Search Results - "Dawood, Halima"
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Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir in low-risk HIV-uninfected individuals: HPTN 077, a phase 2a randomized controlled trial
Published in PLoS medicine (08-11-2018)“…Cabotegravir (CAB) is a novel strand-transfer integrase inhibitor being developed for HIV treatment and prevention. CAB is formulated both as an…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of flucytosine as induction therapy in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected adults in South Africa
Published in BMC health services research (06-04-2021)“…Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa accounts for three-quarters of the global cases and 135,000 deaths per annum. Current…”
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A review and economic analysis of the dapivirine vaginal ring as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for women, to inform South African public-sector guidelines
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (01-11-2024)“…South Africa has a high HIV incidence and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is available as public-sector standard of care. Access to alternative prevention…”
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Incidence and prevalence of hypertension among HIV-TB co-infected participants accessing treatment: A five-year prospective cohort analysis
Published in PloS one (29-01-2024)“…Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH). This study determined incidence…”
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Mortality and treatment response amongst HIV-infected patients 50 years and older accessing antiretroviral services in South Africa
Published in BMC infectious diseases (10-04-2018)“…Little is known about the clinical presentation and outcomes amongst older HIV infected populations accessing ART in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared mortality…”
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Severe influenza-associated respiratory infection in high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2011
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-11-2013)“…Data on influenza epidemiology in HIV-infected persons are limited, particularly for sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV infection is widespread. We tested…”
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Risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus-associated respiratory tract infection in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2012 - 2018
Published in BMC infectious diseases (09-10-2024)“…Identifying risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) will assist with targeting vaccine…”
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The economic burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa 2011-2016
Published in BMC medicine (13-04-2023)“…Data on the economic burden of RSV-associated illness will inform decisions on the programmatic implementation of maternal vaccines and monoclonal antibodies…”
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The burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa, 2011 to 2016
Published in BMC medicine (11-04-2023)“…Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to protect the very young infant against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated illness are effective for limited…”
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Mortality amongst patients with influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness, South Africa, 2009-2013
Published in PloS one (18-03-2015)“…Data on the burden and risk groups for influenza-associated mortality from Africa are limited. We aimed to estimate the incidence and risk-factors for…”
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Acceptability, feasibility, and impact of a pilot tuberculosis literacy and treatment counselling intervention: a mixed methods study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (18-05-2021)“…There is a need for innovative strategies to improve TB testing uptake and patient retention along the continuum of TB care early-on in treatment without…”
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Prevalence and Trends of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in Hospitalized Patients in South Africa, 2010 to 2012: Laboratory-Based Surveillance Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology
Published in PloS one (31-12-2015)“…We aimed to obtain an in-depth understanding on recent antimicrobial resistance trends and molecular epidemiology trends of S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB)…”
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Epidemiology and Molecular Identification and Characterization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, South Africa, 2012-2015
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2018)“…During 2012-2015, we tested respiratory specimens from patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), patients with influenza-like illness (ILI), and controls…”
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guideline on the management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in people with HIV
Published in Southern African journal of HIV medicine (23-10-2024)“…No Abstract required…”
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Decreasing fluconazole susceptibility of clinical South African Cryptococcus neoformans isolates over a decade
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2020)“…Fluconazole is used in combination with amphotericin B for induction treatment of cryptococcal meningitis and as monotherapy for consolidation and maintenance…”
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The attributable fraction of respiratory syncytial virus among patients of different ages with influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2012-2016
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2023)“…•The detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants is significantly associated with illness.•In outpatients aged < 44 years the detection of RSV is…”
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High mortality rates in men initiated on anti-retroviral treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Published in PloS one (13-09-2017)“…In attaining UNAIDS targets of 90-90-90 to achieve epidemic control, understanding who the current utilizers of HIV treatment services are will inform efforts…”
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Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) among adults and children aged ≥5 years in a high HIV-prevalence setting, 2009-2012
Published in PloS one (23-02-2015)“…There are few published studies describing severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) epidemiology amongst older children and adults from high HIV-prevalence…”
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Attributable Fraction of Influenza Virus Detection to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illnesses in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Patients, South Africa, 2012-2016
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-07-2017)“…The attributable fraction (AF) of influenza virus detection to illness has not been described for patients in different age groups or with different HIV…”
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Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2022)“…•Despite available vaccines and antibiotics, bacterial meningitis is deadly.•In South Africa, a middle-income country, over one in three individuals with…”
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