T E Taha

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Morbidity among human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected and -uninfected African children
    T E Taha
    Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    Pediatrics 106:E77. 2000
  2. ncbi Mortality after the first year of life among human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected and uninfected children
    T E Taha
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 18:689-94. 1999
  3. ncbi HIV infection and disturbances of vaginal flora during pregnancy
    T E Taha
    School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 20:52-9. 1999
  4. ncbi Assessment of iron status using plasma transferrin receptor in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Malawi
    R D Semba
    Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 54:872-7. 2000
  5. ncbi HIV transmission through breastfeeding: a study in Malawi
    P G Miotti
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    JAMA 282:744-9. 1999
  6. ncbi Association of HIV-1 load and CD4 lymphocyte count with mortality among untreated African children over one year of age
    T E Taha
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 14:453-9. 2000
  7. ncbi Mastitis and immunological factors in breast milk of lactating women in Malawi
    R D Semba
    Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 6:671-4. 1999
  8. ncbi HIV-1 incidence among male workers at a sugar estate in rural Malawi
    N I Kumwenda
    Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 27:202-8. 2001
  9. ncbi Impact of vitamin A supplementation on anaemia and plasma erythropoietin concentrations in pregnant women: a controlled clinical trial
    R D Semba
    Department of Ophthalmology, and Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Eur J Haematol 66:389-95. 2001
  10. ncbi Genital tract infections and perinatal transmission of HIV
    T E Taha
    School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 918:84-98. 2000

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Morbidity among human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected and -uninfected African children
    T E Taha
    Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    Pediatrics 106:E77. 2000
    ..To assess patterns of morbidity and associated factors in late infancy and early childhood among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and -uninfected African children...
  2. ncbi Mortality after the first year of life among human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected and uninfected children
    T E Taha
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 18:689-94. 1999
    ..HIV-infected and uninfected children who survived their first year of life were prospectively followed in Malawi to assess levels of mortality and related risk factors during the second and third years of life...
  3. ncbi HIV infection and disturbances of vaginal flora during pregnancy
    T E Taha
    School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 20:52-9. 1999
    ..Although these studies were cross-sectional, our data suggest that BV could be associated with increased susceptibility to HIV infection...
  4. ncbi Assessment of iron status using plasma transferrin receptor in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Malawi
    R D Semba
    Departments of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 54:872-7. 2000
    ..Although anemia is highly prevalent during pregnancy and is common during human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, anemia and iron status have not been well characterized in HIV-infected pregnant women...
  5. ncbi HIV transmission through breastfeeding: a study in Malawi
    P G Miotti
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    JAMA 282:744-9. 1999
    ..Understanding the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission through breastfeeding is essential for advising HIV-infected mothers and formulating public health policy recommendations...
  6. ncbi Association of HIV-1 load and CD4 lymphocyte count with mortality among untreated African children over one year of age
    T E Taha
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    AIDS 14:453-9. 2000
    ..To examine the association of viral load and CD4 lymphocyte count with mortality among HIV-infected children over one year of age...
  7. ncbi Mastitis and immunological factors in breast milk of lactating women in Malawi
    R D Semba
    Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 6:671-4. 1999
    ..0001); and RANTES, 82 versus 3 ng/liter (P < 0.0001). Elevated sodium concentrations in breast milk are associated with an increase in levels of some immunological and inflammatory factors in breast milk...
  8. ncbi HIV-1 incidence among male workers at a sugar estate in rural Malawi
    N I Kumwenda
    Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 27:202-8. 2001
    ..In addition to conventional educational messages to reduce risky sexual behavior, treatment of other sexually transmitted diseases should be considered...
  9. ncbi Impact of vitamin A supplementation on anaemia and plasma erythropoietin concentrations in pregnant women: a controlled clinical trial
    R D Semba
    Department of Ophthalmology, and Center for Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine and Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Eur J Haematol 66:389-95. 2001
    ..Although studies suggest that vitamin A or its metabolites influence the synthesis of erythropoietin in vitro and in animal models, it is unclear whether vitamin A supplementation increases plasma erythropoietin concentrations in humans...
  10. ncbi Genital tract infections and perinatal transmission of HIV
    T E Taha
    School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 918:84-98. 2000
    ..In addition, antibiotics could reduce infectious causes of morbidity and mortality in infant and mother...
  11. ncbi Micronutrient supplements and mortality of HIV-infected adults with pulmonary TB: a controlled clinical trial
    R D Semba
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:854-9. 2007
    ..Zomba and Blantyre, Malawi, Africa...
  12. ncbi The role of men in women's acceptance of an intravaginal gel in a randomized clinical trial in Blantyre, Malawi: a qualitative and quantitative analysis
    M L Salter
    Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    AIDS Care 20:853-62. 2008
    ..These results indicate that female perceptions of male partner acceptability and actual male partner acceptability need to be considered when addressing female-controlled product acceptability and use...
  13. ncbi Viral levels in newborn African infants undergoing primary HIV-1 infection
    R J Biggar
    Viral Epidemiology Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    AIDS 15:1311-3. 2001
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  14. ncbi Malnutrition and the severity of lung disease in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi
    M Van Lettow
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 8:211-7. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: The severity of lung disease in adults with PTB is associated with the extent of malnutrition, as reflected by BMI and body composition studies using bioelectrical impedance analysis...
  15. ncbi Epidemiology and microbiology of subclinical mastitis among HIV-infected women in Malawi
    V Nussenblatt
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Int J STD AIDS 16:227-32. 2005
    ..02). Subclinical mastitis is prevalent among breastfeeding mothers and further studies are needed to characterize the differences between infectious and non-infectious subclinical mastitis...
  16. ncbi Effect of antibiotic treatment of subclinical mastitis on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in human milk
    V Nussenblatt
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Trop Pediatr 52:311-5. 2006
    ..These findings have important implications regarding how mothers should be counselled on safety of resuming breastfeeding after resolution of subclinical mastitis...