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Glycemic control, associated factors, acute complications of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children, adolescents and young adults in Tanzania by McLarty, Ronald P., Alloyce, Julius P., Chitema, Grace G., Msuya, Levina J.

“…Objective To determine the factors associated with poor glycemic control in children (1‐10 years), adolescents (11‐18 years) and young adults (19‐40 years)…”
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Providing Safe and Effective Preventative Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to HIV-exposed Newborns via a Novel Drug Delivery System in Tanzania by Dahinten, Alexander P, Dow, Dorothy E, Cunningham, Coleen K, Msuya, Levina J, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Malkin, Robert A

“…BACKGROUND:In developing countries, antiretroviral therapy provides life-saving treatment to HIV-positive women and their children before, during and after…”
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Invasive bacterial and fungal infections among hospitalized HIV‐infected and HIV‐uninfected children and infants in northern Tanzania by Crump, John A., Ramadhani, Habib O., Morrissey, Anne B., Msuya, Levina J., Yang, Lan‐Yan, Chow, Shein‐Chung, Morpeth, Susan C., Reyburn, Hugh, Njau, Boniface N., Shaw, Andrea V., Diefenthal, Helmut C., Bartlett, John A., Shao, John F., Schimana, Werner, Cunningham, Coleen K., Kinabo, Grace D.

“…Summary Objective  To describe the contribution of paediatric HIV and of HIV co‐infections to admissions to a hospital in Moshi, Tanzania, using contemporary…”
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Establishment of haematological and immunological reference values for healthy Tanzanian children in Kilimanjaro Region by Buchanan, Ann M, Muro, Florida J, Gratz, Jean, Crump, John A, Musyoka, Augustine M, Sichangi, Moses W, Morrissey, Anne B, M'rimberia, Jane K, Njau, Boniface N, Msuya, Levina J, Bartlett, John A, Cunningham, Coleen K

“…To determine the normal haematological and immunological reference intervals for healthy Tanzanian children. We analysed data from 655 HIV-seronegative,…”
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Histoplasmosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania by Lofgren, Sarah M., Kirsch, Emily J., Maro, Venance P., Morrissey, Anne B., Msuya, Levina J., Kinabo, Grace D., Saganda, Wilbrod, Diefenthal, Helmut C., Ramadhani, Habib O., Wheat, L. Joseph, Crump, John A.

“…Histoplasmosis may be common in East Africa but the diagnosis is rarely confirmed. We report 9 (0.9%) cases of probable histoplasmosis retrospectively…”
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Prevalence of Lipodystrophy in HIV-infected Children in Tanzania on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy by Kinabo, Grace D, Sprengers, Mirte, Msuya, Levina J, Shayo, Aisa M, van Asten, Henri, Dolmans, Wil M.V, van der Ven, Andre J.A.M, Warris, Adilia

“…OBJECTIVE:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been associated with lipodystrophy (LD) in adults but data are more limited for children. The…”
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Prevalence of Mycobacteremia Among HIV-infected Infants and Children in Northern Tanzania by GRAY, Katherine D, CUNNINGHAM, Coleen K, CLIFTON, Dana C, AFWAMBA, Isaac A, MUSHI, Godfrey S, MSUYA, Levina J, CRUMP, John A, BUCHANAN, Ann M

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common cause of bloodstream infections among HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with high morbidity…”
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Predicting mortality for paediatric inpatients where malaria is uncommon by Clifton, Dana C, Ramadhani, Habib O, Msuya, Levina J, Njau, Boniface N, Kinabo, Grace D, Buchanan, Ann M, Crump, John A

“…Objective As the proportion of children living low malaria transmission areas in sub-Saharan Africa increases, approaches for identifying non-malarial severe…”
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A randomized controlled trial of standard versus intensified tuberculosis diagnostics on treatment decisions by physicians in Northern Tanzania by Reddy, Elizabeth A, Njau, Boniface N, Morpeth, Susan C, Lancaster, Kathryn E, Tribble, Alison C, Maro, Venance P, Msuya, Levina J, Morrissey, Anne B, Kibiki, Gibson S, Thielman, Nathan M, Cunningham, Coleen K, Schimana, Werner, Shao, John F, Chow, Shein-Chung, Stout, Jason E, Crump, John A, Bartlett, John A, Hamilton, Carol D

“…Routine tuberculosis culture remains unavailable in many high-burden areas, including Tanzania. This study sought to determine the impact of providing…”
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Total Lymphocyte Count and World Health Organization Pediatric Clinical Stage as Markers to Assess Need to Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children in Moshi, Northern Tanzania by Johnson, Opemipo O, Benjamin, Daniel K, Benjamin, Daniel K, Schimana, Werner, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Crump, John A, Landman, Keren Z, Kinabo, Grace D, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Msuya, Levina J, Shao, John F, Swai, Mark E, Cunningham, Coleen K

“…BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of clinical staging alone and with total lymphocyte count to identify HIV infected…”
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Establishment of haematological and immunological reference values for healthy Tanzanian children in Kilimanjaro Region: Immunohaematological reference ranges for Tanzanian children by Buchanan, Ann M., Muro, Florida J., Gratz, Jean, Crump, John A., Musyoka, Augustine M., Sichangi, Moses W., Morrissey, Anne B., M’rimberia, Jane K., Njau, Boniface N., Msuya, Levina J., Bartlett, John A., Cunningham, Coleen K.

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Prevalence, Aetiology, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Amongst Children Admitted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania by G Gidabayda, Joshua, Philemon, Rune, S Abdallah, Mohammed, M Saajan, Aliasgher, Temu, Theresia, Kunjumu, Ipyana, T Mmbaga, Blandina, J Msuya, Levina

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Prevalence, Aetiology, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Amongst Children Admitted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania by Gidabayda, Joshua, Philemon, Rune, Abdallah, Mohammed, Saajan, Aliasgher, Temu, Theresia, Kunjumu, Ipyana, Mmbaga, Blandina, Msuya, Levina

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