African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872845700	Impact of recommendation updates in well-controlled patients on nonrecommended antiretroviral the...	Boillat-Blanco N., Darling K.E.A., Taffe P., Osih R., Strahm C., Adami M., Elzi L., Daou S., Fehr...	2013	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	62	2	10.1097/QAI.0b013e31827b626a	Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital and University of Lausan...	Boillat-Blanco, N., Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital and ...	BACKGROUND: HIV treatment recommendations are updated as clinical trials are published. Whether r...	double-boosted protease inhibitors; HIV; nonobservance; recommendations; triple-nucleoside revers...	abacavir; didanosine; lamivudine; proteinase inhibitor; ritonavir; RNA directed DNA polymerase in...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953238035	Neonatal age and point of CareTSH testing in the monitoring of iodine deficiency disorders: Findi...	Ehrenkranz J., Fualal J., Ndizihiwe A., Clarke I., Alder S.	2011	Thyroid	21	2	10.1089/thy.2009.0358	Department of Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; Division of ...	Ehrenkranz, J., Department of Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, United Stat...	Background: Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem throughout Africa. Although salt f...	None	thyrotropin; article; birth weight; congenital hypothyroidism; female; hormone determination; hum...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79959511075	Performance of the Euroline Western blot assay in the detection of herpes simplex virus type 2 an...	Neal J.D., Tobian A.A.R., Laeyendecker O., Ngo T.D., Redd A.D., Reynolds S.J., Morrow R.A., Manuc...	2011	International Journal of STD and AIDS	22	6	10.1258/ijsa.2009.009327	Department of Medicine, John Rangos Sr Building, 855 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United Stat...	Neal, J.D., Department of Medicine, John Rangos Sr Building, 855 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205,...	Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infe...	Antibody; Diagnosis; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs); Euroline; Genital herpes; Herpe...	herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody; unclassified drug; virus antibody; article; China; herpes s...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-46249124886	Improved performance of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and the effect of human immunodeficien...	Gamiel J.L., Tobian A.A.R., Laeyendecker O.B., Reynolds S.J., Morrow R.A., Serwadda D., Gray R.H....	2008	Clinical and Vaccine Immunology	15	5	10.1128/CVI.00453-07	Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States...	Gamiel, J.L., Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,...	Ugandan subjects (820) were tested by Focus HerpeSelect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)...	None	adolescent; adult; article; controlled study; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic kit; diagnostic tes...	None	View
None	None	Cryptococcal antigen prevalence in HIV-infected Tanzanians: A cross-sectional study and evaluatio...	Rugemalila J., Maro V.P., Kapanda G., Ndaro A.J., Jarvis J.N.	2013	Tropical Medicine and International Health	18	9	10.1111/tmi.12157	Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, Tanzania; Depart...	Rugemalila, J., Department of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, ...	Objectives: Cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) screening at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and ...	Cryptococcal antigen; HIV; Lateral flow assay; Screening; Tanzania	antiretrovirus agent; bacterial antigen; Cryptococcal antigen; unclassified drug; antigen; bioass...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84890573075	Prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and evaluation of cardiovascular risk using...	Edward A.O., Oladayo A.A., Omolola A.S., Adetiloye A.A., Adedayo P.A.	2013	North American Journal of Medical Sciences	5	12	10.4103/1947-2714.123251	Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of T...	Edward, A.O., Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ladoke Akintola U...	Background: Reports from middle- and high-income countries suggest that the improved health outco...	Cardiovascular risk factors; Human immunodeficiency virus; Risk scores	CD4 antigen; efavirenz plus emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil; efavirenz plus lamivudine pl...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899839469	Impact of intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin- piperaquine on Malaria in Ug...	Nankabirwa J.I., Wandera B., Amuge P., Kiwanuka N., Dorsey G., Rosenthal P.J., Brooker S.J., Stae...	2014	Clinical Infectious Diseases	58	10	10.1093/cid/ciu150	Department of Medicine, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, PO Box 7475, Kampala, Ug...	Nankabirwa, J.I., Department of Medicine, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, PO Box...	Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in schoolchildren offers a promising option for malaria c...	Intermittent preventive treatment; Malaria; Schoolchildren.	artemether plus benflumetol; dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine; duo cotecxin; placebo; quinine;...	Wellcome Trust; 51941, Wellcome Trust; Wellcome Trust; 087540, Wellcome Trust; FIC, Wellcome Trus...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84934959080	Impact of rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at a peripheral healt...	Boyce R.M., Muiru A., Reyes R., Ntaro M., Mulogo E., Matte M., Siedner M.J.	2015	Malaria Journal	14	1	10.1186/s12936-015-0725-0	Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, United States; C...	Boyce, R.M., Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Uni...	Background: The World Health Organization recommends that all suspected malaria cases receive a p...	Antibiotics; Case management; Malaria; Outcomes; Rapid diagnostic tests	antibiotic agent; adult; Article; blood smear; child; comorbidity; diagnostic test; diarrhea; fem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943549941	Quality of diagnosis and monitoring of tuberculosis in Northern Ethiopia: medical records-based r...	Mala G., Spigt M.G., Gidding L.G., Blanco R., Dinant G.-J.	2015	Tropical Doctor	45	4	10.1177/0049475515581126	Department of Medicine, Mekelle University, Mek’ele, Ethiopia; Department of Family Medicine, Maa...	Mala, G., Department of Medicine, Mekelle University, Mek’ele, Ethiopia, Department of Family Med...	Objectives: To determine quality of diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response of patients wi...	healthcare facility; performance indicators; Quality deficits; standards	antibiotic agent; adult; aged; antibiotic therapy; Article; controlled study; coughing; diagnosti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84860663852	The social and economic impacts of epilepsy on women in Nigeria	Komolafe M.A., Sunmonu T.A., Afolabi O.T., Komolafe E.O., Fabusiwa F.O., Groce N., Kett M., Disu ...	2012	Epilepsy and Behavior	24	1	10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.019	Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; ...	Komolafe, M.A., Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Il...	Background: Persons with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa experience stigma and social marginalizat...	Education; Employment; Epilepsy; Marriage; Psychosocial aspects; Rural; Urban; Women	adult; article; comparative study; controlled study; cross-sectional study; disease duration; edu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33747196960	Validation study of the Siriraj stroke score in African Nigerians and evaluation of the discrimin...	Kolapo K.O., Ogun S.A., Danesi M.A., Osalusi B.S., Odusote K.A.	2006	Stroke	37	8	10.1161/01.STR.0000229893.02732.02	Department of Medicine, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria; Depa...	Kolapo, K.O., Department of Medicine, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital Sagamu, Ogun State,...	BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - CT scanning is important to identify stroke pathology and exclude mimics...	Clinical studies; CT; Stroke	adult; aged; article; atheroma; brain atrophy; brain hemorrhage; brain infarction; brain ischemia...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70349682510	Impact of the method of G6PD deficiency assessment on genetic association studies of malaria susc...	Johnson M.K., Clark T.D., Njama-Meya D., Rosenthal P.J., Parikh S.	2009	PLoS ONE	4	9	10.1371/journal.pone.0007246	Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, S...	Johnson, M.K., Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California S...	Background: Clinical association studies have yielded varied results regarding the impact of gluc...	None	glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; allele; article; bed net; child; controlled study; crowding; e...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956665238	Evaluation of the effect of duration of diabetes mellitus on peripheral neuropathy using the Unit...	Oguejiofor O.C., Odenigbo C.U., Oguejiofor C.B.N.	2010	Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice	13	3	None	Department of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State, Niger...	Oguejiofor, O.C., Department of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, An...	Background and Objectives: Risk factors predisposing to foot ulceration in diabetic subjects are ...	Aesthesiometry; Biothesiometry; Diabetic foot ulceration; Peripheral neuropathy; United Kingdom S...	adult; aged; article; diabetic foot; diabetic neuropathy; evaluation; glucose blood level; hospit...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927135099	Exposure to cigarette smoke impacts myeloid-derived regulatory cell function and exacerbates airw...	Wang Y., Jin T.H., Farhana A., Freeman J., Estell K., Zmijewski J.W., Gaggar A., Thannickal V.J.,...	2014	Laboratory Investigation	94	12	10.1038/labinvest.2014.126	Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Boulevard, Birmingha...	Wang, Y., Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Boulevard,...	Cigarette smoking enhances oxidative stress and airway inflammation in asthma, the mechanisms of ...	None	cigarette smoke; interleukin 10; interleukin 1beta; interleukin 33; interleukin 6; myeloid differ...	AI076389, NIH, National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845508627	Memory and perceptuo-motor performance in Nigerians with chronic renal impairment	Ogunrin A.O., Unuigbe E.I., Azubuike C.	2006	Medical Science Monitor	12	12	None	Department of Medicine, University of Benin, Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria; Department o...	Ogunrin, A.O., Department of Medicine, University of Benin, Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeri...	Background: With the increasing prevalence of chronic renal failure among the indigenous African ...	Memory; Nigerians; Perceptuo-motor; Renal failure	creatinine; urea; adult; aged; article; chronic kidney failure; controlled study; creatinine bloo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927934926	Health worker perspectives on barriers to delivery of routine tuberculosis diagnostic evaluation ...	Cattamanchi A., Miller C.R., Tapley A., Haguma P., Ochom E., Ackerman S., Davis J.L., Katamba A.,...	2015	BMC Health Services Research	15	1	10.1186/s12913-014-0668-0	Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, 1...	Cattamanchi, A., Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco Ge...	Background: Studies of the quality of tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic evaluation of patients in high...	Barriers; Diagnosis; PRECEDE; Provider behavior; Qualitative research; Tuberculosis	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903195977	Comparative impacts over 5 years of artemisinin-based combination therapies on Plasmodium falcipa...	Conrad M.D., LeClair N., Arinaitwe E., Wanzira H., Kakuru A., Bigira V., Muhindo M., Kamya M.R., ...	2014	Journal of Infectious Diseases	210	3	10.1093/infdis/jiu141	Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0811, San Francisco, CA 9414...	Conrad, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0811, San Fran...	Background. Artemisinin-based combination therapies, including artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and d...	Artemether-lumefantrine; Dihydroartemisinin- piperaquine; Pfcrt; Pfmdr1; Plasmodium falciparum	artemether plus benflumetol; dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine; allele; article; child; clinica...	CDC, National Institutes of Health; DDCF, National Institutes of Health; AI075045, NIH, National ...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84896786879	Hemodialysis performance and outcomes among end stage renal disease patients from Sokoto, North-W...	Makusidi M.A., Liman H.M., Yakubu A., Isah M.D., Abdullahi S., Chijioke A.	2014	Indian Journal of Nephrology	24	2	10.4103/0971-4065.127889	Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo, University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2370, Sokoto, Nigeria...	Makusidi, M.A., Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo, University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2370,...	The cost of managing end stage renal disease (ESRD) is prohibitive in Nigeria and the burden is s...	End stage renal disease; hemodialysis; Nigeria; outcome; performance	adult; article; bladder carcinoma; chronic glomerulonephritis; cross-sectional study; death; diab...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-37749042809	Impact of home-based management of malaria on health outcomes in Africa: A systematic review of t...	Hopkins H., Talisuna A., Whitty C.J.M., Staedke S.G.	2007	Malaria Journal	6	None	10.1186/1475-2875-6-134	Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States; c/o MU-UCSF M...	Hopkins, H., Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States, ...	Background. Home-based management of malaria (HMM) is promoted as a major strategy to improve pro...	None	artemisinin; chloroquine; maloprim; antimalarial agent; article; Burkina Faso; community care; De...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943176148	Estimating PMTCT's impact on heterosexual HIV transmission: A mathematical modeling analysis	Khanna A.S., Roberts S.T., Cassels S., Ying R., John-Stewart G., Goodreau S.M., Baeten J.M., Murn...	2015	PLoS ONE	10	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0134271	Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Global H...	Khanna, A.S., Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Roberts,...	Introduction Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) strategies include combined s...	None	antiretrovirus agent; Article; breast feeding; CD4 lymphocyte count; fertility; human; Human immu...	KL2TR000421, NIH, National Institutes of Health; P30AI027757, NIH, National Institutes of Health;...	View

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