2017

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Ultrasound for patients in a high HIV/tuberculosis prevalence setting: a needs assessment and review of focused applications for Sub-Saharan Africa. Popular

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Publish Year : 2017
Publisher : PubMed PMID: 27836795
Author Name : Heller T, Mtemang'ombe EA, Huson MA, Heuvelings CC, Bélard S, Janssen S, Phiri S, Grobusch MP.
 

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Ultrasound is increasingly used in point-of-care applications and has great potential to support the diagnosis of infectious diseases, especially in resource-limited settings. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 100 Malawian patients with a clinical indication for ultrasound. Furthermore, the literature on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in Sub-Saharan Africa was reviewed to establish its applicability, most frequent indications, findings, and implications for treatment, and therefore relevance in POCUS curricula, with a main focus on infectious diseases. In Malawi, the main indications for ultrasound were weight loss, abdominal pain, and shortness of breath. Abnormal findings were observed in 77% of patients, the most common being enlarged abdominal lymph nodes (n = 17), pericardial effusion (n = 15), splenic microabscesses (n = 15), and pleural effusion (n = 14). POCUS led to a change in treatment in 72% of patients. The literature on the various POCUS applications used in Malawi was reviewed, including focused assessment with sonography for HIV-associated TB (FASH), heart, liver, kidney, deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and gynaecology. Based on disease prevalence, impact of POCUS on treatment, and technical difficulty, it is proposed that FASH, heart, and DVT are the most relevant POCUS applications in comparable Sub-Saharan African settings and should be incorporated in POCUS curricula. 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/).

Exploring the Experiences of Women and Health Care Workers in the Context of PMTCT Option B Plus in Malawi. Popular

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Cataldo F, Chiwaula L, Nkhata M, van Lettow M, Kasende F, Rosenberg NE, Tweya H, Sampathkumar V, Hosseinipour M, Schouten E, Kapito-Tembo A, Eliya M, Chimbwandira F, Phiri S; PURE Malawi Consortium. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Apr 15;74(5):517-522. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001273. PubMed PMID: 28045712; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5340586.

Role of male partner involvement in ART retention and adherence in Malawi's Option B+ program. Popular

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Wesevich A, Mtande T, Saidi F, Cromwell E, Tweya H, Hosseinipour MC, Hoffman I, Miller WC, Rosenberg NE. AIDS Care. 2017 Mar 29:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1308464. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28355926.

Role of male partner involvement in ART retention and adherence in Malawi's Option B+ program Popular

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Kalua T, Tippett Barr BA, van Oosterhout JJ, Mbori-Ngacha D, Schouten EJ, Gupta S, Sande A, Zomba G, Tweya H, Lungu E, Kajoka D, Tih P, Jahn A. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1:S43-S50. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001326. Review. PubMed PMID: 28398996.

Lessons Learned From Option B+ in the Evolution Toward "Test and Start" From Malawi, Cameroon, and the United Republic of Tanzania. Popular

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Kalua T, Tippett Barr BA, van Oosterhout JJ, Mbori-Ngacha D, Schouten EJ, Gupta S, Sande A, Zomba G, Tweya H, Lungu E, Kajoka D, Tih P, Jahn A.J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 May 1;75 Suppl 1:S43-S50. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001326. Review. PubMed PMID: 28398996.

Impact of Facility- and Community-Based Peer Support Models on Maternal Uptake and Retention in Malawi's Option B+ HIV Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program: A 3-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (PURE Malawi). Popular

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Phiri S, Tweya H, van Lettow M, Rosenberg NE, Trapence C, Kapito-Tembo A, Kaunda-Khangamwa B, Kasende F, Kayoyo V, Cataldo F, Stanley C, Gugsa S, Sampathkumar V, Schouten E, Chiwaula L, Eliya M, Chimbwandira F, Hosseinipour MC; PURE Malawi Consortium. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 1;75 Suppl 2:S140-S148. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001357. PubMed PMID: 28498183.

The Roles of Expert Mothers Engaged in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs: A Commentary on the INSPIRE Studies in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Popular

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Cataldo F, Sam-Agudu NA, Phiri S, Shumba B, Cornelius LJ, Foster G. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 1;75 Suppl 2:S224-S232. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001375. PubMed PMID: 28498193.

Modeling the Impact of Retention Interventions on Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Results From INSPIRE Studies in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Popular

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McCarthy E, Joseph J, Foster G, Mangwiro AZ, Mwapasa V, Oyeledun B, Phiri S, Sam-Agudu NA, Essajee S. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 1;75 Suppl 2:S233-S239. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001364. PubMed PMID: 28498194; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5432093.

Exploring factors associated with ART adherence and retention in care under Option B+ strategy in Malawi: A qualitative study. Popular

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Gugsa S, Potter K, Tweya H, Phiri S, Sande O, Sikwese P, Chikonda J, O'Malley G. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 21;12(6):e0179838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179838. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28636669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5479573.

A cross-sectional study to evaluate second line virological failure and elevated bilirubin as a surrogate for adherence to atazanavir/ritonavir in two urban HIV clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi. Popular

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Ongubo DM, Lim R, Tweya H, Stanley CC, Tembo P, Broadhurst R, Gugsa S, Ngongondo M, Speight C, Heller T, Phiri S, Hosseinipour MC.BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 3;17(1):461. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2528-0. PubMed PMID: 28673254; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5496231.

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