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Adolescents and young adults are the most undiagnosed of HIV and virally unsuppressed in Eastern and Southern Africa: Pooled analyses from five population-based surveys

Huerga H, Farhat JB, Maman D, Conan N, Van Cutsem G,  et al.
2023-12-22 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-12-22 • PLOS Global Public Health
Age and gender disparities within the HIV cascade of care are critical to focus interventions efficiently. We assessed gender-age groups at the highest probability of unfavorable outcome...
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Novel FujiLAM assay to detect tuberculosis in HIV-positive ambulatory patients in four African countries: a diagnostic accuracy study

Huerga H, Bastard M, Lubega AV, Akinyi M, Antabak NT,  et al.
2023-01-01 • Lancet Global Health
2023-01-01 • Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND
Development of rapid biomarker-based tests that can diagnose tuberculosis using non-sputum samples is a priority for tuberculosis control. We aimed to compare the diagnost...
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Feasibility and acceptability of using the novel urine-based FujiLAM test to detect tuberculosis: A multi-country mixed-methods study

Rucker SCM, Lissouba P, Akinyi M, Lubega AV, Stewart RC,  et al.
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
2022-05-01 • Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
BACKGROUND
The novel urine-based FujiLAM test identifies tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients but may be challenging to use at point-of-care (POC).

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We assess...
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Two-fold increase in the HIV viral load suppression rate along with decreased incidence over six years in Ndhiwa sub-county, Kenya

Conan N, Badawi M, Chihana ML, Wanjala S, Kingwara L,  et al.
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND
HIV-positive individuals who maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus to others. In 2012, an HIV population-based survey was conducted in Ndhiwa sub-c...