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Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of recent transmission and tracing outbreaks: A systematic review by Nikolayevskyy, Vlad, Kranzer, Katharina, Niemann, Stefan, Drobniewski, Francis

“…Contact tracing complemented with genotyping is considered an important means of understanding person-to-person transmission of tuberculosis (TB). It still…”
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Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis and HIV services: A cross-sectional survey of 669 health professionals in 64 low and middle-income countries by Khan, Mishal S, Rego, Sonia, Rajal, Joaquín Benítez, Bond, Virginia, Fatima, Razia Kaneez, Isani, Afshan Khurshid, Sutherland, Jayne, Kranzer, Katharina

“…The experiences of frontline healthcare professionals are essential in identifying strategies to mitigate the disruption to healthcare services caused by the…”
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Can tuberculosis patients in resource-constrained settings afford chest radiography? by Pedrazzoli, Debora, Lalli, Marek, Boccia, Delia, Houben, Rein, Kranzer, Katharina

“…Even when tuberculosis (TB) care is free, impoverished patients and their households continue to incur unmanageable costs due to seeking and staying in care…”
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Pre-treatment loss to follow-up in tuberculosis patients in low- and lower-middle-income countries and high-burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by MACPHERSON, Peter, HOUBEN, Rein M.G.J, GLYNN, Judith R, CORBETT, Elizabeth L, KRANZER, Katharina

“…To assess the magnitude of loss to follow-up in smear- or culture-positive tuberculosis patients before treatment initiation and outcomes among patients who…”
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Brief Report: Youth Who Acquired HIV Perinatally Have Poorer Viral Suppression Than Those Who Acquired HIV Later in Life: Findings From a Population Survey in Zimbabwe by Simms, Victoria, Kranzer Katharina, Dziva Chikwari Chido, Dauya Ethel, Bandason Tsitsi, Dzavakwa Nyasha, Ferrand, Rashida A

“…Background:Perinatally acquired HIV may lead to worse health outcomes than later acquisition. We compared the demographic and clinical characteristics of youth…”
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Screening for HIV-associated tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance before antiretroviral therapy using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay: a prospective study by Lawn, Stephen D, Brooks, Sophie V, Kranzer, Katharina, Nicol, Mark P, Whitelaw, Andrew, Vogt, Monica, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Wood, Robin

“…The World Health Organization has endorsed the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for investigation of patients suspected of having tuberculosis (TB). However, its utility…”
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Interventions to improve or facilitate linkage to or retention in pre‐ART (HIV) care and initiation of ART in low‐ and middle‐income settings – a systematic review by Govindasamy, Darshini, Meghij, Jamilah, Negussi, Eyerusalem Kebede, Baggaley, Rachel Clare, Ford, Nathan, Kranzer, Katharina

“…Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART) losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐ and…”
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‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it’: Drug-susceptibility testing for bedaquiline and delamanid by Köser, Claudio U., Maurer, Florian P., Kranzer, Katharina

“…•Breakpoints that define susceptibility and resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs are crucial for optimal treatment.•Breakpoints needs to be based on modern…”
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Children growing up with HIV infection: the responsibility of success by Bernays, Sarah, PhD, Jarrett, Prudence, MBBS, Kranzer, Katharina, PhD, Ferrand, Rashida A, Dr

“…Comparing the landscape with 10 years ago when HIV-infected infants faced inevitable death, those born with HIV now have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART)…”
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Attitudes and Behaviours to Antimicrobial Prescribing following Introduction of a Smartphone App by Panesar, Preet, Jones, Alisdair, Aldous, Alicia, Kranzer, Katharina, Halpin, Eamus, Fifer, Helen, Macrae, Bruce, Curtis, Carmel, Pollara, Gabriele

“…Our hospital replaced the format for delivering portable antimicrobial prescribing guidance from a paper-based pocket guide to a smartphone application (app)…”
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Trade-offs between cost and accuracy in active case finding for tuberculosis: A dynamic modelling analysis by Cilloni, Lucia, Kranzer, Katharina, Stagg, Helen R, Arinaminpathy, Nimalan

“…Active case finding (ACF) may be valuable in tuberculosis (TB) control, but questions remain about its optimum implementation in different settings. For…”
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Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among adolescents and youth in rural Zimbabwe by Bygrave, Helen, Mtangirwa, Judith, Ncube, Kwenzakwenkosi, Ford, Nathan, Kranzer, Katharina, Munyaradzi, Dhodho

“…Around 2 million adolescents and 3 million youth are estimated to be living with HIV worldwide. Antiretroviral outcomes for this group appear to be worse…”
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Introduction of quality management in a National Reference Laboratory in Germany by Homolka, Susanne, Zallet, Julia, Albert, Heidi, Witt, Anne-Kathrin, Kranzer, Katharina

“…High quality diagnostic services are crucial for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, treatment and control. A strong laboratory quality management system (QMS) is…”
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Barriers to provider-initiated testing and counselling for children in a high HIV prevalence setting: a mixed methods study by Kranzer, Katharina, Meghji, Jamilah, Bandason, Tsitsi, Dauya, Ethel, Mungofa, Stanley, Busza, Joanna, Hatzold, Karin, Kidia, Khameer, Mujuru, Hilda, Ferrand, Rashida A

“…There is a substantial burden of HIV infection among older children in sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of whom are diagnosed after presentation with advanced…”
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TB as a cause of hospitalization and in‐hospital mortality among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Ford, Nathan, Matteelli, Alberto, Shubber, Zara, Hermans, Sabine, Meintjes, Graeme, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Waldrop, Greer, Kranzer, Katharina, Doherty, Meg, Getahun, Haileyesus

“…Introduction Despite significant progress in improving access to antiretroviral therapy over the past decade, substantial numbers of people living with HIV…”
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Linkage to HIV care and antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa by Kranzer, Katharina, Zeinecker, Jennifer, Ginsberg, Philip, Orrell, Catherine, Kalawe, Nosindiso N, Lawn, Stephen D, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Wood, Robin

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled-up rapidly in Africa. Programme reports typically focus on loss to follow-up and mortality among patients…”
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Antiretrovirals and isoniazid preventive therapy in the prevention of HIV-associated tuberculosis in settings with limited health-care resources by Lawn, Stephen D, Dr, Wood, Robin, FCP, De Cock, Kevin M, MD, Kranzer, Katharina, MRCP, Lewis, James J, PhD, Churchyard, Gavin J, PhD

“…Summary Antiretroviral therapy and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) are both effective interventions to prevent HIV-associated tuberculosis, but work via…”
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The Effect of Integration of Family Planning Into HIV Services on Contraceptive Use Among Women Accessing HIV Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review by Grant-Maidment, Tallulah, Kranzer, Katharina, Ferrand, Rashida A

“…There is substantial unmet need for family planning (FP) among women living with HIV (WLHIV), leading to unintended pregnancies and may contribute indirectly…”
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The burden of drug resistance tuberculosis in Ghana; results of the First National Survey by Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, Kwarteng, Alexander, Twumasi-Ankrah, Sampson, Owusu, Michael, Arthur, Rejoice Agyeiwaa, Dumevi, Rexford Mawunyo, Adu-Amoah, Louis, Addofoh, Nicholas, Okyere, Portia Boakye, Dzata, Francisca, Bonsu, Frank, Adusi-Poku, Yaw, Kranzer, Katharina, Siroka, Andrew, Gemert, Wayne van, Dean, Anna, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Resistance to Tuberculosis drugs has become a major threat to the control of tuberculosis (TB) globally. We conducted the first nation-wide drug resistance…”
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Linkage to HIV, TB and non-communicable disease care from a mobile testing unit in Cape Town, South Africa by Govindasamy, Darshini, Kranzer, Katharina, van Schaik, Nienke, Noubary, Farzad, Wood, Robin, Walensky, Rochelle P, Freedberg, Kenneth A, Bassett, Ingrid V, Bekker, Linda-Gail

“…HIV counseling and testing may serve as an entry point for non-communicable disease screening. To determine the yield of newly-diagnosed HIV, tuberculosis (TB)…”
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