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Modelling the therapeutic dose range of single low dose primaquine to reduce malaria transmission through age-based dosing
BACKGROUND: Low-dose primaquine is a key candidate for use in malaria transmission reduction and elimination campaigns such as mass drug …
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Evaluation of genotype MTBDRplus VER 2.0 line probe assay for the detection of MDR-TB in smear positive and negative sputum samples
BACKGROUND: Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses formidable challenges to TB control due to its complex diagnostic and treatment challenges …
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Screening in Maternity to Ascertain Tuberculosis Status (SMATS) study
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of tuberculosis is difficult among pregnant women because the signs and symptoms of the disease, such as fatigue, …
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Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in infants study (IRIS) of hospitalized and non-ill infants aged <1 year in four countries: study design and methods
BACKGROUND: This multi-country prospective study of infants aged <1 year aims to assess the frequency of influenza virus and respiratory …
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Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) colonization as a risk factor for developing ESBL infections in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: “retrospective cohort study”
BACKGROUND: Children with cardiac defects need many hospitalizations and repetitive antibiotic therapies, with an increasing risk of colonization with multidrug-resistant …
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The prevalence of HIV among adults with pulmonary TB at a population level in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection is one of the main drivers of poor outcome for both diseases in Zambia. HIV …
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Cytomegalovirus infection in HIV-infected versus non-infected infants and HIV disease progression in Cytomegalovirus infected versus non infected infants early treated with cART in the ANRS 12140—Pediacam study in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: The outcome of CMV/HIV co-infection in infants treated early with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings has not …
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Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Identification of the types of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) complex causing tuberculosis (TB) could contribute to TB …
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Cost-effectiveness of CRAG-LFA screening for cryptococcal meningitis among people living with HIV in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) constitutes a significant source of mortality in resource-limited regions. Cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) can be detected in …
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Prevalence and Incidence of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Hetosa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State of Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The real burden of smear-positive (PTB+) and bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis (BCTB) in Ethiopia is not known. Thus, the aim …
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Burden and spectrum of bacterial infections among sickle cell disease children living in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Although sickle cell disease (SCD) children are highly susceptible to bacterial infections (BIs), there is a dreadful lack of …
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First report on bla NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in three clinical isolates from Ethiopia
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections are recognized as one of the major threats to global health. In this study, we describe …
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Ocular bacterial infections at Quiha Ophthalmic Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: an evaluation according to the risk factors and the antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates
BACKGROUND: External and intraocular infections can lead to visual impairments, which is a major public health problem. Bacteria are the …
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Seasonal patterns of dengue fever and associated climate factors in 4 provinces in Vietnam from 1994 to 2013
BACKGROUND: In Vietnam, dengue fever (DF) is still a leading cause of hospitalization. The main objective of this study was …
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Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopian settings and its association with previous history of anti-tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Efforts to control the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) have been jeopardized by the rapid evolution of multi-drug resistant …
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Erratum to: Hepatitis viruses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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The virological durability of first-line ART among HIV-positive adult patients in resource limited settings without virological monitoring: a retrospective analysis of DART trial data
Few low-income countries have virological monitoring widely available. We estimated the virological durability of first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) after five …
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Beyond Ebola treatment units: severe infection temporary treatment units as an essential element of Ebola case management during an outbreak
In the course of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that was witnessed since early 2014, the response mechanisms showed …
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Association of high serum vitamin D concentrations with active pulmonary TB in an HIV co-endemic setting, Harare, Zimbabwe
There is paucity data on the association of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and active tuberculosis (TB) in southern Africa where …
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Hepatic tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus co-infected adults: a case series of South African adults
BACKGROUND: Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection may cause extrapulmonary disease in HIV-infected adults, HIV-associated hepatic TB has been poorly characterized. …