Debbie Kamwendo

TL;DR: When clinical and CD4 cell count criteria are used to monitor first-line ART failure, extensive nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase inhibitor resistance emerges, with most patients having resistance profiles that markedly compromise the activity of second- line ART.

TL;DR: The most recent study continues the trend of high susceptibility of gonococcal isolates to gentamicin in Malawi after 14 years of use and suggests agar dilution MICs may be substituted with the simpler E-test methods in future susceptibility testing.

TL;DR: Evaluating the diversity of CS haplotypes across the T-cell epitopes in parasites from Lilongwe, Malawi saw evidence of weak variant-specific selection within this region of CS, suggesting naturally acquired immunity does induce variant- specific selection on CS.

TL;DR: There is widespread resistance to almost all of the antibiotics that are empirically used in Malawi and Antibiotics that have not been widely introduced inMalawi show better laboratory performance.

TL;DR: All B vitamins were low in milk, and all but thiamin were increased by maternal supplementation with LNSs, whereas antiretrovirals lowered concentrations of nicotinamide, pyridoxal, and vitamin B-12.