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Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Eswatini amid syndromic case management: Prevalence, coinfections, diagnostic challenges and treatment gaps

Kerschberger B, Lekelem S, Daka M, Ntshalintshali N, Mabhena E,  et al.
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2025-04-17 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

The global epidemic of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is marked by its widespread prevalence, varied resistance patterns, and significant impact on sexua...

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Research

Understanding the role of video direct observed therapy for patients on an oral short-course regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: findings from a qualitative study in Eswatini

Mukooza E, Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Aung A,  et al.
2024-08-15 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2024-08-15 • BMC Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

Improving treatment success rates among multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients is critical to reducing its incidence and mortality, but adherence poses a...

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The introduction of video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) for patients with drug-resistant TB disease in Eswatini amid the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Daka M, Shongwe B, Dlamini T, Ngwenya S,  et al.
2024-06-03 • BMC Health Services Research
2024-06-03 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
Video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) has been proposed as an additional option for treatment provision besides in-person DOT for patients with drug-resistan...
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Poster

Drivers of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis choice among women in Eswatini

Mukooza E, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Dlamini SV, Mafomisa M,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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Research

“It is still very little; I cannot pass it on”: a qualitative study of experiences of diagnosis and treatment of acute HIV infection in Eswatini

Mukooza E, Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Aung A,  et al.
2024-03-01 • AIDS Care
2024-03-01 • AIDS Care
Acute and early HIV infection (AEHI) is rarely diagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa, despite its potential contribution to incidence reduction. This qualitative study in Eswatini explored the...
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Research

Sustained high fatality during TB therapy amid rapid decline in TB mortality at population level: A retrospective cohort and ecological analysis from Shiselweni, Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Vambe D, Schomaker M, Mabhena E, Daka M,  et al.
2024-03-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2024-03-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
Despite declining TB notifications in Southern Africa, TB‐related deaths remain high. We describe patient‐ and population‐level trends in TB‐related deaths in Eswatini ove...
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Pre-Print

The introduction of video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) for patients with drug-resistant TB disease in Eswatini amid the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Daka M, Shongwe B, Dlamini T, Ngwenya SM,  et al.
2023-08-09 • BMC Health Services Research
2023-08-09 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
Video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) has been proposed as an additional option for treatment provision besides in-person DOT for patients with drug-resistan...
Conference Material
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Video

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralised HIV care setting in Eswatini

Mukooza E
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Slide Presentation

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralized HIV care setting in Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Mukooza E, Berto A, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Abstract

High burden of sexually transmitted infections and poor diagnostic performance of syndromic approaches within a decentralised HIV care setting in Eswatini

Kerschberger B, Ntshalintshali N, Mafomisa M, Mabhena E, Daka M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) are a public health threat. Syndromic approaches based on clinical symptoms have been suggested as having poor diagnostic perform...
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Research

"We have to learn to cooperate with each other": a qualitative study to explore integration of traditional healers into the provision of HIV self-testing and tuberculosis screening in Eswatini

Schausberger B, Mmema N, Dlamini V, Dube L, Aung A,  et al.
2021-12-06 • BMC Health Services Research
2021-12-06 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
Traditional healing plays an important role in healthcare in Eswatini, and innovative collaborations with traditional healers may enable hard-to-reach men to access HIV an...