Search Results - "Manji, Karim"

Vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy and lactation for women living with HIV in Tanzania: A randomized controlled trial by Sudfeld, Christopher R, Manji, Karim P, Muhihi, Alfa, Duggan, Christopher P, Aboud, Said, Alwy Al-Beity, Fadhlun M, Wang, Molin, Zhang, Ning, Ulenga, Nzovu, Fawzi, Wafaie W

“…Observational studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency among people living with HIV is associated with a greater risk of disease progression and death. Low…”
Get full text

Validity of BiliDx as a point-of-care bilirubin measurement device to diagnose and monitor neonatal jaundice at Muhimbili National Hospital, an observational study by Clemence, Pascal, Moshiro, Robert, Manji, Karim

“…Neonatal jaundice is a condition caused by elevated levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream. Laboratory determination of serum bilirubin concentration by total…”
Get full text

Fetal, neonatal, and infant death among offspring of pregnant women with HIV in Tanzania by Manji, Karim P., Muhihi, Alfa, Duggan, Christopher P., Alwy Al-beity, Fadhlun M., Perumal, Nandita, Ulenga, Nzovu, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Sudfeld, Christopher R.

“…Objective: Assess the risk of death for offspring of pregnant women with HIV (PWHIV) and the association with sociodemographic, pregnancy, HIV-related, and…”
Get full text

Perinatal Outcomes, Including Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, and Child Mortality and Their Association with Maternal Vitamin D Status in Tanzania by Mehta, Saurabh, Hunter, David J., Mugusi, Ferdinand M., Spiegelman, Donna, Manji, Karim P., Giovannucci, Edward L., Hertzmark, Ellen, Msamanga, Gernard I., Fawzi, Wafaie W.

“…BackgroundVitamin D is a strong immunomodulator and may protect against adverse pregnancy outcomes, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human…”
Get full text

Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania by Chilipweli, Peter M, Ngowi, Aiwerasia Vera, Manji, Karim

“…Exposure to pesticides with its associated effects prenatally and in early childhood has not received much attention. There is little scientific data on this…”
Get full text

Early outcomes of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital, a prospective study by Bulimba, Maria, Cosmas, Judith, Abdallah, Yaser, Massawe, Augustine, Manji, Karim

“…Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is one of the commonest complication preterm neonates suffer and accounts for a significant morbidity and mortality in low…”
Get full text

Assessing environmental enteric dysfunction via multiplex assay and its relation to growth and development among HIV-exposed uninfected Tanzanian infants by Lauer, Jacqueline M, Kirby, Miles A, Muhihi, Alfa, Ulenga, Nzovu, Aboud, Said, Liu, Enju, Choy, Robert K M, Arndt, Michael B, Kou, Jianqun, Fawzi, Wafaie, Gewirtz, Andrew, Sudfeld, Christopher R, Manji, Karim P, Duggan, Christopher P

“…Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) may contribute to poor growth and development in young children. While validated EED biomarkers are currently lacking,…”
Get full text

Lower-Dose Zinc for Childhood Diarrhea — A Randomized, Multicenter Trial by Dhingra, Usha, Kisenge, Rodrick, Sudfeld, Christopher R, Dhingra, Pratibha, Somji, Sarah, Dutta, Arup, Bakari, Mohamed, Deb, Saikat, Devi, Prabhabati, Liu, Enju, Chauhan, Aishwarya, Kumar, Jitendra, Semwal, Om P, Aboud, Said, Bahl, Rajiv, Ashorn, Per, Simon, Jonathon, Duggan, Christopher P, Sazawal, Sunil, Manji, Karim

“…Treatment with 20 mg of zinc daily for 10 to 14 days in children with acute diarrhea has been shown to improve diarrhea but increase vomiting. In this…”
Get full text

Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients across five waves in Pakistan by Nasir, Nosheen, Tajuddin, Salma, Akhtar, Afshan, Sheikh, Chanza Fahim, Al Karim Manji, Adil, Bhutto, Shameen, Khan, Naveera, Khan, Adnan, Khan, Muhammad Faisal, Mahmood, Syed Faisal, Jamil, Bushra, Khanum, Iffat, Habib, Kiren, Latif, Asad, Samad, Zainab, Haider, Adil H.

“…This retrospective cohort study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes and assess risk factors for mortality across the epidemic waves in…”
Get full text

CPAP failure in the management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome where surfactant is scarce. A prospective observational study by Abdallah, Yaser, Mkony, Martha, Noorani, Mariam, Moshiro, Robert, Bakari, Mohamed, Manji, Karim

“…The mainstay in the management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) include early Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), timely…”
Get full text

Association of vitamin D and diarrhoea in children aged less than five years at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam: an unmatched case control study by Hassam, Imran, Kisenge, Rodrick, Aboud, Said, Manji, Karim

“…There has been a growing interest in the non-skeletal roles of vitamin D particularly its immune-modulatory properties which has been shown to influence the…”
Get full text

Hepatitis B virus clinical and virologic characteristics in an HIV perinatal transmission study in sub-Saharan Africa by Bhattacharya, Debika, Guo, Rong, Tseng, Chi-Hong, Emel, Lynda, Sun, Ren, Zhang, Tian-Hao, Chiu, Shih-Hsin, Stranix-Chibanda, Lynda, Chipato, Tsungai, Ship, Hannah, Mohtashemi, Neaka Z, Kintu, Kenneth, Manji, Karim P, Moodley, Dhayendre, Maldonado, Yvonne, Currier, Judith S, Thio, Chloe L

“…To describe the clinical and virologic characteristics of HIV-HBV coinfection, including the predictors of high maternal HBV viral load in pregnant women with…”
Get full text

Gestational Age, Birth Weight, and Neurocognitive Development in Adolescents in Tanzania by Perumal, Nandita, Manji, Karim P., Darling, Anne Marie, Kisenge, Rodrick R., Kvestad, Ingrid, Hysing, Mari, Belinger, David C., Urassa, Willy, Strand, Tor A., Duggan, Christopher P., Fawzi, Wafaie W., Sudfeld, Christopher R.

“…To investigate the association between gestational age, birthweight, and birthweight adjusted for gestational age, with domains of neurocognitive development…”
Get full text

Daily Zinc but Not Multivitamin Supplementation Reduces Diarrhea and Upper Respiratory Infections in Tanzanian Infants: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by McDonald, Christine M, Manji, Karim P, Kisenge, Rodrick, Aboud, Said, Spiegelman, Donna, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Duggan, Christopher P

“…Although various micronutrient regimens have been shown to prevent and treat common infectious diseases in children, the effects of daily multivitamin (MV)…”
Get more information

Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation and Growth in Early Infancy are Associated with Stunting in Young Tanzanian Children by Syed, Sana, Manji, Karim P, McDonald, Christine M, Kisenge, Rodrick, Aboud, Said, Sudfeld, Christopher, Locks, Lindsey, Liu, Enju, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Duggan, Christopher P

“…Stunting can afflict up to one-third of children in resource-constrained countries. We hypothesized that low-grade systemic inflammation (defined as elevations…”
Get full text

Derivation and Internal Validation of a Novel Risk Assessment Tool to Identify Infants and Young Children at Risk for Post-Discharge Mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Monrovia, Liberia by Rees, Chris A., Kisenge, Rodrick, Godfrey, Evance, Ideh, Readon C., Kamara, Julia, Coleman-Nekar, Ye-Jeung, Samma, Abraham, Manji, Hussein K., Sudfeld, Christopher R., Westbrook, Adrianna, Niescierenko, Michelle, Morris, Claudia R., Whitney, Cynthia G., Breiman, Robert F., Duggan, Christopher P., Manji, Karim P.

“…To derive and validate internally a novel risk assessment tool to identify young children at risk for all-cause mortality ≤60 days of discharge from hospitals…”
Get full text

Identifying Infants and Young Children at Risk of Unplanned Hospital Admissions and Clinic Visits in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Rees, Chris A., Kisenge, Rodrick, Manji, Karim P., Liu, Enju, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Duggan, Christopher P.

“…BACKGROUND:Pediatric inpatient mortality rates are as high as 11% in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Unscheduled clinic visits also burden children in sub-Saharan…”
Get full text

Antenatal depression and adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Regan, Mathilda, Muhihi, Alfa, Saleh, Arvin, Duggan, Christopher P., Ulenga, Nzovu, Alwy Al-Beity, Fadhlun M., Aboud, Said, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Manji, Karim P., Sudfeld, Christopher R.

“…Women who experience antenatal depression may be at increased risk of adverse birth outcomes. Few studies have examined this association among women living…”
Get full text

Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy: Initiation and Birth Outcomes Among Pregnant Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Tanzania by Quinn, M K, Williams, Paige L, Muhihi, Alfa, Duggan, Christopher P, Ulenga, Nzovu, Alwy Al-Beity, Fadhlun M, Perumal, Nandita, Aboud, Said, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Manji, Karim P, Sudfeld, Christopher R

“…Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation during pregnancy reduces the risk of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission; however,…”
Get full text

Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy by Quinn, M K, Williams, Paige L, Muhihi, Alfa, Duggan, Christopher P, Ulenga, Nzovu, Alwy Al-Beity, Fadhlun M, Perumal, Nandita, Aboud, Said, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Manji, Karim P, Sudfeld, Christopher R

“…Abstract Background Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation during pregnancy reduces the risk of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…”
Get full text