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Spatial distribution and characteristics of women reporting cervical cancer screening in Malawi: An analysis of the 2020 to 2021 Malawi Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey data by Twabi, Hussein Hassan, Msosa, Takondwa Charles, Meja, Samuel James, Mukoka, Madalo, Semphere, Robina, Chipungu, Geoffrey, Lissauer, David, Odland, Maria Lisa, Tudor, Jenny, Msefula, Chisomo, Nliwasa, Marriott

“…Malawi has one of the highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in the world. Despite a national strategic plan and the roll-out of VIA and…”
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Specific human gene expression in response to infection is an effective marker for diagnosis of latent and active tuberculosis by Nakiboneka, Ritah, Walbaum, Natasha, Musisi, Emmanuel, Nevels, Michael, Nyirenda, Tonney, Nliwasa, Marriott, Msefula, Chisomo L., Sloan, Derek, Sabiiti, Wilber

“…RNA sequencing and microarray analysis revealed transcriptional markers expressed in whole blood can differentiate active pulmonary TB (ATB) from other…”
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Effects of Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Tuberculosis Notifications, Malawi by Soko, Rebecca Nzawa, Burke, Rachael M, Feasey, Helena R A, Sibande, Wakumanya, Nliwasa, Marriott, Henrion, Marc Y R, Khundi, McEwen, Dodd, Peter J, Ku, Chu Chang, Kawalazira, Gift, Choko, Augustine T, Divala, Titus H, Corbett, Elizabeth L, MacPherson, Peter

“…The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic might affect tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and patient care. We analyzed a citywide electronic TB register in…”
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Tuberculosis case notifications in Malawi have strong seasonal and weather-related trends by Kirolos, Amir, Thindwa, Deus, Khundi, McEwen, Burke, Rachael M., Henrion, Marc Y. R., Nakamura, Itaru, Divala, Titus H., Nliwasa, Marriott, Corbett, Elizabeth L., MacPherson, Peter

“…Seasonal trends in tuberculosis (TB) notifications have been observed in several countries but are poorly understood. Explanatory factors may include weather,…”
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Effect of patient-delivered household contact tracing and prevention for tuberculosis: A household cluster-randomised trial in Malawi by Kaswaswa, Kruger, MacPherson, Peter, Kumwenda, Moses, Mpunga, James, Thindwa, Deus, Nliwasa, Marriott, Mwapasa, Mphatso, Odland, Jon, Tomoka, Tamiwe, Chipungu, Geoffrey, Mukaka, Mavuto, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Household contact tracing provides TB screening and TB preventive therapy (TPT) to contacts at high risk of TB disease. However, it is resource intensive,…”
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Utility of broad-spectrum antibiotics for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Divala, Titus H, Fielding, Katherine L, Kandulu, Chikondi, Nliwasa, Marriott, Sloan, Derek J, Gupta-Wright, Ankur, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Suboptimal diagnostics for pulmonary tuberculosis drive the use of the so-called trial of antibiotics, a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics without activity…”
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The Effect of Real-Time Medication Monitoring-Based Digital Adherence Tools on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Viral Suppression in People Living With HIV: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis by Msosa, Takondwa Charles, Swai, Iraseni, Aarnoutse, Rob, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F, Ngowi, Kennedy, Msefula, Chisomo, Nliwasa, Marriott, Boer, Marion Sumari-de

“…Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to improved treatment outcomes in persons living with HIV. Adherence to ART is required to achieve viral…”
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Suppression of host gene expression is associated with latent TB infection: a possible diagnostic biomarker by Nakiboneka, Ritah, Margaritella, Nicolò, Nyirenda, Tonney, Chaima, David, Walbaum, Natasha, Musisi, Emmanuel, Tionge, Sikwese, Msosa, Takondwa, Nliwasa, Marriott, Msefula, Chisomo L., Sloan, Derek, Sabiiti, Wilber

“…The World Health Organization End TB strategy aims for a 90% reduction of tuberculosis (TB) incidence by 2035. Systematic testing and treatment of latent TB…”
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Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review by Burke, Rachael M, Nliwasa, Marriott, Feasey, Helena R A, Chaisson, Lelia H, Golub, Jonathan E, Naufal, Fahd, Shapiro, Adrienne E, Ruperez, Maria, Telisinghe, Lily, Ayles, Helen, Corbett, Elizabeth L, MacPherson, Peter

“…Community-based active case-finding interventions might identify and treat more people with tuberculosis disease than standard case detection. We aimed to…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of a three-gene Mycobacterium tuberculosis host response cartridge using fingerstick blood for childhood tuberculosis: a multicentre prospective study in low-income and middle-income countries by Olbrich, Laura, Verghese, Valsan P, Franckling-Smith, Zoe, Sabi, Issa, Ntinginya, Nyanda E, Mfinanga, Alfred, Banze, Denise, Viegas, Sofia, Khosa, Celso, Semphere, Robina, Nliwasa, Marriott, McHugh, Timothy D, Larsson, Leyla, Razid, Alia, Song, Rinn, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Nabeta, Pamela, Trollip, Andre, Graham, Stephen M, Hoelscher, Michael, Geldmacher, Christof, Zar, Heather J, Michael, Joy Sarojini, Heinrich, Norbert

“…Childhood tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in part due to missed diagnosis. Diagnostic methods with enhanced sensitivity using…”
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Pattern of abnormalities amongst chest X‐rays of adults undergoing computer‐assisted digital chest X‐ray screening for tuberculosis in Peri‐Urban Blantyre, Malawi: A cross‐sectional study by Twabi, Hussein H., Semphere, Robina, Mukoka, Madalo, Chiume, Lingstone, Nzawa, Rebecca, Feasey, Helena R. A., Lipenga, Trancizeo, MacPherson, Peter, Corbett, Elizabeth L., Nliwasa, Marriott

“…Background The prevalence of diseases other than tuberculosis (TB) detected during chest X‐ray screening is poorly described in sub‐Saharan Africa…”
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Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis by MacPherson, Peter, Webb, Emily L, Kamchedzera, Wala, Joekes, Elizabeth, Mjoli, Gugu, Lalloo, David G, Divala, Titus H, Choko, Augustine T, Burke, Rachael M, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Pai, Madhukar, Squire, S Bertel, Nliwasa, Marriott, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Suboptimal tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics and HIV contribute to the high global burden of TB. We investigated costs and yield from systematic HIV-TB screening,…”
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Durations of asymptomatic, symptomatic, and care-seeking phases of tuberculosis disease with a Bayesian analysis of prevalence survey and notification data by Ku, Chu-Chang, MacPherson, Peter, Khundi, McEwen, Nzawa Soko, Rebecca H, Feasey, Helena R A, Nliwasa, Marriott, Horton, Katherine C, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Dodd, Peter J

“…Ratios of bacteriologically positive tuberculosis (TB) prevalence to notification rates are used to characterise typical durations of TB disease. However, this…”
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Effectiveness of spatially targeted interventions for control of HIV, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria: a systematic review by Khundi, McEwen, Carpenter, James R, Nliwasa, Marriott, Cohen, Ted, Corbett, Elizabeth L, MacPherson, Peter

“…BackgroundAs infectious diseases approach global elimination targets, spatial targeting is increasingly important to identify community hotspots of…”
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Clinical, health systems and neighbourhood determinants of tuberculosis case fatality in urban Blantyre, Malawi: a multilevel epidemiological analysis of enhanced surveillance data by Khundi, McEwen, MacPherson, Peter, Feasey, Helena R. A., Nzawa Soko, Rebeca, Nliwasa, Marriott, Corbett, Elizabeth L., Carpenter, James R.

“…Abstract We investigated whether household to clinic distance was a risk factor for death on tuberculosis (TB) treatment in Malawi. Using enhanced TB…”
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Disparities in access to diagnosis and care in Blantyre, Malawi, identified through enhanced tuberculosis surveillance and spatial analysis by MacPherson, Peter, Khundi, McEwen, Nliwasa, Marriott, Choko, Augustine T, Phiri, Vincent K, Webb, Emily L, Dodd, Peter J, Cohen, Ted, Harris, Rebecca, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…A sizeable fraction of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed. By analysing data from enhanced demographic, microbiological and geospatial surveillance of TB…”
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Neighbourhood prevalence-to-notification ratios for adult bacteriologically-confirmed tuberculosis reveals hotspots of underdiagnosis in Blantyre, Malawi by Khundi, McEwen, Carpenter, James R, Corbett, Elizabeth L, Feasey, Helena R A, Soko, Rebecca Nzawa, Nliwasa, Marriott, Twabi, Hussein, Chiume, Lingstone, Burke, Rachael M, Horton, Katherine C, Dodd, Peter J, Cohen, Ted, MacPherson, Peter

“…Local information is needed to guide targeted interventions for respiratory infections such as tuberculosis (TB). Case notification rates (CNRs) are readily…”
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The Sensitivity and Specificity of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults with Chronic Cough in Malawi by Nliwasa, Marriott, MacPherson, Peter, Chisala, Palesa, Kamdolozi, Mercy, Khundi, McEwen, Kaswaswa, Kruger, Mwapasa, Mphatso, Msefula, Chisomo, Sohn, Hojoon, Flach, Clare, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…Current tuberculosis diagnostics lack sensitivity, and are expensive. Highly accurate, rapid and cheaper diagnostic tests are required for point of care use in…”
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Tuberculosis Immunoreactivity Surveillance in Malawi (Timasamala)-A protocol for a cross-sectional Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey in Blantyre, Malawi by Rickman, Hannah M, Phiri, Mphatso D, Feasey, Helena R A, Mbale, Hannah, Nliwasa, Marriott, Semphere, Robina, Chagaluka, George, Fielding, Katherine, Mwandumba, Henry C, Horton, Katherine C, Nightingale, Emily S, Henrion, Marc Y R, Mbendera, Kuzani, Mpunga, James A, Corbett, Elizabeth L, MacPherson, Peter

“…Tuberculosis (TB) transmission and prevalence are dynamic over time, and heterogeneous within populations. Public health programmes therefore require…”
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Design and protocol for a cluster randomised trial of enhanced diagnostics for tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV in hospital in Malawi (CASTLE study) by Burke, Rachael M, Nyirenda, Saulos, Twabi, Hussein H, Nliwasa, Marriott, Joekes, Elizabeth, Walker, Naomi, Nyirenda, Rose, Gupta-Wright, Ankur, Fielding, Katherine, MacPherson, Peter, Corbett, Elizabeth L

“…People living with HIV (PLHIV) have a high risk of death if hospitalised in low-income countries. Tuberculosis has long been the leading cause of admission and…”
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