High Rates of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in HIV-Positive Individuals Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana
Authors
Kathleen Ryan, Motswedi Anderson, Ivayla Gyurova, Lilliam Ambroggio, Sikhulile Moyo, Teresa Sebunya, Joseph Makhema, Richard Marlink, Max Essex, Rosemary Musonda, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Jason T Blackard

Journal : Open Forum Infect Dis

DOI : 10.1093/ofid/ofx195

PMCID : PMC5641381

PMID : 29062862

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Pre-clinical carotid atherosclerosis and sCD163 among virally suppressed HIV patients in Botswana compared with uninfected controls
Authors
Mosepele Mosepele, Linda C Hemphill, Walter Moloi, Sikhulile Moyo, Isaac Nkele, Joseph Makhema, Kara Bennett, Virginia A Triant, Shahin Lockman

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0179994

PMCID : PMC5491105

PMID : 28662159

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Assessing computational genomics skills: Our experience in the H3ABioNet African bioinformatics network
Authors
Jongeneel CV, Achinike-Oduaran O, Adebiyi E, Adebiyi M, Adeyemi S, Akanle B, Aron S, Ashano E, Bendou H, Botha G, Chimusa E, Choudhury A, Donthu R, Drnevich J, Falola O, Fields CJ, Hazelhurst S, Hendry L, Isewon I, Khetani RS, Kumuthini J, Kimuda MP, Magosi L, Mainzer LS, Maslamoney S, Mbiyavanga M, Meintjes A, Mugutso D, Mpangase P, Munthali R, Nembaware V, Ndhlovu A, Odia T, Okafor A, Oladipo O, Panji S, Pillay V, Rendon G, Sengupta D, Mulder N

Journal : PLoS Comput Biol

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005419

PMCID : PMC5453403

PMID : 28570565

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HIV-1 full-genome phylogenetics of generalized epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa: impact of missing nucleotide characters in next-generation sequences
Authors
Oliver Ratmann, Chris Wymant, Caroline Colijn, Siva Danaviah, M Essex, Simon D W Frost, Astrid Gall, Simani Gaiseitsiwe, Mary Grabowski, Ronald Gray, Stephane Guindon, Arndt von Haeseler, Pontiano Kaleebu, Michelle Kendall, Alexey Kozlov, Justen Manasa, Bui Quang Minh, Sikhulile Moyo, Vladimir Novitsky, Rebecca Nsubuga, Sureshnee Pillay, Thomas C Quinn, David Serwadda, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Alexandros Stamatakis, Jana Trifinopoulos, Maria Wawer, Andrew Leigh Brown, Tulio de Oliveira, Paul Kellam, Deenan Pillay, Christophe Fraser

Journal : AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses

DOI : 10.1089/AID.2017.0061

PMCID : PMC5597042

PMID : 28540766

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Randomized trial of stopping or continuing ART among postpartum women with pre-ART CD4 ≥ 400 cells/mm3
Authors
Judith S Currier, Paula Britto, Risa M Hoffman, Sean Brummel, Gaerolwe Masheto, Esau Joao, Breno Santos, Linda Aurpibul, Marcelo Losso, Marie F Pierre, Adriana Weinberg, Devasena Gnanashanmugam, Nahida Chakhtoura , Karin Klingman, Renee Browning, Anne Coletti, Lynne Mofenson, David Shapiro, Jose Pilotto, 1077HS PROMISE Team

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0176009

PMCID : PMC5425014

PMID : 28489856

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Association of HIV diversity and virologic outcomes in early antiretroviral treatment: HPTN 052
Authors
Philip J Palumbo, Ethan A Wilson, Estelle Piwowar-Manning, Marybeth McCauley, Theresa Gamble, Newton Kumwenda, Joseph Makhema, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Suwat Chariyalertsak, James G Hakim, Mina C Hosseinipour, Marineide G Melo, Sheela V Godbole, Jose H Pilotto, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Ravindre Panchia, Ying Q Chen, Myron S Cohen, Susan H Eshleman, Jessica M Fogel

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0177281

PMCID : PMC5421787

PMID : 28481902

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Effect of co-trimoxazole on mortality in HIV-exposed but uninfected children in Botswana (the Mpepu Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Authors
Shahin Lockman, Michael Hughes, Kate Powis, Gbolahan Ajibola, Kara Bennett, Sikhulile Moyo, Erik van Widenfelt, Jean Leidner, Kenneth McIntosh, Loeto Mazhani, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, Roger Shapiro

Journal : Lancet Glob Health

DOI : 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30143-2

PMCID : PMC5502726

PMID : 28395844

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PARV4 prevalence, phylogeny, immunology and coinfection with HIV, HBV and HCV in a multicentre African cohort
Authors
Colin P Sharp, William F Gregory, Louise Hattingh, Amna Malik, Emily Adland, Samantha Daniels, Anriette van Zyl, Jonathan M Carlson, Susan Wareing, Anthony Ogwu, Roger Shapiro, Lynn Riddell, Fabian Chen, Thumbi Ndung'u, Philip J R Goulder, Paul Klenerman, Peter Simmonds, Pieter Jooste, Philippa C Matthews

Journal : Wellcome Open Res

DOI : 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11135.1

PMCID : PMC5423528

PMID : 28497124

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HIV-related mortality at a district hospital in Botswana
Authors
Melissa Eo Perry, Kitenge Kalenga, Louise Francois Watkins, Japheth E Mukaya, Kathleen M Powis, Kara Bennett, Mompati Mmalane, Joseph Makhema, Roger L Shapiro

Journal : Int J STD AIDS

DOI : 10.1177/0956462416646492

PMID : 27164967

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Detecting congenital malformations - Lessons learned from the Mpepu study, Botswana
Authors
Gbolahan Ajibola, Rebecca Zash, Roger L Shapiro, Oganne Batlang, Kerapetse Botebele, Kara Bennett, Florence Chilisa, Erik von Widenfelt, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, Lewis B Holmes, Kathleen M Powis

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0173800

PMCID : PMC5365099

PMID : 28339500

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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction by the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk score among HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors
Mosepele Mosepele, Linda C Hemphill, Tommy Palai, Isaac Nkele, Kara Bennett, Shahin Lockman, Virginia A Triant

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0172897

PMCID : PMC5325544

PMID : 28235058

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Multidisciplinary Gynecologic Oncology Clinic in Botswana: A Model for Multidisciplinary Oncology Care in Low- and Middle-Income Settings
Authors
Surbhi Grover, Sebathu Philip Chiyapo, Priya Puri, Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Babe Eunice Gaolebale, Neo Tapela, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Mukendi K A Kayembe, Thabo Moloi, Ponatshego Andrew Gaolebale

Journal : J Glob Oncol

DOI : 10.1200/JGO.2016.006353

PMCID : PMC5646885

PMID : 29094103

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Pairwise diversity and tMRCA as potential markers for HIV infection recency
Authors
Sikhulile Moyo, Eduan Wilkinson, Alain Vandormael, Rui Wang, Jia Weng, Kenanao P Kotokwe, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Rosemary Musonda, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, Susan Engelbrecht, Tulio de Oliveira, Vladimir Novitsky

Journal : Medicine (Baltimore)

DOI : 10.1097/MD.0000000000006041

PMCID : PMC5313003

PMID : 28178146

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High Proportion of Deaths Attributable to HIV Among Postpartum Women in Botswana Despite Widespread Uptake of Antiretroviral Therapy
Authors
Rebecca Marie Zash, Sajini Souda, Jean Leidner, Kelebogile Binda, Chazha Hick, Kathleen Powis, Joseph Makhema, Mompati Mmalane, Max Essex, Shahin Lockman, Roger L Shapiro

Journal : AIDS Patient Care STDS

DOI : 10.1089/apc.2016.0154

PMCID : PMC5220571

PMID : 28051898

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Treatment as Prevention: Characterization of Partner Infections in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 052 Trial
Authors
Susan H Eshleman, Sarah E Hudelson, Andrew D Redd, Ronald Swanstrom, San-San Ou, Xinyi Cindy Zhang, Li-Hua Ping, Estelle Piwowar-Manning, Stephen F Porcella, Matthew F Sievers, Craig A Martens, Daniel Bruno, Elena Dukhovlinova, Marybeth McCauley, Theresa Gamble, Jessica M Fogel, Devin Sabin, Thomas C Quinn, Laurence Gunde, Madalitso Maliwichi, Nehemiah Nhando, Victor Akelo, Sikhulile Moyo, Ravindre Panchia, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Nuntisa Chotirosniramit, Marineide Gonçalves de Melo, Jose Pilotto, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Kenneth Mayer, Ying Q Chen, James P Hughes, Myron S Cohen

Journal : J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

DOI : 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001158

PMCID : PMC5140698

PMID : 27532476

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