Search Results | MSF Science Portal

Journal Article

|

Research

Mukooza E, Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Aung A, et al.

2024-08-15 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

Improving treatment success rates among multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients is critical to reducing its incidence and mortality, but adherence poses a...

Journal Article

|

Research

Moe S, Asozoda M, Aung A, Dusmatova Z, Akintore F, et al.

2024-08-01 • IJTLD OPEN

BACKGROUND

The rate of TB in prison institutions is estimated to be 23 times higher than in the general population. Limited documentation exists regarding TB screening in Tajiki...

Journal Article

|

Research

Mukooza E, Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Aung A, et al.

2024-03-01 • AIDS Care

Acute and early HIV infection (AEHI) is rarely diagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa, despite its potential contribution to incidence reduction. This qualitative study in Eswatini explored the...

Journal Article

|

Research

Rekart ML, Aung A, Cullip T, Mulanda WK, Mun L, et al.

2023-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

BACKGROUND
Tajikistan has a high burden of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB), with 2,700 new cases estimated for 2021 (28/100,000 population). TB is spread among household members thro...

Journal Article

|

Research

Rekart ML, Mun L, Aung A, Gomez D, Mulanda WK, et al.

2023-01-09 • Microbiology Spectrum

We report the findings of a prospective laboratory diagnostic accuracy study to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for Mycobact...

Journal Article

|

Letter

Rekart ML, Morshed T, Mulanda WK, Klieascikova J, Sitali N, et al.

2022-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Journal Article

|

Research

Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Dube L, Aung A, et al.

2021-12-06 • BMC Health Services Research

BACKGROUND
Traditional healing plays an important role in healthcare in Eswatini, and innovative collaborations with traditional healers may enable hard-to-reach men to access HIV an...

Conference Material

|

Poster

Mun L, Gomez D, Sitali N, Rajabzoda A, Azamova S, et al.

2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022

Conference Material

|

Abstract

Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Maphalala G, Aung A, Mamba C, et al.

2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

INTRODUCTION
Acute HIV infection (AHI) is rarely diagnosed in resource-limited settings. Barriers to diagnosis include the high costs of viral load (VL)-based diagnostic testing algo...

Conference Material

|

Abstract

Aung A, Mamba C, Ntshalintshali N, Mpala Q, Mthethwa-Hleza S, et al.

2020-05-26 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020: Research

INTRODUCTION
Acute HIV infection (AHI) cannot be detected with routine point-of-care antibody tests and is rarely diagnosed in resource-limited settings. However, characteristics of ...

Conference Material

|

Abstract

Aung A, Daka M, Tamrat A, Gwitima T, Chidhuro T, et al.

2021-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Innovation

WHAT CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY DID YOU TRY TO ADDRESS? WERE EXISTING SOLUTIONS NOT AVAILABLE OR NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted lockdown measures in many places, b...

Conference Material

|

Poster

Kerschberger B, Mpala Q, Aung A, Ntshalintshali N, Mamba C, et al.

2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

Conference Material

|

Video

Aung A

2020-05-26 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020: Research

Journal Article

|

Research

Kerschberger B, Aung A, Mpala Q, Ntshalintshali N, Mamba C, et al.

2021-12-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)

BACKGROUND
The lack of acute and early HIV infection (AEHI) diagnosis and care contributes to high HIV incidence in resource-limited settings. We aimed to assess the yield, predict a...

Conference Material

|

Slide Presentation

Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Maphalala G, Aung A, Mamba C, et al.

2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

Science Portal

Understanding the role of video direct observed therapy for patients on an oral short-course regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: findings from a qualitative study in Eswatini

Yield of TB screening in prisons in Tajikistan

“It is still very little; I cannot pass it on”: a qualitative study of experiences of diagnosis and treatment of acute HIV infection in Eswatini

Household drug-resistant TB contact tracing in Tajikistan

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay on the stool of pediatric patients in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Family directly observed therapy for children with drug-resistant TB

"We have to learn to cooperate with each other": a qualitative study to explore integration of traditional healers into the provision of HIV self-testing and tuberculosis screening in Eswatini

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the stool of pediatric patients using the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra assay

Diagnostic performance of lateral flow point-of-care HIV-Combo testing for detection of acute HIV infection in Eswatini

Diagnosing and treating cases of acute HIV infection within a high HIV incidence setting: feasibility study, Eswatini

Video/Virtually Observed Therapy for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Eswatini: a rapid response to COVID-19 lockdown measures

Establishment of a predictor risk score for the prioritization of patients for testing for acute HIV infection

Diagnosing and treating cases of acute HIV infection within a high HIV incidence setting: feasibility study, Eswatini

Predicting, diagnosing, and treating acute and early HIV infection in a public sector facility in Eswatini

Diagnostic performance of lateral flow point-of-care HIV-Combo testing for detection of acute HIV infection in Eswatini