Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Author "0231646"

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Chikungunya and Dengue Fever among Hospitalized Febrile Patients in Northern Tanzania

Hertz, Julian T.; Morrissey, Anne; Bartlett, John Alexander; Crump, John Andrew (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012)

Consecutive febrile admissions were enrolled at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed acute Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Dengue virus (DENV), and flavivirus infection were defined as a positive polymerase chain reaction ...
Determinants of use of household-level water chlorination products in Rural Kenya, 2003-2005

Crump, John (MDPI AG, 2010)
Early versus Delayed Fixed Dose Combination Abacavir/Lamivudine/Zidovudine in Patients with HIV and Tuberculosis in Tanzania

Crump, John Andrew; Moon, Andrew; Woods, Christopher Wildrick; Bartlett, John Alexander; Thielman, Nathan Maclyn (Mary Ann Liebert, 2009-12)

Fixed dose combination abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine (ABC/3TC/ZDV) among HIV-1 and tuberculosis (TB)-coinfected patients was evaluated and outcomes between early vs. delayed initiation were compared. In a randomized, pilot ...
Gender Differences in the Risk of HIV Infection among Persons Reporting Abstinence, Monogamy, and Multiple Sexual Partners in Northern Tanzania

Landman, Keren Z.; Ostermann, Jan; Crump, John; Mayhood, Meghan K.; Tribble, Alison C.; Ndosi, Evaline M.; Chu, Helen Y.; Bartlett, John; Thielman, Nathan (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2008)

Background: Monogamy, together with abstinence, partner reduction, and condom use, is widely advocated as a key behavioral strategy to prevent HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined the association between the ...
Global Trends in Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever

Crump, John (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever continue to be important causes of illness and death, particularly among children and adolescents in south-central and Southeast Asia, where enteric fever is associated with poor sanitation ...
In Response

Crump, John Andrew; Sugarman, Jeremy (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011)
Leptospirosis among Hospitalized Febrile Patients in Northern Tanzania

Biggs, Holly; Morrissey, Anne; Bartlett, John Alexander; Crump, John Andrew (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011)

We enrolled consecutive febrile admissions to two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed leptospirosis was defined as a ≥ 4-fold increase in microscopic agglutination test (MAT) titer; probable leptospirosis as reciprocal ...
Management of adolescents and adults with febrile illness in resource limited areas

Crump, John Andrew (BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)

Overlap in the clinical features of febrile illnesses and limited laboratory services make the management of febrile patients in resource limited settings challenging WHO guidelines for managing febrile adolescents ...
WHO guidelines for antimicrobial treatment in children admitted to hospital in an area of intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission: prospective study

Ostermann, Jan; Crump, John Andrew (BMJ Publishing Group, 2010-03)

Objectives To assess the performance of WHO’s “Guidelines for care at the first-referral level in developing countries” in an area of intense malaria transmission and identify bacterial infections in children with and ...
Who Tests, Who Doesn't, and Why? Uptake of Mobile HIV Counseling and Testing in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania

Ostermann, Jan; Reddy, Elizabeth Alexandra; Shorter, Meghan; Muiruri, Charles; Bartlett, John Alexander; Crump, John Andrew; Thielman, Nathan Maclyn (Public Library of Science, 2011-01)

Background Optimally, expanded HIV testing programs should reduce barriers to testing while attracting new and high-risk testers. We assessed barriers to testing and HIV risk among clients participating in mobile ...