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Stephen E. Mshana
Researcher at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
Publications - 267
Citations - 4854
Stephen E. Mshana is an academic researcher from Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Tanzania. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 213 publications receiving 3610 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen E. Mshana include Makerere University & The Catholic University of America.
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PEP4LEP study protocol: integrated skin screening and SDR-PEP administration for leprosy prevention: comparing the effectiveness and feasibility of a community-based intervention to a health centre-based intervention in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Anne Schoenmakers,Thomas Hambridge,Robin van Wijk,Christa Kasang,Jan Hendrik Richardus,Kidist Bobosha,Fernando Mitano,Stephen E. Mshana,Ephrem Mamo,Abdoulaye Marega,Nelly Mwageni,Taye Letta,Artur Manuel Muloliwa,Deus Kamara,Ahmed Mohammed Eman,Litos Raimundo,Blasdus Njako,Liesbeth Mieras +17 more
TL;DR: The PEP4LEP study as mentioned in this paper is a cluster-randomised implementation trial comparing two interventions of integrated skin screening combined with single-dose rifampicin distribution to contacts of patients with leprosy in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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Occurrence of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) Producers, Quinolone and Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Environmental Samples along Msimbazi River Basin Ecosystem in Tanzania.
Zuhura I Kimera,Fauster X Mgaya,Stephen E. Mshana,Stephen E. Mshana,Esron D. Karimuribo,Mecky I N Matee,Mecky I N Matee +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted environmental surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria in the Msimbazi river basin in Tanzania to determine the occurrence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing, carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and quinolone resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.
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Rubella natural immunity among adolescent girls in Tanzania: the need to vaccinate child bearing aged women
Mariam M. Mirambo,Mtebe Majigo,Seth D. Scana,Martha F. Mushi,Said Aboud,Uwe Groß,Benson R. Kidenya,Stephen E. Mshana +7 more
TL;DR: The majority of adolescent girls in the city of Mwanza are naturally immune to Rubella virus, and there is a need to compare the effectiveness of screening and vaccinating susceptible adolescent girls withThe effectiveness of vaccinating all women of childbearing in controlling CRS in low-income countries.
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Salmonella Typhi meningitis in a 9-year old boy with urinary schistosomiasis: a case report
Flora Chacha,Stephen E. Mshana,Mariam M. Mirambo,Martha F. Mushi,Rogatus Kabymera,Lisa Gerwing,Wilhelm Schneiderhan,Ortrud Zimmermann,Uwe Groß +8 more
TL;DR: A presented case of a 9-year old sukuma-black African boy referred to Bugando Medical Centre with complaints of fever, abdominal pain, headache and generalized body weakness highlights the importance of broadening the list of pathogens that can cause meningitis among older children in schistosomiasis endemic regions.
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The importance of Escherichia coli clonal complex 10 and ST131 among Tanzanian patients on antimicrobial resistance surveillance programs
Jeremiah Seni,Jeremiah Seni,Gisele Peirano,Stephen E. Mshana,Johann D.D. Pitout,Johann D.D. Pitout,Rebekah DeVinney +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used 7-single nucleotide polymorphism quantitative polymerase chain reaction (7-SNP qPCR) and gene sequencing to characterize ExPEC (extrapathogenic Escherichia coli) from patients in Tanzania.