Published in Am J Clin Pathol on September 01, 2010
The SLMTA programme: Transforming the laboratory landscape in developing countries. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 2.38
Evidence from 617 laboratories in 47 countries for SLMTA-driven improvement in quality management systems. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 2.03
Perspectives on introduction and implementation of new point-of-care diagnostic tests. J Infect Dis (2012) 1.33
Strengthening national health laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa: a decade of remarkable progress. Trop Med Int Health (2014) 1.12
Capacity building in national influenza laboratories - use of laboratory assessments to drive progress. BMC Infect Dis (2015) 0.98
A systematic approach to capacity strengthening of laboratory systems for control of neglected tropical diseases in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Sri Lanka. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.97
PEPFAR support for the scaling up of collaborative TB/HIV activities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 0.95
Multicenter feasibility study to assess external quality assessment panels for Xpert MTB/RIF assay in South Africa. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.95
Laboratory system strengthening and quality improvement in Ethiopia. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.93
Public health laboratory systems development in East Africa through training in laboratory management and field epidemiology. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.92
Quality matters in strengthening global laboratory medicine. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.89
Implementing and measuring the level of laboratory service integration in a program setting in Nigeria. PLoS One (2014) 0.86
Modeling the implementation of universal coverage for HIV treatment as prevention and its impact on the HIV epidemic. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep (2014) 0.85
Impact of horizontal approach in vertical program: continuous quality improvement of malaria and tuberculosis diagnostic services at primary-level medical laboratories in the context of HIV care and treatment program in Ethiopia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 0.82
Factors affecting job satisfaction and retention of medical laboratory professionals in seven countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Resour Health (2013) 0.81
Clinical laboratory networks contribute to strengthening disease surveillance: The RESAOLAB Project in West Africa. Emerg Health Threats J (2013) 0.80
Central African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: building and strengthening regional workforce capacity in public health. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.79
An innovative educational approach to professional development of medical laboratory scientists in Botswana. Adv Med Educ Pract (2014) 0.78
Pediatric treatment 2.0: ensuring a holistic response to caring for HIV-exposed and infected children. AIDS (2013) 0.76
Improved Specimen-Referral System and Increased Access to Quality Laboratory Services in Ethiopia: The Role of the Public-Private Partnership. J Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Concordance of programmatic and laboratory-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Peru. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis (2012) 0.75
Strengthening the Tuberculosis Specimen Referral Network in Uganda: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships. J Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Strengthening public health laboratory capacity in Thailand for International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). WHO South East Asia J Public Health (2014) 0.75
"This thing of testing our blood is really very important": a qualitative study of primary care laboratory services in Tete Province, Mozambique. Int J Equity Health (2016) 0.75
External quality assessment in resource-limited countries. Biochem Med (Zagreb) (2017) 0.75
National Laboratory Planning: Developing Sustainable Biocontainment Laboratories in Limited Resource Areas. Health Secur (2016) 0.75
An Evaluation of the Point-of-Care Analyzer, i-Smart 30, for Measurement of Electrolytes. Indian J Clin Biochem (2013) 0.75
Multinational Disease Surveillance Programs: Promoting Global Information Exchange for Infectious Diseases. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2015) 0.75
Leapfrog diagnostics: Demonstration of a broad spectrum pathogen identification platform in a resource-limited setting. Health Res Policy Syst (2012) 0.75
Importance of Public-Private Partnerships: Strengthening Laboratory Medicine Systems and Clinical Practice in Africa. J Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Implementing Laboratory Quality Management Systems in Mozambique: The Becton Dickinson-US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Public-Private Partnership Initiative. J Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Apropos 'association of suboptimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with knee osteoarthritis incidence in postmenopausal Egyptian women'. Rheumatol Int (2013) 0.75
Performance of health laboratories in provision of HIV diagnostic and supportive services in selected districts of Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res (2017) 0.75
Active tracking of rejected dried blood samples in a large program in Nigeria. World J Virol (2016) 0.75
Rolling Out Xpert(®) MTB/RIF for TB Detection in HIV-Infected Populations:An Opportunity for Systems Strengthening. Afr J Lab Med (2017) 0.75
Phlebotomy and quality in the African laboratory. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
View from the top: Involvement of Namibia's health ministry in laboratory quality improvement. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
Optimising the laboratory supply chain: The key to effective laboratory services. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
Progressing beyond SLMTA: Are internal audits and corrective action the key drivers of quality improvement? Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
A comprehensive review of the SLMTA literature part 2: Measuring success. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
Weighing the costs: Implementing the SLMTA programme in Zimbabwe using internal versus external facilitators. Afr J Lab Med (2014) 0.75
Rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy at primary care sites in Zambia: feasibility and early outcomes. JAMA (2006) 17.93
Extended antiretroviral prophylaxis to reduce breast-milk HIV-1 transmission. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.19
Clinical outcomes and CD4 cell response in children receiving antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in Zambia. JAMA (2007) 7.00
Effects of early, abrupt weaning on HIV-free survival of children in Zambia. N Engl J Med (2008) 6.80
Effect of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 (HIV-1) subtype on disease progression in persons from Rakai, Uganda, with incident HIV-1 infection. J Infect Dis (2008) 4.48
Five-year outcomes of the China National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program. Ann Intern Med (2009) 4.21
Effect of earlier initiation of antiretroviral treatment and increased treatment coverage on HIV-related mortality in China: a national observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis (2011) 3.85
Performance of an oral fluid rapid HIV-1/2 test: experience from four CDC studies. AIDS (2006) 3.70
Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource-poor countries: challenges and opportunities. Clin Microbiol Rev (2011) 3.63
Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and the risk of an adverse outcome. N Engl J Med (2002) 3.31
Triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding--the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: a clinical trial. PLoS Med (2011) 2.72
Integrating prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission into routine antenatal care: the key to program expansion in Cameroon. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2005) 2.55
Strengthening public health surveillance and response using the health systems strengthening agenda in developing countries. BMC Public Health (2010) 2.41
Routine offering of HIV testing to hospitalized pediatric patients at university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: acceptability and feasibility. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2009) 2.30
Adherence to first-line antiretroviral therapy affects non-virologic outcomes among patients on treatment for more than 12 months in Lusaka, Zambia. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 2.25
HIV and syphilis prevalence among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional survey of 61 cities in China. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 2.24
Early clinical and immune response to NNRTI-based antiretroviral therapy among women with prior exposure to single-dose nevirapine. AIDS (2007) 2.19
Progress towards improved tuberculosis diagnostics for developing countries. Lancet (2006) 2.16
The early bactericidal activities of rifampin and rifapentine in pulmonary tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 2.06
Safety and immunogenicity of an HIV subtype B and E prime-boost vaccine combination in HIV-negative Thai adults. J Infect Dis (2004) 2.01
Laboratory epidemiologist: skilled partner in field epidemiology and disease surveillance in Kenya. J Public Health Policy (2008) 1.98
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: timing and implications for prevention. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 1.93
Planning an integrated disease surveillance and response system: a matrix of skills and activities. BMC Med (2007) 1.93
Maternal health factors and early pediatric antiretroviral therapy influence the rate of perinatal HIV-1 disease progression in children. AIDS (2003) 1.88
Critical role of developing national strategic plans as a guide to strengthen laboratory health systems in resource-poor settings. Am J Clin Pathol (2009) 1.88
Mortality trends in the US Perinatal AIDS Collaborative Transmission Study (1986-2004). Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.83
Broad immunogenicity of a multigene, multiclade HIV-1 DNA vaccine boosted with heterologous HIV-1 recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.77
Approaches for scaling up human immunodeficiency virus testing and counseling in prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission settings in resource-limited countries. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2007) 1.63
Elevated influenza-related excess mortality in South African elderly individuals, 1998-2005. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 1.62
Health and nutritional status of orphans <6 years old cared for by relatives in western Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2003) 1.56
High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and inadequate case finding in rural western Kenya. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 1.54
Predictors of virologic failure in HIV-1-infected adults receiving first-line antiretroviral therapy in 8 provinces in China. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 1.51
Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Type 1 in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2002) 1.50
Scaling up HIV rapid testing in developing countries: comprehensive approach for implementing quality assurance. Am J Clin Pathol (2010) 1.50
The implementation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Uganda: a review of progress and challenges between 2001 and 2007. Health Policy Plan (2012) 1.45
A program to provide antiretroviral therapy to residents of an urban slum in nairobi, kenya. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) (2007) 1.44
Conceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform. BMC Public Health (2002) 1.42
Knowledge about vaccines and willingness to participate in preventive HIV vaccine trials: a population-based study, Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2004) 1.40
Identification of HIV-1 infected infants and young children using real-time RT PCR and dried blood spots from Uganda and Cameroon. J Virol Methods (2007) 1.39
Trends in opportunistic infections in the pre- and post-highly active antiretroviral therapy eras among HIV-infected children in the Perinatal AIDS Collaborative Transmission Study, 1986-2004. Pediatrics (2007) 1.38
Care and treatment of HIV-infected children in Africa: issues and challenges at the district hospital level. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2007) 1.38
HIV-HBV coinfection--a global challenge. N Engl J Med (2012) 1.36
World Health Organization/HIVResNet Drug Resistance Laboratory Strategy. Antivir Ther (2008) 1.36
Safety of tenofovir during pregnancy for the mother and fetus: a systematic review. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.35
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a bacille Calmette-Guérin-vaccinated pediatric population in Malawi. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.34
Decreased Ebola Transmission after Rapid Response to Outbreaks in Remote Areas, Liberia, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.33
Design and implementation of a China comprehensive AIDS response programme (China CARES), 2003-08. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.32
The integration of multiple HIV/AIDS projects into a coordinated national programme in China. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.31
Do targeted HIV programs improve overall care for pregnant women?: Antenatal syphilis management in Zambia before and after implementation of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programs. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2008) 1.29
Quantitative RNA testing for diagnosis of HIV-infected infants. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2003) 1.29
Dyslipidemia among perinatally HIV-infected children enrolled in the PACTS-HOPE cohort, 1999-2004: a longitudinal analysis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.27
HIV-infected former plasma donors in rural Central China: from infection to survival outcomes, 1985-2008. PLoS One (2010) 1.27
Declining HIV prevalence among young pregnant women in Lusaka, Zambia. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 1.26
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding: past, present, and future. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.24
Estimation of HIV-1 incidence among five focal populations in Dehong, Yunnan: a hard hit area along a major drug trafficking route. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.23
First documentation of human Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Kenya. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.21
Cost-effectiveness of HIV rescreening during late pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa and other resource-limited settings. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.21
Epidemiologic and virologic assessment of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on selected temperate countries in the Southern Hemisphere: Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. Influenza Other Respir Viruses (2011) 1.19
Temporal trends in HIV Type 1 incidence among inner-city childbearing women in Atlanta: use of the IgG-capture BED-enzyme immunoassay. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2005) 1.17
Early childhood infection by human herpesvirus 8 in Zambia and the role of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection in a highly endemic area. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.11
Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trial. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.08
Family experiences with pediatric antiretroviral therapy: responsibilities, barriers, and strategies for remembering medications. AIDS Patient Care STDS (2008) 1.07
Unsafe injections and transmission of HIV-1 in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet (2004) 1.07
Evaluation of rapid prenatal human immunodeficiency virus testing in rural cameroon. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2005) 1.07
Genital herpes simplex virus infection and perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus. Obstet Gynecol (2005) 1.06
Ultrasensitive p24 antigen assay for diagnosis of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.06
Human immunodeficiency virus retesting during pregnancy: costs and effectiveness in preventing perinatal transmission. Obstet Gynecol (2003) 1.06
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C seroprevalence in children receiving antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in China, 2005-2009. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.06
In a mixed subtype epidemic, the HIV-1 Gag-specific T-cell response is biased towards the infecting subtype. AIDS (2007) 1.06
Association between missed early visits and mortality among patients of china national free antiretroviral treatment cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 1.06
Is the HIV sentinel surveillance system adequate in China? Findings from an evaluation of the national HIV sentinel surveillance system. Western Pac Surveill Response J (2012) 1.03
Maternal viral load and rate of disease progression among vertically HIV-1-infected children: an international meta-analysis. AIDS (2004) 1.02
A cluster-randomized trial of enhanced labor ward-based PMTCT services to increase nevirapine coverage in Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS (2010) 1.02
Contributions of international cooperation projects to the HIV/AIDS response in China. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.02
Human resource development and capacity-building during China's rapid scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment services. Bull World Health Organ (2013) 1.01
Increasing leadership capacity for HIV/AIDS programmes by strengthening public health epidemiology and management training in Zimbabwe. Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.01
The African Field Epidemiology Network--networking for effective field epidemiology capacity building and service delivery. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 1.01
Using point-of-care testing to make rapid HIV-1 tests in labor really rapid. AIDS (2003) 1.00
Gender differences in HIV disease progression and treatment outcomes among HIV patients one year after starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.00
Cost-effectiveness of integrated routine offering of prenatal HIV and syphilis screening in China. Sex Transm Dis (2014) 0.99
The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: building and transforming the public health workforce. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.99
Nosocomial outbreaks--a potential threat to the elimination of measles? J Infect Dis (2003) 0.98
Effects of four different meal types on the population pharmacokinetics of single-dose rifapentine in healthy male volunteers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 0.97
Maternal versus paternal inheritance of HLA class I alleles among HIV-infected children: consequences for clinical disease progression. AIDS (2004) 0.97
Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 0.96
Rapid human immunodeficiency virus-1 testing on labor and delivery in 17 US hospitals: the MIRIAD experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2007) 0.95
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs in West Africa as a model for sustainable partnerships in animal and human health. J Am Vet Med Assoc (2012) 0.95
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: pathogenesis, mechanisms and pathways. Clin Perinatol (2010) 0.93
Implementation of Ebola case-finding using a village chieftaincy taskforce in a remote outbreak - Liberia, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2015) 0.93
Public health laboratory systems development in East Africa through training in laboratory management and field epidemiology. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.92
Trends in bacteremia in the pre- and post-highly active antiretroviral therapy era among HIV-infected children in the US Perinatal AIDS Collaborative Transmission Study (1986-2004). Pediatrics (2008) 0.92
The genesis and evolution of the African Field Epidemiology Network. Pan Afr Med J (2011) 0.92
Estimating the size of HIV key affected populations in Chongqing, China, using the network scale-up method. PLoS One (2013) 0.91
Fifty-five years of international epidemic-assistance investigations conducted by CDC's disease detectives. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 0.90
Rapid intrapartum or postpartum HIV testing at a midwife obstetric unit and a district hospital in South Africa. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2011) 0.90
An integrated city-driven perinatal HIV prevention program covering 1.8 million pregnant women in Shenzhen, China, 2000 to 2010. Sex Transm Dis (2013) 0.90
Women identified with HIV at labor and delivery: testing, disclosing and linking to care challenges. Matern Child Health J (2007) 0.89
Prevention of HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Key to an AIDS-Free Generation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2017) 0.89