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pro vyhledávání: '"J H, Kwanjana"'
Autor:
Anthony D. Harries, J. H. Kwanjana, K Phiri, Mit Philips, Rony Zachariah, F Gausi, Ann Åkesson, Marielle Bemelmans, B Isake, P Gomani, A Mwale, T van den Akker
Publikováno v:
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 15:933-937
OBJECTIVE: To report on the trends in new and recurrent tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in a rural district of Malawi that has embarked on large-scale roll-out of antiretroviral treatment (ART). METHODS: Descriptive study analysing TB case notif
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96:34-37
High death rates are reported in health care workers (HCWs) and teachers in urban areas of Malawi. The present study was carried out to determine the annual death rate in HCWs and primary school teachers working in semi-urban and rural areas of Malaw
Autor:
T. Ringdal, J. H. Kwanjana, J. Van Gorkom, A. D. Harries, Felix M Salaniponi, N.J. Hargreaves
Publikováno v:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94:395-398
In Malawi, it has been the practice for several years to obtain sputum for smear microscopy of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) from all patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). We audited this practice, and determined in patients aged ≥ 15 years (
Autor:
Sam Phiri, M. E. Edginton, Mathew Kagoli, Dickman Gareta, Mike Kalulu, J. H. Kwanjana, Anne Ben-Smith, Limbani Mbetewa, Andreas Jahn, Caryl Feldacker, Hannock Tweya, Ralf Weigel, H. Kanyerere
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 12, p e28034 (2011)
PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 12, p e28034 (2011)
Background Although the World Health Organization (WHO) provides information on the number of TB patients categorised as “other”, there is limited information on treatment regimens or treatment outcomes for “other”. Such information is import
Publikováno v:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94:247-249
The proportion of patients with recurrent tuberculosis (TB) is reported to be increased in TB patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after they have completed treatment. Despite rising HIV seroprevalence amongst TB patients in Mal
Publikováno v:
Malawi Medical Journal; Vol 17, No 2 (2005); 33-35
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is becoming a useful tool in disease control by health planners. However little is known about its potential in tuberculosis (TB) control. In 2000 the National TB Programme (NTP) in Malawi assessed its usefulnes
Publikováno v:
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 8(5)
Forty-four tuberculosis (TB) officers who attended the National TB Seminar were given a multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), based on information in the TB manual. They were asked to complete the MCQ in their hospitals, using the manual, and return i
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 8(5)
Following an operational research study in Zomba Central Prison, Malawi, in 1996, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) and the Prison Medical Services worked together to improve the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in prisone
Publikováno v:
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 7(9 Suppl 1)
Five districts in Malawi.A new oral anti-tuberculosis treatment regimen with different directly observed treatment (DOT) choices in the initial phase of treatment was introduced for new patients in the five districts. The objectives were to determine
Publikováno v:
Tropical doctor. 33(1)
There is little information on a country-wide basis in sub-Saharan Africa about how the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is made. A country-wide cross-sectional study was carried out in 40 non-private hospitals in Malawi which registe