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Standardised shorter regimens versus individualised longer regimens for rifampin- or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Abidi S, Achar J, Assao Neino MM, Bang D, Benedetti A,  et al.
2020-03-20 • European Respiratory Journal
2020-03-20 • European Respiratory Journal
We sought to compare the effectiveness of two World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended regimens for the treatment of rifampin- or multidrug-resistant (RR/MDR) tuberculosis (TB): a sta...
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High mortality in tuberculosis patients despite HIV interventions in Swaziland

Mchunu G, van Griensven J, Hinderaker SG, Kizito W, Sikhondze W,  et al.
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
2016-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
All health facilities providing tuberculosis (TB) care in Swaziland.

OBJECTIVE
To describe the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interventions on the ...
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Three parallel information systems for malaria elimination in Swaziland, 2010-2015: are the numbers the same?

Zulu Z, Kunene S, Mkhonta N, Owiti P, Sikhondze W,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Background: To be able to eliminate malaria, accurate, timely reporting and tracking of all confirmed malaria cases is crucial. Swaziland, a country in the process of eliminating malaria...
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Case management of malaria in Swaziland, 2011-2015: on track for elimination?

Dlamini SV, Kosgei RJ, Mkhonta N, Zulu Z, Makadzange K,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Objective: To assess adherence to malaria diagnosis and treatment guidelines (2010 and 2014) in all health care facilities in Swaziland between 2011 and 2015. Methods: This was a cross-s...
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Low uptake of preventive interventions among malaria cases in Swaziland: towards malaria elimination

Makadzange K, Dlamini N, Zulu Z, Dlamini SV, Kunene S,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Settings: Swaziland is striving to achieve sustainable malaria elimination. Three preventive interventions are vital for reaching this goal: 1) effective household utilisation of long-la...
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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
OBJECTIVES
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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Bedaquiline and delamanid result in low rates of unfavourable outcomes among TB patients in Eswatini

Vambe D, Kay AW, Furin J, Howard AA, Dlamini T,  et al.
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING: Since 2015, Eswatini has been scaling up bedaquiline (BDQ) and delamanid (DLM) based drug-resistant TB treatment regimens under programmatic conditions.

OBJECTIVE: Id...
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Countrywide roll-out of Xpert® MTB/RIF in Swaziland: the first three years of implementation

Sikhondze W, Dlamini T, Khumalo D, Maphalala G, Dlamini SV,  et al.
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
2015-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
All 19 public health laboratories in Swaziland that had Xpert(®) MTB/RIF machines installed as part of a countrywide roll-out between June 2011 and June 2014.

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From diagnosis to case investigation for malaria elimination in Swaziland: is reporting and response timely?

Dlamini N, Zulu Z, Kunene S, Geoffroy E, Ntshalintshali N,  et al.
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
2018-04-25 • Public Health Action
Background: Swaziland is one of the southern African countries that aim to eliminate malaria by 2020. In 2010, the country introduced an Immediate Disease Notification System (IDNS) for ...
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Operational aspects of bedaquiline implementation in Swaziland: report from the field

Vambe D, Dlamini T, Furin J, Gracia-Edwards C, Keus K,  et al.
2017-09-21 • Public Health Action
2017-09-21 • Public Health Action
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Examples of bedaquiline introduction for the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in five countries

Guglielmetti L, Hewison CCH, Avaliani Z, Hughes AJ, Kiria N,  et al.
2017-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2017-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
For the first time in almost 50 years, there are new drugs available for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB), including bedaquiline (BDQ) and delamanid (DLM). The rate of i...
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Upholding Tuberculosis Services during the 2014 Ebola Storm: An Encouraging Experience from Conakry, Guinea

Ortuno-Gutierrez N, Zachariah R, Woldeyohannes D, Bangoura A, Cherif GF,  et al.
2016-08-17 • PLOS One
2016-08-17 • PLOS One
SETTING
Ten targeted health facilities supported by Damien Foundation (a Belgian Non Governmental Organization) and the National Tuberculosis (TB) Program in Conakry, Guinea.