2010
Improved HIV testing coverage after scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programs in urban Zambia: Evidence from serial hospital surveillance.
Kancheya NG, Jordan AK, Zulu IS, Chanda D, Vermund SH. Improved HIV testing coverage after scale-up of antiretroviral therapy programs in urban Zambia: Evidence from serial hospital surveillance. Medical Journal Of Zambia 2010, 37: 71-77. PMID: 23180895, PMCID: PMC3503145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testing coverageAntiretroviral therapy programsProportion of inpatientsPost-test counselingHIV statusTherapy programUnknown statusDual rapid testSerial cross-sectional surveysRapid testHIV rapid testsHigh-prevalence settingsHospital medical wardsEssential clinical servicesTesting coverageCross-sectional surveyWard testingHIV testingMedical wardsHospital surveillanceMedical inpatientsHIV prevalencePatient dischargePrevalence settingsSeropositive status
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