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Bacteremic disseminated tuberculosis in sub-saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2012-07)
BACKGROUND: Disseminated tuberculosis is a major health problem in countries where
generalized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection epidemics coincide with high
tuberculosis incidence rates; data are limited on patient ...
Leptospirosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2011-08)
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 ...
Etiologies of illness among patients meeting integrated management of adolescent and adult illness district clinician manual criteria for severe infections in northern Tanzania: implications for empiric antimicrobial therapy.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2015-02)
We describe the laboratory-confirmed etiologies of illness among participants in a
hospital-based febrile illness cohort study in northern Tanzania who retrospectively
met Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness ...
Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.
(PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2013)
INTRODUCTION: The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons
seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not
approached fever in a comprehensive manner. In many areas, ...
Chikungunya and dengue fever among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-01)
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 ...