The intersecting pandemics of tuberculosis and COVID-19: population-level and patient-level impact, clinical presentation, and corrective interventions

K Dheda, T Perumal, H Moultrie, R Perumal… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly
ill per year. Nevertheless, tuberculosis incidence has slowly declined over the past decade …

How health systems can adapt to a population ageing with HIV and comorbid disease

J Kiplagat, DN Tran, T Barber, B Njuguna… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
As people age with HIV, their needs increase beyond solely managing HIV care. Ageing
people with HIV, defined as people with HIV who are 50 years or older, face increased risk …

Challenges and innovations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic regarding medical and pharmacy education especially in Africa and implications for the future

A Etando, AA Amu, M Haque, N Schellack, A Kurdi… - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Multiple measures introduced early to restrict COVID-19 have dramatically
impacted the teaching of medical and pharmacy students, exacerbated by the lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to reduce risk for pathogen spillover and early disease spread to prevent outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics

NM Vora, L Hannah, C Walzer, MM Vale… - Emerging infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pathogens that cause most emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in
animals, particularly wildlife, and then spill over into humans. The accelerating frequency …

Aging with HIV: increased risk of HIV comorbidities in older adults

RA Roomaney, B van Wyk… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With improved access to antiretroviral treatment (ART), adults with HIV live longer to reach
older age. The number of older adults living with HIV is increasing steadily, giving rise to a …

A comprehensive strategy to strengthen bioimaging in Africa through the Africa Microscopy Initiative

MA Reiche, CA Jacobs, JS Aaron, V Mizrahi… - nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
The Africa Microscopy Initiative (AMI) aims to promote the use of microscopy in biomedical
research through facilitated access to instruments and expertise, and via training and …

Cardiovascular disease among persons living with HIV: new insights into pathogenesis and clinical manifestations in a global context

M Ntsekhe, JV Baker - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Widespread use of contemporary antiretroviral therapy globally has transformed HIV
disease into a chronic illness associated with excess risk for disorders of the heart and …

Communicable and non-communicable diseases coexisting in South Africa

P Modjadji - The Lancet Global Health, 2021 - thelancet.com
The challenge that Africa has of dealing with multiple burdens of disease, characterised by
high rates of infectious diseases such as HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis, alongside non …

Computer-aided interpretation of chest radiography reveals the spectrum of tuberculosis in rural South Africa

J Fehr, S Konigorski, S Olivier, R Gunda… - NPJ digital …, 2021 - nature.com
Computer-aided digital chest radiograph interpretation (CAD) can facilitate high-throughput
screening for tuberculosis (TB), but its use in population-based active case-finding programs …

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum and Reported Symptoms Among Clinic Attendees Compared With a Community Survey in Rural South Africa

I Govender, AS Karat, S Olivier, K Baisley… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) case finding efforts typically target symptomatic people
attending health facilities. We compared the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) …