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Corbett Elizabeth Dr

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Specialty Fields : Clinical Epidemiologist

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Treatment-seeking for tuberculosis-suggestive symptoms: a reflection on the role of human agency in the context of universal health coverage in Malawi In press PLoS One 2016
Gender differences in tuberculosis burden and notifications: a systematic review and meta-analysis of low and middle-income countries In press PLoS Medicine 2016
HIV, antiretroviral treatment, hypertension, and stroke in Malawian adults: A case-control study. Neurology. 2016;86:324-33. 2016
Comparison of indoor contact time data in Zambia and Western Cape, South Africa suggests targeting of interventions to reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission should be informed by local data BMC Infect Dis. 2016;16:71. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1406-5 2016
The Economic and Quality of Life Impact of HIV Self-Testing versus Facility-based HIV Testing and Counselling in Blantyre, Malawi BMC Medicine 2016;14:34. doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0577-7. 2016
High Mortality and Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV and Tuberculosis in Adults with Chronic Cough in Malawi: a Prospective Cohort Study Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016: 20(2):202–210 2016
Most Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections may be due to contact with adult men Am J Epi 2016; 183:156-66. PMID- 26646292 2016
‘Whose failure counts?’ A critical reflection on definitions of failure for community health volunteers providing HIV self-testing in a community based HIV/TB intervention study in urban Malawi Anthropol Med. 2015;22(3):234-49. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2015.1077202. PMID: 26762610 2015
Uptake, accuracy, safety and linkage into care over two years of promoting annual self-testing for HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: a community-based prospective study PLoS Med 2015;12(9):e1001873 2015
Clinical characteristics and lung function in older children vertically infected with HIV in Malawi Paed J Infect Dis 2015 Aug 25. pii: piv045. [Epub ahead of print] 2015
Screening for tuberculosis among adults newly diagnosed with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis JAIDS 2015 ;70(1):83-90 2015
“Mere cough -- men must chew Conjex, gain strength, and continue working”: provider expectation dynamics and tuberculosis care-seeking implications in Blantyre, Malawi Global Hlth Action 2015 31;8:26292 2015
Pharmacodynamic modelling of bacillary elimination rates and detection of bacterial lipid bodies in sputum to predict and understand outcomes in treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis Clin Infect Dis. 2015;61(1):1-8 2015
Tuberculosis control on South African goldmines: mathematical modelling of a trial of community-wide isoniazid preventive therapy Am J Epi 2015 15;181(8):619-32 2015
Development of sample clean up methods for the analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis methyl mycocerosate biomarkers in sputum extracts by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry J Chromatography B 2015; 986: 135-142, ISSN 1570-0232 2015
Markers to differentiate between Kaposi's sarcoma and tuberculous pleural effusions in HIV-positive patients Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Feb;19(2):144-50. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0289. PubMed PMID: 25574911 2015
Factors shaping initial decision-making to self-test amongst cohabiting couples in urban Blantyre, Malawi AIDS and Behaviour 2014;18:S396-404 2014
Effect of Optional Home Initiation of HIV Care Following HIV Self-Testing on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Adults in Malawi: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA. 2014 Jul;312(4):372-9. PubMed PMID: 25038356; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4118051. 2014
Control, struggle, and emergent masculinities: a qualitative study of men’s care-seeking determinants for chronic cough and tuberculosis symptoms in Blantyre, Malawi BMC Public Health 2014, 14:1053 2014
Diagnostic accuracy of the WHO clinical staging system for defining eligibility for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis J Int AIDS Soc. 2014;17:18932. doi: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.18932. 2014. PubMed PMID: 24929097; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4057784 2014
Pre-treatment loss-to-follow-up among TB patients in high burden and low-to-middle income countries: a systematic review Bull WHO. 2014; 92: 126-38. PubMed PMID: 24623906; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3949536. 2014
A trial of mass isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis control N Engl J Med. 2014;370:301-10. PubMed PMID: 24450889 2014
A novel community health worker tool outperforms WHO clinical staging for assessment of antiretroviral therapy eligibility in a resource-limited setting J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014;65:e74-8 2014
Predicting the long-term impact of antiretroviral therapy scale-up on population incidence of tuberculosis PLoS One 2013. 8(9):e7546. PubMed PMID: 24069418; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3775764. 2013
Burden of HIV among Primary School Children and Feasibility of Primary School-Linked HIV testing in Harare, Zimbabwe: A Mixed Methods Study AIDS Care 2013;25:1520-6. 2013
Enhancing Psychosocial Support for HIV Positive Adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe PLoS One 2013;8: e70254 2013
Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF for the detection of TB from blood of HIV-infected adults confirms mycobacteremia as indicator of poor prognosis J Clin Micro 2013;51:2311-6 2013
Development and Validation of a Global Positioning System-based "Map Book" System for Categorizing Cluster Residency Status of Community Members Living in High-Density Urban Slums in Blantyre, Malawi Am J Epidemiol. 2013; 177:1143-7 2013