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Browsing Medical Microbiology by Author "Ahmed, Khatija"
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Ahmed, Khatija; Malahleha, Mookho; Mbatsane, Thulisile E.; Thindisa, Dineo; Bailey, Veronique C.; Seocharan, Ishen; Dilraj, Athmanundh (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023-07)In clinical trials, a vital protocol requirement for participants is adherence to scheduled visits. A substantial number of missed visits and the resultant missing data could affect generalisability of the findings ...
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Wallis, Robert S.; Ginindza, Sibuse; Beattie, Trevor; Arjun, Nishanee; Sebe, Modulakgotla; Likoti, Morongwe; Edward, Vinodh A.; Rassool, Mohammed; Ahmed, Khatija; Fielding, Katherine; Ahidjo, Bintou A.; Vangu, Mboyo D.T.; Churchyard, Gavin (Elsevier, 2021-08)BACKGROUND : Current tuberculosis treatments leave patients with clinically significant lung injury and increased all-cause mortality post-cure. Adjunctive host-directed therapies could protect the lungs, improve long-term ...
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ART initiation among women newly diagnosed with HIV in a contraceptive trial in sub-Saharan Africa Beesham, Ivana; Issema, Rodal; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Onono, Maricianah; Evans, Shannon; Beksinska, Mags; Ahmed, Khatija; Kasaro, Margaret P.; Batting, Joanne; Deese, Jennifer; Dlaminii, Lunga; Yankurije, Berthe; Thomas, Katherine K.; Heffron, Renee (Taylor and Francis, 2022-04)Current guidelines recommend starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) as soon as possible after HIV diagnosis to reduce morbidity, mortality and onward HIV transmission. We examined factors influencing ART initiation by ...
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Yacobson, Irina; Wanga, Valentine; Ahmed, Khatija; Chipato, Tsungai; Gichangi, Peter; Kiarie, James; Louw, Cheryl; Morrison, Susan; Moss, Margaret; Mugo, Nelly R.; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Pleaner, Melanie; Scoville, Caitlin W.; Thomas, Katherine K.; Nanda, Kavita; for the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial Consortium (Elsevier, 2023)OBJECTIVES : To assess the rates of failed insertion, expulsion, and perforation when intrauterine device (IUD) insertions were done by newly trained clinicians, and to examine factors that may affect these outcomes. STUDY ...
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Koen, Anthonet L.; Izu, Alane; Baillie, Vicky; Kwatra, Gaurav; Cutland, Clare L.; Fairlie, Lee; Padayachee, Sherman D.; Dheda, Keertan; Barnabas, Shaun L.; Bhorat, Qasim Ebrahim; Briner, Carmen; Ahmed, Khatija; Bhikha, Sutika; Bhiman, Jinal N.; Du Plessis, Jeanine; Esmail, Aliasgar; Horne, Elizea; Hwa, Shi-Hsia; Oommen-Jose, Aylin; Lambe, Teresa; Laubscher, Matt; Malahleha, Mookho; Benade, Gabriella; McKenzie, Shakeel; Oelofse, Suzette; Patel, Faeezah; Pillay, Sureshnee; Rhead, Sarah; Rodel, Hylton; Taoushanis, Carol; Tegally, Houriiyah; Thombrayil, Asha; Villafana, Tonya L.; Gilbert, Sarah; Pollard, Andrew J.; Madhi, Shabir A. (Elsevier, 2023-05)COVID-19 vaccine efficacy (VE) has been observed to vary against antigenically distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VoC). Here we report the final analysis of VE and safety from COV005: a phase 1b/2, multicenter, ...
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Malahleha, M.; Dilraj, A.; Jean, J.; Morar, N.S.; Dietrich, J.J.; Ross, M.; Mbatsane, E.; Keefer, M.C.; Ahmed, Khatija (South African Medical Association, 2023-01)BACKGROUND. The high HIV prevalence and incidence in South Africa makes it suitable for recruitment of participants for large-scale HIV preventive vaccine trials. However, fear of vaccine-induced seropositivity (VISP) may ...
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Radzey, Nina; Harryparsad, Rushil; Meyer, Bahiah; Chen, Pai Lien; Gao, Xiaoming; Morrison, Charles; Taku, Ongeziwe; Williamson, Anna-Lise; Mehou-Loko, Celia; Lefebvre d’Hellencourt, Florence; Buck, Gregory; Smit, Jennifer; Strauss, Jerome; Nanda, Kavita; Ahmed, Khatija; Beksinska, Mags; Serrano, Myrna; Bailey, Veronique; Masson, Lindi; Deese, Jennifer (Wiley, 2022-08)PROBLEM : Data on the effects of contraceptives on female genital tract (FGT) immune mediators are inconsistent, possibly in part due to pre-existing conditions that influence immune mediator changes in response to ...
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Beesham, Ivana; Parikh, Urvi M.; Mellors, John W.; Davey, Dvora L. Joseph; Heffron, Renee; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Bosman, Shannon L.; Beksinska, Mags; Smit, Jennifer; Ahmed, Khatija; Makkan, Heeran; Selepe, Pearl; Louw, Cheryl; Kotze, Philip; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Singata-Madliki, Mandisa; Rees, Helen; Baeten, Jared M.; Wallis, Carole (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-10)BACKGROUND : Pretreatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) undermines individual treatment success and threatens the achievement of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. In many African countries, limited data are available on PDR as detection ...
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Said, H.M. (Halima Mohammed); Ahmed, Khatija; Burnett, R.; Allan, B.R.; Williamson, A.-L.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Elsevier, 2009)BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the human papillomaviruses (HPV) genotypes prevalent inwomen in South Africa, a country with a high incidence of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and HPV genotypes ...
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Diez Domingo, Javier; Tinoco, Juan Carlos; Poder, Airi; Dinleyici, Ener Cagri; Nell, Haylene; Salamanca de la Cueva, Ignacio; Ince, Tolga; Moreira, Edson Duarte Jr; Ahmed, Khatija; Luz, Kleber; Kovshirina, Yulia; Medina Pech, Carlos Eduardo; Akhund, Tauseefullah; Romolini, Valerio; Costantini, Marco; Mzolo, Thembile; Kunnel, Barry; Lechevin, Isabelle; Aggravi, Marianna; Tiberi, Paola; Narendran, K.; Garcia Martinez, Juan Antonio; Basile, Venere; Fragapane, Elena; Lattanz, Maria; Pellegrini, Michele (Taylor and Francis, 2022)A fully liquid MenACWY-CRM vaccine presentation has been developed, modifying the meningococcal serogroup A (MenA) component from lyophilized to liquid. The safety and immunogenicity of the liquid presentation at the end ...
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Bonner, Courtney Peasant; Minnis, Alexandra M.; Ndirangu, Jacqueline W.; Browne, Felicia A.; Speizer, Ilene; Nyblade, Laura; Ahmed, Khatija; Wechsberg, Wendee M. (Springer, 2023-12)Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) account for 25% of new HIV infections in South Africa. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is approved by the South African Government, but the factors that promote PrEP uptake among ...
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Fry, Samantha; Chokephaibulkit, Kulkanya; Pallem, Sridevi; Henry, Ouzama; Pu, Yongjia; Akawung, Agnes; Kim, Joon Hyung; Yanni, Emad; Tullio, Antonella Nadia; Aurpibul, Linda; Lee, Christine Mui Fong; Ceballos, Ana; Zaman, Khalequ; Abadia de Regalado, Ivonne; Ahmed, Khatija; Arias Fernandez, Diana Andrea; Taher, Sri Wahyu; Caccavo, Juliana; Coutinho, Conrado Milani; D'Andrea Nores, Ulises; De Leon, Tirza; D'Silva, Emily Christine; De Bernardi, Mara; Dieser, Pablo; Falaschi, Andrea; Flores Acosta, Clara del Carmen; Gentile, Angela; Teo, Ik Hui; Kotze, Sheena; Lopez-Medina, Eduardo; Luca, Ruben; Lucion, Maria Florencia; Mantaring, Jacinto Blas V., III; Marin, Bladimir; Moelo, Malahleha; Mussi-Pinhata, Marisa Marcia; Pinto, Jorge; Puthanakit, Thanyawee; Reyes, Osvaldo; Roa, Maria Fernanda; Rodriguez Brieschke, Maria Teresa; Rodriguez, Camilo Enrique; Rodriguez Nino, Juan Nicolas; Schwarzbold, Alexandre Vargas; Sierra Garcia, Alexandra; Sivapatham, Lavitha; Soon, Ruey; Tinoco, Juan Carlos; Velasquez Penagos, Jesus Arnulfo; Dos Santos, Gael (Oxford University Press, 2023-12)BACKGROUND : Incidence data of respiratory syncytial virus–associated lower respiratory tract illness (RSV-LRTI) are sparse in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We estimated RSV-LRTI incidence rates (IRs) in infants ...
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Browne, Erica N.; Manenzhe, Kgahlisho; Makoni, Wanzirai; Nkomo, Sikhanyisiwe; Mahaka, Imelda; Ahmed, Khatija; Shapley‑Quinn, Mary Kate; Marton, Tozoe; Luecke, Ellen; Johnson, Leah; Van der Straten, Ariane; Minnis, Alexandra M. (BMC, 2023-02-10)BACKGROUND : Input from end-users during preclinical phases can support market fit for new HIV prevention technologies. With several long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implants in development, we aimed to ...
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Nkomo, Sikhanyisiwe; Makoni, Wanzirai; Shapley-Quinn, Mary Kate; Luecke, Ellen; Mbatsane, Enough; Manenzhe, Kgahlisho; Ahmed, Khatija; Johnson, Leah M.; Mahaka, Imelda; Van der Straten, Ariane (Public Library of Science, 2023-06)BACKGROUND : Given the high rates of both HIV and unintended pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa, the SCHIELD program aims to develop a multipurpose technology implant for HIV and pregnancy prevention. An end-user evaluation ...
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Beesham, Ivana; Mansoor, Leila E.; Davey, Dvora L. Joseph; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Smit, Jennifer; Ahmed, Khatija; Selepe, Pearl; Louw, Cheryl; Singata-Madliki, Mandisa; Kotze, Philip; Heffron, Renee; Parikh, Urvi M.; Wiesner, Lubbe; Rees, Helen; Baeten, Jared M.; Beksinska, Mags (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-09)BACKGROUND : HIV endpoint–driven clinical trials provide oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as HIV prevention standard of care. We evaluated quantifiable plasma tenofovir among South African women who used oral PrEP ...
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Nyblade, Laura; Ndirangu, Jacqueline W.; Speizer, Ilene S.; Browne, Felicia A.; Bonner, Courtney Peasant; Kline, Tracy L.; Ahmed, Khatija; Howard, Brittni N.; Cox, Erin N.; Rinderle, Abigail; Wechsberg, Wendee M. (BMC, 2022-10-14)BACKGROUND : Globally, an urgent need exists to expand access to HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but the need is particularly acute in sub-Saharan Africa. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ...
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Beksinska, Mags; Issema, Rodal; Beesham, Ivana; Lalbahadur, Tharnija; Thomas, Katherine; Morrison, Charles; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Steyn, Petrus S.; Mugo, Nelly; Palanee-Phillips, Thesla; Ahmed, Khatija; Nair, Gonasagrie; Baeten, Jared M.; Smit, Jenni (Elsevier, 2021-04)BACKGROUND : There is limited evidence on the impact of the use of progestin-only hormonal contraception (POC) on weight change. We conducted a secondary analysis of prospective weight change among women enrolled in the ...
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