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Prospective pilot study on the relationship between seminal HIV-1 shedding and genital schistosomiasis in men receiving antiretroviral therapy along Lake Malawi by Kayuni, Sekeleghe A., Abdullahi, Adam, Alharbi, Mohammad H., Makaula, Peter, Lampiao, Fanuel, Juziwelo, Lazarus, LaCourse, E. James, Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Leutscher, Peter Derek Christian, Geretti, Anna Maria, Stothard, J. Russell

“…Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) is hypothesized to increase seminal shedding of HIV-1. This prospective pilot study assessed seminal HIV-1 RNA shedding in…”
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Stroke outcomes in Malawi, a country with high prevalence of HIV: a prospective follow-up study by Heikinheimo, Terttu, Chimbayo, Daniel, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Kampondeni, Sam, Allain, Theresa J

“…Stroke contributes significantly to disability and mortality in developing countries yet little is known about the determinants of stroke outcomes in such…”
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Antibody maturation and viral diversification in HIV-infected women by James, Maria M, Laeyendecker, Oliver, Sun, Jin, Hoover, Donald R, Mullis, Caroline E, Cousins, Matthew M, Coates, Thomas, Moore, Richard D, Kelen, Gabor D, Fowler, Mary Glenn, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Mofenson, Lynne M, Kumwenda, Newton I, Taha, Taha E, Eshleman, Susan H

“…The Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Infants (PEPI)-Malawi trial evaluated infant antiretroviral regimens for prevention of post-natal HIV transmission. A…”
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Natural History and Risk Factors Associated with Early and Established HIV Type 1 Infection among Reproductive-Age Women in Malawi by Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Makanani, Bonus, Taulo, Frank, Nkhoma, Chiwawa, Kafulafula, George, Li, Qing, Kumwenda, Newton, Taha, Taha E.

“…Background. Data evaluating the biological events and determinants of early human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection are limited in sub-Saharan…”
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A woman with focal neurological deficit following treatment for cholera by Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Daire, Arthur, Mkwinda, Olive, Nazombe, Noel, Mwale, Atupele, Makhumba, Glory, Musasa, Samantha, Limani, Fumbani

“…A 41-year old woman was treated for cholera at one of the health centers in Blantyre. Two days after discharge from the treatment unit, she developed weakness…”
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Cardiovascular risk factors in adult Malawians on long-term antiretroviral therapy by Muronya, William, Sanga, Esther, Talama, George, Kumwenda, Johnstone J., van Oosterhout, Joep J.

“…Around 225 000 patients currently receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the Malawi scale-up programme that uses the public health approach to ART. There are…”
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Fertility Intentions of HIV-1 Infected and Uninfected Women in Malawi: A Longitudinal Study by Taulo, Frank, Berry, Mark, Tsui, Amy, Makanani, Bonus, Kafulafula, George, Li, Qing, Nkhoma, Chiwawa, Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Kumwenda, Newton, Taha, Taha E.

“…This study aimed to determine changes in fertility intentions of HIV-1 infected and uninfected reproductive age women in Blantyre, Malawi. Participants were…”
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Diagnosis of antiretroviral therapy failure in Malawi: poor performance of clinical and immunological WHO criteria by van Oosterhout, Joep J.G, Brown, Lillian, Weigel, Ralf, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Mzinganjira, Dalitso, Saukila, Nasinuku, Mhango, Brian, Hartung, Thomas, Phiri, Sam, Hosseinipour, Mina C

“…In antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up programmes in sub-Saharan Africa viral load monitoring is not recommended. We wanted to study the impact of only using…”
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Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Women After Delivery Can Induce Multiclass Drug Resistance in Breastfeeding HIV-Infected Infants by Fogel, Jessica, Li, Qing, Taha, Taha E., Hoover, Donald R., Kumwenda, Newton I., Mofenson, Lynne M., Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Fowler, Mary Glenn, Thigpen, Michael C., Eshleman, Susan H.

“…Background. The World Health Organization currently recommends initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia among patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection enrolled in the ACTG A5221 STRIDE study by Crump, John A, Wu, Xingye, Kendall, Michelle A, Ive, Prudence D, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Jentsch, Ute, Swindells, Susan

“…We evaluated predictors and outcomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia among participants undergoing baseline mycobacterial blood culture in the ACTG…”
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Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Resistance Mutations Associated with First-Line Stavudine-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy: Programmatic Implications for Countries Phasing Out Stavudine by Tang, Michele W., Rhee, Soo-Yon, Bertagnolio, Silvia, Ford, Nathan, Holmes, Susan, Sigaloff, Kim C., Hamers, Raph L., de Wit, Tobias F. Rinke, Fleury, Herve J., Kanki, Phyllis J., Ruxrungtham, Kiat, Hawkins, Claudia A., Wallis, Carole L., Stevens, Wendy, van Zyl, Gert U., Manosuthi, Weerawat, Hosseinipour, Mina C., Ngo-Giang-Huong, Nicole, Belec, Laurent, Peeters, Martine, Aghokeng, Avelin, Bunupuradah, Torsak, Burda, Sherri, Cane, Patricia, Cappelli, Giulia, Charpentier, Charlotte, Dagnra, Anoumou Y., Deshpande, Alaka K., El-Katib, Ziad, Eshleman, Susan H., Fokam, Joseph, Gody, Jean-Chrysostome, Katzenstein, David, Koyalta, Donato D., Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Lallemant, Marc, Lynen, Lutgarde, Marconi, Vincent C., Margot, Nicolas A., Moussa, Sandrine, Ndung'u, Thumbi, Nyambi, Phillipe N., Orrell, Catherine, Schapiro, Jonathan M., Schuurman, Rob, Sirivichayakul, Sunee, Smith, Davey, Zolfo, Maria, Jordan, Michael R., Shafer, Robert W.

“…Background. The World Health Organization Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines recommend phasing-out stavudine because of its risk of long-term toxicity. There…”
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The benefit of supplementary feeding for wasted Malawian adults initiating ART by van Oosterhout, Joep J., Ndekha, MacDonald, Moore, Elinor, Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Zijlstra, Eduard E., Manary, Mark

“…Food insecurity is considered to be an important contributor to HIV associated wasting in sub-Saharan Africa. Low body mass index (BMI) is a strong risk factor…”
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Association of recent HIV infection and in-utero HIV-1 transmission by TAHA, Taha E, JAMES, Maria M, MOFENSEN, Lynne M, TAYLOR, Allan, FOWLER, Mary G, KUMENDA, Newton I, ESHLEMAN, Susan H, HOOVER, Donald R, JIN SUN, LAEYENDECKER, Oliver, MULLIS, Caroline E, KUMWENDA, Johnstone J, LINGAPPA, Jairam R, AUVERT, Bertran, MORRISON, Charles S

“…We previously developed a multiassay algorithm (MAA) to identify recent HIV infection that includes the BED-capture enzyme immunoassay, an avidity assay based…”
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Evaluation of antiretroviral therapy results in a resource‐poor setting in Blantyre, Malawi by Van Oosterhout, Joep J., Bodasing, Neena, Kumwenda, Johnstone J., Nyirenda, Cooper, Mallewa, Jane, Cleary, Paul R., De Baar, Michel P., Schuurman, Rob, Burger, David M., Zijlstra, Eduard E.

“…Summary Objective  To evaluate treatment results of the paying antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, a large public and…”
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Frequency variation among sub-Saharan populations in virus restriction gene, BST-2 proximal promoter polymorphisms: implications for HIV-1 prevalence differences among African countries by Skelton, Michelle M, Kampira, Elizabeth E, Wonkam, Ambroise A, Mhandire, Kudakwashe K, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Duri, Kerina K, Dandara, Collet C

“…The present study reports promoter variants in four sub-Saharan African populations that may affect BST-2 gene regulation. Recently, an in/del within the BST-2…”
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Stavudine Concentrations in Women Receiving Postpartum Antiretroviral Treatment and Their Breastfeeding Infants by Fogel, Jessica M, Taha, Taha E, Sun, Jin, Hoover, Donald R, Parsons, Teresa L, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Mofenson, Lynne M, Fowler, Mary Glenn, Hendrix, Craig W, Kumwenda, Newton I, Eshleman, Susan H, Mirochnick, Mark

“…First-line antiretroviral treatment regimens in resource-limited settings used in breastfeeding mothers often include stavudine (d4T). Limited data describing…”
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Nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy started early in the course of tuberculosis treatment in adult Malawians by VAN OOSTERHOUT, Joep J. G, KUMWENDA, Johnstone J, BEADSWORTH, Michael, MATEYU, Gabriel, LONGWE, Temba, BURGER, David M, ZIJLSTRA, Eduard E

“…The tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate of registered TB patients in Malawi is 23%, and 59% of the deaths occur in the first 2 months of treatment. HIV-related…”
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Challenges in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for occupational injuries in a large teaching hospital in Malawi by van Oosterhout, Joep J G, Nyirenda, Mulinda, Beadsworth, Michael B J, Kanyangalika, Joseph K, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Zijlstra, Eduard E

“…We describe the evaluation of the HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programme for occupational injuries in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre,…”
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Case Report: HIV test misdiagnosis by Mulinda, Nyirenda, Kumwenda, Johnstone J, Newton, Kumwenda

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HIV test misdiagnosis by Mulinda, Nyirenda, Johnstone J, Kumwenda, Newton, Kumwenda

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