Adrian Puren to South Africa
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Evaluation of the accuracy of the Asant? assay as a point-of-care rapid test for HIV-1 recent infections using serum bank specimens from blood donors in South Africa, July 2018 - August 2021. S Afr Med J. 2023 10 23; 113(10):42-48.
Score: 0,088
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Syphilis screening coverage and positivity by HIV treatment status among South African pregnant women enrolled in the 2019 antenatal HIV sentinel survey. Sci Rep. 2023 04 01; 13(1):5322.
Score: 0,084
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Progress towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets among pregnant women in South Africa: Results from the 2017 and 2019 national Antenatal HIV Sentinel Surveys. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0271564.
Score: 0,080
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Association of HIV Intervention Uptake With HIV Prevalence in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 01; 5(4):e228640.
Score: 0,079
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Association between viral suppression during the third trimester of pregnancy and unintended pregnancy among women on antiretroviral therapy: Results from the 2019 antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey, South Africa. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0265124.
Score: 0,079
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Recency of HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy use and viral loads among symptomatic sexually transmitted infection service attendees in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2022 Feb 01; 112(2):13502.
Score: 0,078
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The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its association with HIV status among pregnant women in South Africa, a national antenatal survey, 2019. Sci Rep. 2021 12 09; 11(1):23740.
Score: 0,077
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Coverage of maternal viral load monitoring during pregnancy in South Africa: Results from the 2019 national Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey. HIV Med. 2021 10; 22(9):805-815.
Score: 0,075
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Recent HIV infection among pregnant women in the 2017 antenatal sentinel cross-sectional survey, South Africa: Assay-based incidence measurement. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0249953.
Score: 0,074
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Viral suppression and factors associated with failure to achieve viral suppression among pregnant women in South Africa. AIDS. 2020 03 15; 34(4):589-597.
Score: 0,068
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Awareness of HIV-positive status and linkage to treatment prior to pregnancy in the "test and treat" era: A national antenatal sentinel survey, 2017, South Africa. PLoS One. 2020; 15(3):e0229874.
Score: 0,068
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Assessment of readiness to transition from antenatal HIV surveillance surveys to PMTCT programme data-based HIV surveillance in South Africa: The 2017 Antenatal Sentinel HIV Survey. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Feb; 91:50-56.
Score: 0,067
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An overview of the quality assurance programme for HIV rapid testing in South Africa: Outcome of a 2-year phased implementation of quality assurance program. PLoS One. 2019; 14(9):e0221906.
Score: 0,066
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Misdiagnosis of HIV infection during a South African community-based survey: implications for rapid HIV testing. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 08 29; 20(Suppl 6):21753.
Score: 0,057
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The accuracy of HIV rapid testing in integrated bio-behavioral surveys of men who have sex with men across 5 Provinces in South Africa. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jul; 96(28):e7391.
Score: 0,057
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The continuum of HIV care in South Africa: implications for achieving the second and third UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. AIDS. 2017 02 20; 31(4):545-552.
Score: 0,055
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Hepatitis C genotype distribution in patient and blood donor samples in South Africa for the period 2008-2012. J Viral Hepat. 2016 11; 23(11):881-888.
Score: 0,053
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Human leukocyte antigen class I (A, B, C) and II (DRB1) diversity in the black and Caucasian South African population. Hum Immunol. 2012 Jan; 73(1):80-92.
Score: 0,038
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Associations between childhood adversity and depression, substance abuse and HIV and HSV2 incident infections in rural South African youth. Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Nov; 34(11):833-41.
Score: 0,036
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Acute HIV infections among men with genital ulcer disease in South Africa. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 15; 201(12):1811-5.
Score: 0,035
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Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: the ANRS 1265 Trial. PLoS Med. 2005 Nov; 2(11):e298.
Score: 0,025
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Population shift in antibody immunity following the emergence of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 14; 15(1):5549.
Score: 0,024
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Trends in COVID-19 admissions and deaths among people living with HIV in South Africa: analysis of national surveillance data. Lancet HIV. 2024 Feb; 11(2):e96-e105.
Score: 0,022
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HIV incidence estimation among female sex workers in South Africa: a multiple methods analysis of cross-sectional survey data. Lancet HIV. 2022 11; 9(11):e781-e790.
Score: 0,020
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Investigating the quality of HIV rapid testing practices in public antenatal health care facilities, South Africa. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0268687.
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Leveraging epidemiology as a decision support tool during the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2022 05 31; 112(5b):361-365.
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HIV viral load non-suppression and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum women in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2022 03 10; 12(3):e058347.
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The HIV-1 epidemic in South Africa. Oral Dis. 2002; 8 Suppl 2:27-31.
Score: 0,019
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HIV care coverage among HIV-positive adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: Results from the HERStory Study. S Afr Med J. 2021 Apr 30; 111(5):460-468.
Score: 0,018
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Interleukin-8 genetic diversity, haplotype structure and production differ in two ethnically distinct South African populations. Cytokine. 2021 07; 143:155489.
Score: 0,018
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Variation in HIV care and treatment outcomes by facility in South Africa, 2011-2015: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2021 03; 18(3):e1003479.
Score: 0,018
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Vaccine Efficacy of ALVAC-HIV and Bivalent Subtype C gp120-MF59 in Adults. N Engl J Med. 2021 03 25; 384(12):1089-1100.
Score: 0,018
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Trends in RPR Seropositivity among Children Younger than 2 Years in South Africa, 2010-2019. J Trop Pediatr. 2021 01 29; 67(1).
Score: 0,018
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Estimating the contribution of key populations towards HIV transmission in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 01; 24(1):e25650.
Score: 0,018
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Community-led cross-sectional study of social and employment circumstances, HIV and associated factors amongst female sex workers in South Africa: study protocol. Glob Health Action. 2021 01 01; 14(1):1953243.
Score: 0,018
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Impact of breastfeeding, maternal antiretroviral treatment and health service factors on 18-month vertical transmission of HIV and HIV-free survival: results from a nationally representative HIV-exposed infant cohort, South Africa. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2020 12; 74(12):1069-1077.
Score: 0,018
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Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence and related sexual and substance use risk practices among key populations who access HIV prevention, treatment and related services in South Africa: findings from a seven-city cross-sectional survey (2017). BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 07; 20(1):655.
Score: 0,018
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The role of drug resistance in poor viral suppression in rural South Africa: findings from a population-based study. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 26; 20(1):248.
Score: 0,017
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Evaluating DREAMS HIV prevention interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women in high HIV prevalence districts in South Africa: protocol for a cross-sectional study. BMC Womens Health. 2020 01 16; 20(1):7.
Score: 0,017
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Human leukocyte antigen class I (A, B, C) and class II (DPB1, DQB1, DRB1) allele and haplotype variation in Black South African individuals. Hum Immunol. 2020 Jan; 81(1):6-7.
Score: 0,017
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Trends in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Incidence in a Hyperendemic Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 11 01; 2(11):e1914378.
Score: 0,017
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Prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance amongst newly diagnosed HIV-infected infants age 4-8 weeks, enrolled in three nationally representative PMTCT effectiveness surveys, South Africa: 2010, 2011-12 and 2012-13. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 16; 19(Suppl 1):787.
Score: 0,017
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Feasibility of community-based HIV self-screening in South Africa: a demonstration project. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jul 08; 19(1):898.
Score: 0,016
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Daily Vaginal Swabs and Mobile Phone Sex Report for Assessing HIV Virion Exposure Prospectively Among a Cohort of Young Sexually Active Women in South Africa (HVTN 915). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 06 01; 81(2):e39-e48.
Score: 0,016
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Improvements in the South African HIV care cascade: findings on 90-90-90 targets from successive population-representative surveys in North West Province. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 06; 22(6):e25295.
Score: 0,016
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CD4 count recovery and associated factors among individuals enrolled in the South African antiretroviral therapy programme: An analysis of national laboratory based data. PLoS One. 2019; 14(5):e0217742.
Score: 0,016
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Understanding hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among people who inject drugs in South Africa: findings from a three-city cross-sectional survey. Harm Reduct J. 2019 04 11; 16(1):28.
Score: 0,016
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Provincial and national prevalence estimates of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance in South Africa measured using two WHO-recommended methods. Antivir Ther. 2019; 24(3):203-210.
Score: 0,016
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Population-level HIV incidence estimates using a combination of synthetic cohort and recency biomarker approaches in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(9):e0203638.
Score: 0,015
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Knowledge of HIV status and antiretroviral therapy use among sexually transmitted infections service attendees and the case for improving the integration of services in South Africa: A cross sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Sep; 97(39):e12575.
Score: 0,015
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Community-based HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: results of a cross-sectional household survey. Lancet HIV. 2018 08; 5(8):e427-e437.
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Beyond Social Desirability Bias: Investigating Inconsistencies in Self-Reported HIV Testing and Treatment Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Adults in North West Province, South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2018 Jul; 22(7):2368-2379.
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Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals by age and gender in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a household-based community cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2018 03 02; 18(1):303.
Score: 0,015
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Adolescent Access to Care and Risk of Early Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. J Adolesc Health. 2018 04; 62(4):434-443.
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Progress of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in a district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with high HIV burden, in the HIPSS study: a household-based complex multilevel community survey. Lancet HIV. 2017 11; 4(11):e505-e513.
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Toward elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa: how best to monitor early infant infections within the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program. J Glob Health. 2017 Jun; 7(1):010701.
Score: 0,014
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Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I genetic diversity in four South African populations. Hum Immunol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 78(7-8):503-509.
Score: 0,014
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Women's knowledge and perception of male circumcision before and after its roll-out in the South African township of Orange Farm from community-based cross-sectional surveys. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0173595.
Score: 0,014
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An association between decreasing incidence of invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis and increased use of antiretroviral therapy, Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2003-2013. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0173091.
Score: 0,014
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Obtaining a male circumcision prevalence rate of 80% among adults in a short time: An observational prospective intervention study in the Orange Farm township of South Africa. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jan; 96(4):e5328.
Score: 0,014
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Population-level effectiveness of PMTCT Option A on early mother-to-child (MTCT) transmission of HIV in South Africa: implications for eliminating MTCT. J Glob Health. 2016 Dec; 6(2):020405.
Score: 0,014
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Transmission networks and risk of HIV infection in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a community-wide phylogenetic study. Lancet HIV. 2017 01; 4(1):e41-e50.
Score: 0,014
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Attrition and Opportunities Along the HIV Care Continuum: Findings From a Population-Based Sample, North West Province, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 09 01; 73(1):91-9.
Score: 0,013
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Level of viral suppression and the cascade of HIV care in a South African semi-urban setting in 2012. AIDS. 2016 08 24; 30(13):2107-16.
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Sequential Cross-Sectional Surveys in Orange Farm, a Township of South Africa, Revealed a Constant Low Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Uptake among Adults despite Demand Creation Campaigns and High Acceptability. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158675.
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Naturally occurring resistance mutations within the core and NS5B regions in hepatitis C genotypes, particularly genotype 5a, in South Africa. Antiviral Res. 2016 Mar; 127:90-8.
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Strengthening HIV surveillance in the antiretroviral therapy era: rationale and design of a longitudinal study to monitor HIV prevalence and incidence in the uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2015 Nov 20; 15:1149.
Score: 0,013
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A Comparison of South African National HIV Incidence Estimates: A Critical Appraisal of Different Methods. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0133255.
Score: 0,012
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Missed Opportunities along the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Services Cascade in South Africa: Uptake, Determinants, and Attributable Risk (the SAPMTCTE). PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0132425.
Score: 0,012
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Young age at start of antiretroviral therapy and negative HIV antibody results in HIV-infected children when suppressed. AIDS. 2015 Jun 01; 29(9):1053-60.
Score: 0,012
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First population-level effectiveness evaluation of a national programme to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child, South Africa. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Mar; 69(3):240-8.
Score: 0,012
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Frequencies of immune hypersensitivity reaction-associated HLA class I alleles in healthy South African Indian and mixed ancestry populations determined by a novel real-time PCR assay. Tissue Antigens. 2014 Oct; 84(4):389-97.
Score: 0,012
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Association of the ANRS-12126 male circumcision project with HIV levels among men in a South African township: evaluation of effectiveness using cross-sectional surveys. PLoS Med. 2013; 10(9):e1001509.
Score: 0,011
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Genetic variability in markers of HLA-C expression in two diverse South African populations. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e67780.
Score: 0,011
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Measles outbreak in South Africa: epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles cases and assessment of intervention, 2009-2011. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e55682.
Score: 0,010
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Identifying high-risk areas for sporadic measles outbreaks: lessons from South Africa. Bull World Health Organ. 2013 Mar 01; 91(3):174-83.
Score: 0,010
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Implications of spatially heterogeneous vaccination coverage for the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in South Africa. J R Soc Interface. 2013 Jan 06; 10(78):20120756.
Score: 0,010
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Respiratory viral coinfections identified by a 10-plex real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay in patients hospitalized with severe acute respiratory illness--South Africa, 2009-2010. J Infect Dis. 2012 Dec 15; 206 Suppl 1:S159-65.
Score: 0,010
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Sequence-based in silico analysis of well studied hepatitis C virus epitopes and their variants in other genotypes (particularly genotype 5a) against South African human leukocyte antigen backgrounds. BMC Immunol. 2012 Dec 10; 13:67.
Score: 0,010
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Surveillance of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, 2005-2009. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May; 54 Suppl 4:S334-8.
Score: 0,010
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Adult male circumcision as an intervention against HIV: an operational study of uptake in a South African community (ANRS 12126). BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Sep 26; 11:253.
Score: 0,009
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Palindromic-nucleotide substitutions (PNS) of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 5a from South Africa. J Virol Methods. 2011 Aug; 175(2):272-7.
Score: 0,009
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Epidemiologic and virologic assessment of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic on selected temperate countries in the Southern Hemisphere: Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2011 Nov; 5(6):e487-98.
Score: 0,009
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Association of low-risk human papillomavirus infection with male circumcision in young men: results from a longitudinal study conducted in Orange Farm (South Africa). Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 2011:567408.
Score: 0,009
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Evaluating the BED capture enzyme immunoassay to estimate HIV incidence among adults in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Oct; 26(10):1051-61.
Score: 0,009
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Determinants of HIV type 1 shedding from genital ulcers among men in South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 01; 50(7):1060-7.
Score: 0,009
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Association of oncogenic and nononcogenic human papillomavirus with HIV incidence. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jan; 53(1):111-6.
Score: 0,008
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Results of a safety and feasibility study of the diaphragm used with ACIDFORM Gel or K-Y Jelly. Contraception. 2010 Mar; 81(3):232-9.
Score: 0,008
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Interim report on pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infections in South Africa, April to October 2009: epidemiology and factors associated with fatal cases. Euro Surveill. 2009 Oct 22; 14(42).
Score: 0,008
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Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trial. J Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 01; 200(7):1039-49.
Score: 0,008
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Effect of HSV-2 serostatus on acquisition of HIV by young men: results of a longitudinal study in Orange Farm, South Africa. J Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 01; 199(7):958-64.
Score: 0,008
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High rate of adverse events following circumcision of young male adults with the Tara KLamp technique: a randomised trial in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2009 Mar; 99(3):163-9.
Score: 0,008
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Transmission probabilities of HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2, effect of male circumcision and interaction: a longitudinal study in a township of South Africa. AIDS. 2009 Jan 28; 23(3):377-383.
Score: 0,008
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Effect of male circumcision on the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus in young men: results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Orange Farm, South Africa. J Infect Dis. 2009 Jan 01; 199(1):14-9.
Score: 0,008
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Male circumcision and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis: observations after a randomised controlled trial for HIV prevention. Sex Transm Infect. 2009 Apr; 85(2):116-20.
Score: 0,008
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HIV incidence in rural South Africa: comparison of estimates from longitudinal surveillance and cross-sectional cBED assay testing. PLoS One. 2008; 3(11):e3640.
Score: 0,008
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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in two different patient cohorts in Johannesburg, South Africa. Arch Virol. 2008; 153(11):2049-58.
Score: 0,008
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Impact of stepping stones on incidence of HIV and HSV-2 and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2008 Aug 07; 337:a506.
Score: 0,008
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Antiretroviral drug resistance surveillance among drug-naive HIV-1-infected individuals in Gauteng Province, South Africa in 2002 and 2004. Antivir Ther. 2008; 13 Suppl 2:101-7.
Score: 0,007
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Human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection correlates strongly with herpes simplex virus-2 (genital herpes) seropositivity in South African and United States blood donations. Transfusion. 2008 Feb; 48(2):295-303.
Score: 0,007
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National HIV incidence measures--new insights into the South African epidemic. S Afr Med J. 2007 Mar; 97(3):194-9.
Score: 0,007
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Selection and persistence of viral resistance in HIV-infected children after exposure to single-dose nevirapine. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Feb 01; 44(2):148-53.
Score: 0,007
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Factors associated with HIV sero-positivity in young, rural South African men. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Dec; 35(6):1455-60.
Score: 0,007
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Factors associated with HIV sero-status in young rural South African women: connections between intimate partner violence and HIV. Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Dec; 35(6):1461-8.
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A cluster randomized-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of Stepping Stones in preventing HIV infections and promoting safer sexual behaviour amongst youth in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: trial design, methods and baseline findings. Trop Med Int Health. 2006 Jan; 11(1):3-16.
Score: 0,006
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Polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in infancy in low resource settings. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Nov; 24(11):993-7.
Score: 0,006
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Can highly active antiretroviral therapy reduce the spread of HIV?: A study in a township of South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 May 01; 36(1):613-21.
Score: 0,006
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Acceptability of male circumcision as a tool for preventing HIV infection in a highly infected community in South Africa. AIDS. 2003 Jan 03; 17(1):89-95.
Score: 0,005