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Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis by Beardsley, Justin, Wolbers, Marcel, Kibengo, Freddie M, Ggayi, Abu-Baker M, Kamali, Anatoli, Cuc, Ngo Thi Kim, Binh, Tran Quang, Chau, Nguyen Van Vinh, Farrar, Jeremy, Merson, Laura, Phuong, Lan, Thwaites, Guy, Van Kinh, Nguyen, Thuy, Pham Thanh, Chierakul, Wirongrong, Siriboon, Suwatthiya, Thiansukhon, Ekkachai, Onsanit, Satrirat, Supphamongkholchaikul, Watthanapong, Chan, Adrienne K, Heyderman, Robert, Mwinjiwa, Edson, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Imran, Darma, Basri, Hasan, Mayxay, Mayfong, Dance, David, Phimmasone, Prasith, Rattanavong, Sayaphet, Lalloo, David G, Day, Jeremy N

“…The role of glucocorticoids in the treatment of bacterial or fungal meningitis is controversial. In this trial, adjunctive dexamethasone therapy in patients…”
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Compensation of subjects for participation in biomedical research in resource - limited settings: a discussion of practices in Malawi by Nyangulu, Wongani, Mungwira, Randy, Nampota, Nginanche, Nyirenda, Osward, Tsirizani, Lufina, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Divala, Titus

“…Compensating participants of biomedical research is a common practice. However, its proximity with ethical concerns of coercion, undue influence, and…”
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Task shifting of triage to peer expert informal care providers at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in Malawi: a cross-sectional operational evaluation by Landes, Megan, Thompson, Courtney, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Thaulo, Edith, Gondwe, Chrissie, Akello, Harriet, Chan, Adrienne K

“…HIV treatment models in Africa are labour intensive and require a high number of skilled staff. In this context, task-shifting is considered a feasible…”
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Survival Outcomes in a Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment Cohort in Southern Malawi by Brophy, Jason C, Hawkes, Michael T, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Mateyu, Gabriel, Sodhi, Sumeet K, Chan, Adrienne K

“…Pediatric uptake and outcomes in antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes have lagged behind adult programmes. We describe outcomes from a population-based…”
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Antimicrobial resistance control activities at a tertiary hospital in a low-resource setting: an example of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Malawi by Kamalo, Patrick, Tam, Pui-Ying Iroh, Noniwa, Thokozani, Mpanga, Chikumbutso, Mulambia, Chanizya, Phiri, Ethwako, Kumwenda, Dingase, Phillipo, Ed, Lissauer, Samantha, Kulapani, David, Mwinjiwa, Christina

“…Addressing AMR has been most problematic in low- and middle-income countries, which lack infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and robust data management…”
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Reasons for accepting or refusing HIV services among tuberculosis patients at a TB-HIV integration clinic in Malawi by Kumwenda, Tom, Chan, Mwinjiwa, Sodhi, Joshua, van Lettow, M.

“…SETTING: In Malawi, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence among newly registered tuberculosis (TB) patients is 60-70%. In 2008, an integrated TBHIV…”
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Revisiting Co-trimoxazole Prophylaxis for African Adults in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Laurens, Matthew B, Mungwira, Randy G, Nampota, Nginache, Nyirenda, Osward M, Divala, Titus H, Kanjala, Maxwell, Mkandawire, Felix A, Galileya, Lufina Tsirizani, Nyangulu, Wongani, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Downs, Matthew, Tillman, Amy, Taylor, Terrie E, Mallewa, Jane, Plowe, Christopher V, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Laufer, Miriam K

“…Daily co-trimoxazole is recommended for African adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) irrespective of antiretroviral treatment, immune status,…”
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Outcomes and Diagnostic Processes in Outpatients with Presumptive Tuberculosis in Zomba District, Malawi by van Lettow, Monique, Bedell, Richard, Maosa, Sonia, Phiri, Kenneth, Chan, Adrienne K, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Kwekwesa, Aunex, Kawonga, Harry, Joshua, Martias, Harries, Anthony D, van Oosterhout, Joep J

“…In Malawi, outpatients who have presumptive tuberculosis (TB), i.e. fever, night sweats, weight loss and/or any-duration cough (HIV-infected) or cough of at…”
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High burden of malaria among Malawian adults on antiretroviral therapy after discontinuing prophylaxis by Mungwira, Randy G., Laurens, Matthew B., Nyangulu, Wongani, Divala, Titus H., Nampota, Nginache, Buchwald, Andrea G., Nyirenda, Osward M., Mwinjiwa, Edson, Kanjala, Maxwell, Galileya, Lufina Tsirizani, Earland, Dominique E., Adams, Matthew, Plowe, Christopher V., Taylor, Terrie E., Mallewa, Jane, van Oosterhout, Joep J., Laufer, Miriam K.

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High burden of malaria among Malawian adults on antiretroviral therapy after discontinuing prophylaxis by Mungwira, Randy G., Laurens, Matthew B., Nyangulu, Wongani, Divala, Titus H., Nampota-Nkomba, Nginache, Buchwald, Andrea G., Nyirenda, Osward M., Mwinjiwa, Edson, Kanjala, Maxwell, Galileya, Lufina Tsirizani, Earland, Dominique E., Adams, Matthew, Plowe, Christopher V., Taylor, Terrie E., Mallewa, Jane, van Oosterhout, Joep J., Laufer, Miriam K.

“…Many individuals living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) reside in areas at high risk for…”
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Breast enlargement in Malawian males on the standard first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen: Case reports and review of the literature by Kwekwesa, A, Kandionamaso, C, Winata, N, Mwinjiwa, E, Joshua, M, Garone, D, Bedell, R, van Oosterhout, J J

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P-B9 TSCQ study: A randomized, open-label controlled trial of daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or weekly chloroquine among adults on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi by Laurens, Matthew, Mungwira, Randy, Nyirenda, Osward, Divala, Titus, Kanjala, Maxwell, Muwalo, Francis, Mkandawire, Felix, Nyangulu, Wongani, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Taylor, Terrie, Mallewa, Jane, Plowe, Christopher, Blackwelder, William, Van Oosterhout, Joep, Laufer, Miriam

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P-B9 TSCQ study: A randomized, open-label controlled trial of daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or weekly chloroquine among adults on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi by Laurens, Matthew, Mungwira, Randy, Nyirenda, Osward, Divala, Titus, Kanjala, Maxwell, Muwalo, Francis, Mkandawire, Felix, Nyangulu, Wongani, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Taylor, Terrie, Mallewa, Jane, Plowe, Christopher, Blackwelder, William, Van Oosterhout, Joep, Laufer, Miriam

“…Before antiretroviral therapy (ART) became widely available in sub-Saharan Africa, several studies demonstrated that daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TS)…”
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TSCQ study: a randomized, controlled, open-label trial of daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or weekly chloroquine among adults on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Laurens, Matthew B, Mungwira, Randy G, Nyirenda, Osward M, Divala, Titus H, Kanjala, Maxwell, Muwalo, Francis, Mkandawire, Felix A, Tsirizani, Lufina, Nyangulu, Wongani, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Taylor, Terrie E, Mallewa, Jane, Blackwelder, William C, Plowe, Christopher V, Laufer, Miriam K, van Oosterhout, Joep J

“…Before antiretroviral therapy (ART) became widely available in sub-Saharan Africa, several studies demonstrated that daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TS)…”
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Breast enlargement in Malawian males on the standard first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen: Case reports and review of the literature by Kwekwesa, A, Kandionamaso, C, Winata, N, Mwinjiwa, E, Joshua, M, Garone, D, Bedell, R, van Oosterhout, J.J

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Frequent malaria illness episodes in two Malawian patients on antiretroviral therapy soon after stopping cotrimoxazole preventive therapy by Nyangulu, Wongani J.S, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Divala, Titus H, Mungwira, Randy G, Nyirenda, Osward, Kanjala, Maxwell, Mbambo, Gillian, Mallewa, Jane, Taylor, Terrie E, Laurens, Matthew B, Laufer, Miriam K, Oosterhout, Joep J. van

“…We describe two Malawian adults on successful antiretroviral therapy who experienced frequent malaria episodes after stopping cotrimoxazole prophylaxis. We…”
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Outcomes and Diagnostic Processes in Outpatients with Presumptive Tuberculosis in Zomba District, Malawi: e0141414 by Lettow, Monique van, Bedell, Richard, Maosa, Sonia, Phiri, Kenneth, Chan, Adrienne K, Mwinjiwa, Edson, Kwekwesa, Aunex, Kawonga, Harry, Joshua, Martias, Harries, Anthony D

“…Background In Malawi, outpatients who have presumptive tuberculosis (TB), i.e. fever, night sweats, weight loss and/or any-duration cough (HIV-infected) or…”
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Burden, characteristics, management and outcomes of HIV-infected patients with Kaposi's sarcoma in Zomba, Malawi by Mwinjiwa, E., Isaakidis, P., Van den Bergh, R., Harries, A. D., Bezanson, K. D., Beyene, T., Thompson, C., Joshua, M., Akello, H., van Lettow, M.

“…SETTING: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinic at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of records (2004-2011) of human…”
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