2024
Clinical outcomes and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among people living with HIV
Amegashie E, Asamoah P, Ativi L, Adusei-Poku M, Bonney E, Tagoe E, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Clinical outcomes and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among people living with HIV. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2024, 249: 10059. PMID: 38628843, PMCID: PMC11020089, DOI: 10.3389/ebm.2024.10059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of inflammatory markersResponse to SARS-CoV-2 infectionClinical outcomesSARS-CoV-2 infectionCo-infectionInflammatory markersSARS-CoV-2HIV patients co-infectedImmune response to SARS-CoV-2 infectionCD4<sup>+</sup> countInitiation of ARTT cell exhaustionPatients co-infectedSevere outcomesAssociated with severe outcomesStudy assessed risk factorsMono-infected individualsResponse to SARS-CoV-2Respiratory tract infectionsImmunological response to SARS-CoV-2Immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infectionAfrican American raceChronic kidney diseaseIntensive care unitPositive conversion rate
2023
A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience
Paintsil E, Alimi Y, Abdulaziz M, Ogbuagu O, Ogunsola F, Kessy S, Horsney E, Lee C, Brundney K, Okwor T, Kabwe P, Waheed A, Vondran A, Bigirimana R, Ilesanmi O, Nsubuga D, Raji T, Mankoula W, Ihekweazu C, Nkengasong J. A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 893. PMID: 37189137, PMCID: PMC10184057, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15706-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection preventionCDC websiteNovel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreakService delivery pointsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreakTask ForceIPC trainingResearch subgroupsIPC programIPC measuresHealth personnelDisease controlWorking GroupImplementation researchOutbreaks of diseaseSubgroupsPreventionCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicTechnical Working GroupAfrica CentrePerson trainingTraining subgroupFocal personsDisease outbreaks