In Silico Prediction of Human Leukocytes Antigen (HLA) Class II Binding Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Peptides in Botswana
Authors
Wonderful Tatenda Choga, Motswedi Anderson, Edward Zumbika, Bonolo B Phinius Tshepiso Mbangiwa, Lynnette N Bhebhe, Kabo Baruti, Peter Opiyo Kimathi, Kaelo K Seatla, Rosemary M Musonda, Trevor Graham Bell, Sikhulile Moyo, Jason T Blackard, Simani Gaseitsiwe

Journal : Viruses

DOI : 10.3390/v12070731

PMCID : PMC7412261

PMID : 32640609

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Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission With In Utero Dolutegravir vs. Efavirenz in Botswana
Authors
Sonya Davey, Gbolahan Ajibola, Kenneth Maswabi, Maureen Sakoi, Kara Bennett, Michael D Hughes, Arielle Isaacson, Modiegi Diseko, Rebecca Zash, Oganne Batlang, Sikhulile Moyo, Shahin Lockman, Mathias Lichterfeld, Daniel R Kuritzkes, Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro

Journal : J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

DOI : 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002338

PMCID : PMC7293566

PMID : 32195745

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Impact of cervicitis on performance of cervical cancer screening using HRHPV testing and visual evaluation in women living with HIV in Botswana
Authors
Helena Painter, Adrienne Erlinger, Boikhutso Simon, Chelsea Morroni, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Rebecca Luckett

Journal : Int J Gynaecol Obstet

DOI : 10.1002/ijgo.13235

PMCID : PMC8210530

PMID : 32449207

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Stroke and HIV in Botswana: A prospective study of risk factors and outcomes
Authors
David R Bearden, Bernard Omech, Ikanyeng Rulaganyang, Sheikh O Sesay, Dennis L Kolson, Scott E Kasner, Michael T Mullen

Journal : J Neurol Sci

DOI : 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116806

PMID : 32244092

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Population uptake of HIV testing, treatment, viral suppression, and male circumcision following a community-based intervention in Botswana (Ya Tsie/BCPP): a cluster-randomised trial
Authors
Wirth KE, Gaolathe T, Pretorius Holme M, Mmalane M, Kadima E, Chakalisa U, Manyake K, Matildah Mbikiwa A, Simon SV, Letlhogile R, Mukokomani K, van Widenfelt E, Moyo S, Bennett K, Leidner J, Powis KM, Lebelonyane R, Alwano MG, Jarvis J, Dryden-Peterson SL, Kgathi C, Moore J, Bachanas P, Raizes E, Abrams W, Block L, Sento B, Novitsky V, El-Halabi S, Marukutira T, Mills LA, Sexton C, Pals S, Shapiro RL, Wang R, Lei Q, DeGruttola V, Makhema J, Essex M, Lockman S, Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ

Journal : Lancet HIV

DOI : 10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30103-X

PMCID : PMC7864245

PMID : 32504575

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Barriers and facilitators to linkage to care and ART initiation in the setting of high ART coverage in Botswana
Authors
Poloko Kebaabetswe, Kutlo Manyake, Etienne Kadima, Chloe Auletta-Young, Unoda Chakalisa, Tumalano Sekoto, Oarabile Makgabana Dintwa, Mompati Mmalane, Joseph Makhema, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Pamela Bachanas, Rebeca Plank, Tendani Gaolathe, Shahin Lockman, Molly Pretorius Holme

Journal : AIDS Care

DOI : 10.1080/09540121.2019.1640843

PMCID : PMC6954979

PMID : 31298037

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HIV diagnostic algorithm requires confirmatory testing for initial indeterminate or positive screens in the first week of life
Authors
Gbolahan Ajibola, Sikhulile Moyo, Terrence Mohammed, Seretlogelwa Moseki, Disaro Jack, Maureen Sakoi, Oganne Batlang, Kenneth Maswabi, Kara Bennett, Michael D Hughes, Shahin Lockman, Joseph M Makhema, Mathias Lichterfeld, Daniel R Kuritzkes, Roger L Shapiro

Journal : AIDS

DOI : 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002532

PMCID : PMC7773540

PMID : 32287064

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Mid-trimester cervical length not associated with HIV status among pregnant women in Botswana
Authors
Ingrid Liff, Rebecca Zash, Denis Mingochi, Findo Tsaone Gaonakala, Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, Katherine Johnson, Kaitlyn James, Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, Blair J Wylie

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0229500

PMCID : PMC7065819

PMID : 32160214

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Distribution and Genetic Variability of Sapoviruses in Africa
Authors
Kgomotso Makhaola, Sikhulile Moyo, Lemme P Kebaabetswe

Journal : Viruses

DOI : 10.3390/v12050490

PMCID : PMC7291139

PMID : 32349380

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Difficult etonogestrel implant removals in South Africa: A review of 74 referred cases
Authors
Gregory Petro, Trevi Spence, Malika Patel, Alida M Gertz, Chelsea Morroni

DOI : 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.013

PMCID : PMC8221391

PMID : 32339484

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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey
Authors
Neo M Tapela, Lei Clifton, Gontse Tshisimogo, Moagi Gaborone, Tebogo Madidimalo, Virginia Letsatsi, Tiny Masupe, Mosepele Mosepele, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, David J Hunter

Journal : Int J Hypertens

DOI : 10.1155/2020/8082341

PMCID : PMC7281842

PMID : 32550019

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Exposure but Not Early Cytomegalovirus Infection Is Associated With Increased Hospitalization and Decreased Memory T-Cell Responses to Tetanus Vaccine
Authors
Christiana Smith, Natasha O Moraka, Maryanne Ibrahim, Sikhulile Moyo, Gloria Mayondi, Betsy Kammerer, Jean Leidner, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Shaobing Li, Roger Shapiro, Shahin Lockman, Adriana Weinberg

Journal : J Infect Dis

DOI : 10.1093/infdis/jiz590

PMCID : PMC7075416

PMID : 31711179

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Human papillomavirus genotypes in women with invasive cervical cancer with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Botswana
Authors
Leabaneng Tawe, Emily MacDuffie, Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Qiao Wang, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Sikhulile Moyo, Ishmael Kasvosve, Sanghyuk S Shin, Nicola M Zetola, Giacomo M Paganotti, Surbhi Grover

Journal : Int J Cancer

DOI : 10.1002/ijc.32581

PMCID : PMC7055961

PMID : 31325316

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Cost-effectiveness of reflex laboratory-based cryptococcal antigen screening for the prevention and treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in Botswana
Authors
Mark W Tenforde, Charles Muthoga, Andrew Callaghan, Ponego Ponatshego, Julia Ngidi, Madisa Mine, Alexander Jordan, Tom Chiller, Bruce A Larson, Joseph N Jarvis

Journal : Wellcome Open Res

DOI : 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15464.2

PMCID : PMC6871359

PMID : 31803848

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Increasing the use of effective postpartum contraception: urgent and possible
Authors
Chelsea Morroni, Anna Glasier

Journal : Lancet Glob Health

DOI : 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30045-0

PMID : 32087158

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