2024
Prior tuberculosis, radiographic lung abnormalities and prevalent diabetes in rural South Africa
Castle A, Moosa Y, Claassen H, Shenoi S, Magodoro I, Manne-Goehler J, Hanekom W, Bassett I, Wong E, Siedner M. Prior tuberculosis, radiographic lung abnormalities and prevalent diabetes in rural South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 690. PMID: 38992607, PMCID: PMC11238449, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09583-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalent diabetesChest X-rayChest X-ray abnormalitiesX-ray abnormalitiesOdds of prevalent diabetesHemoglobin A1c testingPost-TB lung diseaseHistory of TB diseaseAssociated with prevalent diabetesPulmonary abnormalitiesExposure of interestRural South AfricaPrevalence of diabetesTB diseaseCohort of peopleCAD4TBMethodsWe analyzed dataCross-sectional studyCompare groupsLogistic regression modelsIncidence of diabetesDiabetes prevalenceA1c testingConclusionsAmong peopleDigital chest X-ray
2019
Increasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa?
Aliyu MH, Sam-Agudu NA, Shenoi S, Goga AE, Ramraj T, Vermund SH, Audet CM. Increasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa? The BMJ 2019, 365: l1965. PMID: 31171558, PMCID: PMC6598674, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l1965.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Gupta A, Mbwambo J, Mteza I, Shenoi S, Lambdin B, Nyandindi C, Doula BI, Mfaume S, Bruce RD. Active case finding for tuberculosis among people who inject drugs on methadone treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 793-798. PMID: 24902554, PMCID: PMC4506927, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationActive casesTB prevalenceCase findingMore TB symptomsNew TB casesSymptom-based questionnaireActive case findingPopulation of PWIDTuberculosis case detectionHigh occupational riskTB symptomsTB casesMedian ageTB controlMethadone treatmentHuman immunodeficiencyMethadone clientsCase detectionOccupational riskPrevalenceHealth OrganizationDar es SalaamPWIDDrugs
2011
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Heysell SK, Shenoi SV, Catterick K, Thomas TA, Friedland G. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal. South African Medical Journal 2011, 101: 332-334. PMID: 21837877, PMCID: PMC3628595, DOI: 10.7196/samj.4462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusTB wardsNasal carriageMRSA isolatesNasal swabsImpact of MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriageStaphylococcus aureus nasal carriageLow CD4 countRural African hospitalAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionMRSA nasal carriageGovernment district hospitalsStandard disk diffusionImportant nosocomial pathogenRural KwaZulu-NatalAdmission swabCD4 countHospitalised patientsMRSA carriageNosocomial acquisitionTB patientsPrevious hospitalisationMedical charts