Integrating HIV, diabetes and hypertension services in Africa: study protocol for a cluster randomised trial in Tanzania and Uganda

Autor: Max Bachmann, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Duolao Wang, Shabbar Jaffar, Sarah Maongezi, Moffat J Nyirenda, Nelson Sewankambo, Josephine Birungi, Anupam Garrib, Sokoine Kivuyo, Ivan Namakoola, Joseph Okebe, Kaushik Ramaiya, Walter Cullen, Geoff Gill, Dominic Bukenya, Gerald Mutungi, Joshua Musinguzi, Janneth Mghamba, Kenneth Mugisha, Peter G Smith, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga, Anne Katahoire, Erik van Widenfelt, Louis Wihelmus Niessen, LE Cuevas, Bernard M Etukoit, Janet Lutale, Shimwela Meshack

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 10 (2021)

Introduction HIV programmes in sub-Saharan Africa are well funded but programmes for diabetes and hypertension are weak with only a small proportion of patients in regular care. Healthcare provision is organised from stand-alone clinics. In this clus

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/6d871795db424ad19c4f673804cff07d

Efficacy and safety of short-term bleach digestion of sputum in case-finding for pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia

Autor: Mohammed Ahmed Yassin, Le, Cuevas, Gebrexabher H, Sb, Squire

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

In many settings, the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis depends on sputum microscopy. However, this technique has low sensitivity. We studied the efficacy and safety of sputum digestion with bleach prior to Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining.Positive sput

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/12870690

Accuracy of upper respiratory tract samples to diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Autor: Savage HR; Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address: helen.savage@lstmed.ac.uk., Rickman HM; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Public Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi., Burke RM; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Public Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi., Odland ML; Public Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway., Savio M; The LIGHT Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Ringwald B; The LIGHT Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Cuevas LE; Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., MacPherson P; Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Public Health Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Microbe [Lancet Microbe] 2023 Oct; Vol. 4 (10), pp. e811-e821. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 12.

Pooling of sputum samples to increase tuberculosis diagnostic capacity in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Santos VS; Department of Nursing. Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health. Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Sciences. Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Sciences. Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil., Allgayer MF; Department of Nursing. Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health. Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca, Brazil., Kontogianni K; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom., Rocha JE; Laboratório de Diagnóstico, Pesquisa e Controle de Tuberculose, Maceió, Brazil., Pimentel BJ; Laboratório de Diagnóstico, Pesquisa e Controle de Tuberculose, Maceió, Brazil., Amorim MTP; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., Duarte MVSC; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., de Melo Ferreira P; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., Moura LCL; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., de Lima VPS; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., Guimarães LC; Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas (LACEN/AL), Maceió, Brazil., Dodd J; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom., Creswell J; Stop TB Partnership, Innovations and Grants, Geneva, Switzerland., Cuevas LE; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Luis.Cuevas@lstmed.ac.uk.

Publikováno v: International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases [Int J Infect Dis] 2023 Apr; Vol. 129, pp. 10-14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 12.

Corrigendum to "Cross-sectional analysis of students and school workers reveals a high number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during school reopening in Brazilian cities" [Heliyon 8 (11) (November 2022) Article e11368].

Autor: Borges LP; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Guimarães AG; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Fonseca DLM; Interunit Postgraduate Program on Bioinformatics, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil., Freire PP; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Barreto ÍDC; Nuclear and Energy Technology Graduate Program (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil., Souza DRV; Department of Education in Health, Lagarto and Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil., Gurgel RQ; Department of Medicine and Post-Graduate Programs in Parasitic Biology and Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil., Lopes ASA; Department of Education in Health, Lagarto and Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil., Melquiades de Rezende Neto J; Department of Education in Health, Lagarto and Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil., Dos Santos KA; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Matos ILS; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., da Invenção GB; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Oliveira BM; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Santos AA; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Soares DA; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., de Jesus PC; Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil., Dos Santos CA; Sergipe Central Public Health Laboratory, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil., Goes MAO; Department of Medicine and Post-Graduate Programs in Parasitic Biology and Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.; State Health Department, Sergipe, Brazil., Plaça DR; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Filgueiras IS; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Marques AHC; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Baiocchi GC; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., CabralMiranda W; The Sabará Children's Hospital and PENSI Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Cabral de Miranda G; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Saraiva Camara NO; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Garcia Calich VL; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Ramos RN; Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-ImmunoHematology (LIM-31), Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil., Nakaya HI; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05652-900, Brazil.; Scientific Platform Pasteur, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-020, Brazil., Rocha V; Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Directed Therapy in Onco-ImmunoHematology (LIM-31), Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; Instituto D'Or de Ensino e Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil.; Fundação Pró-Sangue-Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; Churchill Hospital, Department of Hematology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom., Giil LM; Department of Internal Medicine, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway., Ochs HD; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, And Seattle Children's Research Institute; Seattle, WA, USA., Schimke LF; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., de Souza MSF; Department of Medicine and Post-Graduate Programs in Parasitic Biology and Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.; State Health Department, Sergipe, Brazil., Cuevas LE; Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom., Martins AF; Department of Education in Health, Lagarto and Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Brazil., Cabral-Marques O; Interunit Postgraduate Program on Bioinformatics, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME), University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.; Laboratory of Medical Investigation 29, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil.; Department of Pharmacy and Postgraduate Program of Health and Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.

Publikováno v: Heliyon [Heliyon] 2023 Mar; Vol. 9 (3), pp. e14398. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 15.