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pro vyhledávání: '"Melinda Brown"'
Autor:
Natabhona M. Mabachi, Melinda Brown, Catherine Wexler, Kathy Goggin, May Maloba, Dama Olungae, Brad Gautney, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Abstract Background Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services in Kenya can be strengthened through the delivery of relevant and culturally appropriate SMS messages. Methods This study reports on the results of focus groups condu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0047ac9d47ac470f9880dbea25c34834
Autor:
Catherine Wexler, Yvonne Kamau, Elizabeth Muchoki, Shadrack Babu, Nicodemus Maosa, May Maloba, Melinda Brown, Kathy Goggin, Natabhona Mabachi, Brad Gautney, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
Implementation Science Communications, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Abstract Background At-birth and point-of-care (POC) testing can expedite early infant diagnosis of HIV and improve infant outcomes. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), this study describes the implementation of a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/936d50fa2a0445bfa4d99ff423fc463e
Autor:
Matthew R. Sandbulte, Brad J. Gautney, May Maloba, Catherine Wexler, Melinda Brown, Natabhona Mabachi, Kathy Goggin, Raphael Lwembe, Niaman Nazir, Thomas A. Odeny, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Abstract Background Infant HIV diagnosis by HIV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing at the standard 6 weeks of age is often late to mitigate the mortality peak that occurs in HIV positive infants’ first 2–3 months of life. Kenya recently
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/80883774eaee4020bb16f7939035cea5
Autor:
Matthew Sandbulte, Melinda Brown, Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Brad Gautney, Kathy Goggin, Elizabeth Muchoki, Shadrack Babu, Nicodemus Maosa, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 5, p e0232358 (2020)
BACKGROUND:Kenya's guidelines for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) recommend routine viral load (VL) monitoring for pregnant and breastfeeding women. METHOD:We assessed PMTCT VL monitoring and clinical action occurring betwee
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6ee11bdc68b0476d963ac250832e5211
Autor:
Lynton W Macharia, Catherine Wexler, Melinda Brown, May Maloba, Ruby Angeline Pricilla, Natabhona M Mabachi, Elizabeth Muchoki, Shadrack Babu, Martin Ochieng, Brad Gautney, Kathy Goggin, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0240476 (2020)
BackgroundEarly infant diagnosis (EID) establishes the presence of HIV infection in HIV-exposed infants and children younger than 18 months of age. EID services are hospital-based, and thus fail to capture HIV-exposed infants who are not brought to t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cd4bf73a0170407cb07dc9e4869f7ade
Autor:
Catherine Wexler, Niaman Nazir, May Maloba, Melinda Brown, Kathy Goggin, Brad Gautney, Nicodemus Maosa, Shadrack Babu, Elizabeth Muchoki, Natabhona Mabachi, Raphael Lwembe, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 10, p e0240621 (2020)
BackgroundTesting infants at birth and with more efficient point of care (POC) HIV diagnostic can streamline EID and expedite infant ART initiation. We evaluated the implementation of at birth and 6-week POC testing to assess the effectiveness and fe
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4844588329774b8f905eb3725b8e0802
Autor:
Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Melinda Brown, Natabhona Mabachi, Kathy Goggin, Brad Gautney, Beryne Odeny, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 11, p e0225642 (2019)
BackgroundAt-birth and point-of-care (POC) HIV testing are emerging strategies to streamline infant HIV diagnosis and expedite ART initiation for HIV-positive infants. The purpose of this qualitative study was to evaluate factors influencing the prov
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2405d553d0e84dd59a17d30cd88f690f
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp OD13-OD14 (2016)
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis (CST) is a rare, life-threatening condition that may result from the direct spread of infection from the nose, ears, teeth or sinuses. It is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus sp. We present a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ce8a3afd0b46497db069e3b2cd5e59e6
Autor:
May Maloba, Yvonne Kamau, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kathy Goggin, Brad Gautney, Elizabeth Muchoki, Catherine Wexler, Natabhona Mabachi, Nicodemus Maosa, Melinda Brown, Shadrack Babu
Publikováno v:
Implementation Science Communications, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Implementation Science Communications
Implementation Science Communications
BackgroundAt-birth and point-of-care (POC) testing can expedite early infant diagnosis of HIV and improve infant outcomes. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), this study describes the implementation of an at-birth
Autor:
May Maloba, Shadrack Babu, Samoel Khamadi, Raphael Lwembe, Brad Gautney, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Yvonne Kamau, Elizabeth Muchoki, Niaman Nazir, Kathy Goggin, Nicodemus Maosa, Natabhona Mabachi, Melinda Brown, Catherine Wexler
Publikováno v:
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Background: In Kenya, standard early infant diagnosis (EID) with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing at 6-week postnatal achieves early treatment initiation (