Publications

evaluation of plasma human herpesvirus 8 dna as a marker of clinical outcomes during antiretroviral therapy for aids-related kaposi sarcoma in zimbabwe.	the usefulness of plasma human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) dna as a marker of response to treatment for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated kaposi sarcoma (aids-ks) in an african setting is unknown.	2010	20572760
lack of evidence for frequent heterosexual transmission of human herpesvirus 8 in zimbabwe.	there is conflicting evidence about the contribution of heterosexual transmission to the spread of human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) in southern africa. this study evaluated the hypothesis that hhv-8 infection is associated with risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) and other sexually transmitted infections among zimbabwean men.	2009	19400749
relationship of kaposi sarcoma (ks)-associated herpesvirus viremia and ks disease in zimbabwe.	the relationship between kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (kshv) viremia and ks disease was investigated in 500 subjects who received treatment in harare, zimbabwe. subjects were grouped by results of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) type 1 serological tests, ks diagnosis, and ks clinical stage. the plasma kshv dna concentration was associated with concomitant ks and hiv-1 infection (aids-ks; p<.001) and aids-ks clinical stage (p=.01). plasma kshv dna levels were greater in aids-ks than i ...	2003	12715309
relationship of human herpesvirus 8 peripheral blood virus load and kaposi's sarcoma clinical stage.	to determine the relationship between human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8 or kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) peripheral blood virus load and kaposi's sarcoma (ks) clinical stage.	2000	11061651
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in zimbabwe.	pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (pcp) is said to be rare in africa, with reported rates of 0-22% in human-immunodeficiency-virus (hiv) infected individuals with respiratory symptoms. over one year in a central hospital in southern africa, 64 hiv-infected patients with acute diffuse pneumonia unresponsive to penicillin and sputum smear-negative for acid-fast bacilli underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy. bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was assessed for bacteria, fungi, pneumocystis carinii, and mycobacte ...	1995	7475717