2009
Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia
Sinkala E, Gray S, Zulu I, Mudenda V, Zimba L, Vermund SH, Drobniewski F, Kelly P. Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9: 44. PMID: 19374757, PMCID: PMC2678139, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal tuberculosisClinical featuresWeight lossPara-aortic lymphadenopathyProbable abdominal tuberculosisCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive patientsHIV-positive adultsUniversity Teaching HospitalCells/μL.Cultures of biopsiesCommon ultrasound findingsHealth care facilitiesAbdominal tendernessSeropositive patientsAbdominal lymphadenopathyCD4 cellsHIV infectionMedical inpatientsAbdominal pathologyClinical manifestationsPersistent tendernessUltrasound findingsClinical algorithmUltrasonographic features
2004
Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica
Hylton-Kong T, Brathwaite AR, Del Rosario GR, Kristensen S, Kamara P, Jolly PE, Hook EW, Figueroa JP, Vermund SH. Marginal validity of syndromic management for reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in Jamaica. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2004, 15: 371-375. PMID: 15186580, DOI: 10.1258/095646204774195209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive tract infectionsSyndromic managementPregnant womenAntenatal clinicTract infectionsSyndromic case management approachAntenatal care facilitiesHigh-risk womenAffordable diagnostic testsPositive predictive valueCase management approachAntenatal attendersClinical algorithmClinical careCare facilitiesPredictive valueJamaican womenDiagnostic testsLaboratory supportWomenClinicInfectionLow sensitivityCervicitisCandidiasis