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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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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...
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Successful expansion of community-based drug-resistant TB care in rural Eswatini - a retrospective cohort study

Kerschberger B, Telnov A, Yano N, Cox HS, Zabsonre I,  et al.
2019-10-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2019-10-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
Provision of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment is scarce in resource-limited settings. We assessed the feasibility of ambulatory DR-TB care for treatment expan...
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Decreased risk of HIV-associated TB during antiretroviral therapy expansion in rural Eswatini from 2009 to 2016: a cohort and population-based analysis

Kerschberger B, Schomaker M, Telnov A, Vambe D, Kisyeri N,  et al.
2019-09-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2019-09-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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This paper assesses patient- and population-level trends in TB notifications during rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini which has an extremely high incid...
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'She is like my mother': Community-based care of drug-resistant tuberculosis in rural Eswatini

Burtscher D, Bjertrup PJ, Vambe D, Dlamini V, Mmema N,  et al.
2020-08-20 • Global Public Health
2020-08-20 • Global Public Health
Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) have received community-based care in Eswatini since 2009. Trained and compensated community treatment supporters (CTSs) provide directl...