Publications

Concomitant Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C With Direct-Acting Antivirals and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Is Effective and Safe.

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We assessed effectiveness and safety of concomitant chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

Melikyan N Huerga H Atshemyan H Kirakosyan O Sargsyants N Aydinyan T Saribekyan N Khachatryan N Oganezova I Falcao J Balkan S Hewison C
Open forum infectious diseases 2021 Feb ; 8(2); ofaa653. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa653. Epub 2021 01 04
chronic hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral drugs multidrug-resistant tuberculosis sofosbuvir virus

Cost and cost-effectiveness of a real-world HCV treatment program among HIV-infected individuals in Myanmar.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Over half of those hepatitis C virus (HCV)/HIV coinfected live in low-income and middle-income countries, and many remain undiagnosed or untreated.

Marquez LK Chaillon A Soe KP Johnson DC Zosso JM Incerti A Loarec A Nguyen A Walker JG Mafirakureva N Lo Re Iii V Wynn A McIntosh C Kiene SM Brodine S Garfein RS Vickerman P Martin NK
BMJ global health 2021 Feb ; 6(2); . doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004181. Epub 2021 02 25
HIV health economics viral hepatitis

Comparison of capillary versus venous blood for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using rapid diagnostic tests.

Abstract

We enrolled 250 febrile children in western Uganda to compare the results of malaria rapid diagnostic tests when using capillary versus venous blood. Participants were tested with four different RDT types.

Gorret AM Muhindo R Baguma E Ntaro M Mulogo EM Deutsch-Feldman M Juliano JJ Nyehangane D Boyce RM
The Journal of infectious diseases 2021 Jan 27; . doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab032. Epub 2021 01 27
Diagnostic Test Malaria Plasmodium

Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.

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BACKGROUND: Stocks of yellow fever vaccine are insufficient to cover exceptional demands for outbreak response. Fractional dosing has shown efficacy, but evidence is limited to the 17DD substrain vaccine.

Juan-Giner A Kimathi D Grantz KH Hamaluba M Kazooba P Njuguna P Fall G Dia M Bob NS Monath TP Barrett AD Hombach J Mulogo EM Ampeire I Karanja HK Nyehangane D Mwanga-Amumpaire J Cummings DAT Bejon P Warimwe GM Grais RF
Lancet (London, England) 2021 Jan 09; 397(10269); 119-127. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32520-4. Epub 2021 01 10

Outcomes of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Mozambique after treatment with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

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BACKGROUND: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common HIV-associated malignancy frequently associated with poor outcomes. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in major cities of Mozambique.

Coldiron ME Gutierrez Zamudio AG Manuel R Luciano G Rusch B Ciglenecki I Telnov A Grais RF Trellu LT Molfino L
Infectious agents and cancer 2021 Jan 07; 16(1); 2. doi: 10.1186/s13027-020-00341-4. Epub 2021 01 07
AIDS-related opportunistic infections Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Doxorubicin Kaposi sarcoma Mozambique

Smartphone-Based Ophthalmic Imaging Compared to Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Vertical Cup-to-Disc Ratio among Adults in Southwestern Uganda.

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PRCIS: Using optical coherence tomography measurements as a reference standard for vertical cup-to-disc ratio (vCDR), a smartphone-based ophthalmic camera has a sensitivity of 67.7% and specificity of 96.7% to detect a vCDR greater tha

Idriss BR Tran TM Atwine D Chang RT Myung D Onyango J
Journal of glaucoma 2020 Dec 29; Publish Ahead of Print . doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001779. Epub 2020 12 29

Feasibility of satellite image and GIS sampling for population representative surveys: a case study from rural Guatemala.

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BACKGROUND: Population-representative household survey methods require up-to-date sampling frames and sample designs that minimize time and cost of fieldwork especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Miller AC Rohloff P Blake A Dhaenens E Shaw L Tuiz E Grandesso F Mendoza Montano C Thomson DR
International journal of health geographics 2020 Dec 05; 19(1); 56. doi: 10.1186/s12942-020-00250-0. Epub 2020 12 05
Guatemala Population-representative study Sample selection Sampling frame Simple random sample