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Feasibility of using infant testing during immunization to estimate HIV mother-to-child-transmission rates in Zambia by Simbaya, Joseph, Funjika, Patricia, Moonga, Arthur, Mwale, John, Kankasa, Chipepo

“…Abstract Background This study piloted the feasibility of infant testing in immunization services as a strategy for estimating MTCT rates among the population…”
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Breastmilk cell trafficking induces microchimerism‐mediated immune system maturation in the infant by Molès, Jean‐Pierre, Tuaillon, Edouard, Kankasa, Chipepo, Bedin, Anne‐Sophie, Nagot, Nicolas, Marchant, Arnaud, McDermid, Joann M., Van de Perre, Philippe

“…Initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of life confers an important benefit in terms of child mortality and severe morbidity. Intestinal permeability…”
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Human milk oligosaccharide concentration and risk of postnatal transmission of HIV through breastfeeding by BODE, Lars, KUHN, Louise, KIM, Hae-Young, HSIAO, Lauren, NISSAN, Caroline, SINKALA, Moses, KANKASA, Chipepo, MWIYA, Mwiya, THEA, Donald M, ALDROVANDI, Grace M

“…The inefficiency of HIV breast-milk transmission may be caused by the presence of immunologically active factors, including human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)…”
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Oligosaccharide composition of breast milk influences survival of uninfected children born to HIV-infected mothers in Lusaka, Zambia by Kuhn, Louise, Kim, Hae-Young, Hsiao, Lauren, Nissan, Caroline, Kankasa, Chipepo, Mwiya, Mwiya, Thea, Donald M, Aldrovandi, Grace M, Bode, Lars

“…Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have multiple immunomodulatory functions that influence child health. In this study we investigated whether HMO composition…”
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Growth, clinical and neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age are similar for children who received 1-year lamivudine or lopinavir/ritonavir HIV prophylaxis in early life by Nagot, Nicolas, Singata-Madliki, Mandisa, Cournil, Amandine, Nalugya, Joyce, Tassembedo, Souleymane, Quillet, Catherine, Tonga, Melany W., Tumwine, James, Meda, Nicolas, Kankasa, Chipepo, Mwiya, Mwiya, Bangirana, Paul, Peries, Marianne, Batting, Joanne, Engebretsen, Ingunn M. S., Tylleskär, Thorkild, Perre, Philippe Vande, Ndeezi, Grace, Molès, Jean-Pierre

“…In the ANRS 12174 trial, HIV-exposed uninfected African neonates who received lopinavir-ritonavir (LPV/r) prophylaxis for 1 year exhibited slower growth from…”
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Pediatric malignancies, treatment outcomes and abandonment of pediatric cancer treatment in Zambia by Slone, Jeremy S, Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine, Perez, Marta, Mutalima, Nora, Newton, Robert, Chintu, Chifumbe, Kankasa, Chipepo, Chipeta, James, Heimburger, Douglas C, Vermund, Sten H, Friedman, Debra L

“…There exist significant challenges to the receipt of comprehensive oncologic treatment for children diagnosed with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. To better…”
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Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial by Tylleskär, Thorkild, Prof, Jackson, Debra, Prof, Meda, Nicolas, MD, Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S, PhD, Chopra, Mickey, MD, Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama, MD, Doherty, Tanya, PhD, Ekström, Eva-Charlotte, PhD, Fadnes, Lars T, MD, Goga, Ameena, MD, Kankasa, Chipepo, MD, Klungsøyr, Jørn I, MPhil, Lombard, Carl, PhD, Nankabirwa, Victoria, MD, Nankunda, Jolly K, MD, Van de Perre, Philippe, Prof, Sanders, David, Prof, Shanmugam, Rebecca, MSc, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Prof, Wamani, Henry, MD, Tumwine, James K, Prof

“…Summary Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is reported to be a life-saving intervention in low-income settings. The effect of breastfeeding counselling…”
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Combination of serological and cytokine release assays for improved diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Zambia (PROMISE-TB) by Tuaillon, Edouard, Mwyia, Mwiya, Bollore, Karine, Pisoni, Amandine, Rubbo, Pierre-Alain, Richard, Matthias, Kremer, Laurent, Tonga, Maria M.W., Chanda, Duncan, Peries, Marianne, Vallo, Roselyne, Eymard-Duvernay, Sabrina, D'Ottavi, Morgana, Kankasa, Chipepo, de Perre, Philippe Van, Moles, Jean-Pierre, Nagot, Nicolas

“…•Diagnostic gaps for childhood tuberculosis are significant in low-resource countries.•Statistical analysis selected antigen 85B antibodies,…”
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Recurrent Severe Subclinical Mastitis and the Risk of HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding by Rutagwera, David Gatsinzi, Molès, Jean-Pierre, Kankasa, Chipepo, Mwiya, Mwiya, Tuaillon, Edouard, Peries, Marianne, Nagot, Nicolas, Van de Perre, Philippe, Tylleskär, Thorkild

“…Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is an important risk factor of postnatal HIV-1 transmission that is still poorly understood. A longitudinal sub-study of the…”
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Evaluation of a density-based rapid diagnostic test for sickle cell disease in a clinical setting in Zambia by Kumar, Ashok A, Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine, Hennek, Jonathan W, Mantina, Hamakwa, Lee, S Y Ryan, Patton, Matthew R, Sambo, Pauline, Sinyangwe, Silvester, Kankasa, Chipepo, Chintu, Chifumbe, Brugnara, Carlo, Stossel, Thomas P, Whitesides, George M

“…Although simple and low-cost interventions for sickle cell disease (SCD) exist in many developing countries, child mortality associated with SCD remains high,…”
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Sexual and reproductive health behavior and unmet needs among a sample of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: a cross-sectional study by Okawa, Sumiyo, Mwanza-Kabaghe, Sylvia, Mwiya, Mwiya, Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Jimba, Masamine, Kankasa, Chipepo, Ishikawa, Naoko

“…Adolescents living with HIV face challenges, such as disclosure of HIV status, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and sexual and reproductive…”
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Pregnancy loss and role of infant HIV status on perinatal mortality among HIV-infected women by Kim, Hae-Young, Kasonde, Prisca, Mwiya, Mwiya, Thea, Donald M, Kankasa, Chipepo, Sinkala, Moses, Aldrovandi, Grace, Kuhn, Louise

“…HIV-infected women, particularly those with advanced disease, may have higher rates of pregnancy loss (miscarriage and stillbirth) and neonatal mortality than…”
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Healthy pregnancies and essential fats: focus group discussions with Zambian women on dietary need and acceptability of a novel RUSF containing fish oil DHA by Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Imakando, Mercy, Kisling, Sophia, Majid, Sonoor, Willis, Mary S, Wood, Charles, Kankasa, Chipepo, DiRusso, Concetta C

“…Nut butter-based Ready to Use Supplemental Foods (RUSF) are an effective way to add nutrients and calories to diets of malnourished and food insecure…”
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High uptake of exclusive breastfeeding and reduced early post-natal HIV transmission by Kuhn, Louise, Sinkala, Moses, Kankasa, Chipepo, Semrau, Katherine, Kasonde, Prisca, Scott, Nancy, Mwiya, Mwiya, Vwalika, Cheswa, Walter, Jan, Tsai, Wei-Yann, Aldrovandi, Grace M, Thea, Donald M

“…Empirical data showing the clear benefits of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for HIV prevention are needed to encourage implementation of lactation support…”
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Higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against KSHV in KS patients compared to asymptomatic individuals from Zambia by Kumar, Pankaj, Kuwa, Nithal Y, Minhas, Veenu, Marimo, Clemence, Shea, Danielle M, Kankasa, Chipepo, Wood, Charles

“…Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent for Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), the most common cancer diagnosed in HIV- infected patients. The…”
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Facilitators and barriers to infant post-natal HIV prophylaxis, a qualitative sub-study of the PROMISE-EPI trial in Lusaka, Zambia by Mennecier, Anaïs, Matoka, Beauty, Wilfred-Tonga, Maria Melany, Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine, Mwiya, Mwiya, Nagot, Nicolas, Molès, Jean-Pierre, Van de Perre, Philippe, Kankasa, Chipepo, King, Rachel

“…Background Infant post-natal prophylaxis (PNP) is used to prevent HIV transmission through breastfeeding. The WHO edited recommendations but so far there is no…”
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The CD133 + Stem/Progenitor-Like Cell Subset Is Increased in Human Milk and Peripheral Blood of HIV-Positive Women by Valverde-Villegas, Jacqueline María, Naranjo-Gomez, Mar, Durand, Mélusine, Rutagwera, David, Bedin, Anne-Sophie, Kankasa, Chipepo, Debiesse, Ségolène, Nagot, Nicolas, Tuaillon, Edouard, Van de Perre, Philippe, Molès, Jean-Pierre

“…Human milk is a significant source of different CD133 and/or CD34 stem/progenitor-like cell subsets in healthy women but their cell distribution and…”
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Single-dose tenofovir and emtricitabine for reduction of viral resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor drugs in women given intrapartum nevirapine for perinatal HIV prevention: an open-label randomised trial by Chi, Benjamin H, Dr, Sinkala, Moses, MBChB, Mbewe, Felistas, BSc, Cantrell, Ronald A, MPH, Kruse, Gina, MSc, Chintu, Namwinga, MBChB, Aldrovandi, Grace M, MD, Stringer, Elizabeth M, MD, Kankasa, Chipepo, MD, Safrit, Jeffrey T, PhD, Stringer, Jeffrey SA, Prof

“…Summary Background Intrapartum and neonatal single-dose nevirapine are essential components of perinatal HIV prevention in resource-constrained settings, but…”
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Long-Term Persistence of Mitochondrial DNA Instability in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children during and after Exposure to Antiretroviral Drugs and HIV by Desquiret-Dumas, Valérie, D’Ottavi, Morgana, Monnin, Audrey, Goudenège, David, Méda, Nicolas, Vizeneux, Amélie, Kankasa, Chipepo, Tylleskar, Thorkild, Bris, Céline, Procaccio, Vincent, Nagot, Nicolas, Van de Perre, Philippe, Reynier, Pascal, Molès, Jean-Pierre

“…HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children show impaired health outcomes during childhood. A high rate of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) instability was reported in the…”
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Adolescents' Experiences and Their Suggestions for HIV Serostatus Disclosure in Zambia: A Mixed-Methods Study by Okawa, Sumiyo, Mwanza-Kabaghe, Sylvia, Mwiya, Mwiya, Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Jimba, Masamine, Kankasa, Chipepo, Ishikawa, Naoko

“…HIV serostatus disclosure is an immense challenge for adolescents living with HIV, their caregivers, and health workers. In Zambia, however, little guidance is…”
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