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The HepTestContest: a global innovation contest to identify approaches to hepatitis B and C testing
BACKGROUND: Innovation contests are a novel approach to elicit good ideas and innovative practices in various areas of public health. …
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Identification of pathogens for differential diagnosis of fever with jaundice in the Central African Republic: a retrospective assessment, 2008–2010
BACKGROUND: Febrile jaundice results clinically in generalized yellow coloration of the teguments and mucous membranes due to excess plasma bilirubin, …
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Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks
BACKGROUND: Detection, confirmation and monitoring of cholera outbreaks in many developing countries including Uganda is a big challenge due to …
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Trends in hepatitis B virus testing practices and management in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Approximately 8% of HIV-infected individuals are co-infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Knowledge of HBV …
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Varicella zoster virus-associated morbidity and mortality in Africa – a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella and herpes zoster. These vaccine preventable diseases are common globally. Most available data …
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Correction to: Development and validation of a risk score to assist screening for acute HIV-1 infection among men who have sex with men
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Co-infection of Schistosoma mansoni/hepatitis C virus and their associated factors among adult individuals living in fishing villages, north-western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: -immune responses for HCV are responsible for development hepatic morbidities in infected individuals. However, the co-occurrences of S. mansoni …
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Five-year trends in treatment changes in an adult cohort of HIV/AIDS patients in Ghana: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: There is limited information on patterns of treatment change among new initiators of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in …
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Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor
BACKGROUND: If national peak Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence is positively associated with the prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections …
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Investigation of Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks in South Africa using multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis, 2013-2015
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) has become a significant pathogen in South Africa, and the need for improved …
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Correlates of isoniazid preventive therapy failure in child household contacts with infectious tuberculosis in high burden settings in Nairobi, Kenya – a cohort study
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa continues to document high pediatric tuberculosis (TB) burden, especially among the urban poor. One recommended preventive strategy …
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Modifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015
Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak occurred in Kampala, Uganda, with 10,230 suspected cases. During the …
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Protocol and baseline data for a multi-year cohort study of the effects of different mass drug treatment approaches on functional morbidities from schistosomiasis in four African countries
BACKGROUND: The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) focus is on randomized trials of different approaches to mass …
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Rifampicin resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis patients using GeneXpert at Livingstone Central Hospital for the year 2015: a cross sectional explorative study
BACKGROUND: Since the recent introduction of GeneXepert for the detection of Tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance mutations in both primary resistance …
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Light-emitting diode fluorescent microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF® assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients attending Ambo hospital, west-central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The relatively simple and cheaper light-emitting diode fluorescent microscopy (LED-FM) was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to …
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A comparison of self-report and antiretroviral detection to inform estimates of antiretroviral therapy coverage, viral load suppression and HIV incidence in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Accurately identifying individuals who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important to determine ART coverage and proportion on ART …
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Hepatitis B virus and HIV co-infection among pregnant women in Rwanda
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects people worldwide but the local burden especially in pregnant women and their new born babies …
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Spatio-temporal clustering analysis and its determinants of hand, foot and mouth disease in Hunan, China, 2009–2015
BACKGROUND: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is one of the highest reported infectious diseases with several outbreaks across the …
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A dual regimen of ritonavir/darunavir plus dolutegravir for rescue or simplification of rescue therapy: 48 weeks’ observational data
BACKGROUND: Dolutegravir (DTG) plus darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) is a simple combination of drugs that has the best genetic barrier to HIV-1 …
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Cervical precancerous changes and selected cervical microbial infections, Kiambu County, Kenya, 2014: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the predominant cancer among women in Kenya and second most common in women in developing regions. …