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A Randomized Controlled Double Blind Trial of Ciclosporin versus Prednisolone in the Management of Leprosy Patients with New Type 1 Reaction, in Ethiopia by Lambert, Saba M, Alembo, Digafe T, Nigusse, Shimelis D, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Walker, Stephen L, Lockwood, Diana N J

“…Leprosy Type 1 (T1R) reactions are immune-mediated events leading to nerve damage and preventable disability affecting hands, feet and eyes. Type 1 Reactions…”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Ciclosporin to Prednisolone in the Treatment of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum: Two Randomised, Double Blind, Controlled Pilot Studies in Ethiopia by Lambert, Saba M, Nigusse, Shimelis D, Alembo, Digafe T, Walker, Stephen L, Nicholls, Peter G, Idriss, Munir H, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Lockwood, Diana N J

“…Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a serious complication of leprosy. It is normally treated with high dose steroids, but its recurrent nature leads to…”
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Efficacy and Safety of 'Fixed Dose' versus 'Loose' Drug Regimens for Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Two High TB-Burden African Countries: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Aseffa, Abraham, Chukwu, Joseph N, Vahedi, Mahnaz, Aguwa, Emmanuel N, Bedru, Ahmed, Mebrahtu, Tesfamariam, Ezechi, Oliver C, Yimer, Getnet, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Medhin, Girmay, Connolly, Cathy, Rida, Wasima, Aderaye, Getachew, Zumla, Alimuddin I, Onyebujoh, Philip C

“…There are limited data on the performance of the use of fixed-dose combination (FDC) TB drugs when used under programmatic settings in high TB-endemic…”
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High Diversity of Group A Streptococcal emm Types among Healthy Schoolchildren in Ethiopia by Abdissa, Alemseged, Asrat, Daniel, Kronvall, Göran, Shittu, Belay, Achiko, Dilachew, Zeidan, Mohammed, Yamuah, Lawrence K., Aseffa, Abraham

“…Background. Although the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world, the epidemiology of group A streptococci (GAS)…”
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Parasitic infection may be associated with discordant responses to QuantiFERON and tuberculin skin test in apparently healthy children and adolescents in a tuberculosis endemic setting, Ethiopia by Wassie, Liya, Aseffa, Abraham, Abebe, Markos, Gebeyehu, Michael Z, Zewdie, Martha, Mihret, Adane, Erenso, Girum, Chanyalew, Menberwork, Tilahun, Hiwot, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Andersen, Peter, Doherty, Mark T

“…M. tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest pathogens in part because of its ability to establish persistent, latent infections, which can later…”
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Expression of apoptosis-related genes in an Ethiopian cohort study correlates with tuberculosis clinical status by Abebe, Markos, Doherty, T. Mark, Wassie, Liya, Aseffa, Abraham, Bobosha, Kidist, Demissie, Abebech, Zewdie, Martha, Engers, Howard, Andersen, Peter, Kim, Louise, Huggett, Jim, Rook, Graham, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest pathogens in part because of its ability to persist in the face of an active immune response…”
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Chronic meningitis in immunocompromised adult Ethiopians visiting Tikur Anbessa Teaching Hospital and Ye'huleshet Clinic from 2003-2004 by Mihret, Wude, Zenebe, Guta, Bekele, Ashenafi, Abebe, Markos, Wassie, Liya, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Woldemeskel, Dawit, Kassahun, Yonas, Medhin, Girmaye, Engers, Howard, Aseffa, Abraham

“…Chronic meningitis is inflammation of the meninges where signs and symptoms develop and last for at least four weeks without alleviation. Little is known about…”
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Throat carriage rate and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of group A Streptococci (GAS) in healthy Ethiopian school children by Abdissa, Alemseged, Asrat, Daniel, Kronvall, Göran, Shitu, Belay, Achiko, Dilachew, Zeidan, Mohammed, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Aseffa, Abraham

“…Group A Streptococci (GAS) or Streptococcus pyogenes are the most frequent cause of pharyngitis and skin infection in children and lead to post infection…”
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Characterization of the etiological agents of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Dera Woreda, North Showa, Ethiopia by Seyoum, Berhanu, Asmamaw, Dawit, Iwnetu, Rahel, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Wassie, Liya, Abebe, Markos, Amanuel, Yimtubezenash W, Aseffa, Abraham

“…Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is a common form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis where lymph nodes particularly from cervical, axillary and inguinal sites are…”
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Development of a proof of concept immunochromatographic lateral flow assay for point of care diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Wassie, Liya, Abebe, Markos, Aseffa, Abraham, Bobosha, Kidist, Zewdie, Martha, Chanyalew, Menberwork, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Cortés, Arantxa, González, Jose R, Delgado, Jose M, Ceyhan, Ismail, Rosenkrands, Ida, Weldingh, Karin, Andersen, Peter, Doherty, Timothy Mark

“…Despite major public health initiatives and the existence of efficacious treatment regimes, tuberculosis (TB) remains a threat, particularly in…”
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Household Decision-Making Process and Childhood Cerebral Malaria in The Gambia by Okoko, Brown J., Yamuah, Lawrence K.

“…Mortality from childhood cerebral malaria remains unacceptably high in endemic regions. This survey was conducted between June and December 2001 among 69…”
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Influence of Placental Malaria Infection on Foetal Outcome in the Gambia: Twenty Years after Ian McGregor by Okoko, Brown J., Ota, Martin O., Yamuah, Lawrence K., Idiong, David, Mkpanam, Stella N., Avieka, Akum, Banya, Winston A.S., Osinusi, Kike

“…Malaria infection in pregnancy has serious health consequences among mothers and offspring. The influence of placental malaria infection on foetal outcome was…”
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Maternal HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection and child survival in The Gambia by OTA, M. O. C, O'DONOVAN, D, ALABI, A. S, MILLIGAN, P, YAMUAH, L. K, PA TAMBA N'GOM, HARDING, E, ARIYOSHI, K, WILKINS, A, WHITTLE, H. C

“…To compare the survival of children born to HIV-1 or HIV-2 seropositive mothers with that of children born to HIV-seronegative mothers and to evaluate risk…”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Ciclosporin to Prednisolone in the Treatment of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum: Two Randomised, Double Blind, Controlled Pilot Studies in Ethiopia: e0004149 by Lambert, Saba M, Nigusse, Shimelis D, Alembo, Digafe T, Walker, Stephen L, Nicholls, Peter G, Idriss, Munir H, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Lockwood, Diana NJ

“…Background Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) is a serious complication of leprosy. It is normally treated with high dose steroids, but its recurrent nature leads…”
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A pilot study on detection and genotyping of humanpapilloma virus isolated from clinically diagnosed Ethiopian women having cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by Mihret, Wude, Yusuf, Lukman, Abebe, Markos, Yamuah, Lawrence K, Bekele, Liku, Abate, Ebba, Wassie, Liya, Engers, Howard, Aseffa, Abraham

“…Human Papilloma virus associated cervical cancers are more prevalent in developing countries compared to developed countries. Cervical cancer is reported as…”
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