A randomized trial of multivitamin supplementation in children with tuberculosis in TanzaniaSaurabh Mehta
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Nutr J 10:120. 2011
..Multivitamin supplementation has been proposed as a means to enhance the health of these children; however, the efficacy of such an intervention has not been examined adequately...
- Antimicrobial resistance among producers and non-producers of extended spectrum beta-lactamases in urinary isolates at a tertiary Hospital in Tanzania
Sabrina J Moyo
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BMC Res Notes 3:348. 2010
..This was a cross sectional study conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
- Effect of improved access to antiretroviral therapy on clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the HIV care and treatment clinic, at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sabina F Mugusi
Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BMC Public Health 10:291. 2010
..This study describes the socio-demographic and clinical features of patients enrolled at the care and treatment clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
- Evaluation of simple rapid HIV assays and development of national rapid HIV test algorithms in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Eligius F Lyamuya
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbilli University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BMC Infect Dis 9:19. 2009
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- Genital tract infections among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
S Aboud
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Int J STD AIDS 19:824-32. 2008
..BV was the most common genital tract infection followed by candidiasis and trichomoniasis. Differences in burdens and risk factors call for enhanced interventions for identification of genital tract infections among HIV-infected women...
- Effect of prenatal and perinatal antibiotics on maternal health in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
Said Aboud
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 107:202-7. 2009
..We assessed the effect of prenatal and peripartum antibiotics on maternal morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected women...
Antibodies to tetanus toxoid in women of childbearing age in Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo, TanzaniaS Aboud
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Trop Med Int Health 6:119-25. 2001
..A better recording system on TT immunization is recommended to avoid hyper-immunization of women and to optimize the cost-effectiveness of the immunization programme...
Prevalence of genotypic resistance to antiretroviral drugs in treatment-naive youths infected with diverse HIV type 1 subtypes and recombinant forms in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaF Mosha
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 27:377-82. 2011
..This high prevalence of resistance mutations is of considerable concern in apparently drug-naive populations as it may result in treatment failure and the spread of ARV-resistant strains...
- Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Tanzanian children below 14 years
J C Njau
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
East Afr J Public Health 7:199-205. 2010
..The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of TB in HIV-infected children below 14 years attending a tertiary hospital...
- Tetanus immunity among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
S Aboud
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, P O Box 65007, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Afr J Reprod Health 6:87-93. 2002
..1%) pose great risks of neonatal tetanus to their newborns and are also susceptible to maternal tetanus. Proper keeping of TT vaccination records is vitally important to avoid hyper-immunisation...
- Enhancing adherence to antiretroviral therapy at the HIV clinic in resource constrained countries; the Tanzanian experience
F Mugusi
Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Trop Med Int Health 14:1226-32. 2009
..To evaluate various strategies aimed at improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)...
- Bacteria isolated from bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania--antimicrobial resistance of isolates
S Moyo
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
S Afr Med J 100:835-8. 2010
..A bloodstream infection (BSI) is a life-threatening condition. We studied the causative agents of BSIs and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
- Immunity to hepatitis B vaccine in Tanzanian under-5 children
J Metodi
Department of Paediatrics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ann Trop Paediatr 30:129-36. 2010
..Hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in Tanzania in 2002 and is administered as DPT-hepatitis B at 4, 8 and 12 weeks of life...
- Immunity to tetanus in male adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
S Aboud
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
East Afr Med J 79:73-6. 2002
..A regular TT booster dose at 10 yearly intervals is recommended to provide adequate and long lasting immunity in male adults. Proper keeping of vaccination records is emphasised...
