Search Results - "Kajiru G Kilonzo"

Pattern of diseases and clinical outcomes in medical intensive care unit at a tertiary hospital in northeastern Tanzania: A three-year retrospective study by Sadiq, Abid M, Kilonzo, Kajiru G

“…The availability of medical intensive care unit (MICU) services is limited, which is the main obstacle to providing optimal care to critically ill patients…”
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Feco-prevalence, endoscopic pattern and associated factors of Helicobacter Pylori infection among symptomatic adult patients in Northern Tanzania by Muhina, Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim, Sadiq, Abid M, Said, Fuad H, Raza, Faryal M, Gharib, Sarah K, Muhali, Sophia S, Costantine, Andrea R, Abdalla, Mulhati S, Shirima, Laura J, Chamba, Nyasatu G, Lyamuya, Furaha S, Mkwizu, Elifuraha W, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Maro, Venance P, Shao, Elichilia R

“…Africa has consistently had the highest prevalence (70.1%) of H. pylori, and this has led to significant cases of dyspepsia, gastric cancers, and upper…”
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Disparities in dialysis allocation: An audit from the new South Africa by Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Jones, Erika S W, Okpechi, Ikechi G, Wearne, Nicola, Barday, Zunaid, Swanepoel, Charles R, Yeates, Karen, Rayner, Brian L

“…End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is a public health problem with an enormous economic burden. In resource limited settings management of ESKD is often rationed…”
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Six-month blood pressure and glucose control among HIV-infected adults with elevated blood pressure and hyperglycemia in northern Tanzania: A prospective observational study by Sakita, Francis M, Prattipati, Sainikitha, Chick, Jordan, Samu, Linda P, Maro, Amedeus V, Coaxum, Lauren, Galson, Sophie W, Samuel, Dorothy, Limkakeng, Alexander T, O'Leary, Paige R, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Thielman, Nathan M, Temu, Gloria, Hertz, Julian T

“…People with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly developing age-related comorbidities. The purpose of this prospective observational study was to…”
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Disease patterns and clinical outcomes of medical admissions at a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania: A retrospective observational study by Sadiq, Abid M., Njau, Rosalia E., Kilonzo, Kajiru G.

“…Background and Aims The burden of noncommunicable diseases is increasing in developing countries and in settings with an existing communicable burden. The…”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among healthcare workers in northern Tanzania by Shao, Elichilia R, Mboya, Innocent B, Gunda, Daniel W, Ruhangisa, Flora G, Temu, Elizabeth M, Nkwama, Mercy L, Pyuza, Jeremia J, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Lyamuya, Furaha S, Maro, Venance P

“…Hepatitis B virus infection is a global health problem with the highest prevalence in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of infected people,…”
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Is it myocardial infarction? A case report of C7 cervical radiculopathy with cervical angina by Mashauri, Harold L, Makunga, Frank J, Luhwago, Elisha C, Ndale, Eliasa, Kilonzo, Kajiru G

“…Cervical radiculopathy refers to the mechanical compression or inflammation of any of the cervical roots which lead to their dysfunction. Male sex,…”
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Neurological disorders in Northern Tanzania: A 6-year prospective hospital-based case series by Howlett, William P, Urasa, Sarah J, Maro, Venance P, Walker, Richard W, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Howlett, Patrick J, Dekker, Marieke Cj

“…The burden of neurological disorders is large and altered by the HIV epidemic. We describe the pattern of neurological disorders and their association with HIV…”
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Impact of Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose on Glycaemic Control Among Insulin-Treated Patients With Diabetes Mellitus in Northeastern Tanzania: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Muhali, Sophia S, Muhali, Fatma S, Mfinanga, Sayoki G, Sadiq, Abid M, Marandu, Annette A, Kyala, Norman J, Said, Fuad H, Nziku, Eliada B, Mirai, Tumaini E, Ngocho, James S, Mlay, Henry L, Waria, Gilbert G, Chambega, Angelina, Kessy, Stella N, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Lyamuya, Furaha S, Mkwizu, Elifuraha W, Shao, Elichilia R, Chamba, Nyasatu G

“…Tracking of blood glucose levels by patients and care providers remains an integral component in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). Evidence, primarily…”
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Suboptimal Blood Pressure Control, Associated Factors, and Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at KCMC, Tanzania by Chamba, Nyasatu G., Shao, Elichilia, Kilonzo, Kajiru G., Mbwete, Gabriel W.

“…Background. Hypertension (HTN) can be present in up to two-thirds of patients living with diabetes mellitus (DM). It is a risk factor for the development of…”
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Provider attitudes towards quality improvement for myocardial infarction care in northern Tanzania by Coaxum, Lauren A, Sakita, Francis M, Mlangi, Jerome J, Kweka, Godfrey L, Tarimo, Tumsifu G, Temu, Gloria A, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Arthur, David, Bettger, Janet P, Thielman, Nathan M, Limkakeng, Alexander T, Hertz, Julian T

“…Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death worldwide. In high income countries, quality improvement strategies have played an important role in…”
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Factors Associated With Survival Among Patients With Multiple Myeloma in Northeastern Tanzania by Raza, Faryal M, Mkwizu, Elifuraha W, Leak, Steven A, Sadiq, Abid M, Lyamuya, Furaha S, Chamba, Nyasatu G, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Shao, Elichilia R, Ahmed, Eijaaz A, Ndale, Eliasa K, Costantine, Andrew R, Kamabu, Eugenie M, Eliah, Doreen T, Nziku, Eliada B, Henke, Oliver

“…This study sought to delineate the clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics during multiple myeloma (MM) diagnosis, outline the treatment modalities…”
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Six-month incidence of hypertension and diabetes among adults with HIV in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study by Sakita, Francis M, O'Leary, Paige, Prattipati, Sainikitha, Kessy, Monica S, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Rugakingira, Anzibert A, Manavalan, Preeti, Thielman, Nathan M, Samuel, Dorothy, Hertz, Julian T

“…Data describing the incidence of hypertension and diabetes among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remain sparse. In this study, adults with HIV were…”
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Aeromonas caviae mimicking Vibrio cholerae infectious enteropathy in a cholera-endemic region with possible public health consequences: two case reports by van Zwetselaar, Marco, Nyombi, Balthazar, Sonda, Tolbert, Kumburu, Happiness, Chamba, Nyasatu, Dekker, Marieke C J, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Urasa, Sarah J, Mmbaga, Blandina T

“…Aeromonas species have been documented to yield false positive results in microbiological tests for Vibrio cholerae. They share many biochemical properties…”
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Inspiratory Myoclonus by Dekker, Marieke C J, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Howlett, William P, Guttman, Mark, Cubo, Esther

“…BackgroundMovement disorders of respiration are rare and are restricted to a phase of the respiratory cycle. Phenomenology ShownThe intermittent inspiratory…”
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Etiologic Investigation of Patients Diagnosed with Bacteriologically Unconfirmed Tuberculosis in Tanzania by Maze, Michael J, Nyakunga, Gissela, Sakasaka, Philoteus A, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Luhwago, Elisha, Chelangwa, Manase, Crump, John A, Kisonga, Riziki M, Madut, Deng B, Rogath, Josephine, Sadiq, Adnan, Thiessen, Rennae, Rubach, Matthew P

“…Globally, half of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are diagnosed clinically without bacteriologic confirmation. In clinically diagnosed PTB patients,…”
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Fever, bacterial zoonoses, and One Health in sub-Saharan Africa by Carugati, Manuela, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Crump, John A

“…Although often underappreciated, a number of bacterial zoonoses are endemic in Africa. Of these, brucellosis, leptospirosis, Q fever, and rickettsioses are…”
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Post-partum pituitary insufficiency and livedo reticularis presenting a diagnostic challenge in a resource limited setting in Tanzania: a case report, clinical discussion and brief review of existing literature by Sheriff, Faheem G, Howlett, William P, Kilonzo, Kajiru G

“…Pituitary disorders following pregnancy are an important yet under reported clinical entity in the developing world. Conversely, post partum panhypopituitarism…”
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Performance of Xpert Ultra nasopharyngeal swab for identification of tuberculosis deaths in northern Tanzania by Costales, Cristina, Crump, John A, Mremi, Alex R, Amsi, Patrick T, Kalengo, Nathaniel H, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Kinabo, Grace, Lwezaula, Bingileki F, Lyamuya, Furaha, Marandu, Annette, Mbwasi, Ronald, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Mosha, Calvin, Carugati, Manuela, Madut, Deng B, Nelson, Ann M, Maze, Michael J, Matkovic, Eduard, Zaki, Sherif R, Maro, Venance P, Rubach, Matthew P

“…Numerous tuberculosis (TB) deaths remain undetected in low-resource endemic settings. With autopsy-confirmed tuberculosis as our standard, we assessed the…”
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Predicting Mortality for Adolescent and Adult Patients with Fever in Resource-Limited Settings by Carugati, Manuela, Zhang, Helen L, Kilonzo, Kajiru G, Maze, Michael J, Maro, Venance P, Rubach, Matthew P, Crump, John A

“…Febrile illnesses are a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Early identification of patients at increased risk of death may avert adverse outcomes…”
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