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Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador

Bastidas-Caldes C, Guerrero-Freire S, Ortuño-Gutiérrez N, Sunyoto T, Gomes-Dias CA,  et al.
2023-04-19 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2023-04-19 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
OBJECTIVE
Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort for treating serious Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, the misuse of colistin, especially as an animal growth promoter, ...
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Commentary

Whole-genome sequencing for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Ecuador: present and future implications

Calero-Cáceres W, Ortuño-Gutiérrez N, Sunyoto T, Gomes-Dias CA, Bastidas-Caldes C,  et al.
2023-04-19 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
2023-04-19 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Whole-genome sequencing is becoming the gold standard for pathogen characterization and offers considerable advantages for understanding the evolution and dissemination of new determinan...
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Predictive value of C-reactive protein for tuberculosis, bloodstream infection or death among HIV-infected individuals with chronic, non-specific symptoms and negative sputum smear microscopy

Bedell RA, van Lettow M, Meaney C, Corbett EL, Chan AK,  et al.
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND:
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory biomarker that may identify patients at risk of infections or death. Mortality among HIV-infected persons commencing antiretr...
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Providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy in Thyolo, Malawi through task shifting and decentralization of HIV/AIDS care

Bemelmans M, van den Akker T, Ford NP, Philips M, Zachariah R,  et al.
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-12-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Objective  To describe how district-wide access to HIV/AIDS care was achieved and maintained in Thyolo District, Malawi. Method  In mid-2003, the Ministry of Health and Médecins Sans Fro...
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Commentary

Antiretroviral treatment uptake and attrition among HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis in Kibera, Kenya

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, Kizito W, Vandenbulcke A,  et al.
2011-08-10 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2011-08-10 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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Commentary

AIDS Review

Harries AD, Takarinda KC, Zachariah R
2016-01-01 • Africa Health
2016-01-01 • Africa Health
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Impact of intensified case-finding strategies on childhood TB case registration in Nepal

Joshi B, Chinnakali P, Shrestha A, Das M, Kumar AMV,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Seven intervention districts with intensified childhood tuberculosis (TB) case-finding strategies implemented by a non-governmental organisation and seven control districts u...
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Obstetric fistula in Burundi: a comprehensive approach to managing women with this neglected disease

Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Vandeborne A,  et al.
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND
In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
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Commentary

Operational research training: the course and beyond

Bissell K, Harries AD, Reid A, Edginton ME, Hinderaker SG,  et al.
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
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Research

Characteristics, medical management and outcomes of survivors of sexual gender-based violence, Nairobi, Kenya

Buard V, Van der Bergh R, Tayler-Smith K, Godia P, Sobry A,  et al.
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Médecins Sans Frontières Clinic for sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), Nairobi, Kenya.

OBJECTIVES
Among survivors of SGBV in 2011, to describe demographic char...
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Screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for tuberculosis in China

Lin YD, Li L, Mi F, Du J, Dong Y,  et al.
2012-07-25 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2012-07-25 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
There is a high burden of both diabetes (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) in China, and as DM increases the risk of TB and adversely affects TB treatment outcomes, there is a need...
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Baseline characteristics, response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 and dual infection in Burkina Faso

Harries K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, Firmenich P, Mathela R,  et al.
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In an urban district hospital in Burkina Faso we investigated the relative proportions of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 among those tested, the baseline sociodemographic and clinical characte...
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Targeting CD4 testing to a clinical subgroup of patients could limit unnecessary CD4 measurements, premature antiretroviral treatment and costs in Thyolo District, Malawi

Zachariah R, Teck R, Ascurra O, Humblet P, Harries AD
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2006-01-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Malawi offers antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all HIV-positive adults who are clinically classified as being in WHO clinical stage III or IV without 'universal' CD4 testing. This study...
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Letter

Applying the ICMJE authorship criteria to operational research in low-income countries: the need to engage programme managers and policy makers [letter]

Zachariah R, Reid AJ, Van der Bergh R, Dahmane A, Kosgei RJ,  et al.
2013-05-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-05-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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Research

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Behaviour Among Commercial Sex Workers in a Rural District of Malawi

Zachariah R, Spielmann M P, Harries AD, Nkhoma W, Chantulo A,  et al.
2003-03-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
2003-03-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
In Thyolo District, Malawi, a study was conducted among commercial sex workers (CSWs) attending mobile clinics in order to; determine the prevalence and pattern of sexually transmitted i...
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Commentary

The published research paper: is it an important indicator of successful operational research at programme level?

Zachariah R, Tayler-Smith K, Ngamvithayapong-Yana J, Ota M, Murakami K,  et al.
2010-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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Commentary

Strategies to improve patient retention on antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa

Harries AD, Zachariah R, Lawn SD, Rosen S
2010-06-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-06-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been one of the success stories of sub-Saharan Africa, where coverage has increased from about 2% in 2003 to more than 40% 5 years later....
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Commentary

Open access for operational research publications from low- and middle-income countries: who pays?

Zachariah R, Kumar AMV, Reid A, Van der Bergh R, Isaakidis P,  et al.
2014-09-21 • Public Health Action
2014-09-21 • Public Health Action
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Commentary

Does the type of treatment supporter influence tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Zimbabwe?

Mlilo N, Sandy C, Harries AD, Kumar AMV, Masuka N,  et al.
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
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Implementing Joint TB and HIV Interventions in a Rural District of Malawi: Is There a Role for an International Non-Governmental Organisation?

Zachariah R, Teck R, Harries AD, Humblet P
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2004-09-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
In a rural district in Malawi, poorly motivated health personnel, shortages of human and financial resources, weak dialogue between existing tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency ...