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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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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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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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Recovery of left ventricular systolic function in peripartum cardiomyopathy: an observational study from rural Tanzania by Katende, Andrew, Roos, Laurine, Urio, Victor Z, Mahundi, Evance, Myovela, Victor, Mnzava, Dorcas, Mlula, Chipegwa, Chitimbwa, Christamonica, Raphael, Dominick M, Gingo, Winfrid, Franzeck, Fabian C, Paris, Daniel H, Elzi, Luigia, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the recovery rate of the left ventricular systolic function of women diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy receiving…”
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Ultrasound in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled two-center study by Ndege, Robert, Ngome, Omary, Bani, Farida, Temba, Yvan, Wilson, Herieth, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Hella, Jerry, Gingo, Winfrid, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Mnzava, Dorcas, Kimera, Namvua, Hiza, Helen, Wigayi, John, Mapesi, Herry, Kato, Irene B, Mhimbira, Francis, Reither, Klaus, Battegay, Manuel, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…Patients with clinically suspected tuberculosis are often treated empirically, as diagnosis - especially of extrapulmonary tuberculosis - remains challenging…”
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The coArtHA trial-identifying the most effective treatment strategies to control arterial hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Mapesi, Herry, Gupta, Ravi, Wilson, Herieth Ismael, Lukau, Blaise, Amstutz, Alain, Lyimo, Aza, Muhairwe, Josephine, Senkoro, Elizabeth, Byakuzana, Theonestina, Mphunyane, Madavida, Bresser, Moniek, Glass, Tracy Renée, Lambiris, Mark, Fink, Günther, Gingo, Winfrid, Battegay, Manuel, Paris, Daniel Henry, Rohacek, Martin, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Burkard, Thilo, Weisser, Maja

“…Arterial hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Only a few and mostly small randomized trials have…”
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The Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI)—Establishing a Model Clinic for Chronic Care Delivery in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa by Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin, Ndege, Robert, Luoga, Ezekiel, Katende, Andrew, Mollel, Getrud J., Gingo, Winfrid, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Paris, Daniel H., Hatz, Christoph, Battegay, Manuel

“…The rollout of antiretroviral drugs in sub-Saharan Africa to address the huge health impact of the HIV pandemic has been one of the largest projects undertaken…”
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Ultrasononography in Managing Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel, Superiority, Open-Label Trial by Ndege, Robert, Ngome, Omary, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Bani, Farida, Temba, Yvan, Wilson, Herieth, Hella, Jerry, Gingo, Winfrid, Sasamalo, Mohamed, Mnzava, Dorcas, Kimera, Namvua, Hiza, Hellen, Wigayi, John, Mapesi, Herry, Kato, Irene B, Mhimbira, Francis, Reither, Klaus, Battegay, Manuel, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…Abstract Background Patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis are often treated empirically. We hypothesized that extended focused assessment with…”
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Penetrating injury with an arrow impacted in the neck in rural Tanzania, a case report by Ismail, Allyzain, Ismail, Neelam, Ali, Athar, Mayoka, Rashid, Gingo, Winfrid, Gebreegziabher, Fassil

“…Penetrating neck injuries refer to neck injuries that penetrate through the platysma layer which can cause life-threatening injuries to the aerodigestive and…”
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Occurrence of 4 Dengue Virus Serotypes and Chikungunya Virus in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania, During the Dengue Outbreak in 2018 by Chipwaza, Beatrice, Sumaye, Robert David, Weisser, Maja, Gingo, Winfrid, Yeo, Nicholas Kim-Wah, Amrun, Siti Naqiah, Okumu, Fredros O, Ng, Lisa F P

“…Abstract Background Dengue and Chikungunya viruses can cause large-scale epidemics, with attack rates of up to 80%. In Tanzania, there have been repeated…”
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Use of a Handheld Ultrasonographic Device to Identify Heart Failure and Pulmonary Disease in Rural Africa by Katende, Andrew, Oehri, Johanna, Urio, Victor Z, Mahundi, Evance, Wilson, Lulu, Myovela, Victor, Mlula, Chipegwa, Chitimbwa, Christamonica, Mbawala, Caspar, Faustine, Fanuel, Mteki, Valentine, Gingo, Winfrid, Kitila, Faraja, Mwasongwe, Ipyana, Bucher, Claudia, Elzi, Luigia, Okuma, James, Zoller, Thomas, Paris, Daniel H, Weisser, Maja, Rohacek, Martin

“…Agreement in lung ultrasonography findings between clinicians using a handheld ultrasonographic device and expert sonographers using a high-end…”
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Ultrasonographic findings in patients with abdominal symptoms or trauma presenting to an emergency room in rural Tanzania by Max Bauer, Faraja Kitila, Ipyana Mwasongwe, Issa S Abdallah, Evelyne Siongo, Sylvester Kasunga, Winfrid Gingo, Robert Ndege, Karin Hasler, Daniel H Paris, Maja Weisser, Martin Rohacek

“…BackgroundFrequencies of ultrasonographic findings and diagnoses in emergency departments in sub-Saharan Africa are unknown. This study aimed to describe the…”
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Sonography to Rule Out Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Observational Study by Ndege, Robert, Weisser, Maja, Elzi, Luigia, Diggelmann, Flavia, Bani, Farida, Gingo, Winfrid, Sikalengo, George, Mapesi, Herry, Mchomvu, Elisante, Kamwela, Lujeko, Mnzava, Dorcas, Battegay, Manuel, Reither, Klaus, Paris, Daniel H, Rohacek, Martin

“…Patients with suspected tuberculosis are often overtreated with antituberculosis drugs. We evaluated the diagnostic value of the focused assessment with…”
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