morbidity associated with HIV/AIDS. While treatment at early …
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Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of prevalence studies
There are several epidemiological studies available on hepatitis B virus among pregnant women in Ethiopia. These individual studies revealed wide …
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Yield of household contact tracing for tuberculosis in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Efficient and effective strategies for identifying cases of active tuberculosis (TB) in rural sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. Household contact …
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Prevalence and associated knowledge of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers in Freetown, Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is considered highly prevalent in West Africa. However, major gaps in surveillance exist in Sierra …
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Determinants of HIV infection among children born to mothers on prevention of mother to child transmission program of HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study
BACKGROUND: Despite wide spread use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) by pregnant women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the transmission …