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Management of individuals exposed to multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Seddon JA, Achar J, Malik AA, Hughes J, Burzynski J,  et al.
2025-06-06 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-06-06 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
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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

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)
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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, ...

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...

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
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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...

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...

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

AIDS Review

Harries AD, Takarinda KC, Zachariah R
2016-01-01 • Africa Health
2016-01-01 • Africa Health

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
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Seven intervention districts with intensified childhood tuberculosis (TB) case-finding strategies implemented by a non-governmental organisation and seven control districts u...

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
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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...

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
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Médecins Sans Frontières Clinic for sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), Nairobi, Kenya.

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Among survivors of SGBV in 2011, to describe demographic char...

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
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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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....

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

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

Operational research training: the course and beyond

Bissell K, Harries AD, Edginton ME, Hinderaker SG, Satyanarayana A,  et al.
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action