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Mfinanga S, Kanyama C, Kouanfack C, Nyirenda S, Kivuyo S, Boyer-Chammard T, et al.
Lancet HIV . 2023 Oct; 10(10):e663-e673. PMID: 37802567
Background: Four decades into the HIV epidemic, CNS infection remains a leading cause of preventable HIV-related deaths in routine care. The Driving Reduced AIDS-associated Meningo-encephalitis Mortality (DREAMM) project aimed to...
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Moorad R, Kasonkanji E, Gumulira J, Gondwe Y, Dewey M, Pan Y, et al.
Int J Cancer . 2023 Aug; 153(12):2082-2092. PMID: 37602960
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common cancer in people living with HIV (PLWH) in many countries where KS-associated herpesvirus is endemic. Treatment has changed little in 20 years, but...
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Steffen H, Mahanani M, Neuhann F, Nhlema A, Kasper P, de Forest A, et al.
Clin Res Cardiol . 2023 Jul; 112(11):1650-1663. PMID: 37414923
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions in the world with the highest numbers of uncontrolled hypertension as well as people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). However, the association between...
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Huson M, Kumwenda T, Gumulira J, Rambiki E, Wallrauch C, Heller T
Ultrasound J . 2023 May; 15(1):27. PMID: 37258984
Background: Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV-associated TB (FASH) is a diagnostic tool for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in symptomatic patients with advanced HIV. As Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is also prevalent...
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Stroffolini G, Rambiki K, Wallrauch C, Tomoka T, Brunetti E, Heller T
Am J Trop Med Hyg . 2023 May; 109(1):38-41. PMID: 37160274
Clinical skin manifestations are commonly seen in resource-limited settings, but they are frequently misdiagnosed due to the lack of microbiological tests with ensuing stigma and long-term disability. The adoption of...
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Heller T, Taccari F, Rambiki K, Kumwenda T, Brunetti E, Wallrauch C
Ultrasound J . 2023 Feb; 15(1):6. PMID: 36735108
Background: The spleen is frequently scanned in workup of infections. Hypoechoic splenic micro-abscesses are known signs of disseminated tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients. The spleen of HIV patients is thus...
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Neuhann F, Kumwenda T, Mahanani M, Heller T, Steffen H
Lancet Glob Health . 2022 Jun; 10(7):e954. PMID: 35714643
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van Oosterhout J, Chipungu C, Nkhoma L, Kanise H, Hosseinipour M, Sagno J, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2022 May; 9(5):ofac148. PMID: 35493118
Dolutegravir HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) data from Africa remain sparse. We reviewed HIVDR results of Malawians on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (November 2020-September 2021). Of 6462 eligible clients, 33 samples were...
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Heller T, Damba D, Kumwenda T, Huwa J, Kamamia C, Nhlema A, et al.
Ann Glob Health . 2022 Apr; 88(1):16. PMID: 35433287
Setting: 100 bed medical ward in referral hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Objective: HIV positive patients admitted to hospital often have advanced HIV disease (AHD) and are at risk for mortality. WHO...
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Heller T, Belard S, Sande O, Kumwenda T, Gumulira J, Ganesh P, et al.
Ann Glob Health . 2021 May; 87(1):39. PMID: 33954086
Background: In resource-limited settings, many HIV-infected patients with advanced HIV-related disease need specialized care not represented in guidelines. Training opportunities for healthcare providers on advanced HIV care are limited. The...