Publications of 2021
Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease identified during community-based screening for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: a case report.
Twabi HH, Mukoka-Thindwa M, Shani D, et al. Malawi Medical Journal 2021; 3.
Pattern of abnormalities amongst chest X‐rays of adults undergoing computer‐assisted digital chest X‐ray screening for tuberculosis in Peri‐Urban Blantyre, Malawi: A cross‐sectional study.
Twabi HH, Semphere R, Mukoka M, et al. Trop Med Int Health 2021; 26: 1427-1437.
Design and protocol for a cluster randomised trial of enhanced diagnostics for tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV in hospital in Malawi
RM Burke, S Nyirenda, HH Twabi, M Nliwasa, et al. PloS one 2022
Community-based active case-finding interventions for tuberculosis: a systematic review.
Burke RM, Nliwasa M, Feasey HRA, et al. The Lancet Public Health 2021; 6: e283-e299.
Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis.
MacPherson P, Webb EL, Kamchedzera W, et al. PLoS Med 2021; 18: e1003752.
Durations of asymptomatic, symptomatic, and care-seeking phases of tuberculosis disease with a Bayesian analysis of prevalence survey and notification data.
Ku C-C, MacPherson P, Khundi M, Nzawa RHS, Feasey HRA, Nliwasa M, et al. BMC Med 2021; 19: 298.
Effect of azithromycin on incidence of acute respiratory exacerbations in children with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy and co-morbid chronic lung disease: a secondary analysis of the BREATHE trial.
Price A, McHugh G, Simms V, Semphere R, et al. EClinicalMedicine 2021; 42: 101195.
Effectiveness of spatially targeted interventions for control of HIV, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria: a systematic review.
Khundi M, Carpenter JR, Nliwasa M, et al. BMJ Open 2021; 11: e044715.
Effects of Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Tuberculosis Notifications, Malawi.
Soko RN, Burke RM, Feasey HRA, et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 27: 1831-1839.
The impact of the 2009 influenza pandemic on the seasonality of human respiratory syncytial virus: A systematic analysis.
Li Y, Wang X, Msosa T, et al. Influenza Resp Viruses 2021; 15: 804-812.
Tuberculosis case notifications in Malawi have strong seasonal and weather-related trends.
Kirolos A, Thindwa D, Khundi M, et al. Sci Rep 2021; 11: 4621.
Tuberculosis diagnosis cascade in Blantyre, Malawi: a prospective cohort study.
Feasey HRA, Corbett EL, Nliwasa M, et al. BMC Infect Dis 2021; 21: 178.
Financial incentives can improve secondary distribution of HIV self-tests - Authors' reply.
Choko AT, Kumwenda MK. The Lancet Global Health 2021; 9: e1367.
Exploring the evolution of policies for universal antiretroviral therapyand their implementation across three sub-Saharan African countries: Findings from the SHAPEstudy.
Kumwenda M, Skovdal M, Wringe A, et al. Global Public Health 2021, 16:2, 227-240. 080/17441692.2020.1851386