2017
“A qualitative analysis of the barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation among children 2 to 18 months of age in Swaziland.” Swaziland. African Journal of AIDS Research (AJAR). This MOH study was conducted in collaboration with the University of Alabama of Birmingham and funded by UNICEF.
“The collaborative African genomics network training program: a trainee perspective on training the next generation of African scientists. Uganda. Journal of American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (April 2017).
Quality Improvement Interventions for Nutritional Assessment among Pregnant Mothers in Northeastern Uganda. BioMed Research International, May 30, 2017.
TXCH Global HOPE; Apr 10, 2017; me; English; Bristol-Myers-Squibb Foundation Secure the Future Learning and Sharing Conference, Emoyeni Conference Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Botswana Story; Apr 29, 2017; me; English; 2017 Global Health Catalyst Cancer Summit, Dana- Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Yawkey Center, Boston, MA, USA
Antiretroviral therapy initiation within seven days of enrolment: outcomes and time to undetectable viral load among children at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda. Uganda: Rogers Ssebunya. Bio Medical Central (BMC). Open access: https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-017-2550-2
Beyond Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma: Navigating Challenges of Differentiating Childhood Lymphoma Diagnoses Amid Limitations in Pathology Resources in Lilongwe Malawi. El-Mallawany, NK Mutai M, Mtete I, Gopal S, Stanley C, Mtunda M, Chasela M, Kamiyango W. Villiera J, Wassa P, Fedoriw Y, Montgomery N, Liomba G, Kampani C, Krysiak R, Westmoreland K, K, Kim M, Slone JS, Lubega J, Scheurer M, Allen C, Mehta P, Kazember P. Global Pediatric Health, 4, 2333794X17715813
2016
Clinical Factors Associated with Long-Term Complete Remission versus Poor Response to Chemotherapy in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents with Kaposi Sarcoma Receiving Bleomycin and Vincristine: A Retrospective Observational Study. El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Slone JS, Villiera J, Kovarik CL, Cox CM, et al. (2016). PLoS ONE. 11(4): e0153335.
2015
Brief Report: Impact of Option B+ on the Infant PMTCT Cascade in Lilongwe, Malawi. Kim MH, Ahmed S, Hosseinipour MC, Yu X, Nguyen C, Chimbwandira F, Paul ME, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Sep 1;70(1):99-103.
2014
A proposed scoring system for assessment of severity of illness in pediatric acute hematogenous osteomyelitis using objective clinical and laboratory findings Copley LA, Barton T, Garcia C, Sun D, Gaviria-Agudelo C, Gheen WT, Browne RHPediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jan;33(1):35-41
Anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles to detect early lipodystrophy in antiretroviral therapy experienced HIV-infected children in the CHAPAS-3 trial Musiime V, Cook A, Kayiwa J, Zangata D, Nansubuga C, Arach B, Kenny J, Wavamunno P, Komunyena J, Kabamba D, Asiimwe AR, Mirembe G, Abongomera G, Mulenga V, Kekitiinwa A, Kityo C, Walker SA, Klein N, Gibb DM; CHAPAS-3 trial team Antivir Ther. 2014;19(3):269-76
Case report from Ethiopia: Suspected Buruli ulcer of the face: A case report from Ethiopia Gordon D, Zelalem M, Schutze GE, Bilcha K Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014;33:323-325
CD4 count outperforms World Health Organization clinical algorithm for point-of-care HIV diagnosis among hospitalized HIV-exposed Malawian infants Maliwichi M, Rosenberg NE, Macfie R, Olson D, Hoffman I, van der Horst CM, Kazembe PN, Hosseinipour MC, McCollum ED Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Aug;19(8):978-87
Developing health care clinic partnerships in resource-limited regions Collins EM Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):574-6
Implementing the Jadelle implant for women living with HIV in a resource-limited setting: concerns for drug interactions leading to unintended pregnancies Perry SH, Swamy P, Preidis GA, Mwanyumba A, Motsa N, Sarero HN AIDS. 2014 Mar 13. 13;28(5):791-3
Prevalence of Lipodystrophy and Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV-Infected African Children after Three Years on First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Musiime V, Szubert AJ, Prendergast AJ, Gomo ZA, Thomason MJ, Musarurwa C, Mugyenyi P, Nahirya P, Kekitiinwa A, Gibb DM, Walker AS, Nathoo K; for the ARROW Trial Team. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jul 25. [Epub ahead of print]
Relationship between viral load and self-report measures of medication adherence among youth with perinatal HIV infection Usitalo A, Leister E, Tassiopoulos K, Allison S, Malee K, Paul ME, Smith R, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR 3rd, Mellins CA AIDS Care. 2014 Jan;26(1):107-15
Steady-state pharmacokinetics of nevirapine extended-release tablets in HIV-1-infected children and adolescents: an open-label, multiple-dose, cross-over study Giaquinto C, Anabwani G, Feiterna-Sperling C, Nuttall J, Mompati K, Königs C, Mensa FJ, Sabo JP, Yong CL, MacGregor TR, Nguyen T, Quinson AM Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Jul;33(7):e173-9
The Pediatric AIDS Corps: a 5-year evaluation Schutze GE, Ferris MG, Jones DC, Wanless RS,Calles NR, Mizwa MB, Schwarzwald H, Kline MW Pediatrics. 2014 Jun;133(6):e1548-54
The pharmacokinetics and acceptability of lopinavir/ritonavir minitab sprinkles, tablets, and syrups in african HIV-infected children Musiime V, Fillekes Q, Kekitiinwa A, Kendall L, Keishanyu R, Namuddu R, Young N, Opilo W, Lallemant M, Walker AS, Burger D, Gibb DM J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jun 1;66(2):148-54
Tuberculosis in pediatric antiretroviral therapy programs in low- and middle-income countries: diagnosis and screening practices Ballif M, Renner L, Dusingize JC, Leroy V, Ayaya S, Wools-Kaloustian K, Cortes CP, McGowan CC, Graber C, Mandalakas AM, Mofenson LM, Egger M, Kumara Wati KD, Nallusamy R, Reubenson G, Davies M, Fenner L, for the International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society. Epub ahead of print, 28 March 2014.
2013
A conversation with Mark W. Kline, MD. Interview by Stanford T Shulman Kline MW Pediatr Ann. 2013 Sep;42(9):384
Better drug therapy for the children of Africa: current impediments to success and potential strategies for improvement Macleod SM, Finch JK, Macharia WM, Anabwani GM Paediatr Drugs. 2013 Aug; 15 (4):259-69
Beyond early infant diagnosis: case finding strategies for identification of HIV-infected infants and children. Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children. Ahmed S, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Phelps BR, Sabelli R, Diallo MO, Young P, Duncan D, Kellerman SE AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S235-45
Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T, Jay J, Kim M, Phelps BR, Sugandhi N, Schouten E, Tolle M, Tsiouris F Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children. AIDS. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S225-33
Challenges in infant and young child nutrition in the context of HIV. Brewinski-Isaacs M; Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children Sint TT, Lovich R, Hammond W, Kim M, Melillo S, Lu L, Ching P, Marcy J, Rollins N, Koumans EH, Heap AN AIDS. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S169-77
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of HIV-infected children diagnosed with Kaposi sarcoma in Malawi and Botswana Cox CM, El-Mallawany NK, Kabue M, Kovarik C, Schutze GE, Kazembe PN, Mehta P Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013;60: 1274-1280
Clostridium difficile infection in infants and children Schutze GE, Willoughby RE, and the Committee on Infectious Diseases Pediatrics 2013;131: 196-200
Delivering pediatric HIV care in resource-limited settings: cost considerations in an expanded response Tolle MA, Phelps BR, Desmond C, Sugandhi N, Omeogu C, Jamieson D, Ahmed S, Reuben E, Muhe L, Kellerman SE, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children. AIDS. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S179-86
Do diagnosis delays impact receipt of test results? Evidence from the HIV early infant diagnosis program in Uganda Mugambi ML, Deo S, Kekitiinwa A, Kiyaga C, Singer ME PLoS One. 2013 Nov 1;8(11):e78891
Does an isoniazid prophylaxis register improve tuberculosis contact management in South African children? Van Soelen N, du Preez K, van Wyk SS, Mandalakas AM, Enarson DA, Reid AJ, Hesseling AC PLoS One. 2013;8(12):e80803
HIV and childhood disability: a case-controlled study at a paediatric antiretroviral therapy centre in Lilongwe, Malawi Devendra A, Makawa A, Kazembe PN, Calles NR, Kuper H PLoS One. 2013 Dec 31;8 (12) : e84024
HIV-exposed infants: rethinking care for a lifelong condition Sugandhi N, Rodrigues J, Kim M, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Tolle M, Dziuban EJ, Kellerman SE, Rivadeneira E, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and Children AIDS. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S187-95
Improved dosing accuracy of liquid medication using a low-cost plastic clip for standard oral syringes Spiegel GJ, Dinh C, Gutierrez A, Lukomnik J, Lu B, Mirabal Y, Vestewig L, Marton S, Adler M, Schutze G, Wickham H, Oden M, Richards-Kortum R Ann Biomed Eng 2013;41: 1860-1868
Incidence of opportunistic illness before and after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in children Nesheim SR, Hardnett F, Wheeling JT, Siberry GK, Paul ME, Emmanuel P, Bohannon B, Dominguez K; LEGACY Consortium Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Oct;32(10):1089-9
It’s Hard Work, But It’s Worth It: The Task Of Keeping Children Adherent To Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Skinner D, Hesseling AC, Francis C, Mandalakas AM Public Health Action. 2013. 3(3): 191-198
Linkage, initiation and retention of children in the antiretroviral therapy cascade: an overview Phelps BR, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Diallo MO, Jacobs T, Kellerman SE, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Tam M, Wilson-Jones M Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention, Treatment of HIV infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers, ChildAIDS. 2013 Nov;27 Suppl 2:S207-13
Nine-year follow-up of HIV-infected Romanian children and adolescents receiving lopinavir/ritonavir-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy Wanless RS, Rugină S, Ruţă SM, Dumitru IM, Cernat RC, Schwarzwald HL, Calles NR, Schutze GE,Schweitzer AM, Draper HR, Kline MW Germs. 2013 Sep 1;3(3):90-95
Predicting patterns of long-term CD4 reconstitution in HIV-infected children starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a cohort-based modelling study Picat MQ, Lewis J, Musiime V, Prendergast A, Nathoo K, Kekitiinwa A, Nahirya Ntege P, Gibb DM, Thiebaut R, Walker AS, Klein N, Callard R; ARROW Trial Team PLoS Med. 2013 Oct;10(10):e1001542
Protease genotypes in patients failing protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy at a pediatric center in Botswana Gomila A, Kirk B, Marape M, Anabwani G, Tolle MA Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Oct;32(10):1086-8
Risk factors for mortality in Malawian children with human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis co-infection Buck WC, Olson D, Kabue MM, Ahmed S, Nchama LK, Munthali A, Hosseinipour MC, Kazembe PN Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 17(11):1389-1395
Risks and benefits of lifelong antiretroviral treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women: a review of the evidence for the Option B+ approach Ahmed S,Kim MH, Abrams EJ Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2013 Sep; 8(5):474-89.
Routine in-patient provider-initiated HIV testing in Malawi, compared to client-initiated community-based testing, identifies younger children at higher risk of early mortality Preidis GA, McCollum ED, Kamiyango W, Garbino A, Hosseinipour MC, Kazembe PN, Schutze GE, Kline M JAIDS 2013;63: e16-e22
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B in a cohort of HIV-infected children and adults in Swaziland Dziuban EJ, Marton SA, Hughey AB, Mbingo TL, Draper HR, Schutze GE Int J STD AIDS 2013;24: 561-565
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and HIV: A case series in children in Swaziland over five years Dziuban EJ, Hughey AB, Stewart DA, Blank DA, Kochelani D, Draper HR, Schutze GE Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013;32:1354-1358
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children Cruz A, Ahmed A, Mandalakas A, Starke J Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013. 2(3): 248–58
Use of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-only regimens in HIV-infected children and adolescents Neely M1, Rutstein R, Del Bianco G, Heresi G, Barton T, Wiznia A, Wiegand R, Wheeling T, Bohannon B, Dominguez K; LEGACY Consortium. Hernandez-Trujillo V, Laufer M, Demeritte D, Puga A, Martinez Y, Emmanuel P, Sullivan J, Sikes AJ, Rathore M, Alvarez A, Mirza A, Champion K, Trainer E, Paul ME, Foster SB, Leonard A Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Sep;32(9):e370-6
2012
Staphylococcus aureus infections in human immunodeficiency virus-positive children and adolescents McNeil JC, Hulten KG, Kaplan SL, Schwarzwald H, Mason EO Pediatr Infect Dis 2012 March;31(3): (in press)
2011
Addressing childhood obesity in primary care practice: a challenge and an opportunity Tolle MA South Med J Jan; 104(1):1-2
Comparing HIV management by nurse prescribers to that of physicians at a paediatric centre in Gaborone, Botswana Monyatsi G, Mullan P, Phelps B, Tolle MA, Machine E, Gennari F, Makosky J, Anabwani G S Afr Med J (accepted, in press)
Etiology of meningitis among patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Botswana Mullan PC, Steenhoff AP, Draper H, Wedin T, Bafana M, Anabwani G, Jibril H, Tshepo M, Schutze GE Pediatric Infec Dis J. 2011 Jul;30(7)
Inadequate coordination of maternal and infant HIV services detrimentally affects early infant diagnosis outcomes in Lilongwe, Malawi Braun M, Kabue MM, McCollum ED, Ahmed S, Kim M, Aertker L, Chirwa M, Eliya M, Mofolo I, Hoffman I, Kazembe PN, van der Horst C, Kline MW and Hosseinipour MC J Acquir Immun Def Syndr (in press)
Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa - a case and review Sheikh AM, Patel P, Scherzer L, Neumann CP, Anabwani G, Tolle MA SA Fam Pract (accepted, in press)
Pneumonia and Malnutrition Are Highly Predictive of Mortality Among African Children Hospitalized with HIV-Infection and HIV-Exposure in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy Preidis GA, McCollum ED, Mwansambo C, Kazembe PN, Schutze GE, Kline MW J Pediatr 2011;159:484-489
Reverse transcriptase genotypes in paediatric patients failing initial antiretroviral therapy in Gaborone, Botswana Tolle MA, Howard L, Kirk B, Gomila A, Schwarzwald H, Anabwani G J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (accepted, in press)
Routine inpatient HIV testing increases access to pediatric HIV care for HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected hospitalized Malawian children McCollum ED, Preidis GA, Golitko C, Siwande LD, Mwansambo C, Kazembe PN, Hoffman I, Hosseinipour MC, Schutze GE, Kline MW Pediatr Infect Dis J 2011;30: e75-e81.
Routine inpatient human immunodeficiency virus testing increases access to pediatric human immunodeficiency virus care in sub-Saharan Africa McCollum ED, Preidis GA, Golitko CL, Siwande LD, Mwansambo C, Kazembe PN, Hoffman I, Hosseinipour MC, Schutze GE and Kline MW Pediatr Infect Dis J 2011;30:e75-e81
The status of paediatric medince initiatives around the world - what has happened and what has not? Hoppu K, Anabwani G, Garcia-Bournissen F, Gazarian M, Kearns GL, Nakamura H, Petersen RG, Ranganathan SS, de Wildt SN Eur J Clin Pharmacol; DOI 10.007/s00228-011-1089-1; 6 July 2011