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A Comparison of Diarrheal Severity Scores in the MAL-ED Multisite Community-Based Cohort Study

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

A Markov Model to Estimate Mortality Due to HIV/AIDS Using Viral Load Levels-Based States and CD4 Cell Counts: A Principal Component Analysis Approach

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A putative HIV-1 subtype C/CRF11_cpx unique recombinant from South Africa

scientific article published on 5 March 2016

A sparse covarying unit that describes healthy and impaired human gut microbiota development

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Aflatoxin exposure in children living in Mirpur, Dhaka: data from MAL-ED companion study

scientific article published on 05 September 2018

Age and Sex Normalization of Intestinal Permeability Measures for the Improved Assessment of Enteropathy in Infancy and Early Childhood: Results from the MAL-ED Study

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Anaemia among clinically well under-fives attending a community health centre in Venda, Limpopo Province

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Antibiotic resistance patterns and beta-lactamase identification in Escherichia coli isolated from young children in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: The MAL-ED cohort

scientific article published on 27 February 2017

Astrovirus Infection and Diarrhea in 8 Countries

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Bacterial contamination of Vhuswa--a local weaning food and stored drinking-water in impoverished households in the Venda region of South Africa

scientific article published in June 2005

Challenges to Sustainable Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study of Water Quality and Use across Seasons in Rural Communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 07 February 2018

Chapter 4 Household Food Access and Child Malnutrition

scholarly article published 30 September 2016

Characterization of APOBEC3 variation in a population of HIV-1 infected individuals in northern South Africa

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Characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from a previously unexplored region of South Africa with a high HIV prevalence

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Characterization of n-Hexane sub-fraction of Bridelia micrantha (Berth) and its antimycobacterium activity

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Characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection among HIV positive patients in Cameroon.

scientific article published on 08 March 2017

Correction to: A Markov Model to Estimate Mortality Due to HIV/AIDS Using Viral Load Levels-Based States and CD4 Cell Counts: A Principal Component Analysis Approach

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Correction: Geographic and Temporal Trends in the Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Mechanisms of Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance: An Individual-Patient- and Sequence-Level Meta-Analysis

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Cryptosporidium species: preliminary descriptions of the prevalence and genotype distribution among school children and hospital patients in the Venda region, Limpopo Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Detection and molecular characterisation of Giardia lamblia genotypes in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

scientific article published on 6 June 2014

Detection of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus from cattle and pigs slaughtered in abattoirs in Vhembe District, South Africa.

scientific article published on 24 February 2015

Determinants and Impact of Giardia Infection in the First 2 Years of Life in the MAL-ED Birth Cohort

scientific article published in June 2017

Development of the Dzimauli community in Vhembe District, Limpopo province of South Africa, for the MAL-ED cohort study

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Diarrhoeagenic bacterial pathogens in HIV-positive patients with diarrhoea in rural communities of Limpopo Province, South Africa.

scientific article published in September 2002

Diversity and antibiograms of bacterial organisms isolated from samples of household drinking-water consumed by HIV-positive individuals in rural settings, South Africa.

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Dynamics and Trends in Fecal Biomarkers of Gut Function in Children from 1-24 Months in the MAL-ED Study

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Early Antibiotic Exposure in Low-Resource Settings is Associated with Increased Weight in The First Two Years of Life

scientific article published on 9 June 2017

Entamoeba histolytica: genetic diversity of African strains based on the polymorphism of the serine-rich protein gene

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Enteric dysfunction and other factors associated with attained size at 5 years: MAL-ED birth cohort study findings

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Enteroaggregative E. coli Subclinical Infection and co-Infections and Impaired Child Growth in the MAL-ED Cohort Study

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Epidemiology and Impact of Campylobacter Infection in Children in 8 Low-Resource Settings: Results From the MAL-ED Study

scientific article published on 7 August 2016

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Cryptosporidiosis in Children from Eight Low-income Sites: Results from the MAL-ED Study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Epidemiology of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli infections and associated outcomes in the MAL-ED birth cohort

scientific article published on 24 July 2017

Evaluating Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Using Pharmacy Refill Records in a Rural Treatment Site in South Africa

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Evaluation of selected South African medicinal plants for inhibitory properties against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and integrase

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Exploring the Significance of Bidirectional Learning for Global Health Education

scientific article published in November 2016

Fecal markers of intestinal inflammation and permeability associated with the subsequent acquisition of linear growth deficits in infants

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

Frequency of bystander exposure to antibiotics for enteropathogenic bacteria among young children in low-resource settings

scientific article published in 2022

Genetic Analysis of HIV-1 Integrase Sequences from Treatment Naive Individuals in Northeastern South Africa

scientific article published on March 2013

Genetic analysis of the near full-length genome of an HIV type 1 A1/C unique recombinant form from northern South Africa

scientific article published on 15 January 2011

Genetic characterization of HIV before widespread testing of HIV vaccine candidates at a clinical trial site in Pretoria, South Africa

scientific article published on 6 March 2012

Genetic variants of APOC3 promoter and HLA-B genes in an HIV infected cohort in northern South Africa: a pilot study

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Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient- and sequence-level meta-analysis

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HHV-8 Seroprevalence and Genotype Distribution in Africa, 1998–2017: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

HIV-1 subtype C predicted co-receptor tropism in Africa: an individual sequence level meta-analysis

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Hepatitis B virus in HIV-infected patients in north-eastern South Africa: Prevalence, exposure, protection and response to HAART

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High anti-Cryptosporidium parvum IgG seroprevalence in HIV-infected adults in Limpopo, South Africa

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High level of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in patients with unsuppressed viral loads in rural northern South Africa

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Household food access and child malnutrition: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study

scientific article published on 13 December 2012

Human Retroviral Infections in the Tropics

Human Retroviral Infections in the Tropics

IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism typing of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from northeast South Africa

scientific article published on March 2013

Impact of a biomedical research project on the human capital development of emerging researchers

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Improving our understanding of antibiotic resistance: The relevance of surveillance at the population level

scientific article published on 27 February 2017

Infant Nutritional Status, Feeding Practices, Enteropathogen Exposure, Socioeconomic Status, and Illness Are Associated with Gut Barrier Function As Assessed by the Lactulose Mannitol Test in the MAL-ED Birth Cohort

scientific article published in July 2017

Inhibitory properties of selected South African medicinal plants against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article published on 4 May 2010

Issues surrounding the use of herbal therapies for AIDS in endemic regions

scientific article published on March 2008

Low prevalence of transmitted genetic drug resistance in a cohort of HIV infected naïve patients entering antiretroviral treatment programs at two sites in northern South Africa

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Malaria infection and anaemia in HIV-infected children in Mutengene, Southwest Cameroon: a cross sectional study

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Measuring socioeconomic status in multicountry studies: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study

scientific article published on 21 March 2014

Microbiologic methods utilized in the MAL-ED cohort study

scientific article published in November 2014

Molecular epidemiology of HIV in two highly endemic areas of northeastern South Africa.

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Next generation sequencing reveals a high frequency of CXCR4 utilizing viruses in HIV-1 chronically infected drug experienced individuals in South Africa.

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Norovirus Infection and Acquired Immunity in 8 Countries: Results From the MAL-ED Study

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Oral polio vaccine response in the MAL-ED birth cohort study: Considerations for polio eradication strategies

scholarly article by William Kuang-Yao Pan et al published 7 January 2019 in Vaccine

PCR detection of Clostridium difficile triose phosphate isomerase (tpi), toxin A (tcdA), toxin B (tcdB), binary toxin (cdtA, cdtB), and tcdC genes in Vhembe District, South Africa.

scientific article published in April 2008

PREVALENCE OF SPP. AMONG ASYMPTOMATIC HEALTHY EXPATRIATE WORKERS IN SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

scholarly article by Ali ElBakri et al published 2018 in African Journal of Infectious Diseases

Parasitic infection among HIV/AIDS patients at Bela-Bela clinic, Limpopo province, South Africa with special reference to Cryptosporidium

scientific article published on July 2014

Pathogen-Specific Impacts of the 2011-2012 La Niña-Associated Floods on Enteric Infections in the MAL-ED Peru Cohort: A Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis

scientific article published on 12 January 2020

Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in developing countries: a multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED).

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Peltophorum africanum, a traditional South African medicinal plant, contains an anti HIV-1 constituent, betulinic acid

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Perceptions of community-based field workers on the effect of a longitudinal biomedical research project on their sustainable livelihoods

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Polymorphisms in HIV-1 subtype C proteases and the potential impact on protease inhibitors

scientific article published on February 2008

Preliminary phytochemical screening and in vitro anti-helicobacter pylori activity of extracts of the stem bark of Bridelia micrantha (Hochst., Baill., Euphorbiaceae).

scientific article published on 25 July 2011

Prevalence and species distribution of E. Histolytica and E. Dispar in the Venda region, Limpopo, South Africa.

scientific article published in September 2006

Prevalence of MDR1 C3435T and CYP2B6 G516T polymorphisms among HIV-1 infected South African patients

scientific article published on January 2012

Prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance mutations and HIV-I subtypes among newly-diagnosed drug-naïve persons visiting a voluntary testing and counselling centre in northeastern South Africa

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Prevalence of bovine dermatophilosis and disease-associated alleles in zebu Goudali cattle and their Italian Simmental crosses ranching in the western highland plateau savannah of Cameroon.

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Prevalence of drug-resistant mutations in newly diagnosed drug-naïve HIV-1-infected individuals in a treatment site in the Waterberg District, Limpopo province

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Prevalence of drug-resistant mutations in newly diagnosed drug-naïve HIV-1-infected individuals in a treatment site in the waterberg district, limpopo province

scientific article published in May 2011

Recommendations for Infant Feeding Policy and Programs in Dzimauli Region, South Africa: Results From the MAL-ED Birth Cohort

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Relationships among Common Illness Symptoms and the Protective Effect of Breastfeeding in Early Childhood in MAL-ED: An Eight-Country Cohort Study

scientific article published on 29 January 2018

Resistance mutational analysis of HIV type 1 subtype C among rural South African drug-naive patients prior to large-scale availability of antiretrovirals

scientific article published in December 2006

Rotavirus infection and disease in a multi-site birth cohort: Results from the MAL-ED study

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Seasonality and within-subject clustering of rotavirus infections in an eight-site birth cohort study.

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Self-Reported Use Of Traditional, Complementary And Over-The-Counter Medicines By Hiv-Infected Patients On Antiretroviral Therapy In Pretoria, South Africa

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Serologic and genotypic characterization of hepatitis B virus in HIV-1 infected patients from South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon

scientific article published on 21 October 2016

Seroprevalence of Entamoeba histolytica in the context of HIV and AIDS: the case of Vhembe district, in South Africa's Limpopo province.

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Spatial distribution of diarrhoea and microbial quality of domestic water during an outbreak of diarrhoea in the Tshikuwi community in Venda, South Africa

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The MAL-ED cohort study: methods and lessons learned when assessing early child development and caregiving mediators in infants and young children in 8 low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published in November 2014

The preliminary assessment of anti-microbial activity of HPLC separated components of Kirkia wilmsii.

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Traditional medicines, HIV, and related infections: workshop 2C.

scientific article published in April 2011

Use of antibiotics in children younger than two years in eight countries: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Use of earth observation-derived hydrometeorological variables to model and predict rotavirus infection (MAL-ED): a multisite cohort study

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to assess the aetiology, burden, and clinical characteristics of diarrhoea in children in low-resource settings: a reanalysis of the MAL-ED cohort study

scientific article published in October 2018

Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to investigate the effect of enteropathogen infections on linear growth in children in low-resource settings: longitudinal analysis of results from the MAL-ED cohort study

scientific article published in October 2018

Vaccine coverage and adherence to EPI schedules in eight resource poor settings in the MAL-ED cohort study

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Virologic and immunologic responses of patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in a rural community health centre in Limpopo, South Africa: A retrospective study

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

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