Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in blood donors in Botswana
Authors
Wonderful T Choga, Motswedi Anderson, Edward Zumbika, Sikhulile Moyo, Tshepiso Mbangiwa, Bonolo B Phinius, Pinkie Melamu, Mukendi K Kayembe, Ishmael Kasvosve, Theresa K Sebunya, Jason T Blackard, Max Essex, Rosemary M Musonda, Simani Gaseitsiwe

Journal : Virus Genes

DOI : 10.1007/s11262-018-1610-z

PMCID : PMC6563613

PMID : 30382563

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Cross-sectional estimates revealed high HIV incidence in Botswana rural communities in the era of successful ART scale-up in 2013-2015
Authors
Sikhulile Moyo, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Terence Mohammed, Molly Pretorius Holme, Rui Wang, Kenanao Peggy Kotokwe, Corretah Boleo, Lucy Mupfumi, Etienne Kadima Yankinda, Unoda Chakalisa, Erik van Widenfelt, Tendani Gaolathe, Mompati O Mmalane, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Madisa Mine, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Kara Bennett, Jean Leidner, Kathleen E Wirth, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Kathleen Powis, Janet Moore, William A Clarke, Shahin Lockman, Joseph M Makhema, Max Essex, Vlad Novitsky

Journal : PLoS One

DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0204840

PMCID : PMC6200198

PMID : 30356287

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High Mortality in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Patients Treated With Amphotericin B-Based Therapy Under Routine Care Conditions in Africa
Authors
Raju K K Patel, Tshepo Leeme, Caitlin Azzo, Nametso Tlhako, Katlego Tsholo, Ephraim O Tawanana, Mooketsi Molefi, Mosepele Mosepele, David S Lawrence, Margaret Mokomane, Mark W Tenforde, Joseph N Jarvis

Journal : Open Forum Infect Dis

DOI : 10.1093/ofid/ofy267

PMCID : PMC6251350

PMID : 30488038

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HIV Exposure and Formula Feeding Predict Under-2 Mortality in HIV-Uninfected Children, Botswana
Authors
Gbolahan Ajibola, Jean Leidner, Gloria K Mayondi, Erik van Widenfelt, Tebogo Madidimalo, Chipo Petlo, Sikhulile Moyo, Mompati Mmalane, Paige L Williams, Adam R Cassidy, Roger Shapiro, Betsy Kammerer, Shahin Lockman

Journal : J Pediatr

DOI : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.009

PMCID : PMC6252117

PMID : 30318370

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Molecular Characterization of Near Full-Length Genomes of Hepatitis B Virus Isolated from Predominantly HIV Infected Individuals in Botswana
Authors
Motswedi Anderson, Wonderful Tatenda Choga, Sikhulile Moyo, Trevor Graham Bell, Tshepiso Mbangiwa, Bonolo Bonita Phinius, Lynnette Bhebhe, Theresa Kibirige Sebunya, Shahin Lockman, Richard Marlink, Anna Kramvis, Max Essex, Rosemary Mubanga Musonda, Jason Tory Blackard, Simani Gaseitsiwe

Journal : Genes (Basel)

DOI : 10.3390/genes9090453

PMCID : PMC6162474

PMID : 30205537

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Neural-Tube Defects with Dolutegravir Treatment from the Time of Conception
Authors
Rebecca Zash, Joseph Makhema, Roger L Shapiro

Journal : N Engl J Med

DOI : 10.1056/NEJMc1807653

PMCID : PMC6550482

PMID : 30037297

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Impact of HIV Infection on the Clinical Presentation and Survival of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Prospective Observational Study From Botswana
Authors
Michael G Milligan, Elizabeth Bigger, Jeremy S Abramson, Aliyah R Sohani, Musimar Zola, Mukendi K A Kayembe, Heluf Medhin, Gita Suneja, Shahin Lockman, Bruce A Chabner, Scott L Dryden-Peterson

Journal : J Glob Oncol

DOI : 10.1200/JGO.17.00084

PMCID : PMC6223476

PMID : 30241264

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Methodology to Forecast Volume and Cost of Cancer Drugs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Authors
Yehoda M Martei, Sebathu Chiyapo, Surbhi Grover, Christina Hanna, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Malebogo Pusoentsi, Lawrence N Shulman, Neo Tapela

Journal : J Glob Oncol

DOI : 10.1200/JGO.17.00114

PMCID : PMC6223423

PMID : 30241244

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Availability of WHO Essential Medicines for Cancer Treatment in Botswana
Authors
Yehoda M Martei, Sebathu Chiyapo, Surbhi Grover, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Lawrence N Shulman, Neo Tapela

Journal : J Glob Oncol

DOI : 10.1200/JGO.17.00063

PMCID : PMC6223417

PMID : 30241225

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Four-class drug-resistant HIV-1 subtype C in a treatment experienced individual on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Botswana
Authors
Kaelo K Seatla, Ava Avalos, Sikhulile Moyo, Madisa Mine, Thabo Diphoko, Mosepele Mosepele, Tendani Gaolatlhe, Christopher F Rowley, Dinah Ramaabya, Joseph N Jarvis, Ishmael Kasvosve, Simani Gaseitsiwe

Journal : AIDS

DOI : 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001920

PMCID : PMC7255068

PMID : 29894383

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In Silico Analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Occult Associated Mutations in Botswana Using a Novel Algorithm
Authors
Motswedi Anderson, Wonderful T Choga, Sikhulile Moyo, Trevor Graham Bell, Tshepiso Mbangiwa, Bonolo B Phinius, Lynette Bhebhe, Theresa K Sebunya, Joseph Makhema, Richard Marlink, Anna Kramvis, Max Essex, Rosemary M Musonda, Jason T Blackard, Simani Gaseitsiwe

Journal : Genes (Basel)

DOI : 10.3390/genes9090420

PMCID : PMC6162659

PMID : 30134551

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Effect of Gestational Age at Tenofovir-Emtricitabine-Efavirenz Initiation on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana
Authors
Rebecca Zash, Kathryn Rough, Denise L Jacobson, Modiegi Diseko, Gloria Mayondi, Mompati Mmalane, Max Essex, Chipo Petlo, Shahin Lockman, Joseph Makhema, Roger L Shapiro

Journal : J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc

DOI : 10.1093/jpids/piy006

PMCID : PMC6097579

PMID : 29688554

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Lack of Virological Suppression Among Young HIV-Positive Adults in Botswana
Authors
Vlad Novitsky, Tendani Gaolathe, Mompati Mmalane, Sikhulile Moyo, Unoda Chakalisa, Etienne Kadima Yankinda, Tafireyi Marukutira, Molly Pretorius Holme, Tumalano Sekoto, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Rosemary Musonda, Erik van Widenfelt, Kathleen M Powis, Nealia Khan, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Kara Bennett, Kathleen E Wirth, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Pam Bachanas, Lisa A Mills, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Shenaaz El-Halabi, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, M Essex

Journal : J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr

DOI : 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001715

PMCID : PMC6069598

PMID : 29771781

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HIV treatment in pregnancy
Authors
Heather Bailey, Rebecca Zash, Virginia Rasi, Claire Thorne

Journal : Lancet HIV

DOI : 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30059-6

PMID : 29958853

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Patient Factors Associated With Delays in Obtaining Cancer Care in Botswana
Authors
Rohini K Bhatia, Sarah Rayne, William Rate, Lame Bakwenabatsile, Barati Monare, Chidinma Anakwenze, Preet Dhillon, Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Surbhi Grover

Journal : J Glob Oncol

DOI : 10.1200/JGO.18.00088

PMCID : PMC6223504

PMID : 30199305

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