201.
The impact of the National HIV Health Care Worker Hotline on patient care in South Africa
Briony
S
Chisholm,
Karen
Cohen,
Marc
Blockman,
Hans-Friedemann
Kinkel,
Tamara
J
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M
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AIDS Research and Therapy 2011, 8 :4 (26 January 2011)
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Investigating the effect of paralogs on microarray gene-set analysis
Andre
J
Faure,
Cathal
Seoighe,
Nicola
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Mulder
BMC Bioinformatics 2011, 12 :29 (24 January 2011)
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Editor’s summary
The presence of paralogs, with high sequence identity and similar molecular functions, may confound microarray gene-set analysis, however a new web tool, Indygene, can efficiently remove paralogy relationships from a dataset with important implications for biological hypotheses.
203.
Keeping health staff healthy: evaluation of a workplace initiative to reduce morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS in Malawi
Marielle
Bemelmans,
Thomas
van den Akker,
Olesi
Pasulani,
Nabila
Tayub,
Katharina
Hermann,
Beatrice
Mwagomba,
Winnie
Jalasi,
Harriet
Chiomba,
Nathan
Ford,
Mit
Philips
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011, 14 :1 (5 January 2011)
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204.
Implementation of a reference standard and proficiency testing programme by the World Wide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN)
Chris
Lourens,
William
M
Watkins,
Karen
I
Barnes,
Carol
H
Sibley,
Philippe
J
Guerin,
Nicholas
J
White,
Niklas
Lindegardh
Malaria Journal 2010, 9 :375 (25 December 2010)
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Editor’s summary
The article describes a quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) programme for proficiency testing of bioanalysis of anti-malarial drugs, and a certified reference standard programme. This is an important programme that, when fully implemented, could have a significant global impact on the reliability of anti-malarial drug concentration measurements.
205.
Strengthening health human resources and improving clinical outcomes through an integrated guideline and educational outreach in resource-poor settings: a cluster-randomized trial
Michael
J
Schull,
Hastings
Banda,
Damson
Kathyola,
Lara
Fairall,
Alexandra
Martiniuk,
Barry
Burciul,
Merrick
Zwarenstein,
Sumeet
Sodhi,
Sandy
Thompson,
Martias
Joshua,
Martha
Mondiwa,
Eric
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Trials 2010, 11 :118 (3 December 2010)
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206.
Increased vulnerability of rural children on antiretroviral therapy attending public health facilities in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study
Geoffrey
Fatti,
Peter
Bock,
Ashraf
Grimwood,
Brian
Eley
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2010, 13 :46 (25 November 2010)
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207.
HIV-1 sub-type C chimaeric VLPs boost cellular immune responses in mice
Sirika
Pillay,
Enid
G
Shephard,
Ann
E
Meyers,
Anna-Lise
Williamson,
Edward
P
Rybicki
Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2010, 8 :7 (19 November 2010)
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208.
Identification of losses to follow-up in a community-based antiretroviral therapy clinic in South Africa using a computerized pharmacy tracking system
Mweete
D
Nglazi,
Richard
Kaplan,
Robin
Wood,
Linda-Gail
Bekker,
Stephen
D
Lawn
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10 :329 (15 November 2010)
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Editor’s summary
The intelligent dispensing of antiretroviral treatment (iDART), an open-source electronic pharmacy system, can identify patients potentially lost to follow-up by detecting those who have failed to collect medication for a period of ≥12 weeks.
209.
Inequitable access to substance abuse treatment services in Cape Town, South Africa
Bronwyn
J
Myers,
Johann
Louw,
Sonja
C
Pasche
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2010, 5 :28 (15 November 2010)
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210.
Population pharmacokinetics of lopinavir and ritonavir in combination with rifampicin-based antitubercular treatment in HIV-infected children
C
Zhang,
P
Denti,
USH
Simonsson,
G
Maartens,
MO
Karlsson,
H
McIlleron
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2010, 13 (Suppl 4):O24 (8 November 2010)
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Comparing the effectiveness of efavirenz and nevirapine for first-line antiretroviral treatment amongst an adult treatment cohort from South Africa
P
Bock,
G
Fatti,
A
Grimwood
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2010, 13 (Suppl 4):P10 (8 November 2010)
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212.
A prospective study of methamphetamine use as a predictor of high school non-attendance in Cape Town, South Africa
Andreas
Plüddemann,
Alan
J
Flisher,
Rebecca
McKetin,
Charles
D
Parry,
Carl
J
Lombard
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2010, 5 :25 (21 October 2010)
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213.
A balanced view of balanced solutions
Bertrand
Guidet,
Neil
Soni,
Giorgio
Rocca,
Sibylle
Kozek,
Benoît
Vallet,
Djillali
Annane,
Mike
James
Critical Care 2010, 14 :325 (21 October 2010)
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214.
Anti-HIV-1 activity of salivary MUC5B and MUC7 mucins from HIV patients with different CD4 counts
Habtom
H
Habte,
Corena
de Beer,
Zoë
E
Lotz,
Paul
Roux,
Anwar
S
Mall
Virology Journal 2010, 7 :269 (14 October 2010)
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215.
Assessing the efficacy of a modified assertive community-based treatment programme in a developing country
Ulla
A
Botha,
Liezl
Koen,
John
A
Joska,
Linda
M
Hering,
Piet
P
Oosthuizen
BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10 :73 (15 September 2010)
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216.
The population genomics of begomoviruses: global scale population structure and gene flow
HC
Prasanna,
D
P
Sinha,
Ajay
Verma,
Major
Singh,
Bijendra
Singh,
Mathura
Rai,
Darren
P
Martin
Virology Journal 2010, 7 :220 (10 September 2010)
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217.
The ethics of human volunteer studies involving experimental exposure to pesticides: unanswered dilemmas
Leslie
London,
David
Coggon,
Angelo
Moretto,
Peter
Westerholm,
Martin
F
Wilks,
Claudio
Colosio
Environmental Health 2010, 9 :50 (18 August 2010)
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218.
Mental health policy process: a comparative study of Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia
Maye
A
Omar,
Andrew
T
Green,
Philippa
K
Bird,
Tolib
Mirzoev,
Alan
J
Flisher,
Fred
Kigozi,
Crick
Lund,
Jason
Mwanza,
Angela
L
Ofori-Atta,
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2010, 4 :24 (2 August 2010)
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219.
Integrating mental health into primary health care in Zambia: a care provider's perspective
Lonia
Mwape,
Alice
Sikwese,
Augustus
Kapungwe,
Jason
Mwanza,
Alan
Flisher,
Crick
Lund,
Sara
Cooper
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2010, 4 :21 (25 July 2010)
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220.
How do children at special schools and their parents perceive their HRQoL compared to children at open schools?
Jennifer
Jelsma,
Lebogang
Ramma
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8 :72 (21 July 2010)
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221.
Lack of association between stavudine exposure and lipoatrophy, dysglycaemia, hyperlactataemia and hypertriglyceridaemia: a prospective cross sectional study
Phumla
Z
Sinxadi,
Jan-Stefan
van der Walt,
Helen
M
McIlleron,
Motasim
Badri,
Peter
J
Smith,
Joel
A
Dave,
Naomi
S
Levitt,
Gary
Maartens
AIDS Research and Therapy 2010, 7 :23 (14 July 2010)
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222.
CRIMALDDI: a co-ordinated, rational, and integrated effort to set logical priorities in anti-malarial drug discovery initiatives
Ian
C
Boulton,
Solomon
Nwaka,
Ian
Bathurst,
Michael
Lanzer,
Donatella
Taramelli,
Henri
Vial,
Christian
Doerig,
Kelly
Chibale,
Steve
A
Ward
Malaria Journal 2010, 9 :202 (13 July 2010)
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Editor’s summary
The paper comments on an EU-funded consortium that aims to coordinate anti-malarial drug discovery and development initiatives within the Eurozone. The text outlines the motivation for the initiative, and the details the current and future work needed to develop a coordinated and effective plan for drug development.
223.
Enhancing PMIPv6 for Better Handover Performance among Heterogeneous Wireless Networks in a Micromobility Domain
LinohA
Magagula,
OlabisiE
Falowo,
HAnthony
Chan
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2010, 2010 :274935 (13 July 2010)
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224.
Perceived mental effort correlates with changes in tonic arousal during attentional tasks
Fleur
M
Howells,
Dan
J
Stein,
Vivienne
A
Russell
Behavioral and Brain Functions 2010, 6 :39 (8 July 2010)
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225.
AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa
Kathryn
M
Chu,
Gcina
Mahlangeni,
Sarah
Swannet,
Nathan
P
Ford,
Andrew
Boulle,
Gilles
Van Cutsem
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2010, 13 :23 (8 July 2010)
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