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Late presentation of HIV infection in the country of Georgia: 2012-2015

N. Chkhartishvili; O. Chokoshvili; N. Bolokadze, et al. PLOS ONE; Georgios Nikolopoulos, University of Cyprus (2017) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186835 October 30, 2017

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Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Retreatment Tuberculosis Patients in Benin

Serge Ade, Omer Adjibodé, Prudence Wachinou, Narcisse Toundoh, Bérénice Awanou, Gildas Agodokpessi, Dissou Affolabi, Gabriel Adè, Anthony D. Harries, Séverin Anagonou Hindawi (2016) C2

Patients with retreatment tuberculosis (TB) represent those who have been treated previously for onemonth ormorewith anti-TB drugs and who have been diagnosed once again with the disease.These patientsmainly include relapses, treatment after failure, or loss to follow-up on a first-line treatmen... more

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Childhood tuberculosis in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Kadridin Pirov, Umriniso Sirojiddinova, Oktam Bobokhojaev, et al. (2016) CC

Public health Panoram, Vol.2 Issue 1 March 2016

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Isoniazid Prophylactic Therapy for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis of Randomized Trials

H. T. Ayele, M. S. M. van Mourik, T. P. A. Debray, et al. PLOS One (2015) CC

PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142290 November 9, 2015; 1 / 16

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A Global Perspective on Pyrazinamide Resistance: Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis

M. G. Whitfield, H. M. Soeters, R. M. Warren, et al. PLOS One; I. Mokrousov, (St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute) (2015) CC

PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133869 July 28, 2015, p.1-16

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Public Health and HIV/AIDS in Cambodia

Dunn, L., Chea; M. and S.Abjorensen Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (2014) C3

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Serious adverse events following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Singh-Phulgenda, S., Dahal, P., Ngu, R. et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021) C1

Despite a historical association with poor tolerability, a comprehensive review on safety of antileishmanial chemotherapies is lacking. We carried out an update of a previous systematic review of all published clinical trials in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) from 1980 to 2019 to document any reported ... more

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Community health workers to improve uptake of maternal healthcare services: A clusterrandomized pragmatic trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Geldsetzer, P.; Mboggo, E.; Larson, E.; et al. (2019) CC2

PLoS Med 16(3): e1002768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002768 Home delivery and late and infrequent attendance at antenatal care (ANC) are responsible for substantial avoidable maternal and pediatric morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. This cluster-randomized trial aimed to de... more

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The availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Malawi: A cross-sectional study

Khuluza, F.; Haefele-Abah, C. PLoS ONE (2019) CC

The Malawian government recently introduced cost-covering consultation fees for self-referral patients in tertiary public hospitals. Previously, patients received medicines free of charge in government-owned health facilities, but must pay elsewhere. Before the government implements a payment policy... more

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The global burden of chromoblastomycosis

Santos, D.; Pedrozo e Silva de Azevedo, C.; Aparecida Vincent, V. et al. (2021) CC

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM), represents one of the primary implantation mycoses caused by melanized fungi widely found in nature. It is characterized as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) and mainly affects populations living in poverty with significant morbidity, including stigma and discrimination.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices about human African trypanosomiasis and their implications in designing intervention strategies for Yei county, South Sudan

Bukachi, SA.; Mumbo, AA.; Alak, ACD.; Sebit, W.; Rumunu, J. et al. PLOS Neclected Tropical Diseases (2018) CC

A clear understanding of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of a particular community is necessary in order to improve control of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT).New screening and diagnostic tools and strategies were introduced into South Sudan, as part of integrated delivery of primar... more

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Tsetse Control and Gambian Sleeping Sickness; Implications for Control Strategy

Tirados, I.; Esterhuizen, J.; Kovacic, V.; Mangwiro, TNC.; Vale, GA et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015) CC

Sleeping sickness is controlled by case detection and treatment but this often only reaches less than 75% of the population. Vector control is capable of completely interrupting HAT transmission but is not used because of expense. We conducted a full scale field trial of a refined vector control tec... more

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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map

Van Katwyk, S. R.; Grimshaw, J. M.; et al (2019) C2

BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed national AMR action plans, but most have not yet implemented policy interventions to reduce antimicrobial overuse. A systematic evidenc...e map can support governments in making evidence-informed decisions about implementing programs to reduce AMR, by identifying, describing, and assessing the full range of evaluated government policy options to reduce antimicrobial use in humans. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Seven databases were searched from inception to January 28, 2019, (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and PubMed). We identified studies that (1) clearly described a government policy intervention aimed at reducing human antimicrobial use, and (2) applied a quantitative design to measure the impact. We found 69 unique evaluations of government policy interventions carried out across 4 of the 6 WHO regions. These evaluations included randomized controlled trials (n = 4), non-randomized controlled trials (n = 3), controlled before-and-after designs (n = 7), interrupted time series designs (n = 25), uncontrolled before-and-after designs (n = 18), descriptive designs (n = 10), and cohort designs (n = 2). From these we identified 17 unique policy options for governments to reduce the human use of antimicrobials. Many studies evaluated public awareness campaigns (n = 17) and antimicrobial guidelines (n = 13); however, others offered different policy options such as professional regulation, restricted reimbursement, pay for performance, and prescription requirements. Identifying these policies can inform the development of future policies and evaluations in different contexts and health systems. Limitations of our study include the possible omission of unpublished initiatives, and that policies not evaluated with respect to antimicrobial use have not been captured in this review. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this is the first study to provide policy makers with synthesized evidence on specific government policy interventions addressing AMR. In the future, governments should ensure that AMR policy interventions are evaluated using rigorous study designs and that study results are published. more

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Impact of a Family Clinic Day intervention on paediatric and adolescent appointment adherence and retention in antiretroviral therapy: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Uganda

J. C. Graves; Peter Elyanu; C. J. Schellack; et al. PLOS One (2018) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192068 March 9, 2018

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Weekends-off efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children, adolescents and young adults (BREATHER): Extended follow-up results of a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial

A. Turkova; C. L. Moore; K. Butler; et al. PLOS One; Pub Med (2018) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196239 April 23, 2018

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Diagnosis disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in rural Kenya improves antiretroviral therapy adherence and immunologic outcomes: A retrospective cohort study

G. J. Montalto; Fredrick K. Sawe; A. Miruka; et al. Plos One (2017) CC

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183180 October 9, 2017

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Cascade of care among HIV patients diagnosed in 2013 in Georgia: Risk factors for late diagnosis and attrition from HIV care

E. Ruadze; N. Chkhartishvili; O. Chokoshvili; T. Tsertsvadze SAGE Open Medicine (2017) C2

Original Article SAGE Open Medicine Volume 5: 1–7 © The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav httpDs:O//dIo: i1.o0r.g1/107.171/2770/52035013212171773311977 journals.sagepub.com/home/smo

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National Guidelines on the Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition for Children under Five Years

World Food Programme (WFP) (2016) C1

Manual of Operations First Edition 2016

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Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates in Ethiopia, a Cross-Sectional Study

S. Ali, A. Haileamlak, A. Wieser, et al. (2015) CC

PLOS ONE 10(12): e0144040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144040

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The Day-Hospital of the University Hospital, Bobo Dioulasso: An Example of Optimized HIV Management in Southern Burkina Faso

Chas J., Hema A., Slama L. et. al. PLOS ONE (2015) C2

To evaluate the epidemiological evolution of patients with HIV (PtHIV), between 2002 and 2012, in a day-hospital that became an HIV reference centre for south-west Burkina Faso. This was a retrospective study of PtHIV followed in the Bobo Dioulasso university hospital since 2002. The study was ba... more