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Gender differences in the risk of HIV infection among persons reporting abstinence, monogamy, and multiple sexual partners in northern Tanzania.
(PLoS One, 2008-08-27)
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 ...
Invasive Salmonella infections in areas of high and low malaria transmission intensity in Tanzania.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2014-03)
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of Salmonella Typhi and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella
(NTS) differs, and prevalence of these pathogens among children in sub-Saharan Africa
may vary in relation to malaria transmission intensity. ...
Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania.
(PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2013)
BACKGROUND: The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain
in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to prioritize
resources for public health interventions ...
Prevalence of mycobacteremia among HIV-infected infants and children in northern Tanzania.
(Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2013-07)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a common cause of bloodstream infections among HIV-infected
adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
We found no cases of mycobacteremia among 93 ill, ...
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 ...
The Relationship Between Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease, Other Bacterial Bloodstream Infections, and Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15)
BACKGROUND: Country-specific studies in Africa have indicated that Plasmodium falciparum
is associated with invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease. We conducted a
multicenter study in 13 sites in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, ...
Utilization of Healthcare in the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15)
BACKGROUND: Assessing healthcare utilization is important to identify weaknesses of
healthcare systems, to outline action points for preventive measures and interventions,
and to more accurately estimate the disease burden ...
The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP): Clinical, Diagnostic, and Epidemiological Methodologies.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15)
BACKGROUND: New immunization programs are dependent on data from surveillance networks
and disease burden estimates to prioritize target areas and risk groups. Data regarding
invasive Salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa ...
A Multicountry Molecular Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi With Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15)
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is a predominant cause of bloodstream
infections in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Increasing numbers of S. Typhi with resistance
to ciprofloxacin have been reported from different ...
Validation and Identification of Invasive Salmonella Serotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2016-03-15)
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) cause the majority
of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa; however, serotyping is rarely performed.
We validated a multiplex polymerase chain reaction ...