Ann Åkesson
Médecins Sans Frontières
4 Papers
49 Citations
Ann Åkesson is an academic researcher from Médecins Sans Frontières. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sputum & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
Reduced tuberculosis case notification associated with scaling up antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi
Rony Zachariah,Marielle Bemelmans,Ann Åkesson,P Gomani,K Phiri,B Isake,T van den Akker,Mit Philips,A Mwale,F Gausi,J. H. Kwanjana,Anthony D. Harries +11 more
TL;DR: High ART implementation coverage is associated with a very significant declining trend in new and recurrent TB case notifications at population level in a rural district of Malawi.
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High prevalence of tuberculosis and serious bloodstream infections in ambulatory individuals presenting for antiretroviral therapy in Malawi.
Richard Bedell,Richard Bedell,Suzanne T. Anderson,Suzanne T. Anderson,Monique van Lettow,Monique van Lettow,Ann Åkesson,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Moses Kumwenda,Adrienne K. Chan,Adrienne K. Chan,Robert S. Heyderman,Rony Zachariah,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Andrew Ramsay,Andrew Ramsay +17 more
TL;DR: A high prevalence of TB and serious BSI, particularly NTS, is observed in a program cohort of chronically ill HIV-infected outpatients in Malawi, and HIV clinics need better rapid screening tools for TB and BSI.
Six-month mortality among HIV-infected adults presenting for antiretroviral therapy with unexplained weight loss, chronic fever or chronic diarrhea in Malawi.
Monique van Lettow,Monique van Lettow,Ann Åkesson,Alexandra Martiniuk,Alexandra Martiniuk,Alexandra Martiniuk,Andrew Ramsay,Andrew Ramsay,Adrienne K. Chan,Adrienne K. Chan,Suzanne T. Anderson,Suzanne T. Anderson,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Robert S. Heyderman,Rony Zachariah,Richard Bedell,Richard Bedell +19 more
TL;DR: Investigating 6-month outcomes and factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected adults being assessed for ART initiation and presenting with weight loss, chronic fever or diarrhea, and with negative TB sputum microscopy found diagnostic and treatment delay for TB was strongly associated with risk of death.
Predictive value of C-reactive protein for tuberculosis, bloodstream infection or death among HIV-infected individuals with chronic, non-specific symptoms and negative sputum smear microscopy.
Richard Bedell,Richard Bedell,Monique van Lettow,Monique van Lettow,Christopher Meaney,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Elizabeth L. Corbett,Adrienne K. Chan,Adrienne K. Chan,Adrienne K. Chan,Robert S. Heyderman,Suzanne T. Anderson,Ann Åkesson,Moses Kumwenda,Rony Zachariah,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Andrew Ramsay +17 more
TL;DR: C‐reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory biomarker that may identify patients at risk of infections or death among HIV‐infected persons commencing antiretroviral therapy (ART).
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