Publications by authors named "Marshall Wesley Munjoma"
Higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalised HIV infected patients in a low income tropical setting: a cross sectional study.
BMC Pulm Med
May 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the link between vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in HIV-infected individuals, emphasizing that VDD may heighten the risk of developing TB.
- It involved a comparative analysis of 145 HIV/PTB patients and 139 HIV patients without TB, assessing their serum vitamin D levels using blood tests before anti-TB treatment.
- Results indicate that VDD prevalence was 40.9%, with those having higher vitamin D levels being more likely to have PTB, suggesting potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation in managing TB risk in HIV patients.
Background: Cervical chlamydia infection poses high risk of pregnancy complications and neonatal infection. Reference methods for the detection of chlamydia infection are not available for routine use in developing countries. Point-of-care (POC) tests can bridge this gap.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is paucity data on the association of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and active tuberculosis (TB) in southern Africa where the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is co-endemic. We examined the association of serum vitamin D concentrations with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in HIV-infected (n = 284) and uninfected (n = 267) Black Zimbabweans, in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 551 participants comprising 145 HIV/PTB , 139 HIV/PTB, 134 HIV/PTB and 133 HIV/PTB.