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Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, Medical College, EA
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Department of Pathology, Medical College, East Africa
Aga Khan University
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A randomized control trial comparing train of four ratio > ...
African Health Sciences (2018)
Isaac Adembesa, Vitalis Mung’ayi, Zul Premji and Dorothy Kamya
Background: There is increasing evidence that the incidence of postoperative residual paresis after using neuromuscular blockers ranges from 24 to ...
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Metabolic syndrome and its predictors in an urban population in ...
BMC Endocrine Disorders (2017)
Geoffrey Omuse, Daniel Maina, Mariza Hoffman, Jane Mwangi, et al.
Background: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of interrelated risk factors which doubles the risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) ...
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Comparison of biomarker based Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of ...
BMC Microbiology (2017)
Ali Kassim, Valentin Pflüger, Zul Premji, Claudia Daubenberger, et al.
Background: MALDI-TOF MS is an analytical method that has recently become integral in the identification of microorganisms in clinical laboratories. ...
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Evaluation of the Parasight Platform for Malaria Diagnosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2017)
Yochay Eshel, Arnon Houri-Yafin, Hagai Benkuzari, Natalie Lezmy, et al.
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 500 million malaria tests are performed annually. While microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests ...
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High resolution melting: a useful field-deployable method to measure dhfr ...
Malaria Journal (2017)
Yaye Dié Ndiaye, Cyrille K. Diédhiou, Amy K. Bei, Baba Dieye, et al.
Background: Emergence and spread of drug resistance to every anti-malarial used to date, creates an urgent need for development of ...
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Adding a single low-dose of primaquine (0.25 mg/kg ...
Malaria Journal (2016)
Richard Mwaiswelo, Billy Ngasala, Irina Jovel, Berit Aydin‑Schmidt, et al.
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently recommended the addition of a single low-dose of the gametocytocidal drug primaquine (PQ) ...
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Comparison of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute and European Committee on ...
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (2016)
Ali Kassim, Geoffrey Omuse, Zul Premji and Gunturu Revathi
Background: The Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) guidelines are the most ...
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Safety of a single low-dose of primaquine in addition to ...
Malaria Journal (2016)
Richard Mwaiswelo, Billy Ngasala, Irina Jovel, Roland Gosling, et al.
Background: This study assessed the safety of the new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of adding a single low-dose of ...
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Aetiology of acute febrile episodes in children attending Korogwe District ...
PLoS ONE (2014)
C. Mahende, B. Ngasala, J. Lusingu, A. Butichi, et al.
Introduction: Although the burden of malaria in many parts of Tanzania has declined, the proportion of children with fever has ...
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Epidemiology of malaria in a village in the Rufiji River ...
Malaria Journal (2014)
Anna Färnert, Victor Yman, Manijeh Vafa Homann, Grace Wandell, et al.
Background: Assessments of the epidemiology of malaria over time are needed to understand changes in transmission and guide control and ...
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Using verbal autopsy to measure causes of death: the comparative ...
BMC Medicine (2014)
C.J.L. Mahende, R. Lozano, A.D. Flaxman, P. Serina, et al.
Background: Monitoring progress with disease and injury reduction in many populations will require widespread use of verbal autopsy (VA). Multiple ...
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Exploration of in vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium ...
Malaria Journal (2013)
D. Joseph, A.M. Kabanywanyi, R. Hulser, Zul Premji, et al.
Background: Tanzania adopted artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as first-line drug for uncomplicated malaria in 2006. Recently, there was an anecdotal report on ...
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Malaria diagnosis and treatment practices following introduction of rapid diagnostic ...
Malaria Journal (2013)
M. Mubi, D. Kakoko, B. Ngasala, Zul Premji, et al.
Background: The success of the universal parasite-based malaria testing policy for fever patients attending primary health care (PHC) facilities in ...
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Temporal trends of molecular markers associated with artemether- lumefantrine tolerance ...
Malaria Journal (2013)
M. Malmberg, B. Ngasala, P.E. Ferreira, E. Larsson, et al.
Background: Development and spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) constitutes a major threat to recent global ...
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Usefulness of Plasmodium falciparum-specific rapid diagnostic tests for assessment of ...
Malaria Journal (2013)
B. Aydin-Schmidt, M. Mubi, U. Morris, M. Petzold, et al.
Background: Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) is an important tool for parasite-based malaria diagnosis. High specificity of RDTs to distinguish an ...
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Adherence to artemether/lumefantrine treatment in children under real-life situations ...
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2012)
D.O. Simba, D. Kakoko, G. Tomson, Zul Premji, et al.
A follow-up study was conducted to determine the magnitude of and factors related to adherence to artemether/lumefantrine (ALu) treatment in ...
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Clinical spectrum and severity of hemolytic anemia in glucose 6-phosphate ...
Blood (2012)
Allan Pamba, Naomi D. Richardson, Nick Carter, Stephan Duparc, et al.
Drug-induced acute hemolytic anemia led to the discovery of G6PD deficiency. However, most clinical data are from isolated case reports. ...
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Community screening and treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium falciparum ...
Malaria Journal (2011)
S.E. Kern, A.B. Tiono, M. Makanga, A. Gbadoe, et al.
Background: Asymptomatic carriers of Plasmodium falciparum serve as a reservoir of parasites for malaria transmission. Identification and treatment of asymptomatic ...
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Effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine provided by community health workers in under-five ...
Malaria Journal (2011)
B.E. Ngasala, M. Malmberg, A.M. Carlsson, P.E. Ferreira, et al.
Background: Home-management of malaria (HMM) strategy improves early access of anti-malarial medicines to high-risk groups in remote areas of sub-Saharan ...
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Efficacy and effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine after initial and repeated treatment ...
Clinical Infectious Diseases (2011)
B.E. Ngasala, M. Malmberg, A.M. Carlsson, P.E. Ferreira, et al.
Background. We assessed the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of artemether-lumefantrine, which is the most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy in ...
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Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of acute ...
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2011)
M. Makanga, Q. Bassat, C.O. Falade, Zul Premji, et al.
Randomized trials have confirmed the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Data from ...
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Malaria rapid testing by community health workers is effective and ...
PLoS ONE (2011)
M. Mubi, A. Janson, M. Warsame, A. Martensson, et al.
Background: Early diagnosis and prompt, effective treatment of uncomplicated malaria is critical to prevent severe disease, death and malaria transmission. ...
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Plasmodium falciparum population dynamics during the early phase of anti-malarial ...
Malaria Journal (2011)
A.M. Carlsson, B.E. Ngasala, S. Dahlstrom, C. Membi, et al.
Background: This study aimed to explore Plasmodium falciparum population dynamics during the early phase of anti-malarial drug treatment with artemisinin-based ...
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Population health metrics research consortium gold standard verbal autopsy validation ...
Population Health Metrics (2011)
C.J.L. Murray, A.D. Lopez, R. Black, R. Ahuja, et al.
Background: Verbal autopsy methods are critically important for evaluating the leading causes of death in populations without adequate vital registration ...
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Pre-referral rectal artesunate in severe malaria: Flawed trial
Trials (2011)
K.F. Hirji and Zul Premji
Background:Immediate injectable treatment is essential for severe malaria. Otherwise, the afflicted risk lifelong impairment or death. In rural areas of ...
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