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Molecular epidemiology of Microsporidia among HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in the Limpopo province, South Africa

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Human microsporidiosis represents an important and rapidly emerging opportunistic disease. The present study investigated the prevalence of microsporidia among HIV positive and HIV negative patients with or without diarrhoea in Vhembe and ...
Amidou Samie, Rhulani Patricia Maluleke, Nicoline Tanih, Ali ElBakri   +3 more
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Comparing six cardiovascular risk prediction models in Haiti: implications for identifying high-risk individuals for primary prevention

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups ...
Lily D. Yan, Jean Lookens Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Michel Théard, Alexandra Apollon, Stephano St Preux, Justin R. Kingery, Kenneth A. Jamerson, Marie Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Monika M. Safford, Margaret L. McNairy   +11 more
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HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population : an immunological profile [PDF]

, 2013
Parasite infections often result in a switch of the human body's predominant immune reaction from T-helper 1 (Th1)-type to Th2-type. Hence, parasite infections are widely expected to accelerate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Wang, Feng-Feng, Peter Steinmann, Xiao-Mei Yin, Tian, Li-Guang, Jian Guo, Cai, Yu-Chun, Mary Dickey, Jia-Xu Chen, Dickey, Mary Kathryn, Li-Guang Tian, Shan Lv, Yu-Chun Cai, Steinmann, Peter, Guo, Jian, Chen, Jia-Xu, Feng-Feng Wang, Lv, Shan, Wang, Tian-Ping, Yin, Xiao-Mei, Tian-Ping Wang   +19 more
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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2007
No abstract ...
Editorial Office
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The FANMI (“my FAMILY” in Creole) study to evaluate community-based cohort care for adolescent and young women living with HIV in Haiti: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in resource-limited settings have the poorest health outcomes of any age group, due in part to poor retention in care.
Grace Seo, Joseph Marie Bajo Joseph, Nancy Confident, Esther Jean, Bianca Louis, Tatiana Bell, Rose Cardelle Riche, Marie Elmase Belizaire, Vanessa Rouzier, Alexandra Apollon, Lindsey Reif, Vanessa Rivera, Elaine Abrams, Heejung Bang, Bruce Schackman, Daniel Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +17 more
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The effect of multiple blood-feeding on the longevity and insecticide resistant phenotype in the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Anopheles arabiensis is a major malaria vector in Africa. Adult females are likely to imbibe multiple blood meals during their lifetime. This results in regular exposure to potential toxins and blood-meal induced oxidative stress.
Shüné V Oliver, Basil D Brooke
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Global emergence of a multi-drug resistant fungal pathogen, Candida auris

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
No abstract available.
Erika Britz, Nelesh P. Govender
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Estimated blood pressure trajectories and hypertension patterns among pregnant women living with HIV, Haiti, 2007–2017

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
Hypertension in pregnancy is a key driver of mortality and morbidity among Haitian women. HIV infection and treatment may worsen hypertension and increase cardiovascular disease risk.
Olga Tymejczyk, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy, Robert N. Peck, Line Malha, Youry Macius, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Denis Nash   +9 more
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High Dietary Sodium, Measured Using Spot Urine Samples, is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Haiti

Global Heart, 2023
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in Haiti and is likely driven by poverty-related social and dietary factors.
Adrienne Clermont, Vanessa Rouzier, Jean Lookens Pierre, Rodney Sufra, Eliezer Dade, Fabyola Preval, Stephano St-Preux, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Alexandra Apollon, Kathryn Dupnik, Miranda Metz, Yanique Duffus, Shalom Sabwa, Lily D. Yan, Myung Hee Lee, Lawrence G. Palmer, Linda M. Gerber, Mark S. Pecker, Samuel J. Mann, Monika M. Safford, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +22 more
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Disseminated fatal Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infection in a returning HIV-infected traveller

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2014
We report a case of disseminated fatal Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei infection in an HIV-infected, antiretroviral treatment-experienced South African woman who had travelled to mainland China.
N. P. Govender, R. E. Magobo, M. du Plooy, C. Corcoran, T. G. Zulu   +4 more
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