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pro vyhledávání: '"Matthew-L Romo"'
Autor:
Matthew L. Romo, Glenna Schluck, Josphat Kosgei, Christine Akoth, Rael Bor, Deborah Langat, Curtisha Charles, Paul Adjei, Britt Gayle, Elyse LeeVan, David Chang, Adam Yates, Margaret Yacovone, Julie A. Ake, Fred Sawe, Trevor A. Crowell, for the Multinational Observational Cohort of HIV and other Infections (MOCHI) Study Group
Publikováno v:
Journal of the International AIDS Society, Vol 27, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Abstract Introduction Despite the increasing availability of prevention tools like pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV incidence remains disproportionately high in sub‐Saharan Africa. We examined PrEP awareness, uptake and persistence among part
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/22ed63269a5f4c31b7994ae38c742aee
Autor:
Matthew L Romo, Rocio Osorio, Andrea Toledo, Roger Carrillo-Mezo, Ricardo Valdez, Marta C Romano, Edda Sciutto, Gladis Fragoso, Agnès Fleury
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 6, p e0011386 (2023)
BackgroundThe morbidity and mortality of extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis (EP-NC) remain high and effectiveness of current medical treatment is suboptimal. Various factors have been implicated in the severity of EP-NC and in the poor response to t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ff374b2f581c42bc95b160e650f318a2
Autor:
Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Matthew L. Romo, Gavin George, Joanne E. Mantell, Eva Mwai, Samuel Kinyanjui, Eston N. Nyaga, Jacob O. Odhiambo, Kaymarlin Govender
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 (2023)
BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa, truckers and female sex workers (FSWs) have high HIV risk and face challenges accessing HIV testing. Adding HIV self-testing (HIVST) to standard of care (SOC) programs increases testing rates. However, the underlying
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f787439fee554faf9af0a6263f2349de
Autor:
Joanne E. Mantell, Aleya Khalifa, Stephanie N. Christian, Matthew L. Romo, Eva Mwai, Gavin George, Michael Strauss, Kaymarlin Govender, Elizabeth A. Kelvin
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 10 (2022)
IntroductionClinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa support that HIV self-testing (HIVST) can increase testing rates in difficult-to-reach populations. However, trials mostly evaluate oral fluid HIVST only. We describe preferences for oral fluid vs. bl
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8a89bfcc6adb4bdebae39e00502f880f
Autor:
Andrea Toledo, Gladis Fragoso, Roger Carrillo-Mezo, Matthew L. Romo, Edda Sciutto, Agnès Fleury
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 1116 (2023)
Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis (EP-NC) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening disease that responds poorly to initial anthelmintic drug therapy. A depressed specific reactivity of peripheral lymphocytes and an increased level of specific Tre
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/79447fa69fc8441a9c15f6ddb215be40
Autor:
Roberto Rodríguez-Rivas, Ana Flisser, Luiz Fernando Norcia, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, D Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales, Arturo Carpio, Matthew L Romo, Agnès Fleury
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0010652 (2022)
BackgroundNeurocysticercosis (NC) is one of the major parasitic diseases affecting the central nervous system and is endemic in much of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Its epidemiology is difficult to assess, although official registries
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ad05cc92aa084db0932e06f4dea33e37
Autor:
Rebecca Zimba, Matthew L Romo, Sarah G Kulkarni, Amanda Berry, William You, Chloe Mirzayi, Drew A Westmoreland, Angela M Parcesepe, Levi Waldron, Madhura S Rane, Shivani Kochhar, McKaylee M Robertson, Andrew R Maroko, Christian Grov, Denis Nash
Publikováno v:
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e32846 (2021)
BackgroundInadequate screening and diagnostic testing in the United States throughout the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic led to undetected cases transmitting disease in the community and an underestimation of cases. Though testing supp
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/426cee80d52d456daa5ca53db0bc1882
Autor:
Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Gavin George, Matthew L. Romo, Joanne E. Mantell, Eva Mwai, Eston N. Nyaga, Jacob O. Odhiambo, Kaymarlin Govender
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
Background: Studies suggest that offering HIV self-testing (HIVST) increases short-term HIV testing rates, but few have looked at long-term outcomes.Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RIDIE 55847d64a454f) on the impact of offering f
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/da7f78316af74b37bbd6d251047963ef
Autor:
Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Gavin George, Samuel Kinyanjui, Eva Mwai, Matthew L. Romo, Faith Oruko, Jacob O. Odhiambo, Eston N. Nyaga, Joanne E. Mantell, Kaymarlin Govender
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
Abstract Background Truckers in sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of contracting HIV than the general population. HIV self-testing may be a way to increase testing rates in this high-risk population. The objective of this randomized controlled tr
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6327816beefb420a92b2edba99f4ce06
Autor:
Michael Strauss, Gavin George, Joanne E. Mantell, Matthew L. Romo, Eva Mwai, Eston N. Nyaga, Jacob O. Odhiambo, Kaymarlin Govender, Elizabeth A. Kelvin
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
Abstract Background Long-distance truck drivers in Africa are particularly at risk of HIV acquisition and offering self-testing could help increase testing coverage in this hard-to-reach population. The aims of this study are twofold: (1) to examine
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9143be88f8534f6bb1bcc63916612aa7