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Huerga H, Farhat JB, Maman D, Conan N, Van Cutsem G, et al.

2023-12-22 • PLOS Global Public Health

Age and gender disparities within the HIV cascade of care are critical to focus interventions efficiently. We assessed gender-age groups at the highest probability of unfavorable outcome...

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Mangochi P, Bossard C, Catacutan C, Van Laeken D, Kwitonda C, et al.

2022-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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Incarcerated individuals, especially in high HIV and TB burden settings, are at increased risk of latent TB infection and/or TB disease. We implemented a comprehensive HIV...

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Poncin M, Marembo J, Chitando P, Sreenivasan N, Makwara I, et al.

2022-08-02 • Vaccine

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Typhoid fever is a public-health problem in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, with seasonal outbreaks occurring annually since 2010. In 2019, the Ministry of Health ...

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Cubides JC, Peiter PC, Garone DB, Antierens A

2021-10-26 • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) conducted a study to identify health needs and access barriers of Venezuelan migrants and refugees at La Guajira and Norte de Santander Colombian border st...

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Estill J, Egger M, Johnson LF, Gsponer T, Wandeler G, et al.

2013-02-28 • PLOS One

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Mortality in patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) is higher in Malawi and Zambia than in South Africa. We examined whether different monitoring of ART (viral loa...

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Lightowler M, Manangazira P, Nackers F, Van Herp M, Phiri I, et al.

2022-06-09 • Vaccine

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Zimbabwe suffers from regular outbreaks of typhoid fever (TF), worse since 2017. Most cases were in Harare and a vaccination campaign with Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) ...

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Nyagadza B, Kudya N, Mbofana E, Masaka S, Garone DB, et al.

2019-12-21 • Public Health Action

Background: Demand for viral load (VL) monitoring is expected to increase; however, implementation of the multifaceted VL testing poses numerous challenges. We report experiences from Mé...

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Gsponer T, Weigel R, Davies MA, Bolton C, Moultrie H, et al.

2012-09-17 • Pediatrics

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Poor growth is an indication for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and a criterion for treatment failure. We examined variability in growth response to ART in 12 programs in Ma...

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Boulle AM, Schomaker M, May MT, Hogg RS, Shepherd B, et al.

2014-09-09 • PLOS Medicine

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High early mortality in patients with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to Europe and North America, is well documented. Longer-t...

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Fenner L, Ballif M, Graber C, Nhandu V, Dusingize JC, et al.

2013-10-17 • PLOS One

In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral thera...

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McAteer JB, Danda S, Nhende T, Manamike P, Parayiwa T, et al.

2018-05-18 • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

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Johnson LF, Mossong J, Dorrington R, Schomaker M, Hoffman CJ, et al.

2013-04-09 • PLOS Medicine

Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the life expectancy o...

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Pannus P, Fajardo E, Metcalf CJ, Coulborn R M, Duran LT, et al.

2013-07-25 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)

: Rollout of routine HIV-1 viral load monitoring is hampered by high costs and logistical difficulties associated with sample collection and transport. New strategies are needed to overc...

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Garone DB, Hilderbrand K, Boulle AM, Coetzee D, Goemaere E, et al.

2011-12-01 • Southern African Journal of HIV medicine

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Ndlovu M, Fajardo E, Mbofana F, Maparo TMS, Garone DB, et al.

2018-03-02 • PLOS One

HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis technologies in many high burden settings are restricted to centralized laboratory testing, leading to long result turnaround times and patient ...

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Wandeler G, Gsponer T, Mulenga L, Garone DB, Wood R, et al.

2013-09-01 • AIDS

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Zidovudine (ZDV) is recommended for first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings. ZDV may, however, lead to anemia and impaired immunological respo...

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Cornell M, Schomaker M, Garone DB, Giddy J, Hoffmann CJ, et al.

2012-09-04 • PLOS Medicine

Background: Increased mortality among men on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been documented but remains poorly understood. We examined the magnitude of and risk factors for g...

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Davies MA, Boulle AM, Technau KG, Eley B, Moultrie H, et al.

2012-09-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

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To determine the improvement in positive predictive value of immunological failure criteria for identifying virological failure in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral ...

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Venables E, Ndlovu M, Munyaradzi D, Martinez Perez G, Mbofana E, et al.

2019-04-11 • PLOS One

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Mobile Health or mHealth interventions, including Short Message Service (SMS), can help increase access to care, enhance the efficiency of health service delivery and impr...

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Ngwa W, Manangazira P, Some D, Ortuno R, Ronoh Y, et al.

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

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Adolescents and young adults are the most undiagnosed of HIV and virally unsuppressed in Eastern and Southern Africa: Pooled analyses from five population-based surveys

TB screening, prevention and treatment cascade in a Malawi prison

Implementation of an outbreak response vaccination campaign with typhoid conjugate vaccine – Harare, Zimbabwe, 2019

Human mobility and health: Exploring the health conditions of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Colombia

Monitoring of antiretroviral therapy and mortality in HIV programmes in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia: mathematical modelling study

Effectiveness of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Zimbabwe used in response to an outbreak among children and young adults: A matched case control study

Scaling up HIV viral load monitoring in Manicaland, Zimbabwe: challenges and opportunities from the field

Variability of growth in children starting antiretroviral treatment in Southern Africa

Mortality in patients with HIV-1 infection starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, Europe, or North America: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies

Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening

Notes from the field: Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae associated with attending a funeral - Chegutu district, Zimbabwe, 2018

Life expectancies of South African adults starting antiretroviral treatment: collaborative analysis of cohort studies

Pooled HIV-1 Viral Load Testing Using Dried Blood Spots to Reduce the Cost of Monitoring Antiretroviral Treatment in a Resource-Limited Setting

Khayelitsha 2001 - 2011: 10 years of primary care HIV and Tb programs

Multidisease testing for HIV and TB using the GeneXpert platform: A feasibility study in rural Zimbabwe

Zidovudine impairs immunological recovery on first-line antiretroviral therapy: collaborative analysis of cohort studies in southern Africa

Gender differences in survival among adult patients starting antiretorivral therapy in South Africa: a multicentre cohort study

The role of targeted viral load testing in diagnosing virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy with immunological failure

Patient and health-care worker experiences of an HIV viral load intervention using SMS: A qualitative study

Acceptability and feasibility of HPV vaccination among adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in rural Zimbabwe: a prospective cohort study