Search Results - "WEISSER, Maja"

Body mass index trends and its impact of under and overweight on outcome among PLHIV on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania: A prospective cohort study by Kalinjuma, Aneth Vedastus, Hussey, Hannah, Mollel, Getrud Joseph, Letang, Emilio, Battegay, Manuel, Glass, Tracy R, Paris, Daniel, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Weisser, Maja

“…Introduction Increased body weight is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is increasingly reported as a health problem in people living…”
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“Linkage to care” among people living with HIV – definition in the era of “universal test and treat” in a sub-Sahara African setting by Magnolini, Raphael, Senkoro, Elizabeth, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Weisser, Maja

“…BACKGROUND Prompt linkage to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care after diagnosis is of utmost importance for individual health and reduction of HIV…”
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Antibiotic treatment duration in diverticulitis, complicated urinary tract infection, and endocarditis: a retrospective, single-center study by Frei, Nicolas Eduard, Dräger, Sarah, Weisser, Maja, Osthoff, Michael

“…•Antibiotic treatment duration was assessed in diverticulitis, urinary tract infection, and endocarditis.•The treatment duration in diverticulitis and urinary…”
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Effect of Systemic Inflammatory Response to SARS-CoV-2 on Lopinavir and Hydroxychloroquine Plasma Concentrations by Marzolini, Catia, Stader, Felix, Stoeckle, Marcel, Franzeck, Fabian, Egli, Adrian, Bassetti, Stefano, Hollinger, Alexa, Osthoff, Michael, Weisser, Maja, Gebhard, Caroline E, Baettig, Veronika, Geenen, Julia, Khanna, Nina, Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Mueller, Daniel, Hirsch, Hans H, Battegay, Manuel, Sendi, Parham

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) leads to inflammatory cytokine release, which can downregulate the expression of metabolizing enzymes. This cascade affects…”
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Switch from a ritonavir to a cobicistat containing antiretroviral regimen and impact on tacrolimus levels in a kidney transplant recipient by Erba, Andrea, Marzolini, Catia, Rentsch, Katharina, Stoeckle, Marcel, Battegay, Manuel, Mayr, Michael, Weisser, Maja

“…Solid-organ transplantation due to end-stage organ disease is increasingly performed in people living with HIV. Despite improved transplant outcomes,…”
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Temporal trends of COVID-19 related in-hospital mortality and demographics in Switzerland – a retrospective single centre cohort study by Diebold, Matthias, Martinez, Aurélien E., Adam, Kai-Manuel, Bassetti, Stefano, Osthoff, Michael, Kassi, Elianne, Steiger, Jürg, Pargger, Hans, Siegemund, Martin, Battegay, Manuel, Khanna, Nina, Schaub, Stefan, Wesch, Conrad, Dickenmann, Michael, Weisser, Maja

“…AIMS The aim of this study was to analyse the demographics, risk factors and in-hospital mortality rates of patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019…”
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Heart diseases and echocardiography in rural Tanzania: Occurrence, characteristics, and etiologies of underappreciated cardiac pathologies by Raphael, Dominick M, Roos, Laurine, Myovela, Victor, Mchomvu, Elisante, Namamba, Jabir, Kilindimo, Said, Gingo, Winfrid, Hatz, Christoph, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Kobza, Richard, Rohacek, Martin

“…Little is known about heart diseases and their treatment in rural sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, characteristics, and…”
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Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review by Firima, Emmanuel, Gonzalez, Lucia, Ursprung, Fabiola, Robinson, Elena, Huber, Jacqueline, Belus, Jennifer M, Raeber, Fabian, Gupta, Ravi, Deen, Gibrilla F, Amstutz, Alain, Leigh, Bailah, Weisser, Maja, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel

“…Introduction The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated morbidity and mortality are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To facilitate…”
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Improving anaemia diagnosis using peripheral blood smear with remote interpretation in adults living with HIV with moderate to severe anaemia: A prospective study nested within the Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort by Anton-Vazquez, Vanesa, Mnzava, Dorcas, Okuma, James, Mlembe, Slyakus, Lo Riso, Laura, Sanchez, Jose Maria, Ndege, Robert, Vedastus Kalinjuma, Aneth, Kimera, Namvua, Eichenberger, Anna, Nicoletti, Giovanni Jacopo, Wilson, Herieth, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Weisser, Maja

“…In low-resource settings, anaemia is a very common condition. Identification of anaemia aetiologies remains challenging due to the lack of diagnostic tools and…”
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Surgical and antimicrobial treatment of prosthetic vascular graft infections at different surgical sites: a retrospective study of treatment outcomes by Erb, Stefan, Sidler, Jan A, Elzi, Luigia, Gurke, Lorenz, Battegay, Manuel, Widmer, Andreas F, Weisser, Maja

“…Little is known about optimal management of prosthetic vascular graft infections, which are a rare but serious complication associated with graft implants. The…”
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Ultrasonographic findings in patients with abdominal symptoms or trauma presenting to an emergency room in rural Tanzania by Bauer, Max, Kitila, Faraja, Mwasongwe, Ipyana, Abdallah, Issa S, Siongo, Evelyne, Kasunga, Sylvester, Gingo, Winfrid, Ndege, Robert, Hasler, Karin, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…Frequencies of ultrasonographic findings and diagnoses in emergency departments in sub-Saharan Africa are unknown. This study aimed to describe the frequencies…”
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Factors impacting the pre-analytical quality of blood cultures-Analysis at a tertiary medical center by Romann, Lucas, Werlen, Laura, Rommers, Nikki, Hermann, Anja, Gisler, Isabelle, Bassetti, Stefano, Bingisser, Roland, Siegemund, Martin, Roloff, Tim, Weisser, Maja, Muigg, Veronika, Hinic, Vladimira, Osthoff, Michael, Franzeck, Fabian C, Egli, Adrian

“…Blood cultures (BC) are critical for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections, pathogen identification, and resistance testing. Guidelines recommend a blood…”
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Community-acquired and hospital-acquired respiratory tract infection and bloodstream infection in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia by Søgaard, Kirstine K, Baettig, Veronika, Osthoff, Michael, Marsch, Stephan, Leuzinger, Karoline, Schweitzer, Michael, Meier, Julian, Bassetti, Stefano, Bingisser, Roland, Nickel, Christian H, Khanna, Nina, Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Weisser, Maja, Battegay, Manuel, Hirsch, Hans H, Pargger, Hans, Siegemund, Martin, Egli, Adrian

“…SARS-CoV-2 may cause acute lung injury, and secondary infections are thus relevant complications in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. However, detailed…”
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Statistical methods applied for the assessment of the HIV cascade and continuum of care: a systematic scoping review by Kalinjuma, Aneth Vedastus, Glass, Tracy Renée, Masanja, Honorati, Weisser, Maja, Msengwa, Amina Suleiman, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Otwombe, Kennedy

“…ObjectivesThis scoping review aims to identify and synthesise existing statistical methods used to assess the progress of HIV treatment programmes in terms of…”
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Diagnoses made in an Emergency Department in rural sub-Saharan Africa by Mchomvu, Elisante, Mbunda, Geoffrey, Simon, Noemi, Kitila, Faradji, Temba, Yvan, Msumba, Isaiac, Namamba, Jabir, Kilindimo, Said, Mgubike, Hellen, Gingo, Winfrid, Hatz, Christoph, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…Information on diagnoses made in emergency departments situated in rural sub-Saharan Africa is scarce. The aim was: to evaluate the frequency of different…”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV Option B+ cascade in rural Tanzania: The One Stop Clinic model by Gamell, Anna, Luwanda, Lameck Bonaventure, Kalinjuma, Aneth Vedastus, Samson, Leila, Ntamatungiro, Alex John, Weisser, Maja, Gingo, Winfrid, Tanner, Marcel, Hatz, Christoph, Letang, Emilio, Battegay, Manuel

“…Strategies to improve the uptake of Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) are needed. We integrated HIV and maternal, newborn and child…”
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Novel Organism Verification and Analysis (NOVA) study: identification of 35 clinical isolates representing potentially novel bacterial taxa using a pipeline based on whole genome sequencing by Muigg, Veronika, Seth-Smith, Helena M B, Adam, Kai-Manuel, Weisser, Maja, Hinić, Vladimira, Blaich, Annette, Roloff, Tim, Heininger, Ulrich, Schmid, Hanna, Kohler, Maurus, Graf, Lukas, Winterflood, Dylan M, Schlaepfer, Pascal, Goldenberger, Daniel

“…Reliable species identification of cultured isolates is essential in clinical bacteriology. We established a new study algorithm named NOVA - Novel Organism…”
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: The prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort by Arpagaus, Armon, Franzeck, Fabian Christoph, Sikalengo, George, Ndege, Robert, Mnzava, Dorcas, Rohacek, Martin, Hella, Jerry, Reither, Klaus, Battegay, Manuel, Glass, Tracy Renee, Paris, Daniel Henry, Bani, Farida, Rajab, Omary Ngome, Weisser, Maja

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains a major challenge. This study…”
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Identification of microorganisms by a rapid PCR panel from positive blood cultures leads to faster optimal antimicrobial therapy – a before-after study by Agnetti, Jessica, Büchler, Andrea C, Osthoff, Michael, Helfenstein, Fabrice, Weisser, Maja, Siegemund, Martin, Bassetti, Stefano, Bingisser, Roland, Schaefer, Dirk J, Clauss, Martin, Hinic, Vladimira, Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Bättig, Veronika, Khanna, Nina, Egli, Adrian

“…Abstract Background The BioFire® FilmArray® Blood Culture Identification Panel 1 (BF-FA-BCIP) detects microorganisms with high accuracy in positive blood…”
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High failure rates of protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania - A prospective cohort study by Bircher, Rahel E, Ntamatungiro, Alex J, Glass, Tracy R, Mnzava, Dorcas, Nyuri, Amina, Mapesi, Herry, Paris, Daniel H, Battegay, Manuel, Klimkait, Thomas, Weisser, Maja

“…Poor adherence to antiretroviral drugs and viral resistance are the main drivers of treatment failure in HIV-infected patients. In sub-Saharan Africa,…”
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