Search Results - "Kjetland, E. F"

The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012 by Maphumulo, A, Mahomed, O, Vennervald, B, Gundersen, S. G, Taylor, M, Kjetland, E. F

“…Introduction The Neglected Tropical Diseases Roadmap of the WHO set targets for potential elimination as a "public health problem" for the period 2012-2020 in…”
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Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mbatha, J N, Galapaththi-Arachchige, H N, Mtshali, A, Taylor, M, Ndhlovu, P D, Kjetland, E F, Baay, M F D, Mkhize-Kwitshana, Z L

“…Cervical cancer is a major problem in women and it is important to find a suitable and acceptable screening method, especially among young in low-resource…”
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Correction to: Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mbatha, J N, Galappaththi-Arachchige, H N, Mtshali, A, Taylor, M, Ndhlovu, P D, Kjetland, E F, Baay, M F D, Mkhize-Kwitshana, Z L

“…Following publication of the original article [1], one of the authors reported that his name had been spelled incorrectly. It should be…”
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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in a rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter? by Ndhlovu, P.D., Mduluza, T., Kjetland, E.F., Midzi, N., Nyanga, L., Gundersen, S.G., Friis, H., Gomo, E.

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted on 544 women living in Mupfure rural area of Zimbabwe to determine whether infection with urinary schistosomiasis is…”
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Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas by Pillay, P., Downs, J.A., Changalucha, J.M., Brienen, E.A.T., Ramarokoto, C.E., Leutscher, P.D.C., Vennervald, B.J., Taylor, M., Kjetland, E.F., Van Lieshout, L.

“…Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected disease affecting millions, however challenging to diagnose. This explorative descriptive study compares…”
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Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by Christensen, E E, Taylor, M, Zulu, S G, Lillebo, K, Gundersen, S G, Holmen, S, Kleppa, E, Vennervald, B J, Ndhlovu, P D, Kjetland, E F

“…BACKGROUNDA predominant feature of Schistosoma haematobium infection is urinary egg excretion, and microscopic egg detection remains the accepted standard…”
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Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa by Lillebo, K., Christensen, E.E., Taylor, M., Vennervald, B.J., Ndhlovu, P.D., Kjetland, E.F., Holmen, S., Gundersen, S.G., Kleppa, E., Zulu, S.G.

“…Background. A predominant feature of Schistosoma haematobium infection is urinary egg excretion, and microscopic egg detection remains the accepted standard…”
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Association between genital schistosomiasis and HIV in rural Zimbabwean women by KJETLAND, Eyrun F, NDHLOVU, Patricia D, GOMO, Exenevia, MDULUZA, Takafira, MIDZI, Nicholas, GWANZURA, Lovemore, MASON, Peter R, SANDVIK, Leiv, FRIIS, Henrik, GUNDERSEN, Svein Gunnar

“…To determine the association between female genital Schistosoma haematobium infection and HIV. A cross-sectional study with a 1-year follow-up. Gynecological…”
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Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area by Midzi, N., Ndhlovu, P. D., Nyanga, L., Kjetland, E. F, Reimert, C. M., Vennervald, B. J., Gomo, E., Mudenge, G., Friis, H., Gundersen, S. G., Mduluza, T.

“…SUMMARY Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels were measured in vaginal lavage extracts from 518 Zimbabwean reproductive women, age range 15–49 years, to…”
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Re: Al-Baghdadi O, Samarasinghe A, Wissa I. 2014. Cervical schistosomiasis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 34:206 by Kleppa, E., Holmen, S. D., Lillebø, K., Pillay, P., Taylor, M., Gundersen, S. G., Kjetland, E. F., Onsrud, M.

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The effects of genital schistosoma haematobium on human papillomavirus and the development of cervical neoplasia after five years in a Zimbabwean population by Kjetland, E F, Ndhlovu, P D, Mduluza, T, Deschoolmeester, V, Midzi, N, Gomo, E, Gwanzura, L, Mason, P R, Vermorken, J B, Friis, H, Gundersen, S G, Baay, M F D

“…High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for cervical cancer and genital Schistosoma haematobium infection has been hypothesized to be an additional…”
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Indicators of anaemia in under-fives with malaria at a hospital in northern Cameroon by Jourdan, P M, Laoussou, P, Lybie, A, Kjetland, E F

“…Severe malarial anaemia accounts for nearly one million deaths annually in under-fives in Africa. To describe the clinical and social indicators of anaemia in…”
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Female genital schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium Clinical and parasitological findings in women in rural Malawi by Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Poggensee, Gabriele, Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Richter, Joachim, Sjaastad, Aimee, Chitsulo, Lester, Kumwenda, Newton, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…A total of 51 women with urinary schistosomiasis haematobium were examined in order to identify diagnostic indicators for female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)…”
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Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): relationship between gynecological and histopathological findings by Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Sjaastad, Aimee, Poggensee, Gabriele, Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Richter, Joachim, Chitsulo, Lester, Kumwenda, Newton, Racz, Paul, Roald, Borghild, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Schistosomiasis of the lower female reproductive tract manifests itself in broad spectrum of clinical features. However, clinical and histopathological…”
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Schistosomiasis in women: manifestations in the upper reproductive tract by Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Gundersen, Svein Gunmar, Poggensee, Gabriele, Richter, Joachim, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected disease entity which may give rise to considerable suffering among women of child-bearing age in areas…”
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Reversibility of lower reproductive tract abnormalities in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection after treatment with praziquantel — An interim report by Richter, Joachim, Poggensee, Gabriele, Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Chitsulo, Lester, Kumwenda, Newton, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Deelder, AndréMartien, Reimert, Claus Michael, Haas, Helmut, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Little is known whether and to what extent antiparasitic treatment cures female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). Using a standard protocol, of twenty-one women…”
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Schistosomiasis PCR in Vaginal Lavage as an Indicator of Genital Schistosoma haematobium Infection in Rural Zimbabwean Women by Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Hove, Robert Jan Ten, Gomo, Exenevia, Midzi, Nicholas, Gwanzura, Lovemore, Mason, Peter, Friis, Henrik, Verweij, Jaco J, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Ndhlovu, Patricia D, Mduluza, Takafira, Van Lieshout, Lisette

“…Schistosoma real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is sensitive and specific in urine and stool. We sought to explore the relationship between genital…”
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Urine reagent strips for diagnosis of schistosomiasis haematobium in women of fertile age by Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Poggensee, Gabriele, Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Richter, Joachim, Chitsulo, Lester, Koumwenda, Newton, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Hematuria, proteinuria and leukocyturia were semiquantitatively assessed by reagent strips in single morning urine of women of fertile age visiting the…”
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Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis by indirect disease markers: determination of eosinophil cationic protein, neopterin and IgA in vaginal fluid and swab eluates by Poggensee, Gabriele, Reimert, Claus Michael, Nilsson, Lars-Ake, Jamaly, Shabbar, Sjastad, Aimee, Roald, Borghild, Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Helling-Giese, Gertrud, Richter, Joachim, Chitsulo, Lester, Kumwenda, Newton, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Krantz, Ingela, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Based on assumptions about the pathophysiology of egg-related lesions in the lower reproductive tract, putative indirect disease markers were investigated in…”
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Simple clinical manifestations of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women by Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke, Ndhlovu, Patricia D, Mduluza, Takafira, Gomo, Exenevia, Gwanzura, Lovemore, Mason, Peter R, Kurewa, Edith Nyaradzai, Midzi, Nicholas, Friis, Henrik, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar

“…Up to 75% of women with urinary schistosomiasis have Schistosoma haematobium ova in the genitals. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of gynecologic S…”
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