Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid... (Publications)
apparent malaria prevalence based on microscopy was 74%. If similar rates of over-diagnosis are assumed, 5,285 patients of the 6,769 patients positively diagnosed with malaria using microscopy were likely given
Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
follow up and three to 12 months. Egg reduction rates were improved with praziquantel (over 95% versus 5.3% to 64% with placebo). Mild to moderate adverse events were recorded in two trials. A comparison of
Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam (Publications)
Over-diagnosis was massive, with many false positive results reported as very low parasitaemia (1 to 5 parasites per 200 WBC). RDTs should replace microscopy as first-line diagnostic tool for malaria in
One Stop Clinic Ifakara (Page)
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transmission (MTCT) has been reduced to an impressive 2%, reaching the WHO target of eliminating MTCT (<5%). During breastfeeding, virally suppressed women no longer transmit HIV. Lifelong antiretroviral treatment
Aminoindoles, a novel scaffold with potent activity against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
However, parasites recrudesced by day 9. Dosing at 200 mg/kg/day twice a day resulted in cures of 3/5 animals. The compound had comparable activity against P. falciparum blood stages in a human-engrafted
Risk factors associated with the epilepsy treatment gap in Kilifi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
associated with negative attitudes about epilepsy (1.10, 1.03-1.18) and taking of AEDs for longer than 5 years (3.78, 1.79-7.98). INTERPRETATION: The sensitivity and specificity of self-reported adherence
Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: an evaluation of the utility and cost-effectiveness of rapid... (Publications)
apparent malaria prevalence based on microscopy was 74%. If similar rates of over-diagnosis are assumed, 5,285 patients of the 6,769 patients positively diagnosed with malaria using microscopy were likely given
Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam (Publications)
Over-diagnosis was massive, with many false positive results reported as very low parasitaemia (1 to 5 parasites per 200 WBC). RDTs should replace microscopy as first-line diagnostic tool for malaria in
Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
follow up and three to 12 months. Egg reduction rates were improved with praziquantel (over 95% versus 5.3% to 64% with placebo). Mild to moderate adverse events were recorded in two trials. A comparison of
Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used? (Publications)
ITN for 2 people. Among households with 7-9 people, mean population ITN access was 41.0% (95% CI 36.5-45.6), whereas only 6.2% (95% CI 4.0-8.3) of these same households owned at least 1 ITN for 2 people