Association between tuberculosis, diabetes and 25 hydroxyvitamin D in Tanzania: a longitudinal case control study

Autor: Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Pascal Bovet, Kaushik L. Ramaiya, Maliwasa Mganga, Lilian T. Minja, Lanja Saleh, Medea Imboden, Christian Schindler, Sebastien Gagneux, Claudia Daubenberger, Klaus Reither, Nicole Probst-Hensch

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)

Abstract Background Vitamin D level is inversely associated with tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes (DM). Vitamin D could be a mediator in the association between TB and DM. We examined the associations between vitamin D, TB and DM. Methods Consecutive a

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The Potential for Treatment Shortening With Higher Rifampicin Doses : Relating Drug Exposure to Treatment Response in Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Autor: Lilian T. Minja, Rob E. Aarnoutse, Ulrika S. H. Simonsson, Rodney Dawson, Lindsey H.M. te Brake, Andreas H. Diacon, Sarah Konsten, Ian Sanne, Martin J. Boeree, Gibson S. Kibiki, Norbert Heinrich, Nyanda E Ntingiya, Patrick P. J. Phillips, Michael Hoelscher, Elin M. Svensson, Gavin J. Churchyard, Stephen H. Gillespie, Robin J. Svensson

Publikováno v: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 67, 1, pp. 34-41
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, vol 67, iss 1
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 67, 34-41

This work was supported by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials partnership (grants IP.2007.32011.011, IP.2007.32011.012, and IP.2007.32011.013) and the German Ministry for Education and Research (grant 01KA0901). The original study

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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-361283

Performance of urine lipoarabinomannan assays for paediatric tuberculosis in Tanzania

Autor: Mariam Kalomo, Lilian T. Minja, Alimuddin Zumla, Dickens O. Kowuor, Klaus Reither, Leonard Maboko, Norbert Heinrich, Michael Hoelscher, Petra Clowes, Gabriel Rojas-Ponce, Justin O'Grady, Matthew Bates, Bariki Mtafya, Inge Kroidl, Arne Kroidl, Elmar Saathoff, Andrea Rachow, Elias N. Ntinginya

Publikováno v: European Respiratory Journal. 46:761-770

We evaluated the diagnostic performance of two tests based on the release of lipoarabinomannan (LAM) into the urine, the MTB-LAM-ELISA assay and the Determine TB-LAM-strip assay, in children with suspected tuberculosis (TB) in a high TB/HIV-prevalenc

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https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00003315

Symptom-based Screening Tool in Ruling Out Active Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Eligible for Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Tanzania

Autor: Lilian T. Minja, Said Egwaga, Muhammad Bakari, Ferdinand Mugusi, Grace A. Shayo

Objectives We assessed the usefulness of the National TB and Leprosy Control Program (NTLP) symptom-based tuberculosis (TB) screening tool in identifying HIV-infected patients eligible for isoniazid preventive therapy in Muhimbili National Hospital,

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http://ihi.eprints.org/3642/

Studies on Tanzanian forest work

Autor: T. Minja, G. Mboya, M. Saarilahti, T. Ngerageze, E. Bakena, J. Ntahompagaze

Publikováno v: Silva Fennica, Vol 21, Iss 2 (1987)

Four teams of two workers were time-studied in clearcutting of a cypress plantation and three teams in sulky skidding. The heart rate was recorded every 30 s. The average heartrate in timber cutting was 117.5 ± 13.4 P/min, and it was mainly depend

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https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15471