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TB screening, prevention and treatment cascade in a Malawi prison

Mangochi P, Bossard C, Catacutan C, Van Laeken D, Kwitonda C,  et al.
2022-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2022-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
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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Decline in national tuberculosis notifications with national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

Kanyerere H, Mganga A, Harries AD, Tayler-Smith K, Jahn A,  et al.
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
From 2000 to 2012, Malawi scaled up antiretroviral therapy (ART) from <3000 to 404 905 persons living with HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome), re...
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Urine lipoarabinomannan testing for all HIV patients hospitalized in the medical wards identifies a large proportion of patients with tuberculosis at risk of death

Huerga H, Rucker SCM, Bastard M, Mpunga J, Amoros Quiles I,  et al.
2020-12-23 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
2020-12-23 • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death in people with HIV, remains a challenge in resource-limited countries. We assessed TB diagnosis using a strategy t...
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Decline in national tuberculosis notifications with national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi (D/N include in MSF Pubs Dataset Analysis)

Kanyerere H, Mganga A, Harries AD, Tayler-Smith K, Jahn A,  et al.
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
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Scale-Up of ART in Malawi Has Reduced Case Notification Rates in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Tuberculosis

Kanyerere H, Girma B, Mpunga J, Tayler-Smith K, Harries AD,  et al.
2016-12-21 • Public Health Action
2016-12-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
For 30 years, Malawi has experienced a dual epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB) that has recently begun to be attenuated by the sca...
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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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Decline in adverse outcomes and death in tuberculosis patients in Malawi: association with HIV interventions

Kanyerere H, Mganga A, Harries AD, Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
Between 2000 and 2012, the annual numbers of patients treated for tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi declined by 28%, from 28 234 to 20 463. During this time, the proportion of TB patients test...
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The second sputum sample complicates tuberculosis diagnosis for women: a qualitative study from Malawi

Kumwenda M, Nyang'wa BT, Chikuse B, Biseck T, Maosa S,  et al.
2017-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2017-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: District hospital and peripheral health care facilities in Balaka District, Malawi.OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers encountered by women in submitting a second sputum sam...
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The rise and fall of tuberculosis in Malawi: associations with HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy

Kanyerere H, Harries AD, Tayler-Smith K, Jahn A, Zachariah R,  et al.
2015-10-28 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2015-10-28 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
Since 1985, Malawi has experienced a dual epidemic of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) which has been moderated recently by the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The aim of...