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pro vyhledávání: '"Joseph Sitienei"'
Autor:
Gladwell Gathecha, Oren Ombiro, Kelly Shelden, Anne Stake, Mary Murugami, Ezra Mungai, George Odhiambo, Ephantus Maree, Rajkumar Muthusamy, M Marimuthu, Duke Daniel, Eric Angula, Swathi Seshadri, Eric Nderitu, Elizabeth Onyango, Joseph Sitienei
Publikováno v:
Digital Health, Vol 9 (2023)
Public–private collaborative efforts to address healthcare challenges in low- and middle-income countries have been the focus of digital initiatives to improve both access and quality of health services. We report the early feasibility, experience,
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/044004169fbc46238365c06d069be263
Autor:
Brenda Mungai, Jane Ong'angò, Chu Chang Ku, Marc Y R Henrion, Ben Morton, Elizabeth Joekes, Elizabeth Onyango, Richard Kiplimo, Dickson Kirathe, Enos Masini, Joseph Sitienei, Veronica Manduku, Beatrice Mugi, Stephen Bertel Squire, Peter MacPherson, IMPALA Consortium
Publikováno v:
PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 2, Iss 11, p e0001272 (2022)
Community-based screening for tuberculosis (TB) could improve detection but is resource intensive. We set out to evaluate the accuracy of computer-aided TB screening using digital chest X-ray (CXR) to determine if this approach met target product pro
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/99e9752e8c614435bacb5e54f90ee0cb
Autor:
Helena Huerga, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Stephen Wanjala, Mathieu Bastard, Paolo Bevilacqua, Elisa Ardizzoni, Joseph Sitienei, Maryline Bonnet
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Abstract Background Empirical treatment of tuberculosis (TB) may be necessary in patients with negative or no Xpert MTB/RIF results. In a context with access to Xpert, we assessed mortality in the 6 months after the initial TB consultation among HIV-
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/73a6b3ff8a2b400fa377044f471f57eb
Autor:
Nadia Yakhelef, Martine Audibert, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Joseph Sitienei, Steve Wanjala, Francis Varaine, Maryline Bonnet, Helena Huerga
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 1, p e0227138 (2020)
BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among HIV-positive patients. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of including lateral-flow urine lipoarabinomannan (LF-LAM) in TB diagnostic algorithms for severely ill or immunosuppressed HIV
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/83c9e46dd14d4893b37fd166f86f2a7e
Autor:
Fatihiyya Wangara, Hillary Kipruto, Oscar Ngesa, James Kayima, Enos Masini, Joseph Sitienei, Faith Ngari
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 4, p e0007329 (2019)
BackgroundLeprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989. However, there are still pockets of leprosy in some counties where late diagnosis and co
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bdbb39d7337544d7947fd9ed0c5657af
Autor:
Masini Enos, Joseph Sitienei, Jane Ong'ang'o, Brenda Mungai, Maureen Kamene, Jesse Wambugu, Hillary Kipruto, Veronica Manduku, Josephine Mburu, Drusilla Nyaboke, Faith Ngari, Eunice Omesa, Newton Omale, Nkirote Mwirigi, Geoffrey Okallo, Janice Njoroge, Martin Githiomi, Mike Mwangi, Dickson Kirathe, Richard Kiplimo, Amos Ndombi, Lazarus Odeny, Eunice Mailu, Timothy Kandie, Maurice Maina, Kadondi Kasera, Beatrice Mulama, Beatrice Mugi, Herman Weyenga
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0209098 (2018)
BackgroundWe aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary TB amongst the adult population (≥15 years) in 2016 in Kenya.MethodA nationwide cross-sectional survey where participants first underwent TB symptom screening and chest x-ray. Subsequently
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/04664ea4beae4601aaf7e2724676e2d2
Autor:
Helena Huerga, Gabriella Ferlazzo, Paolo Bevilacqua, Beatrice Kirubi, Elisa Ardizzoni, Stephen Wanjala, Joseph Sitienei, Maryline Bonnet
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e0170976 (2017)
Determine-TB LAM assay is a urine point-of-care test useful for TB diagnosis in HIV-positive patients. We assessed the incremental diagnostic yield of adding LAM to algorithms based on clinical signs, sputum smear-microscopy, chest X-ray and Xpert MT
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3f7aea4aba3548eba5ce1d402af9f751
Autor:
Kevin P Cain, Nina Marano, Maureen Kamene, Joseph Sitienei, Subroto Mukherjee, Aleksandar Galev, John Burton, Orkhan Nasibov, Jackson Kioko, Kevin M De Cock
Publikováno v:
PLoS Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 2, p e1001791 (2015)
Kevin Cain and colleagues reflect on the cross border movement of people from Somalia with MDR-TB and the implications for MDR-TB programs in East Africa.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0c32374b5110481199cbdc297f587ba0
Autor:
Helena Huerga, Francis Varaine, Eric Okwaro, Mathieu Bastard, Elisa Ardizzoni, Joseph Sitienei, Jeremiah Chakaya, Maryline Bonnet
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e51336 (2012)
BACKGROUND: The 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture was evaluated in a HIV prevalent area of Kenya. METHODS: PTB smear-negative adult suspects were include
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/29857c53ec2a4b81afeba5371fedd25e
Autor:
Fabienne Nackers, Helena Huerga, Emmanuelle Espié, Apollo Odongo Aloo, Mathieu Bastard, Jean-François Etard, Joseph Sitienei, Francis Varaine, Jeremiah Chakaya, Maryline Bonnet
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 3, p e32140 (2012)
BACKGROUND: Good adherence to treatment is crucial to control tuberculosis (TB). Efficiency and feasibility of directly observed therapy (DOT) under routine program conditions have been questioned. As an alternative, Médecins sans Frontières introd
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b2bbca771d49415da47eaf4b133e5466