Reuben Mwenda
7 Papers
3 Citations
Reuben Mwenda is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Viral load & Turnaround time. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Measures of viral load using Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Assay on venous and fingerstick dried blood spots from provider-collected specimens in Malawian District Hospitals
Sarah E. Rutstein,Deborah D. Kamwendo,Lebah Lugali,Isaac Thengolose,Gerald Tegha,Susan A. Fiscus,Julie A. E. Nelson,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr,Sundeep Gupta,Frank Chimbwandira,Reuben Mwenda,Ronald Mataya +12 more
TL;DR: DBS from venipuncture and fingerstick perform well at the failure threshold of 5000 copies/ml, and Fingerstick specimen source may improve access to virologic treatment monitoring in resource-limited settings given task-shifting in high-volume, low-resource facilities.
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Specimen origin, type and testing laboratory are linked to longer turnaround times for HIV viral load testing in Malawi.
Peter A. Minchella,Geoffrey Chipungu,Andrea A. Kim,Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr,Hammad Ali,Reuben Mwenda,John N. Nkengasong,Daniel E. Singer +7 more
TL;DR: Increased turnaround time for VL testing appeared to be driven in part by categorical factors specific to the phase of turnaround time assessed, which should be considered essential components of controlling the HIV epidemic.
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Use of laboratory test results in patient management by clinicians in Malawi.
Kundai Moyo,Carol Porter,Ben Chilima,Reuben Mwenda,Mark Kabue,Lutho I Zungu,Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr +6 more
TL;DR: Key recommendations to enhance the use of laboratory test results in patient management were to strengthen the supply chain, reduce turn-around times, improve the test menu and improve the laboratory infrastructure.
1570Low rates of virologic failure among previously unmonitored patients in Malawi
Sarah E. Rutstein,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Alice Soko,Memory Mkandawire,Eva Stein,Charles Mclendon,Deborah Kamwendo,Mary Kadiwa,Eldee Paladar,Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr,Sundeep Gupta,Frank Chimbwandira,Reuben Mwenda,Ronald Mataya +13 more
TL;DR: This research presents a meta-analyses of the immune system’s response to infectious disease in Malawi using a probabilistic approach and shows clear patterns of infection and disease progression that can be traced to tick-borne diseases.
A national quality assurance programme for point-of- care testing in Malawi
Lutho I Zungu,Termson Magombo,Tarsizio Chikaonda,Rachel Thomas,Reuben Mwenda,James Kandulu,Benson Chilima,Mavuto Chiwaula,Alwin Mbene,Emmanuel Saka +9 more
TL;DR: HIV prevalence varies widely by geographic regions, where it is 14.5% in southern Malawi, 7.6% in central Malawi and 6.4% in urban areas, and differs by level of urbanisation in line with population density.