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Bedaquiline Resistance after Effective Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Namibia by Günther, Gunar, Mhuulu, Lusia, Diergaardt, Azaria, Dreyer, Viola, Moses, Maria, Anyolo, Kaarna, Ruswa, Nunurai, Claassens, Mareli, Niemann, Stefan, Nepolo, Emmanuel

“…Bedaquiline is currently a key drug for treating multidrug-resistant or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. We report and discuss the unusual development of…”
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Enhanced active case finding of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Namibia: a protocol for the hotspots, hospitals, and households (H3TB) study by Shavuka, Olga, Iipumbu, Etuhole, Boois, Lorraine, Günther, Gunar, Hoddinott, Graeme, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Nepolo, Emmanuel, Niemann, Stefan, Ruswa, Nunurai, Seddon, James, Claassens, Mareli M

“…IntroductionNamibia is a high tuberculosis (TB)-burden country with an estimated incidence of 460/100 000 (around 12 000 cases) per year. Approximately 4.5% of…”
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Implementation of targeted next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in low-resource settings: a programmatic model, challenges, and initial outcomes by de Araujo, Leonardo, Cabibbe, Andrea Maurizio, Mhuulu, Lusia, Ruswa, Nunurai, Dreyer, Viola, Diergaardt, Azaria, Günther, Gunar, Claassens, Mareli, Gerlach, Christiane, Utpatel, Christian, Cirillo, Daniela Maria, Nepolo, Emmanuel, Niemann, Stefan

“…Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) from clinical specimens has the potential to become a comprehensive tool for routine drug-resistance (DR) prediction…”
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review by van Wyk, Susanna S, Nliwasa, Marriott, Lu, Fang-Wen, Lan, Chih-Chan, Seddon, James A, Hoddinott, Graeme, Viljoen, Lario, Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Shah, N Sarita, Claassens, Mareli

“…Finding individuals with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is important to control the pandemic and improve patient clinical outcomes. To our knowledge,…”
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Occurrence and clinical management of moderate-to-severe adverse events during drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective cohort study by Sagwa, Evans L, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K, Ruswa, Nunurai C

“…To determine the incidence of symptomatic moderate-to-severe adverse events during treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, and to compare their risk and…”
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Case-Finding Strategies for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Van Wyk, Susanna S, Nliwasa, Marriott, Seddon, James A, Hoddinott, Graeme, Viljoen, Lario, Nepolo, Emmanuel, Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Niemann, Stefan, Gandhi, Neel R, Shah, N Sarita, Claassens, Mareli

“…Transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is ongoing. Finding individuals with DR-TB and initiating treatment as early as possible is important to…”
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Predictors of loss to follow-up of tuberculosis cases under the DOTS programme in Namibia by Kibuule, Dan, Aiases, Philomein, Ruswa, Nunurai, Rennie, Timothy William, Verbeeck, Roger K, Godman, Brian, Mubita, Mwangana

“…In Namibia, one out of every 25 cases of tuberculosis (TB) is "lost to follow-up" (LTFU). This has impacted negatively on national efforts to end the disease…”
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis: advances in diagnosis and management by Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Keller, Peter M.

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Drug-resistant tuberculosis: advances in diagnosis and management by Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Keller, Peter M.

“…Diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is undergoing substantial changes, owing availability of new diagnostic tools and drugs, coupled…”
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Prevalence of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis in adults in community settings: an individual participant data meta-analysis by Stuck, Logan, Klinkenberg, Eveline, Abdelgadir Ali, Nahid, Basheir Abukaraig, Egbal Ahmed, Adusi-Poku, Yaw, Alebachew Wagaw, Zeleke, Fatima, Razia, Kapata, Nathan, Kapata-Chanda, Pascalina, Kirenga, Bruce, Maama-Maime, Llang B, Mfinanga, Sayoki G, Moyo, Sizulu, Mvusi, Lindiwe, Nandjebo, Ndahafa, Nguyen, Hai Viet, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Obasanya, Joshua, Adedapo Olufemi, Bashorun, Patrobas Dashi, Philip, Raleting Letsie, Thato J, Ruswa, Nunurai, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Senkoro, Mbazi, Sivanna, Tieng, Yuda, Huot Chan, Law, Irwin, Onozaki, Ikushi, Tiemersma, Edine, Cobelens, Frank, Aceng, Jane Ruth, Adetifa, Ifedayo, Chittamani, Phonaly, Inthavong, Donekham, Ismail, Farzanah, Joloba, Moses, Kasozi, Simon, Kisembo, Harriet, Van der Merwe, Martie, Mkhondo, Nkateko, Nalunjogi, Joanita, Sutepmani, Sakhone

“…Subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis, which presents without recognisable symptoms, is frequently detected in community screening. However, the disease category…”
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Adverse Events During Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Comparison Between Patients With or Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-infection by Sagwa, Evans, Ruswa, Nunurai, Musasa, Jean Paul, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K.

“…Introduction In settings such as Namibia with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) co-infection,…”
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Comparing amikacin and kanamycin-induced hearing loss in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment under programmatic conditions in a Namibian retrospective cohort by Sagwa, Evans L, Ruswa, Nunurai, Mavhunga, Farai, Rennie, Timothy, Leufkens, Hubert G M, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K

“…Amikacin and kanamycin are mainly used for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), especially in developing countries where the burden of MDR-TB is…”
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Predictors of tuberculosis treatment success under the DOTS program in Namibia by Kibuule, Dan, Verbeeck, Roger K, Nunurai, Ruswa, Mavhunga, Farai, Ene, Ette, Godman, Brian, Rennie, Timothy W

“…Optimal treatment success rates are critical to end tuberculosis in Namibia. Despite the scale-up of high quality directly observed therapy short-course…”
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Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys by Hamada, Yohhei, Quartagno, Matteo, Law, Irwin, Malik, Farihah, Bonsu, Frank Adae, Adetifa, Ifedayo M O, Adusi-Poku, Yaw, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Bashorun, Adedapo Olufemi, Begum, Vikarunnessa, Lolong, Dina Bisara, Boldoo, Tsolmon, Dlamini, Themba, Donkor, Simon, Dwihardiani, Bintari, Egwaga, Saidi, Farid, Muhammad N, Celina G Garfin, Anna Marie, Mae G Gaviola, Donna, Husain, Mohammad Mushtuq, Ismail, Farzana, Kaggwa, Mugagga, Kamara, Deus V, Kasozi, Samuel, Kaswaswa, Kruger, Kirenga, Bruce, Klinkenberg, Eveline, Kondo, Zuweina, Lawanson, Adebola, Macheque, David, Manhiça, Ivan, Maama-Maime, Llang Bridget, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Moyo, Sizulu, Mpunga, James, Mthiyane, Thuli, Mustikawati, Dyah Erti, Mvusi, Lindiwe, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Nguyen, Hai Viet, Pangaribuan, Lamria, Patrobas, Philip, Rahman, Mahmudur, Rahman, Mahbubur, Rahman, Mohammed Sayeedur, Raleting, Thato, Riono, Pandu, Ruswa, Nunurai, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Rwabinumi, Mugabe Frank, Senkoro, Mbazi, Sharif, Ahmad Raihan, Sikhondze, Welile, Sismanidis, Charalambos, Sovd, Tugsdelger, Stavia, Turyahabwe, Sultana, Sabera, Suriani, Oster, Thomas, Albertina Martha, Tobing, Kristina, Van der Walt, Martie, Walusimbi, Simon, Zaman, Mohammad Mostafa, Floyd, Katherine, Copas, Andrew, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Rangaka, Molebogeng X

“…Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and NCD risk factors, such as smoking, increase the risk for tuberculosis (TB). Data are scarce on the risk of prevalent TB…”
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Tobacco smoking clusters in households affected by tuberculosis in an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys: Time for household-wide interventions? by Hamada, Yohhei, Quartagno, Matteo, Law, Irwin, Malik, Farihah, Bonsu, Frank Adae, Adetifa, Ifedayo M O, Adusi-Poku, Yaw, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Bashorun, Adedapo Olufemi, Begum, Vikarunnessa, Lolong, Dina Bisara, Boldoo, Tsolmon, Dlamini, Themba, Donkor, Simon, Dwihardiani, Bintari, Egwaga, Saidi, Farid, Muhammad N, Garfin, Anna Marie Celina G, Gaviola, Donna Mae G, Husain, Mohammad Mushtuq, Ismail, Farzana, Kaggwa, Mugagga, Kamara, Deus V, Kasozi, Samuel, Kaswaswa, Kruger, Kirenga, Bruce, Klinkenberg, Eveline, Kondo, Zuweina, Lawanson, Adebola, Macheque, David, Manhiça, Ivan, Maama-Maime, Llang Bridget, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Moyo, Sizulu, Mpunga, James, Mthiyane, Thuli, Mustikawati, Dyah Erti, Mvusi, Lindiwe, Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Nguyen, Hai Viet, Pangaribuan, Lamria, Patrobas, Philip, Rahman, Mahmudur, Rahman, Mahbubur, Rahman, Mohammed Sayeedur, Raleting, Thato, Riono, Pandu, Ruswa, Nunurai, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Rwabinumi, Mugabe Frank, Senkoro, Mbazi, Sharif, Ahmad Raihan, Sikhondze, Welile, Sismanidis, Charalambos, Sovd, Tugsdelger, Stavia, Turyahabwe, Sultana, Sabera, Suriani, Oster, Thomas, Albertina Martha, Tobing, Kristina, Van der Walt, Martie, Walusimbi, Simon, Zaman, Mohammad Mostafa, Floyd, Katherine, Copas, Andrew, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Rangaka, Molebogeng X

“…Tuberculosis (TB) and non-communicable diseases (NCD) share predisposing risk factors. TB-associated NCD might cluster within households affected with TB…”
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Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveysResearch in context by Yohhei Hamada, Matteo Quartagno, Irwin Law, Farihah Malik, Frank Adae Bonsu, Ifedayo M.O. Adetifa, Yaw Adusi-Poku, Umberto D'Alessandro, Adedapo Olufemi Bashorun, Vikarunnessa Begum, Dina Bisara Lolong, Tsolmon Boldoo, Themba Dlamini, Simon Donkor, Bintari Dwihardiani, Saidi Egwaga, Muhammad N. Farid, Anna Marie Celina G.Garfin, Donna Mae G Gaviola, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Farzana Ismail, Mugagga Kaggwa, Deus V. Kamara, Samuel Kasozi, Kruger Kaswaswa, Bruce Kirenga, Eveline Klinkenberg, Zuweina Kondo, Adebola Lawanson, David Macheque, Ivan Manhiça, Llang Bridget Maama-Maime, Sayoki Mfinanga, Sizulu Moyo, James Mpunga, Thuli Mthiyane, Dyah Erti Mustikawati, Lindiwe Mvusi, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Hai Viet Nguyen, Lamria Pangaribuan, Philip Patrobas, Mahmudur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammed Sayeedur Rahman, Thato Raleting, Pandu Riono, Nunurai Ruswa, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Mugabe Frank Rwabinumi, Mbazi Senkoro, Ahmad Raihan Sharif, Welile Sikhondze, Charalambos Sismanidis, Tugsdelger Sovd, Turyahabwe Stavia, Sabera Sultana, Oster Suriani, Albertina Martha Thomas, Kristina Tobing, Martie Van der Walt, Simon Walusimbi, Mohammad Mostafa Zaman, Katherine Floyd, Andrew Copas, Ibrahim Abubakar, Molebogeng X. Rangaka

“…Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and NCD risk factors, such as smoking, increase the risk for tuberculosis (TB). Data are scarce on the risk of…”
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Adverse events and patients' perceived health-related quality of life at the end of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Namibia by Sagwa, Evans L, Ruswa, Nunurai, Mavhunga, Farai, Rennie, Timothy, Leufkens, Hubert Gm, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K

“…The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients completing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment in Namibia and whether the occurrence of…”
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TB Control in Namibia 2002-2011: Progress and Technical Assistance by Gorkom, Jeroen van

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The burden of adverse events during treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Namibia by Sagwa, Evans, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje Kaija, Ruswa, Nunurai, Musasa, Jean Paul, Pal, Shanthi, Dhliwayo, Panganai, van Wyk, Brian

“…Namibia faces a dual burden of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, HIV prevalence was 18.8%, the TB case notification rate was 634 cases per 100,000…”
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