The Lancet. Global health 2015 Mar ; 3(3); e120-1. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)70015-X. Epub 2015 10 27
Publications
Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage.
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing lineage are globally distributed and are associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia.
Nature genetics 2015 Mar ; 47(3); 242-9. doi: 10.1038/ng.3195. Epub 2015 01 19
Geographic distribution and mortality risk factors during the cholera outbreak in a rural region of Haiti, 2010-2011.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2010 and 2011, Haiti was heavily affected by a large cholera outbreak that spread throughout the country.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2015 Mar ; 9(3); e0003605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003605. Epub 2015 03 26
Temporal Changes in Ebola Transmission in Sierra Leone and Implications for Control Requirements: a Real-time Modelling Study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Between August and November 2014, the incidence of Ebola virus disease (EVD) rose dramatically in several districts of Sierra Leone.
PLoS currents 2015 Feb 10; 7 doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.406ae55e83ec0b5193e30856b9235ed2. Epub 2015 02 10
ebola
Impact of variability in adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy on the immunovirological response and mortality.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Several previous studies have shown relationships between adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the viral load, the CD4 cell count, or mortality.
BMC medical research methodology 2015 Feb 05; 15 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-15-10. Epub 2015 02 05
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2015 Feb 01; 191(3); 355-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201407-1302LE. Epub 2015 04 20
Nevirapine or efavirenz for tuberculosis and HIV coinfected patients: exposure and virological failure relationship.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We describe nevirapine and efavirenz exposure on and off tuberculosis treatment and consequences for virological efficacy and tolerance in patients included in the ANRS 12146/12214-CARINEMO trial.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2015 Jan ; 70(1); 225-32. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku348. Epub 2014 09 18
TB/HIV coinfection
drug–drug interactions
efavirenz
nevirapine
The factor structure and presentation of depression among HIV-positive adults in Uganda.
Abstract
Depression is one of the most prevalent psychiatric comorbidities of HIV and one of the greatest barriers to HIV self-care and adherence.
AIDS and behavior 2015 Jan ; 19(1); 27-33. doi: 10.1007/s10461-014-0796-x. Epub 2015 09 24
Male Gender is independently associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among sputum and non-sputum producers people with presumptive tuberculosis in Southwestern Uganda.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the association between gender and risk of TB infection.
BMC infectious diseases 2014 Dec 10; 14 638. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0638-5. Epub 2014 12 10
Prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Produced by Gram Negative Bacilli at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rural South Western Uganda.
Abstract
AIM: To determine the prevalence and genotypic characterisation of extended spectrum beta-lactamases produced by gram negative bacilli isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH).
British microbiology research journal 2014 Dec ; 4(12); 1541-1550. doi: 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9792. Epub 2018 11 13
Antibiotics
ESBL
Uganda
resistance patterns
sensitivity patterns