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Kenya tuberculosis prevalence survey 2016: Challenges and opportunities of ending TB in Kenya by Enos, Masini, Sitienei, Joseph, Ong'ang'o, Jane, Mungai, Brenda, Kamene, Maureen, Wambugu, Jesse, Kipruto, Hillary, Manduku, Veronica, Mburu, Josephine, Nyaboke, Drusilla, Ngari, Faith, Omesa, Eunice, Omale, Newton, Mwirigi, Nkirote, Okallo, Geoffrey, Njoroge, Janice, Githiomi, Martin, Mwangi, Mike, Kirathe, Dickson, Kiplimo, Richard, Ndombi, Amos, Odeny, Lazarus, Mailu, Eunice, Kandie, Timothy, Maina, Maurice, Kasera, Kadondi, Mulama, Beatrice, Mugi, Beatrice, Weyenga, Herman

“…We aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary TB amongst the adult population (≥15 years) in 2016 in Kenya. A nationwide cross-sectional survey where…”
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Implementation of community case management of malaria in malaria endemic counties of western Kenya: are community health volunteers up to the task in diagnosing malaria? by Marita, Enock, Langat, Bernard, Kinyari, Teresa, Igunza, Patrick, Apat, Donald, Kimori, Josephat, Carter, Jane, Kiplimo, Richard, Muhula, Samuel

“…Community case management of malaria (CCMm) is an equity-focused strategy that complements and extends the reach of health services by providing timely and…”
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Outcomes of isoniazid preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Kenya: A retrospective study of routine health care data by Karanja, Muthoni, Kingwara, Leonard, Owiti, Philip, Kirui, Elvis, Ngari, Faith, Kiplimo, Richard, Maina, Maurice, Masini, Enos, Onyango, Elizabeth, Ngugi, Catherine

“…Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) taken by People Living with HIV (PLHIV) protects against active tuberculosis (TB). Despite its recommendation, data is…”
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Assessing tuberculosis control priorities in high-burden settings: a modelling approach by Vesga, Juan F, Hallett, Timothy B, Reid, Michael J A, Sachdeva, Kuldeep Singh, Rao, Raghuram, Khaparde, Sunil, Dave, Paresh, Rade, Kiran, Kamene, Maureen, Omesa, Eunice, Masini, Enos, Omale, Newton, Onyango, Elizabeth, Owiti, Philip, Karanja, Muthoni, Kiplimo, Richard, Alexandru, Sofia, Vilc, Valentina, Crudu, Valeriu, Bivol, Stela, Celan, Cristina, Arinaminpathy, Nimalan

“…In the context of WHO's End TB strategy, there is a need to focus future control efforts on those interventions and innovations that would be most effective in…”
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The diagnostic accuracy of diabetes retinopathy screening by ophthalmic clinical officers, ophthalmic nurses and county ophthalmologists against a retina specialist in 2 selected county referral hospitals, Kenya by Ong'ang'o, Jane Rahedi, Mashedi, Olga, Gichangi, Micheal, Kiplimo, Richard, Nyamori, Joseph, Alwenya, Kennedy

“…Diabetes is rapidly becoming a major cause of blindness among Kenyans, with the prevalence of any form of diabetes retinopathy (DR) ranging from 36% to 41%…”
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Health system perspective costing of TB, HIV and dysglycaemia (prediabetes and diabetes) in Kenya and a minimum care package policy proposal: the THANDYS study by Kerama, Cheryl Zawadi, Mureithi, Marianne, Njenga, Erick, Vezi, Brian, Kamuyu, Rosemary, Kidake, Victor, Kiplimo, Ann, Mulera, Sarah, Mollen, Stella, Chiboli, Brenda, Ronoh, Aiban, Kirathe, Dickson, Kiplimo, Richard, Anzala, Omu, Ong’ang’o, Jane

“…Background Poverty is a barrier to health equity. While it is believed that tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care is free in Kenya,…”
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Longitudinal-Survival Models for Case-Based Tuberculosis Progression by Kiplimo, Richard, Kosgei, Mathew, Mwangi, Ann, Onyango, Elizabeth, Ogero, Morris, Koske, Joseph

“…Tuberculosis (TB) disease continues to be responsible for a high global burden with an estimated 10 million people falling ill each year and an estimated 1.45…”
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Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya by Meme, Helen, Amukoye, Evans, Bowyer, Cressida, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Fuld, Jonathan, Gray, Cindy M, Kiplimo, Richard, Lesosky, Maia, Mortimer, Kevin, Ndombi, Amos, Obasi, Angela, Orina, Fred, Quint, Jennifer K, Semple, Sean, West, Sarah E, Zurba, Lindsey, Devereux, Graham

“…BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa, the origins of asthma and high prevalence of abnormal lung function remain unclear. In high-income countries (HICs),…”
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Accuracy of computer-aided chest X-ray in community-based tuberculosis screening: Lessons from the 2016 Kenya National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey by Mungai, Brenda, Ong'angò, Jane, Ku, Chu Chang, Henrion, Marc Y R, Morton, Ben, Joekes, Elizabeth, Onyango, Elizabeth, Kiplimo, Richard, Kirathe, Dickson, Masini, Enos, Sitienei, Joseph, Manduku, Veronica, Mugi, Beatrice, Squire, Stephen Bertel, MacPherson, Peter

“…Community-based screening for tuberculosis (TB) could improve detection but is resource intensive. We set out to evaluate the accuracy of computer-aided TB…”
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Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya by Meme, Hellen, Amukoye, Evans, Bowyer, Cressida, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Das, Darpan, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Dragosits, Ulrike, Fuld, Jonathan, Gray, Cindy, Hahn, Matthew, Kiplimo, Richard, Lesosky, Maia, Loh, Miranda M, McKendree, Jean, Mortimer, Kevin, Ndombi, Amos, Netter, Louis, Obasi, Angela, Orina, Fred, Pearson, Clare, Price, Heather, Quint, Jennifer K, Semple, Sean, Twigg, Marsailidh, Waelde, Charlotte, Walnycki, Anna, Warwick, Melaneia, Wendler, Jana, West, Sarah E, Wilson, Michael, Zurba, Lindsay, Devereux, Graham

“…Although 1 billion people live in informal (slum) settlements, the consequences for respiratory health of living in these settlements remain largely unknown…”
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'If not TB, what could it be?' Chest X-ray findings from the 2016 Kenya Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey by Mungai, Brenda Nyambura, Joekes, Elizabeth, Masini, Enos, Obasi, Angela, Manduku, Veronica, Mugi, Beatrice, Ong'angò, Jane, Kirathe, Dickson, Kiplimo, Richard, Sitienei, Joseph, Oronje, Rose, Morton, Ben, Squire, Stephen Bertel, MacPherson, Peter

“…The prevalence of diseases other than TB detected during chest X-ray (CXR) screening is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. This represents a missed opportunity for…”
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterium isolations from tuberculosis presumptive cases at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Kenya, 2018-2019 [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] by Kamau, George, Mwangi, Zakayo, Bargul, Joel, owiny, Maurice, Mukiri, Nellie, Kathure, Immaculate, Khamala, Beatrice, Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Kiplimo, Richard, Lihana, Raphael

“…Background: Mycobacterial pathogens are among the top causes of diseases in humans. In Kenya, incidences of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) species have…”
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Non-tuberculous mycobacterium isolations from tuberculosis presumptive cases at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Kenya, 2018â€"2019 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved] by Kamau, George, Mwangi, Zakayo, Bargul, Joel, owiny, Maurice, Mukiri, Nellie, Kathure, Immaculate, Khamala, Beatrice, Mwanyalu, Nassoro, Kiplimo, Richard, Lihana, Raphael

“…Background: Mycobacterial pathogens are among the top causes of diseases in humans. In Kenya, incidences of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) species have…”
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Accuracy of computer-aided chest X-ray in community-based tuberculosis screening: Lessons from the 2016 Kenya National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey by Brenda Mungai, Jane Ong'angò, Chu Chang Ku, Marc Y R Henrion, Ben Morton, Elizabeth Joekes, Elizabeth Onyango, Richard Kiplimo, Dickson Kirathe, Enos Masini, Joseph Sitienei, Veronica Manduku, Beatrice Mugi, Stephen Bertel Squire, Peter MacPherson, IMPALA Consortium

“…Community-based screening for tuberculosis (TB) could improve detection but is resource intensive. We set out to evaluate the accuracy of computer-aided TB…”
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