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Initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with skin complaints in northern Tanzania.

Bartlett, John A; Crump, John Andrew; Grossmann, H; Masenga, EJ; Mavura, DR; Minja, E (Int J Dermatol, 2015-01)

Abnormal skin findings are identified in over 90% of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons globally. A prospective cohort study of HIV-infected patients with skin complaints commencing antiretroviral therapy ...

Design of a Novel Low Cost Point of Care Tampon (POCkeT) Colposcope for Use in Resource Limited Settings.

Asma, B; Gallagher, Jennifer E; Krieger, MS; Lam, CT; Muasher, LC; Ramanujam, Nimmi; Schmitt, JW (PLoS One, 2015)

INTRODUCTION: Current guidelines by WHO for cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries involves visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) of the cervix, followed by treatment during the same visit or a ...

Traditional medicine practices among community members with chronic kidney disease in northern Tanzania: an ethnomedical survey.

Boyd, David Lorenzo; Karia, Francis; Lunyera, Joseph; Maro, Venance P; Omolo, J; Patel, Uptal Dinesh; Stanifer, John W (BMC Nephrol, 2015-10-23)

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, chronic kidney disease (CKD) is being recognized as a non-communicable disease (NCD) with high morbidity and mortality. In countries like Tanzania, people access many sources, including ...

Poor Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Disease Serologic Testing in an Area of Low Disease Incidence.

Auwaerter, PG; Boggan, Joel; Branda, JA; Chudgar, Saumil; Fowler, Vance Garrison Jr; Lantos, Paul; Nigrovic, LE; ... (9 authors) (Clin Infect Dis, 2015-11-01)

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease is diagnosed by 2-tiered serologic testing in patients with a compatible clinical illness, but the significance of positive test results in low-prevalence regions has not been investigated. METHODS: ...

Worksite medical home: health services use and claim costs.

Adcock, G; Conover, C; Namenek Brouwer, RJ; Olaleye, D; Østbye, Truls; Shipway, J (Am J Manag Care, 2015-07-01)

OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship among use of an on-site employer-provided primary care medical home, and health services use and health plan costs for inpatient and outpatient services and pharmaceuticals. STUDY ...

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.

Bartlett, John A; Crump, John Andrew; Maro, Venance P; Rubach, MP (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 ...