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Effect on mortality of point-of-care, urine-based lipoarabinomannan testing to guide tuberculosis treatment initiation in HIV-positive hospital inpatients: a pragmatic, parallel-group, multicountry, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Peter, Jonny G, PhD, Zijenah, Lynn S, PhD, Chanda, Duncan, MD, Clowes, Petra, MD, Lesosky, Maia, PhD, Gina, Phindile, MD, Mehta, Nirja, MSc, Calligaro, Greg, MD, Lombard, Carl J, PhD, Kadzirange, Gerard, MD, Bandason, Tsitsi, PhD, Chansa, Abidan, MD, Liusha, Namakando, MD, Mangu, Chacha, MD, Mtafya, Bariki, MD, Msila, Henry, MD, Rachow, Andrea, PhD, Hoelscher, Michael, PhD, Mwaba, Peter, MD, Theron, Grant, PhD, Dheda, Keertan, Dr

“…Summary Background HIV-associated tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose and results in high mortality. Frequent extra-pulmonary presentation, inability to…”
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The Efficacy of Fish as an Early Complementary Food on the Linear Growth of Infants Aged 6-7 Months: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Chipili, Given, Van Graan, Averalda, Lombard, Carl J, Van Niekerk, Evette

“…Fish is a good animal-source protein for growth and development. The main objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of fish during the early…”
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Hemodynamic Effects of Ephedrine, Phenylephrine, and the Coadministration of Phenylephrine with Oxytocin during Spinal Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery by DYER, Robert A, REED, Anthony R, VAN DYK, Dominique, ARCACHE, Michelle J, HODGES, Owen, LOMBARD, Carl J, GREENWOOD, Jaime, JAMES, Michael F

“…Hemodynamic responses to vasopressors used during spinal anesthesia for elective Cesarean delivery, have not been well described. This study compared the…”
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Tuberculosis in healthcare workers and infection control measures at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa by Claassens, Mareli M, van Schalkwyk, Cari, du Toit, Elizabeth, Roest, Eline, Lombard, Carl J, Enarson, Donald A, Beyers, Nulda, Borgdorff, Martien W

“…Challenges exist regarding TB infection control and TB in hospital-based healthcare workers in South Africa. However, few studies report on TB in non-hospital…”
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Evolution of myocardial oedema and fibrosis in HIV infected persons after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cardiovascular magnetic resonance study by Robbertse, Pieter-Paul S, Doubell, Anton F, Lombard, Carl J, Talle, Mohammed A, Herbst, Philip G

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected persons on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been shown to have functionally and structurally altered ventricles…”
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Low intake of calcium and vitamin D, but not zinc, iron or vitamin A, is associated with stunting in 2- to 5-year-old children by van Stuijvenberg, Martha E., Ph.D, Nel, Jana, M.Nutr, Schoeman, Serina E., M.Cur, Lombard, Carl J., Ph.D, du Plessis, Lisanne M., M.Nutr, Dhansay, Muhammad A., F.C.Paed

“…Abstract Objectives This cross-sectional study examined the nutritional factors associated with the high levels of stunting in 2- to 5-y-old children in an…”
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HIV viral load non-suppression and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum women in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional survey by Ngandu, Nobubelo Kwanele, Lombard, Carl J, Mbira, Thandiwe Elsie, Puren, Adrian, Waitt, Catriona, Prendergast, Andrew J, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Van de Perre, Philippe, Goga, Ameena Ebrahim

“…ObjectivesWe aimed to measure the prevalence of maternal HIV viral load (VL) non-suppression and assess associated factors, to evaluate progress towards United…”
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Fish Consumption Improved Head Circumference and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among Infants in Zambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Chipili, Given, Van Graan, Averalda, Lombard, Carl J, Niekerk, Evette Van

“…Fish is a good source of Animal Source Proteins (ASP). Families from low-income countries with limited access to other animal source proteins can utilize it to…”
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Hemodynamic Changes Associated with Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in Severe Preeclampsia by DYER, Robert A, PIERCY, Jenna L, REED, Anthony R, LOMBARD, Carl J, SCHOEMAN, Leann K, JAMES, Michael F

“…Hemodynamic responses to spinal anesthesia (SA) for cesarean delivery in patients with severe preeclampsia are poorly understood. This study used a…”
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Reducing deaths from severe pneumonia in children in Malawi by improving delivery of pneumonia case management by Enarson, Penelope M, Gie, Robert P, Mwansambo, Charles C, Maganga, Ellubey R, Lombard, Carl J, Enarson, Donald A, Graham, Stephen M

“…To evaluate the pneumonia specific case fatality rate over time following the implementation of a Child Lung Health Programme (CLHP) within the existing…”
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An approach for evaluating early and long term mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in low and middle income countries: a South African experience by Jackson, Debra J, Dinh, Thu-Ha, Lombard, Carl J, Sherman, Gayle G, Goga, Ameena E

“…Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a global public health target. Robust, feasible methodologies to measure population level impact of…”
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"HealthKick": formative assessment of the health environment in low-resource primary schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by de Villiers, Anniza, Steyn, Nelia P, Draper, Catherine E, Fourie, Jean M, Barkhuizen, Gerhard, Lombard, Carl J, Dalais, Lucinda, Abrahams, Zulfa, Lambert, Estelle V

“…This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good nutrition practices, sufficient physical activity and prevention of…”
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Health promotion services for patients having non-comminicable diseases: feedback from patients and health care providers in Cape Town, South Africa by Parker, Whadi-ah, Steyn, Nelia P, Levitt, Naomi S, Lombard, Carl J

“…Due to a paucity of data regarding the availability and efficacy of equipment, health promotion methods and materials currently used by health professionals…”
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Intrapartum human immunodeficiency virus transmission rate in a central hospital in the Western Cape province after universal antiretroviral therapy roll-out by van der Merwe, Tian A, van Zyl, Gert U, Lombard, Carl J, Theron, Gerhard B

“…Abstract only…”
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High prevalence of tuberculosis in previously treated patients, Cape Town, South Africa by den Boon, Saskia, van Lill, Schalk W P, Borgdorff, Martien W, Enarson, Donald A, Verver, Suzanne, Bateman, Eric D, Irusen, Elvis, Lombard, Carl J, White, Neil W, de Villiers, Christine, Beyers, Nulda

“…The tuberculosis (TB) notification rate is high and increasing in 2 communities in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2002, we conducted a prevalence survey among…”
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Efficacy of a foodlet-based multiple micronutrient supplement for preventing growth faltering, anemia, and micronutrient deficiency of infants: the four country IRIS trial pooled data analysis by Smuts, Cornelius M, Lombard, Carl J, Benadé, A J Spinnler, Dhansay, Muhammad A, Berger, Jacques, Hop, Le Thi, López de Romaña, Guillermo, Untoro, Juliawati, Karyadi, Elvina, Erhardt, Jürgen, Gross, Rainer

“…Diets of infants across the world are commonly deficient in multiple micronutrients during the period of growth faltering and dietary transition from milk to…”
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Divergent spatial patterns in the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis in South African pregnant women by Manda, Samuel O M, Lombard, Carl J, Mosala, Thabang

“…An analysis of the ecological association between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis was undertaken using joint mapping modelling based on…”
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Comparing dedicated and designated approaches to integrating task-shared psychological interventions into chronic disease care in South Africa: a three-arm, cluster randomised, multicentre, open-label trial by Myers, Bronwyn, Lombard, Carl J, Lund, Crick, Joska, John A, Levitt, Naomi, Naledi, Tracey, Petersen Williams, Petal, van der Westhuizen, Claire, Cuijpers, Pim, Stein, Dan J, Sorsdahl, Katherine R

“…Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly providing task-shared psychological interventions for depression and alcohol use in primary health care in…”
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Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa by Lewin, Simon, Dick, Judy, Zwarenstein, Merrick, Lombard, Carl J

“…To assess whether adding a training intervention for clinic staff to the usual DOTS strategy (the internationally recommended control strategy for tuberculosis…”
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Core Temperature Monitoring in Obstetric Spinal Anesthesia Using an Ingestible Telemetric Sensor by du Toit, Leon, van Dyk, Dominique, Hofmeyr, Ross, Lombard, Carl J., Dyer, Robert A.

“…BACKGROUND:Perioperative hypothermia may affect maternal and neonatal outcomes after obstetric spinal anesthesia. Core temperature is often poorly monitored…”
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