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Supporting multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB treatment adherence in people with harmful use of alcohol through person-centred care

Harrison RE, Shyleika V, Vishneuski R, Leonovich O, Vetushko D,  et al.
2024-11-06 • Oxford Medical Journal
2024-11-06 • Oxford Medical Journal

BACKGROUND

TB is concentrated in populations with complex health and social issues, including alcohol use disorders (AUD). We describe treatment adherence and o...

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Poor outcomes among critically ill HIV-positive patients at hospital discharge and post-discharge in Guinea, Conakry: A retrospective cohort study

Albus SL, Harrison RE, Moudachirou R, Nanan-N’Zeth K, Haba B,  et al.
2023-03-13 • PLOS One
2023-03-13 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Optimal management of critically ill HIV-positive patients during hospitalization and after discharge is not fully understood. This study describes patient characteristi...
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A global core outcome measurement set for snakebite clinical trials

Abouyannis M, Esmail H, Hamaluba M, Ngama M, Mwangudzah H,  et al.
2023-02-01 • Lancet Global Health
2023-02-01 • Lancet Global Health
Snakebite clinical trials have often used heterogeneous outcome measures and there is an urgent need for standardisation. A globally representative group of key stakeholders came togethe...
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Définition d'un jeu universel de critères de décision de base pour les essais cliniques sur les morsures de serpent

Abouyannis M, Esmail H, Hamaluba M, Ngama M, Mwangudzah H,  et al.
2023-02-01 • Médecine tropicale et santé internationale
2023-02-01 • Médecine tropicale et santé internationale
CONTEXTE
Les essais cliniques sur les morsures de serpent ont souvent utilisé des critères de décision hétérogènes qui demandent à être standardisés.

MÉTHODE
Un groupe d...
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Early onset of neurological features differentiates two outbreaks of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state, Nigeria during 2017-2018

Chika Igwenyi N, Harrison RE, Psarra C, Gil Cuesta J, Gulamhusein M,  et al.
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness with various non-specific clinical manifestations. Neurological symptoms are rare at the early stage of the disease, but may be se...
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"It's a secret between us": a qualitative study on children and care-giver experiences of HIV disclosure in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Sumbi EM, Venables E, Harrison RE, Garcia MG, Iakovidi K,  et al.
2021-02-03 • BMC Public Health
2021-02-03 • BMC Public Health
Background: It is estimated that 64,000 children under 15 years of age are living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Non-disclosure - in which the child is not informed ...
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Impact of the implementation of new guidelines on the management of patients with HIV infection at an advanced HIV clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Mangana F, Massaquoi L, Moudachirou R, Harrison RE, Kaluangila T,  et al.
2020-10-07 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2020-10-07 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
HIV continues to be the main determinant morbidity with high mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a high number of patients being late presenters with advanced HIV....
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Populations précaires et Covid-19 : innover et collaborer pour faire face aux besoins sociaux et de santé

Sumbi EM, Venables E, Harrison RE, Garcia MG, Iakovidi K,  et al.
2021-02-03 • BMC Public Health
2021-02-03 • BMC Public Health
La crise liée au Covid-19 a fragilisé les populations en situation préalable de précarité. L’émergence de l’insécurité alimentaire et de logement a poussé les acteurs de la santé, du tra...
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High Proportions of Patients With Advanced HIV Are Antiretroviral Therapy Experienced: Hospitalization Outcomes From 2 Sub-Saharan African Sites

Ousley J, Niyibizi AA, Wanjala S, Vandenbulcke A, Kirubi B,  et al.
2018-03-04 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2018-03-04 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains an important cause of hospitalization and death in low- and middle- income countries. Yet morbidity and in-hospital mortality patterns remain p...
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Another form of Lassa fever? Early neurological symptoms and high mortality reveal differences in two outbreaks in Ebonyi State, Nigeria 2017–2019

Chika Igwenyi N, Harrison RE, Unigwe US, Psarra C, Onwe Ogah E,  et al.
2020-12-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2020-12-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness with various clinical manifestations. Neurological symptoms are not commonly present at the early stage of the dise...
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Feasibility of using Determine TB-LAM to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients in programmatic conditions: a multisite study

Cossa L, Harrison RE, Mpunga J, Lobo S, Kisaka Kimupelenge P,  et al.
2019-10-15 • Global Health Action
2019-10-15 • Global Health Action
Background: Determine TB-LAM is a urine-based point-of-care assay for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB).
Objective: To assess the feasibility of using LAM to diagnose TB in adult HIV-...
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Case identification, retention and blood pressure control in Kenya

Mbau L, Harrison RE, Kizito W, Timire C, Namusonge T,  et al.
2022-06-21 • Public Health Action
2022-06-21 • Public Health Action
BACKGROUND
Prevalence of hypertension in Africa is rising but it remains underdiagnosed and poorly controlled. In Kenya, only 22% of individuals known to have hypertension were on tr...
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Care requirements for clients who present after rape and clients who presented after consensual sex as a minor at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2011 to 2014

Harrison RE, Pearson L, Vere M, Chonzi P, Hove BT,  et al.
2017-09-21 • PLOS One
2017-09-21 • PLOS One
STUDY GOALS
To describe the differences between clients presenting after rape and clients who have consented to sex as a minor to an SGBV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, and how these di...
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Offering care for victims of torture among a migrant population in a transit country: a descriptive study in a dedicated clinic from January 2017 to June 2019

Keshk M, Harrison RE, Kizito W, Psarra C, Owiti P,  et al.
2020-10-06 • International Health
2020-10-06 • International Health
BACKGROUND
Médecins Sans Frontières set up a clinic to provide multidisciplinary care to a vulnerable migrant population experiencing torture. We describe the population accessing ca...