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Field evaluation of the performance of seven Antigen Rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of SARs-CoV-2 virus infection in Uganda by Bwogi, Josephine, Lutalo, Tom, Tushabe, Phionah, Bukenya, Henry, Eliku, James Peter, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Nabadda, Susan, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Downing, Robert, Lutwama, Julius, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of seven antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag RDTs) in a clinical setting to identify those that…”
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Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples by Nalumansi, Aminah, Lutalo, Tom, Kayiwa, John, Watera, Christine, Balinandi, Stephen, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Nakaseegu, Joweria, Olara, Denis, Odwilo, Emmanuel, Serwanga, Jennifer, Kikaire, Bernard, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Nabadda, Susan, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Atwine, Diane, Mwebesa, Henry, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Downing, Robert, Lutwama, Julius, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…•High global demand for SARS-CoV-2 testing to identify COVID-19 cases.•qRT-PCR recommended diagnostic test but constraints such as cost prevent its…”
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Brief Report: Antiretroviral Treatment Use Over Time Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the Rakai Community Cohort Study, 2011–2020 by Kreniske, Philip, Nalugoda, Fred, Chen, Ivy, Parate, Neha, Wei, Ying, Chang, Larry W., Ssekubugu, Robert, Lutalo, Tom, Kigozi, Godfrey, Kagaayi, Joseph, Sewankambo, Nelson, Grabowski, M. Kate, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Serwadda, David, Hoffman, Susie, Santelli, John

“…Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, pediatric and adult treatment programs have not met the needs of youth living with HIV (15–24 years), whose enrollment in…”
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Contraceptive knowledge, perceptions, and concerns among men in Uganda by Thummalachetty, Nityanjali, Mathur, Sanyukta, Mullinax, Margo, DeCosta, Kelsea, Nakyanjo, Neema, Lutalo, Tom, Brahmbhatt, Heena, Santelli, John S

“…Low contraceptive uptake and high unmet need for contraception remain significant issues in Uganda compared to neighboring countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia,…”
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Mortality Among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Uganda by Nabukalu, Dorean, Yiannoutsos, Constantin T, Semeere, Aggrey, Musick, Beverly S, Murungi, Teddy, Namulindwa, Jane Viola, Waswa, Francis, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Sewankambo, Nelson K, Reynolds, Steven J, Lutalo, Tom, Makumbi, Fredrick, Kigozi, Godfrey, Nalugoda, Fred, Wools-Kaloustian, Kara

“…Monitoring and evaluation of clinical programs requires assessing patient outcomes. Numerous challenges complicate these efforts, the most insidious of which…”
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Effect of HIV infection on pregnancy-related mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: secondary analyses of pooled community-based data from the network for Analysing Longitudinal Population-based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA) by Zaba, Basia, Prof, Calvert, Clara, MSc, Marston, Milly, MSc, Isingo, Raphael, MSc, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, PhD, Lutalo, Tom, MSc, Crampin, Amelia, MD, Robertson, Laura, PhD, Herbst, Kobus, FFCH, Newell, Marie-Louise, Prof, Todd, Jim, MSc, Byass, Peter, Prof, Boerma, Ties, PhD, Ronsmans, Carine, Prof

“…Summary Background Model-based estimates of the global proportions of maternal deaths that are in HIV-infected women range from 7% to 21%, and the effects of…”
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Rapid Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Delta and Subsequent Arrival of Omicron, Uganda, 2021 by Bbosa, Nicholas, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Namagembe, Hamidah, Kiiza, Ronald, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Kayiwa, John, Lutalo, Tom, Lutwama, Julius, Ssekagiri, Alfred, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Nabadda, Susan, Kyobe-Bbosa, Henry, Giandhari, Jennifer, Pillay, Sureshnee, Ramphal, Upasana, Ramphal, Yajna, Naidoo, Yeshnee, Tshiabuila, Derek, Tegally, Houriiyah, San, Emmanuel J, Wilkinson, Eduan, de Oliveira, Tulio, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Genomic surveillance in Uganda showed rapid replacement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 over time by variants, dominated by Delta. However,…”
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Incident HIV Infection Among Young Men Associated With Female Sexual Partner Types Identified Through Latent Class Analysis, Rakai, Uganda by Hoffman, Susie, Zhang, Adina, Nguyen, Nadia, Tsong, Rachel, Chen, Ivy S., Wei, Ying, Lutalo, Tom, Nalugoda, Fred, Kennedy, Caitlin E., Grabowski, Mary Kate, Santelli, John S.

“…Sexual partner characteristics are important determinants of HIV acquisition, but little is known about partner types of young men in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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The intersection between migration, HIV, and contraceptive use in Uganda: a cross-sectional population-based study by Namusisi, Prossy, Yeh, Ping Teresa, Ssekubugu, Robert, Chang, Larry William, Lutalo, Tom, Zimmerman, Linnea, Grabowski, Mary Kathryn

“…Low use of modern methods of contraception has been linked to HIV seropositivity and to migration, but few studies have evaluated the intersection of both risk…”
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Alcohol use during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda by Wynn, Adriane, Nabukalu, Dorean, Lutalo, Tom, Wawer, Maria, Chang, Larry W, Kiene, Susan M, Serwadda, David M, Sewankambo, Nelson, Nalugoda, Fred, Kigozi, Godfrey, Wagman, Jennifer A

“…Antenatal alcohol use is linked to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Uganda has one of the highest rates of alcohol use in sub-Saharan Africa, but the…”
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Brief Report: Mobile Phones, Sexual Behaviors, and HIV Incidence in Rakai, Uganda, From 2010 to 2018 by Kreniske, Philip, Nalugoda, Fred, Chen, Ivy, Huang, Rui, Wei, Ying, Chang, Larry, Ssekubugu, Robert, Lutalo, Tom, Kigozi, Godfrey, Kagaayi, Joseph, Sewankambo, Nelson, Grabowski, M. Kate, Gray, Ronald, Serwadda, David, Santelli, John

“…Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest HIV incidence and prevalence in the world. In the past decade, mobile phone ownership has doubled, affecting social and…”
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The role of viral introductions in sustaining community-based HIV epidemics in rural Uganda: evidence from spatial clustering, phylogenetics, and egocentric transmission models by Grabowski, Mary K, Lessler, Justin, Redd, Andrew D, Kagaayi, Joseph, Laeyendecker, Oliver, Ndyanabo, Anthony, Nelson, Martha I, Cummings, Derek A T, Bwanika, John Baptiste, Mueller, Amy C, Reynolds, Steven J, Munshaw, Supriya, Ray, Stuart C, Lutalo, Tom, Manucci, Jordyn, Tobian, Aaron A R, Chang, Larry W, Beyrer, Chris, Jennings, Jacky M, Nalugoda, Fred, Serwadda, David, Wawer, Maria J, Quinn, Thomas C, Gray, Ronald H

“…It is often assumed that local sexual networks play a dominant role in HIV spread in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to…”
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Population-based monitoring of HIV drug resistance early warning indicators in Uganda: A nationally representative survey following revised WHO recommendations by Asio, Juliet, Watera, Christine, Namuwenge, Norah, Kirungi, Wilford, Musinguzi, Joshua, Mugagga, Kaggwa, Busobozi, Ronald, Tusiime, Bridget Jolly, Lutalo, Tom, Mbidde, Edward Katongole, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) there is a need to monitor programme performance to maximize ART efficacy and to prevent emergence of HIV…”
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Rapid, early, and potent Spike-directed IgG, IgM, and IgA distinguish asymptomatic from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 in Uganda, with IgG persisting for 28 months by Serwanga, Jennifer, Ankunda, Violet, Sembera, Jackson, Kato, Laban, Oluka, Gerald Kevin, Baine, Claire, Odoch, Geoffrey, Kayiwa, John, Auma, Betty Oliver, Jjuuko, Mark, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Onyachi, Nathan, Muwanga, Moses, Lutalo, Tom, Fox, Julie, Musenero, Monica, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Understanding how spike (S)-, nucleoprotein (N)-, and RBD-directed antibody responses evolved in mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 in Africa and their…”
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Spike protein is a key target for stronger and more persistent T-cell responses—a study of mild and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection by Ssali, Ivan, Mugaba, Susan, Watelo, Arthur Kalyebi, Bemanzi, Juliana, Katende, Joseph Ssebwana, Oluka, Gerald Kevin, Ankunda, Violet, Baine, Claire, Kato, Laban, Onyachi, Nathan, Muwanga, Moses, Jjuuko, Mark, Kayiwa, John, Nsereko, Christopher, Auma, Betty Oliver, Weiskopf, Daniela, Sette, Alessandro, Lutalo, Tom, Musenero, Monica, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Serwanga, Jennifer

“…•Spike-induced interferon (IFN)-γ dominates in mild and asymptomatic COVID-19.•Primary infection anti-spike clusters of differentiation (CD4) IFN-γ persists…”
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Measuring the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Roll-Out on Population Level Fertility in Three African Countries by Marston, Milly, Nakiyingi-Miiro, Jessica, Hosegood, Victoria, Lutalo, Tom, Mtenga, Baltazar, Zaba, Basia

“…UNAIDS official estimates of national HIV prevalence are based on trends observed in antenatal clinic surveillance, after adjustment for the reduced fertility…”
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Evaluation of the performance of 25 SARS-CoV-2 serological rapid diagnostic tests using a reference panel of plasma specimens at the Uganda Virus Research Institute by Lutalo, Tom, Nalumansi, Aminah, Olara, Denis, Kayiwa, John, Ogwang, Bernard, Odwilo, Emmanuel, Watera, Christine, Balinandi, Stephen, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Nakaseegu, Joweria, Serwanga, Jennifer, Kikaire, Bernard, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Abiko, Brendah, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Buule, Joshua, Lutwama, Julius, Downing, Robert, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…●This study identified the best performing rapid diagnostic kits for the detection of COVID-19 antibodies.●A characterized reference panel of specimens was…”
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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019 by Nabukalu, Dorean, Calazans, Júlia Almeida, Marston, Milly, Calvert, Clara, Nakawooya, Hadijja, Nansereko, Brendah, Sekubugu, Robert, Nakigozi, Gertrude, Serwadda, David, Sewankambo, Nelson, Kigozi, Godfrey, Gray, Ronald H, Nalugoda, Fred, Makumbi, Fredrick, Lutalo, Tom, Todd, Jim

“…There are scant data on the causes of adult deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. We estimated the level and trends in adult mortality, overall and by different…”
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Differential Impacts of HIV status on short-term fertility desires among couples in Rakai, Uganda by Song, Xiaoyu, Grilo, Stephanie A, Mathur, Sanyukta, Lutalo, Tom, Ssekubugu, Robert, Nalugoda, Fred, Santelli, John S

“…Fertility desires of female and male partners in current relationships are often correlated. We examined the influence of HIV seropositive status of female and…”
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The effects of male circumcision on female partners' genital tract symptoms and vaginal infections in a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda by Gray, Ronald H., MD, MSc, Kigozi, Godfrey, MB ChB, MPH, Serwadda, David, MB ChB, MMed, MPH, Makumbi, Frederick, PhD, Nalugoda, Fred, MHS, Watya, Stephen, MB ChB, MMed, Moulton, Laurence, PhD, Chen, Michael Z., MSc, Sewankambo, Nelson K., MB ChB, MSc, Kiwanuka, Noah, MB ChB, MPH, Sempijja, Victor, BSc, Lutalo, Tom, MSc, Kagayii, Joseph, MB ChB, MPH, Wabwire-Mangen, Fred, MB ChB, PhD, Ridzon, Renée, MD, Bacon, Melanie, MPH, Wawer, Maria J., MD, MHS

“…Objective The objective of the study was to assess effects of male circumcision on female genital symptoms and vaginal infections. Study Design Human…”
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