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L. Machiels
Publications - 3
Citations - 417
L. Machiels is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Sputum culture. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 415 citations.
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Impact of HIV on tuberculosis in Zambia: a cross sectional study.
Alison M. Elliott,N. Luo,George Tembo,B. Halwiindi,G. Steenbergen,L. Machiels,J. O. M. Pobee,Paul Nunn,Richard J. Hayes,K. P. W. J. Mcadam +9 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence of HIV in patients with tuberculosis suggests that an epidemic of reactivating tuberculosis is arising in those who are infected with HIV, and the redirection of public health priorities towards tuberculosis would focus on a major treatable and preventable complication of the AIDS epidemic.
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The impact of human immunodeficiency virus on presentation and diagnosis of tuberculosis in a cohort study in Zambia.
Alison M. Elliott,B. Halwiindi,Richard J. Hayes,N. Luo,George Tembo,L. Machiels,Chris Bem,G. Steenbergen,J. O. M. Pobee,Paul Nunn +9 more
TL;DR: Two hundred and forty-nine patients with tuberculosis were recruited to a cohort study to investigate the interaction between tuberculosis and HIV in Lusaka, Zambia; findings at presentation are presented here.
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The impact of human immunodeficiency virus on response to treatment and recurrence rate in patients treated for tuberculosis: two-year follow-up of a cohort in Lusaka, Zambia.
Alison M. Elliott,B. Halwiindi,Richard J. Hayes,N. Luo,Alwyn Mwinga,George Tembo,L. Machiels,G. Steenbergen,J. O. M. Pobee,Paul Nunn +9 more
TL;DR: Surviving HIV+ve patients showed weight gain and improvement in symptoms and laboratory and radiological findings similar to HIV-ve patients, and the risk of cutaneous drug reaction was 17% (95% CI: 12-25%) in HIV+v, and 4% (1-13%) inAIDS patients, while recurrence of active TB was examined.