Point-of-care ultrasound to inform antiviral treatment initiation in chronic hepatitis B virus infection in low-resource settings – the PUSH protocol

Autor: Tom Heller, Veronica Phiri, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Wongani Mzumara, Michael Jeffrey Vinikoor, Ethel Rambiki, Claudia Wallrauch

Publikováno v: The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Abstract Background Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) is prevalent worldwide and most related deaths occur in low-resource settings. Antiviral treatment of CHB is indicated in those with significant liver disease and markers of viral replication. However, re

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'Sponge pattern' of the spleen: a rarely described high-frequency ultrasound pattern in HIV-positive patients

Autor: Tom Heller, Francesco Taccari, Kelvin Rambiki, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Enrico Brunetti, Claudia Wallrauch

Publikováno v: The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)

Abstract Background The spleen is frequently scanned in workup of infections. Hypoechoic splenic micro-abscesses are known signs of disseminated tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients. The spleen of HIV patients is thus often scanned using high-fre

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Spatially resolved qualified sewage spot sampling to track SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Munich - One year of experience

Autor: Emad, Alamoudi, Jared, Anderson, Abhishek, Bakuli, Maxilmilian, Baumann, Marc, Becker, Franziska, Bednarzki, Olimbek, Bemirayev, Jessica, Beyerl, Patrick, Bitzer, Rebecca, Böhnlein, Isabel, Brand, Jan, Bruger, Friedrich, Caroli, Noemi, Castelletti, Josephine, Coleman, Lorenzo, Contento, Alina, Czwienzek, Flora, Deák, Diefenbach Maximilian, N., Jana, Diekmannshemke, Gerhard, Dobler, Jürgen, Durner, Ute, Eberle, Judith, Eckstein, Tabea, Eser, Philine, Falk, Manuela, Feyereisen, Volker, Fingerle, Felix, Forster, Turid, Frahnow, Jonathan, Frese, Günter, Fröschl, Christiane, Fuchs, Mercè, Garí, Otto, Geisenberger, Christof, Geldmacher, Leonard, Gilberg, Kristina, Gillig, Philipp, Girl, Elias, Golschan, Michelle, Guggenbuehl Noller Jessica, Maria, Guglielmini Elena, Pablo, Gutierrez, Anslem, Haderer, Marlene, Hannes, Lena, Hartinger, Jan, Hasenauer, Alejandra, Hernandez, Leah, Hillari, Christian, Hinske, Tim, Hofberger, Michael, Hölscher, Sacha, Horn, Kristina, Huber, Christian, Janke, Ursula, Kappl, Antonia, Keßler, Zohaib, Khan, Johanna, Kresin, Inge, Kroidl, Arne, Kroidl, Magdalena, Lang, Clemens, Lang, Silvan, Lange, Michael, Laxy, Ronan, Le Gleut, Reiner, Leidl, Leopold, Liedl, Xhovana, Lucaj, Fabian, Luppa, Sophie, Nafziger Alexandra, Petra, Mang, Alisa, Markgraf, Rebecca, Mayrhofer, Dafni, Metaxa, Hannah, Müller, Katharina, Müller, Laura, Olbrich, Ivana, Paunovic, Michael, Plank, Claire, Pleimelding, Michel, Pletschette, Michael, Pritsch, Stephan, Prückner, Kerstin, Puchinger, Peter, Pütz, Katja, Radon, Elba, Raimundéz, Jakob, Reich, Friedrich, Riess, Camilla, Rothe, Raquel, Rubio-Acero, Viktoria, Ruci, Elmar, Saathoff, Nicole, Schäfer, Yannik, Schälte, Benedikt, Schluse, Lara, Schneider, Mirjam, Schunk, Lars, Schwettmann, Alba, Soler, Peter, Sothmann, Kathrin, Strobl, Jeni, Tang, Fabian, Theis, Verena, Thiel, Sophie, Thiesbrummel, Vincent, Vollmayr, Emilia, Von Lovenberg, Jonathan, Von Lovenberg, Julia, Waibel, Claudia, Wallrauch, Andreas, Wieser, Simon, Winter, Roman, Wölfel, Julia, Wolff, Tobias, Würfel, Sabine, Zange, Eleftheria, Zeggini, Anna, Zielke, Thorbjörn, Zimmer, Rubio-Acero, Raquel, Beyerl, Jessica, Muenchhoff, Maximilian, Roth, Marc Sancho, Castelletti, Noemi, Paunovic, Ivana, Radon, Katja, Springer, Bernd, Nagel, Christian, Boehm, Bernhard, Böhmer, Merle M., Graf, Alexander, Blum, Helmut, Krebs, Stefan, Keppler, Oliver T., Osterman, Andreas, Khan, Zohaib Nisar, Hoelscher, Michael, Wieser, Andreas

Publikováno v: In Science of the Total Environment 25 November 2021 797

Implementing Advanced HIV Disease Care for Inpatients in a Referral Hospital in Malawi – Demand, Results and Cost Implications

Autor: Tom Heller, Douglas Damba, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kamamia, Angellina Nhlema, Claudia Wallrauch, Chimwemwe Chawinga, Cecilia Kanyama, Lillian Gondwe-Chunda, Jonathan Ngoma, Beatrice Matanje, Hannock Tweya

Publikováno v: Annals of Global Health, Vol 88, Iss 1 (2022)

Setting: 100 bed medical ward in referral hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Objective: HIV positive patients admitted to hospital often have advanced HIV disease (AHD) and are at risk for mortality. WHO guidelines suggest a package of care for AHD; these a

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Cardiac ultrasound in resource-limited settings (CURLS): towards a wider use of basic echo applications in Africa

Autor: Michaëla A. M. Huson, Dan Kaminstein, Daniel Kahn, Sabine Belard, Prakash Ganesh, Vanessa Kandoole-Kabwere, Claudia Wallrauch, Sam Phiri, Benno Kreuels, Tom Heller

Publikováno v: The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)

Abstract Background Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly being used as a diagnostic tool in resource-limited settings. The majority of existing ultrasound protocols have been developed and implemented in high-resource settings. In sub-Saharan Afr

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