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An approach for evaluating early and long term mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in low and middle income countries: a South African experience
BACKGROUND: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a global public health target. Robust, feasible methodologies to measure population level impact …
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Infrastructural and human-resource factors associated with return of infant HIV test results to caregivers: secondary analysis of a nationally representative situational assessment, South Africa, 2010
BACKGROUND: In June 2015, South Africa introduced early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) at birth and ten weeks postpartum. Guidelines recommended …
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Uptake of care and treatment amongst a national cohort of HIV positive infants diagnosed at primary care level, South Africa
Abstract Background Loss to follow-up after a positive infant HIV diagnosis negates the potential benefits of robust policies recommending immediate …
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Human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis care in Botswana: evidence from a real-world setting
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world's top public health challenges and the leading killer of people with HIV, yet …
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Moving towards elimination: findings from the South Africa prevention of mother to child transmission evaluation (SAPMTCTE)
It is remarkable that we find ourselves at a point in \n history where we can seriously consider the possibility …
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Factors associated with non-attendance at scheduled infant follow-up visits in an observational cohort of HIV-exposed infants in South Africa, 2012–2014
BACKGROUND: Since 2001 the South African guidelines to improve child health and prevent vertical HIV transmission recommended frequent infant follow-up …
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Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program
BACKGROUND: Rubella is an RNA virus in the genus Rubivirus within the Matonaviridae family. Rubella remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause …
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from specimens of pulmonary tuberculosis suspects, Northern Tunisia: 2002–2016
BACKGROUND: Reports on the worldwide ascending trend of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolation rates and their effective role in respiratory …
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Testing a pyriproxyfen auto-dissemination station attractive to gravid Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto for the development of a novel attract-release -and-kill strategy for malaria vector control
BACKGROUND: Larviciding is an effective supplementary tool for malaria vector control, but the identification and accessibility of aquatic habitats impedes …
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Incidence and predictors of lost to follow-up among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: The emergence of Drug-Resistance Tuberculosis (DR-TB) is an increasing global public health problem. Lost to Follow-up (LTFU) from DR-TB …
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Prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance amongst newly diagnosed HIV-infected infants age 4–8 weeks, enrolled in three nationally representative PMTCT effectiveness surveys, South Africa: 2010, 2011–12 and 2012–13
BACKGROUND: South Africa (SA) has expanded efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) to less than 2% at six …
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A rare case of Colistin-resistant Salmonella Enteritidis meningitis in an HIV-seropositive patient
BACKGROUND: Non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) have been associated with invasive disease, notably meningitis, in immunocompromised individuals. Infections of this nature carry …
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Intensive phase treatment outcome and associated factors among patients treated for multi drug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to at least Rifampicin and Isoniazid …
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Inhibition of replication of hepatitis B virus using transcriptional repressors that target the viral DNA
BACKGROUND: Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious global health problem. Persistence of the virus occurs as …
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Performance of prediction rules and guidelines in detecting serious bacterial infections among Tanzanian febrile children
BACKGROUND: Health-workers in developing countries rely on clinical algorithms, such as the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), for the …
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Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Prevention of new HIV infections is a critical public health issue. The highest HIV testing gaps are in men, …
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National surveillance using mobile systems for health monitoring: complexity, functionality and feasibility
BACKGROUND: Although the use of technology viz. mobile phones, personalised digital assistants, smartphones, notebook and tablets to monitor health and …
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Prevalence and factors associated with multidrug/rifampicin resistant tuberculosis among suspected drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Botswana
BACKGROUND: To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with the prevalence of multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among suspected drug resistant tuberculosis patients …
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An exploratory pilot study evaluating the supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with probiotic lactobacilli in south African women with bacterial vaginosis
BACKGROUND: To reduce acquisition and relapse of bacterial vaginosis (BV), lactobacilli must be maintained in the vaginal microbiome. Probiotic lactobacilli …
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Longitudinal adherence to maternal antiretroviral therapy and infant Nevirapine prophylaxis from 6 weeks to 18 months postpartum amongst a cohort of mothers and infants in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Despite improved policies to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT), adherence to maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) and infant Nevirapine prophylaxis …