Search Results - "Mwaba, P."

Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay at a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in a Setting Where Tuberculosis and HIV Infection Are Highly Endemic by O'Grady, Justin, Bates, Matthew, Chilukutu, Lophina, Mzyece, Judith, Cheelo, Busiku, Chilufya, Moses, Mukonda, Lukundo, Mumba, Maxwell, Tembo, John, Chomba, Mumba, Kapata, Nathan, Maeurer, Markus, Rachow, Andrea, Clowes, Petra, Hoelscher, Michael, Mwaba, Peter, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…BACKGROUND. There were 1.45 million deaths from tuberculosis in 2011. A substantial proportion of active pulmonary tuberculosis cases in countries where…”
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Tuberculosis in prisons: anatomy of global neglect by O'Grady, J, Maeurer, M, Atun, R, Abubakar, I, Mwaba, P, Bates, M, Kapata, N, Ferrara, G, Hoelscher, M, Zumla, A

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Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis/HIV/AIDS—Associated Mortality in Africa: The Urgent Need to Expand and Invest in Routine and Research Autopsies by Mudenda, Victor, Lucas, Sebastian, Shibemba, Aaron, O'Grady, Justin, Bates, Matthew, Kapata, Nathan, Schwank, Samana, Mwaba, Peter, Atun, Rifat, Hoelscher, Michael, Maeurer, Markus, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…Frequently quoted statistics that tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS are the most importnat infectious causes of death in high-burden…”
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Tuberculosis in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection [State of the Art] by CHINTU, C, MWABA, P

“…For a number of reasons-but especially the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic-tuberculosis (TB) is currently increasing in many parts of the world…”
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Trials and tribulations of an African-led research and capacity development programme: the case for EDCTP investments by Zumla, A, Huggett, J, Dheda, K, Green, C, Kapata, N, Mwaba, P

“…We describe the initiation and establishment of The University of Zambia - University College London Medical School (UNZA-UCLMS) Research and Training Project,…”
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Scale‐up of TB and HIV programme collaborative activities in Zambia – a 10‐year review by Kapata, N., Chanda‐Kapata, P., Grobusch, M. P., O’Grady, J., Schwank, S., Bates, M., Jansenn, S., Mwinga, A., Cobelens, F., Mwaba, P., Zumla, A.

“…Objective  To review the activities, progress, achievements and challenges of the Zambia Ministry of Health tuberculosis (TB)/HIV collaborative activities over…”
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Clinical presentation, natural history, and cumulative death rates of 230 adults with primary cryptococcal meningitis in Zambian AIDS patients treated under local conditions by Mwaba, P, Mwansa, J, Chintu, C, Pobee, J, Scarborough, M, Portsmouth, S, Zumla, A

“…SETTING Inpatient medical wards, Department of Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. OBJECTIVE To define the natural history, clinical…”
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Research capacity strengthening in African countries by Mwaba, P, Bates, M, Green, C, Kapata, N, Zumla, A

“…Mwaba et al discuss strategies for strengthening research capacities in African countries. Successful research and capacity development programmes led by…”
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Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus specific IgG and IgM antibodies in North-Western and Western provinces of Zambia by Mweene-Ndumba, Idah, Siziya, Seter, Monze, Mwaka, Mazaba, Mazyanga L, Masaninga, Freddie, Songolo, Peter, Mwaba, Peter, Babaniyi, Olusegun A

“…Background: West Nile Virus (WNV) infection has been reported worldwide, including in Africa but its existence in Zambia is unknown. Symptoms for the virus…”
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Twice weekly tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV infection in Zambia by MWINGA, A, HOSP, M, MCADAM, K. P. W. J, PORTER, J. D. H, GODFREY-FAUSSETT, P, QUIGLEY, M, MWABA, P, MUGALA, B. N, NYIRENDA, O, LUO, N, POBEE, J, ELLIOTT, A. M

“…A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted to estimate the efficacy of preventive therapy for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected adults in…”
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A study of maternal mortality at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: the emergence of tuberculosis as a major non-obstetric cause of maternal death by AHMED, Y, MWABA, P, CHINTU, C, GRANGE, J. M, USTIANOWSKI, A, ZUMLA, A

“…SETTING: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.OBJECTIVES: To ascertain 1) the non-obstetric causes of…”
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Study of familial Parkinson’s disease in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Zambia by Atadzhanov, M, Zumla, A, Mwaba, P

“…Objective: The aims of this study were (A) to determine inheritance patterns of familial Parkinson’s disease in three different geographical areas (Russia,…”
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Dried blood spot technology for CD4+ T-cell counting by Mwaba, P, Cassol, S, Nunn, AJ, Chintu, C, Zumla, A

“…Smaller and simpler flow cytometers under development are several years away from being used in developing countries, as Shapiro and colleagues state…”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection in an Urban African Population by FERNANDO, Neluka, HOLTON, John, ZULU, Isaac, VAIRA, Dino, MWABA, Peter, KELLY, Paul

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Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts by Chakaya, Jeremiah, Khan, Mishal, Ntoumi, Francine, Aklillu, Eleni, Fatima, Razia, Mwaba, Peter, Kapata, Nathan, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Hasnain, Seyed Ehtesham, Katoto, Patrick D.M.C., Bulabula, André N.H., Sam-Agudu, Nadia A., Nachega, Jean B., Tiberi, Simon, McHugh, Timothy D., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…•In 2020, COVID-19 dislodged TB as the top infectious disease cause of mortality globally.•Globally, an estimated 10.0 million people developed active TB…”
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Antifungal Combinations for Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa by Molloy, Síle F, Kanyama, Cecilia, Heyderman, Robert S, Loyse, Angela, Kouanfack, Charles, Chanda, Duncan, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Temfack, Elvis, Lakhi, Shabir, Lesikari, Sokoine, Chan, Adrienne K, Stone, Neil, Kalata, Newton, Karunaharan, Natasha, Gaskell, Kate, Peirse, Mary, Ellis, Jayne, Chawinga, Chimwemwe, Lontsi, Sandrine, Ndong, Jean-Gilbert, Bright, Philip, Lupiya, Duncan, Chen, Tao, Bradley, John, Adams, Jack, van der Horst, Charles, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Sini, Victor, Mapoure, Yacouba N, Mwaba, Peter, Bicanic, Tihana, Lalloo, David G, Wang, Duolao, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Lortholary, Olivier, Jaffar, Shabbar, Harrison, Thomas S

“…Globally, cryptococcal meningitis is a leading cause of mortality among people with AIDS, despite the availability of effective amphotericin B–based therapy…”
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The relentless spread of tuberculosis in Zambia - trends over the past 37 years (1964 - 2000) by MWABA, P, MABOSHE, M, CHINTU, C, SQUIRE, B, NYIRENDA, S, SUNKUTU, R, ZUMLA, A

“…To review trends in the rates of tuberculosis (TB) case notifications over a 37-year period. A retrospective study of Ministry of Health records on TB…”
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Tuberculosis—advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, host-directed therapies, and biomarkers by Wallis, Robert S, Prof, Maeurer, Markus, Prof, Mwaba, Peter, FRCP, Chakaya, Jeremiah, MD, Rustomjee, Roxana, FRCP, Migliori, Giovanni Battista, Prof, Marais, Ben, Prof, Schito, Marco, PhD, Churchyard, Gavin, Prof, Swaminathan, Soumya, MD, Hoelscher, Michael, Prof, Zumla, Alimuddin, Prof

“…Summary Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with 9·6 million cases and 1·5 million deaths reported in 2014. WHO estimates 480 000…”
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Host-directed therapies for infectious diseases: current status, recent progress, and future prospects by Zumla, Alimuddin, Prof, Rao, Martin, PhD, Wallis, Robert S, Prof, Kaufmann, Stefan H E, Prof, Rustomjee, Roxana, PhD, Mwaba, Peter, PhD, Vilaplana, Cris, PhD, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Prof, Chakaya, Jeremiah, PhD, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Prof, Azhar, Esam, PhD, Hoelscher, Michael, Prof, Maeurer, Markus, Prof

“…Summary Despite extensive global efforts in the fight against killer infectious diseases, they still cause one in four deaths worldwide and are important…”
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Striving for global drug availability by Chintu, Chifumbe, Mwaba, Peter

“…HIV/AIDS and TB research and training. Peter Mwaba is a consultant physician at the University Teaching Hospital and the Ministry of Health, Zambia. UNZA-UCLMS…”
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