| trichomoniasis in men and hiv infection: data from 2 outpatient clinics at lilongwe central hospital, malawi. | little is known about the epidemiologic profile of trichomoniasis in men and its relationship to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. among men presenting for care for symptomatic sexually transmitted infections (stis) in malawi, trichomoniasis is not considered for first-line treatment. | 2004 | 15378437 |
| screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: an acceptable intervention for antenatal care clients and providers? | five purposively sampled health facilities in kasungu district, malawi. | 2006 | 16848342 |
| rapid, real-time detection of acute hiv infection in patients in africa. | we conducted a prospective study to evaluate methods of detecting clients with sexually transmitted diseases (stds) who were acutely coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in lilongwe, malawi. | 2007 | 17205481 |
| detection of acute hiv infection: a field evaluation of the determine(r) hiv-1/2 ag/ab combo test. | (see the editorial commentary by branson and stekler, on pages 521-4.) background. most human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) point-of-care tests detect antibodies (ab) but not p24 antigen (ag) or rna. in the absence of antibodies, p24 antigen and rna typically indicate acute hiv infection. we conducted a field evaluation of the determine® hiv-1/2 ag/ab combo rapid test (combo rt). methods. the antigen portion of the combo rt (for acute hiv infection) was compared with a roche monitor hiv rna polym ... | 2011 | 22207651 |