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Bernard Ngowi
Researcher at National Institute for Medical Research
Publications - 52
Citations - 1231
Bernard Ngowi is an academic researcher from National Institute for Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Tanzania. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 36 publications receiving 957 citations. Previous affiliations of Bernard Ngowi include University of Dar es Salaam & Haydom Lutheran Hospital.
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Predictors of mortality in HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in a rural hospital in Tanzania
Asgeir Johannessen,Ezra Naman,Bernard Ngowi,Bernard Ngowi,Leiv Sandvik,Mecky Matee,Henry E. Aglen,Svein Gunnar Gundersen,Johan N. Bruun +8 more
TL;DR: A prognostic model based on hemoglobin level appears to be a useful tool for initial risk assessment in resource-limited settings, with the majority of deaths occurring within 3 months of starting ART.
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Immunohaematological reference values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adolescent and adults in rural northern Tanzania.
Bernard Ngowi,Bernard Ngowi,Bernard Ngowi,Sayoki Mfinanga,Johan N. Bruun,Odd Mørkve,Odd Mørkve +6 more
TL;DR: Immunohaematological values found in this study were different from standard values for western countries, which raises the issue of the appropriateness of the present reference values and guidelines for monitoring HIV/AIDS patients in Tanzania.
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Cryptococcal meningitis screening and community-based early adherence support in people with advanced HIV infection starting antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania and Zambia: an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Sayoki Mfinanga,Duncan Chanda,Sokoine Kivuyo,Lorna Guinness,Christian Bottomley,Victoria Simms,Carol Chijoka,Ayubu Masasi,Godfather Kimaro,Bernard Ngowi,Amos Kahwa,Peter Mwaba,Thomas S. Harrison,Saidi Egwaga,Shabbar Jaffar +14 more
TL;DR: Screening and pre-emptive treatment for cryptococcal infection combined with a short initial period of adherence support after initiation of ART could substantially reduce mortality in HIV programmes in Africa.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural northern Tanzania
Bernard Ngowi,Bernard Ngowi,Bernard Ngowi,Sayoki Mfinanga,Johan N. Bruun,Odd Mørkve,Odd Mørkve +6 more
TL;DR: High prevalence of tuberculosis disease in this setting was found and chest radiograph suggestive of tuberculosis and clinical symptoms of fever and cough were uncommon findings in HIV/tuberculosis coinfected patients.
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Ethnicity and Child Health in Northern Tanzania: Maasai Pastoralists are Disadvantaged Compared to Neighbouring Ethnic Groups.
David W. Lawson,Monique Borgerhoff Mulder,Margherita E. Ghiselli,Esther Ngadaya,Bernard Ngowi,Sayoki Mfinanga,Kari A. Hartwig,Susan James +7 more
TL;DR: Measures of both child nutritional status and disease confirm that the Maasai are substantially disadvantaged compared to neighbouring ethnic groups, Meru are relatively advantaged, and Rangi and Sukuma intermediate in most comparisons.