Tuberculosis and Silicosis Burden in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in a Large Occupational Health Outreach Programme in Zimbabwe

Autor: Reginald Mhene, Dingani Moyo, Orippa Muzvidziwa, Fungai Kavenga, R. T. Ncube, Nicholas Siziba, Florence Moyo, Charles Sandy, Petronella Ncube, Andrew Nyambo, Blessings Chigaraza, C. Zishiri, Collins Timire, Godknows Madziva

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11031, p 11031 (2021)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 21

Artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) labour under archaic working conditions and are exposed to high levels of silica dust. Exposure to silica dust has been associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis and silicosis. ASMs are highly mobile an

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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11031

Treatment outcomes of multi drug resistant and rifampicin resistant Tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A cohort analysis of patients initiated on treatment during 2010 to 2015

Autor: C. Zishiri, Albert Chiteka, Saziso Nyathi, Talent M Makoni, Elliot Chikaka, Kelvin Charambira, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Sungano Mharakurwa, Charles Sandy, Pruthu Thekkur, Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Ronnie Matambo, R. T. Ncube, Shungu Mutero-Munyati

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e0230848 (2020)
PLoS ONE

Background Zimbabwe is one of the thirty countries globally with a high burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). Since 2010, patients diagnosed with MDR/RR-TB are being treated with 20–24 months of sta

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https://doaj.org/article/6559817deb9346349c84506731c790f5

Has TB CARE I sputum transport improved access to culture services for retreatment tuberculosis patients in Zimbabwe?

Autor: Charles Sandy, Collins Timire, Anthony D. Harries, K. C. Takarinda, Ajay M. V. Kumar, C. Zishiri

Publikováno v: Public Health Action. 8:66-71

Setting: Retreatment tuberculosis (TB) patients in Zimbabwe are investigated using microscopy, Xpert® MTB/RIF and culture + drug susceptibility testing (CDST). TB CARE I, a sputum transport service using motorcycles, was introduced to transport spec

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https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.17.0117

Challenges and opportunities to prevent tuberculosis in people living with HIV in low-income countries

Autor: Anthony D. Harries, L N Patel, J P K Nyengele, Nadia Aït-Khaled, C-Y Chiang, J. Tonsing, I Syed, Srinath Satyanarayana, J-P Dongo, I. Monedero-Recuero, I. D. Rusen, V Zamora, A S Thu, Yan Lin, R Nyinoburyo, Thet Ko Aung, V Schwoebel, J. Caminero Luna, Riitta A Dlodlo, T Sanda, Arnaud Trébucq, Alberto Piubello, Francesca Conradie, Sarabjit Chadha, Nay Lynn Oo, Ajay M. V. Kumar, C. Zishiri, R. T. Ncube, E Heldal, P. I. Fujiwara, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, Stephen M. Graham, K G Koura, A Nakanwagi-Mukwaya, Alberto Roggi, N. Mlilo, Paul M. Jensen

Publikováno v: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 23(2)

People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLHIV) are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB), and TB is a major cause of death in PLHIV. Preventing TB in PLHIV is therefore a key priority. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART)

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30808459

A comparison of the yield and relative cost of active tuberculosis case-finding algorithms in Zimbabwe

Autor: Collins Timire, S. M. Machekera, Ewan Wilkinson, C. Zishiri, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker, R. T. Ncube, K. C. Takarinda, T. Sengai, Charles Sandy, Mzwandile A. Mabhala

Publikováno v: Public health action. 9(2)

Ten districts and three cities in Zimbabwe.To compare the yield and relative cost of identifying a case of tuberculosis (TB) using the three WHO-recommended algorithms (WHO2b, symptom inquiry only; WHO2d, chest X-ray [CXR] after a positive symptom in

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31417855