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Clinical and Imaging Features of Adults with Recurrent Pulmonary Tuberculosis - A Prospective Case-Controlled Study

Nagu, T. J.; Mboka, M. A.; Nkrumbih, Z. F.; Shayo, G.; Mizinduko, M. M.; Komba, E. V.; Mugusi, F. (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Background: Recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (RPTB) is a growing, important and neglected problem affecting treated TB patients and TB health services across the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Analyses and ...
Effect of aspirin on HIV disease progression among HIV-infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Mwakyandile, T.; Shayo, G.; MugusI, S.; Sunguya, B.; Sasi, P.; Moshiro, C.; Mugusi, F.; Lyamuya, E. (BMJ open, 2021)

Introduction An increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people living with HIV infection is linked to platelet and immune activation, a phenomenon unabolished by antiretroviral (ARV) drugs alone. In small ...
Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Agriculture and Food Production Systems in Africa: A Systematic Review

Mshana, S. E.; Sindato, C.; Matee, M. I.; Mboera, L. E. G. (Antibiotics, 2021)

In Africa, there is dearth of information on antimicrobial use (AMU) in agriculture and food production systems and its consequential resistance in pathogens that affect animal, human and environmental health. Data ...
Molecular characterisation of the first New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from Tanzania

Unknown author (Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021)

ackground: We aimed to characterise the genetic determinants and context of two meropenem-resistant clin ical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from children hospitalised with bloodstream infections in Dar es ...
Burden and correlates of cognitive impairment among hypertensive patients in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Pallangyo, P.; Mkojera, Z.S.; Komba, M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: The evolution of cognitive impairment of vascular origin is increasingly becoming a prominent health threat particularly in this era where hypertension is the leading contributor of global disease ...
Entrepreneurship, beekeeping, and health training to decrease community violence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a pilot study for an intervention trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud

Outwater, A.H.; Abraham, A.G.; Iseselo, M.K. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: High unemployment rates and limited access to resources, services, and economic opportunities are associated with many types of violence. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, most violence is experienced by ...
Shared decision-making between health care providers and patients at a tertiary hospital diabetic Clinic in Tanzania

Osward, V.; Baraka, M.; Francis, F. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Patients’ participation in decision making regarding their treatment is defined in ethical, legal and human rights standards in the provision of care that concerns health providers and the entire ...
Genetic determinants of resistance among ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae in community and hospital settings in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence.

Onduru, O.G.; Mkakosya, R.S.; Aboud, S. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: The world prevalence of community and hospital-acquired extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae is increasing tremendously. Bacteria harboring ESBLs are currently the number ...
Awareness on dental radiographic examination and associated health risks among patients visiting a dental clinic in Tanzania.

Nyatu, F.J.; Sohal, K.S.; Simon, E.N. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT The use Dental radiographs has become an integral part of modern clinical dentistry to investigate complaints of patients. This study aimed at determining the level of awareness of dental radiological examination ...
Views from Multidisciplinary Oncology Clinicians on Strengthening Cancer Care Delivery Systems in Tanzania.

Nyagabona, S.K.; Luhar, R.; Ndumbalo, J. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: In response to the increasing burden of cancer in Tanzania, the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children launched National Cancer Treatment Guidelines (TNCTG) in February ...
Predictors of antiretroviral therapy interruptions and factors influencing return to care at the Nkolndongo Health District, Cameroon

Nsoh, M.; Tshimwanga, K.E.; Ngum, B.A. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Antiretroviral therapy is a lifelong commitment that requires consistent intake of tablets to optimize health outcomes, attain and maintain viral suppression. Objective: We aimed to elicit predictors ...
COVID-19 one year into the pandemic: from genetics and genomics to therapy, vaccination, and policy

Novelli, G.; Biancolella, M.; Mehrian-Shai, R. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT COVID-19 has engulfed the world and it will accompany us all for some time to come. Here, we review the current state at the milestone of 1 year into the pandemic, as declared by the WHO (World Health Organization). ...
mPalliative care link: examination of a mobile solution to palliative care coordination among Tanzanian patients with cancer.

Ngoma, M.; Mushi, B.; Morse, R.S. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa, there are at least 500,000 cancer deaths/year with a projected doubling of mortality rates by 2030.1-6 A two-country study showed unnecessary suffering among African patients with late-stage ...
The burden of anemia in pregnancy among women attending the antenatal clinics in Mkuranga District, Tanzania. Front Public Health. Tanzania.

Ngimbudzi, E.; Massawe, S.; Sunguya, B. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Introduction: The burden of anemia in pregnancy is of global health importance. Tanzania is no exception. Its effects vary from one region to another due to the differing causes. Overall, it is a significant cause ...
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-Associated cutaneous kaposi's sarcoma: Clinical, HIV-related, and sociodemographic predictors of outcome.

Ngalamika, O.; Munsaka, S.; Lidenge, S.J. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-defining malignancy that can improve or worsen with antiretroviral therapy (ART). We aimed at identifying clinical, HIV-related, and sociodemographic factors associated with either progression ...
Histologic detection of Helicobacter pylori by the immunohistochemical method using anti-Helicobacter pylori polyclonal antibody: A cross-sectional study of patients with gastric pathologies at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania

Ngaiza, A.I.; Yahaya, J.J.; Mwakimonga, A.K. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background and study aim: Immunohistochemistry is one of the superior methods and is regarded as the gold standard for the detection of Helicobacter pylori. We aimed to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori ...
Harmonization of medical products regulation: A key factor for improving regulatory capacity in the East African Community. BMC Public Health. Vol.21(1):1-3.

Ndomondo-Sigonda, M.; Miot, J.; Naidoo, S. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Limited capacity to regulate medical products is associated with circulation of products which do not meet standards of quality, safety and efficacy with negative public health and economic outcomes. ...
Poor weight gain and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Ndembo, V.; Naburi, H.; Kisenge, R. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Preterm delivery is among the major public health problems worldwide and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates. Postnatal poor weight gain, which can contribute to mortality, can ...
Prevalence of early childhood caries, risk factors and nutritional status among 3-5-year-old preschool children in Kisarawe, Tanzania

Ndekero, T.S.; Carneiro, L.C.; Masumo, R.M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Early childhood dental caries (ECC), a serious public health problem lacks information on the association between ECC, risk factors and nutritional status among children in Tanzania. Therefore, this ...
Molecular response to imatinib in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in Tanzania

Nasser, A.; Hussein, A.; Chamba, C. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Imatinib is the mainstay of treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in Tanzania. Monitoring molecular response to therapy by real-time polymerase chain reaction at defined milestones is necessary ...

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