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A century of tuberculosis epidemiology in the northern and southern hemisphere: the differential impact of control interventions

Author: Hermans, Sabine ; Jr, C Robert Horsburgh ; Wood, Robin Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Cape Town has one of the highest TB burdens of any city in the world. In 1900 the City of Cape Town, New York City and London had high mortality of tuberculosis (TB). Throughout the 20th century contemporaneous public health ... Read more c b
Determine TB-LAM point-of-care tuberculosis assay predicts poor outcomes in outpatients during their first year of antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

Author: Kerkhoff, Andrew D ; Longley, Nicky ; Kelly, Nicola ; Cross, Anna ; Vogt, Monica ; Wood, Robin ; Hermans, Sabine ; Lawn, Stephen D ; Harrison, Thomas S Date: 31 Jul 2020 Abstract Background Determine TB-LAM is the first point-of-care test (POC) for HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) and rapidly identifies TB in those at high-risk for short-term mortality. While the relationship between urine-LAM and mortality ... Read more
HIV and TB co-infection in the ART era: CD4 count distributions and TB case fatality in Cape Town

Author: Kaplan, Richard ; Hermans, Sabine ; Caldwell, Judy ; Jennings, Karen ; Bekker, Linda-Gail ; Wood, Robin Date: 31 Jul 2018 Background In Cape Town, the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased over the last decade with an estimated coverage of 63% of HIV- positive patients in 2013. The influence of ART on the characteristics of the ... Read more
Impact of Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis on Helminth Infections in HIV-Infected Patients in Lambar�n�, Gabon

Author: Janssen, Saskia ; Hermans, Sabine ; Knap, Martijn ; Moekotte, Alma ; Rossatanga, Elie G ; Adegnika, Akim A ; Bélard, Sabine ; Hänscheid, Thomas ; Grobusch, Martin P Date: 2015 Background: Foci of the HIV epidemic and helminthic infections largely overlap geographically. Treatment options for helminth infections are limited, and there is a paucity of drug-development research in this area. Limited evidence suggests ... Read more c b

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