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Antimicrobial utilization research and activities in Botswana, the past, present and the future

Tiroyakgosi, Celda; Matome, Matshediso; Kgatlwane, Joyce; Paramadhas, Bene D Anand; Malone, Brighid; Mpinda-Joseph, Pinkie; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Maika, Keamogetse; Mashalla, Yohana; Godman, Brian; Maselle, Amos (Taylor & Francis, www.tandfonline.com, 2019-09-23)

A number of activities are ongoing to reduce AMR in Botswana by improving antimicrobial utilization across all sectors. However, there is a need to share experiences. With the objective of sharing these, the second one ...

HIV infection is not associated with the initiation of curative treatment in women with cervical cancer in Botswana

Grover, Surbhi, MD, MPH; MacDuffie, Emily, C., BA; Wang, Qiao, MPH; Bvochora-Nsingo, Memory, MD; Bhatia, Rohini K., BA; Balang, Dawn, MD; Chiyapo, Sebathu P., MD; Luckett, Rebecca, MD, MPH; Ramogola-Masire, Doreen, MD; Dryden-Peterson, Scott L., MD; Lin, Lilie, L., MD; Shin, Sanghyuk, S., PhD; Zetola, Nicola M., MD, MPH (Wiley, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/, 2019-02-25)

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Sub-Saharan Africa. The risk of developing cancer is increased for women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is unknown which ...

Explaining disparities in oncology health systems delays and stage at diagnosis between men and women in Botswana: A cohort study

Iyer, Hari S.; Kohler, Racquel E.; Ramogola-Masire, Doreen; Brown, Carolyn; Molebatsi, Kesaobaka; Grover, Surbhi; Kablay, Irene; Bvochora-Nsingo, Memory; Efstathiou, Jason, A.; Lockman, Shahin; Tapela, Neo; Dryden-Peterson, Scott L. (Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2019-06-06)

Purpose Men in Botswana present with more advanced cancer than women, leading to poorer outcomes. We sought to explain sex-specific differences in time to and stage at treatment initiation. Methods Cancer patients who ...

HIV infection: its impact on patients with appendicitis in Botswana

Bedada, Alemayehu Ginbo; Hsiao, Marvin; Azzie, Georges (Springer, https://www.springer.com/gp, 2019-06-11)

Background: To compare the presentation, management, and outcome of HIV-positive patients with appendicitis to those of HIV-negative patients with appendicitis. Summary Background Data: The literature is limited regarding ...