Publications

Beynon F, Langet H, Bohle L.F, Awasthi S, Ndiaye O, Machoki M'Imunya J, Masanja H, Horton S, Ba M, Cicconi S, Emmanuel-Fabula M, Faye P.M, Glass T.R, Keitel K, Kumar D, Kumar G, Levine G.A, Matata L, Mhalu G, Miheso A, Mjungu D, Njiri F, Reus E, Ruffo M, Schär F, Sharma K, Storey H.L, Masanja I, Wyss K, D'Acremont V, TIMCI Collaborator Group. The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms. Glob Health Action. 2024;17:2326253. DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2326253

Bosman S, Ayakaka I, Muhairwe J, Kamele M, van Heerden A, Madonsela T, Labhardt N.D, Sommer G, Bremerich J, Zoller T, Murphy K, van Ginneken B, Keter A.K, Jacobs B.K.M, Bresser M, Signorell A, Glass T.R, Lynen L, Reither K. Evaluation of c-reactive protein and computer-aided analysis of chest x-rays as tuberculosis triage tests at health facilities in Lesotho and South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;79(5):1293-1302. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae378

Bresser M, Erhardt R.M, Shanaube K, Simwinga M, Mahlatsi P.A, Belus J, Schaap A, Amstutz A, Gachie T, Glass T.R, Kangololo B, Mota J, Floyd S, Katende B, Klinkenberg E, Ayles H, Reither K, Ruperez M. Evaluation of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing in Lesotho and Zambia. PLoS One. 2024;19(2):e0280105. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280105

Brown J.A, Ringera I.K, Luoga E, Bresser M, Mothobi B, Kabundi L, Ilunga M, Mokhele K, Isaac A.B, Tsoaeli N, Mbaya T, Simba B, Mayogu K, Mabula E, Cheleboi M, Molatelle M, Kimera N, Mollel G.J, Sando D, Tschumi N, Amstutz A, Thahane L, Hlasoa M.M, Kayembe B.P, Muhairwe J, Klimkait T, Glass T.R, Weisser M, Labhardt N.D. Resistance-informed versus empirical management of viraemia in children and adolescents with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania (GIVE MOVE trial): a multisite, open-label randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2024;12(8):e1312-e1322. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00183-9

Gerber F, Semphere R, Lukau B, Mahlatsi P, Mtenga T, Lee T, Kohler M, Glass T.R, Amstutz A, Molatelle M, MacPherson P, Marake N.B, Nliwasa M, Ayakaka I, Burke R, Labhardt N. Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: protocol for an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi. PLoS One. 2024;19(2):e0288944. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288944

Keter A.K, Vanobberghen F, Lynen L, Van Heerden A, Fehr J, Olivier S, Wong E.B, Glass T.R, Reither K, Goetghebeur E, Jacobs B.K.M. Simultaneous alleviation of verification and reference standard biases in a community-based tuberculosis screening study using Bayesian latent class analysis. PLoS One. 2024;19(6):e0305126. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305126

Vanobberghen F, Keter A.K, Jacobs B.K.M, Glass T.R, Lynen L, Law I, Murphy K, van Ginneken B, Ayakaka I, van Heerden A, Maama L, Reither K. Computer-aided detection thresholds for digital chest radiography interpretation in tuberculosis diagnostic algorithms. ERJ Open Res. 2024;10. DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00508-2023

Wiesler B, Hirt L, Guenin M.O, Steinemann D.C, von Flüe M, Müller-Stich B, Glass T, von Strauss und Torney M. Stoma associated complications after diverting loop ileostomy, end ileostomy or split stoma formation after right sided colectomy-a retrospective cohort study (StoComSplit Analysis). Tech Coloproctol. 2024;28:68. DOI: 10.1007/s10151-024-02945-z

Brown J.A, Nsakala B.L, Mokhele K, Rakuoane I, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R, Amstutz A, Tschumi N, Belus J.M, Klimkait T, Labhardt N.D. Dolutegravir in real life: self-reported mental and physical health outcomes after transitioning from efavirenz- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in a prospective cohort study in Lesotho. HIV Med. 2023;24(2):153-162. DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13352

Castillo-Mancilla J.R, Morrow M, Hunt P.W, Schnittman S.R, Phillips A.N, Baker J.V, Haberer J.E, Janeiro M.J, Aragao F, Cohen C, Musinguzi N, Brown T.T, Cavassini M, Glass T.R, Serrano-Villar S, Mawhinney S, Siedner M. Beyond undetectable: modeling the clinical benefit of improved antiretroviral adherence in persons with human immunodeficiency virus with virologic suppression. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023;10(5):ofad230. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad230

Kalinjuma A.V, Glass T.R, Masanja H, Weisser M, Msengwa A.S, Vanobberghen F, Otwombe K. Statistical methods applied for the assessment of the HIV cascade and continuum of care: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open. 2023;13(11):e071392. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071392

Kalinjuma A.V, Hussey H, Mollel G.J, Letang E, Battegay M, Glass T.R, Paris D, Vanobberghen F, Weisser M, KIULARCO study group. Body mass index trends and its impact of under and overweight on outcome among PLHIV on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2023;18(8):e0290445. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290445

Katende B, Bresser M, Kamele M, Chere L, Tlahali M, Erhardt R.M, Muhairwe J, Ayakaka I, Glass T.R, Ruhwald M, van Ginneken B, Murphy K, de Vos M, Amstutz A, Mareka M, Mooko S.M, Reither K, González Fernández L. Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(8):e0001488. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001488

Kopo M, Lejone T.I, Tschumi N, Glass T.R, Kao M, Brown J.A, Seiler O, Muhairwe J, Moletsane N, Labhardt N.D, Amstutz A. Effectiveness of a peer educator-coordinated preference-based differentiated service delivery model on viral suppression among young people living with HIV in Lesotho: the PEBRA cluster-randomized trial. PLoS Med. 2023;20(1):e1004150. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004150

Labhardt N.D, González Fernández L, Katende B, Muhairwe J, Bresser M, Amstutz A, Glass T.R, Ruhwald M, Sacks J.A, Escadafal C, Mareka M, Mooko S.M, de Vos M, Reither K. Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho. PLoS One. 2023;18(3):e0278653. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278653

Mnzava D, Okuma J, Ndege R, Kimera N, Ntamatungiro A, Nyuri A, Byakuzana T, Abilahi F, Mayeka P, Temba E, Fanuel T, Glass T.R, Klimkait T, Vanobberghen F, Weisser M, KIULARCO Study Group. Decentralization of viral load testing to improve HIV care and treatment cascade in rural Tanzania: observational study from the Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort. BMC Infect Dis. 2023;23:222. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08155-6

Murphy K, Muhairwe J, Schalekamp S, van Ginneken B, Ayakaka I, Mashaete K, Katende B, van Heerden A, Bosman S, Madonsela T, González Fernández L, Signorell A, Bresser M, Reither K, Glass T.R. COVID-19 screening in low resource settings using artificial intelligence for chest radiographs and point-of-care blood tests. Sci Rep. 2023;13:19692. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46461-w

Seiler O, Kopo M, Kao M, Lejone T.I, Tschumi N, Glass T.R, Brown J.A, Labhardt N.D, Amstutz A. HIV care preferences among young people living with HIV in Lesotho: a secondary data analysis of the PEBRA cluster randomized trial. AIDS Res Treat. 2023;2023:8124192. DOI: 10.1155/2023/8124192

Haak F, Kollmar O, Ioannidis A, Slotta J.E, Ghadimi M.B, Glass T, von Strauss und Torney M. Predicting complicated appendicitis based on clinical findings: the role of Alvarado and appendicitis inflammatory response scores. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022;407(5):2051-2057. DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02533-5

Haak F, Poletti T, Grossman N, von Holzen U, Bolli M, Klasen J.M, Glass T, von Strauss M, Torney M.D. Interprofessional differences in preoperative planning: the individualist surgeon. European Surgery. 2022;54(5):267-272. DOI: 10.1007/s10353-022-00761-z

Katende B, González Fernández L, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R, Ayakaka I, Labhardt N.D, Ruhwald M, de Vos M, Bresser M, Reither K. Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection from breath: a proof-of-concept study. IJID Reg. 2022;5:163-164. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.10.007

Magnolini R, Senkoro E, Kalinjuma A.V, Kitau O, Kivuma B, Samson L, Eichenberger A, Mollel G.J, Krinke E, Okuma J, Ndege R, Glass T, Mapesi H, Vanobberghen F, Battegay M, Weisser M. Stigma-directed services (Stig2Health) to improve 'linkage to care' for people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a nested pre-post implementation study within the Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort. AAS Open Res. 2022;5:14. DOI: 10.12688/aasopenres.13353.2

Mollel G.J, Moshi L, Hazem H, Eichenberger A, Kitau O, Mapesi H, Glass T.R, Paris D.H, Weisser M, Vanobberghen F. Causes of death and associated factors over a decade of follow-up in a cohort of people living with HIV in rural Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis. 2022;22:37. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06962-3

Muhairwe J.A, Brown J.A, Motaboli L, Nsakala B.L, Lerotholi M, Amstutz A, Klimkait T, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. The suboptimal pediatric HIV viral load cascade: multidistrict cohort study among children taking antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022;41(3):e75-e80. DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003415

Ndege R.C, Okuma J, Kalinjuma A.V, Mkumbo J, Senkoro E, Fue G, Samson L, Mapesi H, Shabani S, Glass T.R, Battegay M, Paris D.H, Vanobberghen F, Weisser M, KIULARCO Study Group. Failure to return pillbox is a predictor of being lost to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania. HIV Med. 2022;23(6):661-672. DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13223

Willburger J.C.F, von Strauss M, Peterson C.J, Glass T.R, Kettelhack C. Incidence, treatment and outcome of patients with retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcoma in Switzerland 2005-2015: a population-based analysis. World J Surg. 2022;46(2):461-468. DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06374-z

Amstutz A, Lejone T.I, Khesa L, Kopo M, Kao M, Muhairwe J, Bresser M, Räber F, Klimkait T, Battegay M, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. Offering ART refill through community health workers versus clinic-based follow-up after home-based same-day ART initiation in rural Lesotho: the VIBRA cluster-randomized clinical trial. PLoS Med. 2021;18(10):e1003839. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003839

Amstutz A, Matsela L, Lejone T.I, Kopo M, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. Reaching absent and refusing individuals during home-based HIV testing through self-testing-at what cost?. Front Med. 2021;8:653677. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.653677

Castillo-Mancilla J.R, Cavassini M, Schneider M.P, Furrer H, Calmy A, Battegay M, Scanferla G, Bernasconi E, Gunthard H.F, Glass T.R, Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Association of incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapy with cardiovascular events and mortality in virologically suppressed persons with HIV: the Swiss HIV cohort study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021;8(2):ofab032. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab032

Glass T.R, Günthard H, Calmy A, Bernasconi E, Scherrer A.U, Battegay M, Steffen A, Böni J, Yerly S, Klimkait T, Cavassini M, Furrer H, Swiss HIV Cohort Study. The role of HIV asymptomatic status when starting ART on adherence and treatment outcomes and implications for test and treat: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(8):1413-1421. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa239

Kümmerle A, Sikalengo G, Vanobberghen F, Ndege R.C, Foe G, Schlaeppi C, Burri C, Battegay M, Paris D.H, Glass T.R, Weisser M, Marzolini C, Kiularco Study Group. Recognition and management of clinically significant drug-drug interactions between antiretrovirals and co-medications in a cohort of people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: a prospective questionnaire-based study. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021;76(10):2681-2689. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab254

Mapesi H, Gupta R, Wilson H.I, Lukau B, Amstutz A, Lyimo A, Muhairwe J, Senkoro E, Byakuzana T, Mphunyane M, Bresser M, Glass T.R, Lambiris M, Fink G, Gingo W, Battegay M, Paris D.H, Rohacek M, Vanobberghen F, Labhardt N.D, Burkard T, Weisser M. The coArtHA trial—identifying the most effective treatment strategies to control arterial hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021;22:77. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05023-z

Mapesi H, Okuma J, Franzeck F, Wilson H.I, Senkoro E, Byakuzana T, Ndege R, Vanobberghen F, Glass T.R, Battegay M, Weisser M, Paris D.H, KIULARCO Study Group. Prevalence, incidence and predictors of renal impairment in persons with HIV receiving protease-inhibitors in rural Tanzania. PLoS One. 2021;16(12):e0261367. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261367

Multerer L, Glass T.R, Vanobberghen F, Smith T. Analysis of contamination in cluster randomized trials of malaria interventions. Trials. 2021;22:613. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05543-8

Multerer L, Vanobberghen F, Glass T.R, Hiscox A, Lindsay S.W, Takken W, Tiono A, Smith T. Estimating intervention effectiveness in trials of malaria interventions with contamination. Malar J. 2021;20:413. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03924-7

Ramser M, Glauser P.M, Glass T.R, Weixler B, Grapow M.T.R, Hoffmann H, Kirchhoff P. Abdominal decompression after cardiac surgery: outcome of 42 patients with abdominal compartment syndrome. World J Surg. 2021;45(4):1242-1251. DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05917-0

Vanobberghen F, Lweno O, Kümmerle A, Mwebi K.D, Asilia P, Simon B, Mswata S, Schmidlin S, Glass T.R, Daubenberger C, Tanner M, Meyer-Monard S. Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in women after childbirth in Tanzania: a parallelgroup, open-label, randomised controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(2):e189-e198. DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30448-4

Vanobberghen F, Weisser M, Kasuga B, Katende A, Battegay M, Tanner M, Glass T.R, KIULARCO Study Group. Mortality in a cohort of people living with HIV in rural Tanzania, accounting for unseen mortality among those lost to follow-up. Am J Epidemiol. 2021;190(2):251-264. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa176

Amstutz A, Brown J.A, Ringera I, Muhairwe J, Lejone T.I, Klimkait T, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. Engagement in care, viral suppression, drug resistance and reasons for non-engagement after home-based same-day ART initiation in Lesotho: a two-year follow-up of the CASCADE trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2020;71(10):2608-2614. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1126

Amstutz A, Kopo M, Lejone T.I, Khesa L, Kao M, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. "If it is left, it becomes easy for me to get tested": use of oral self-tests and community health workers to maximize the potential of home-based HIV testing among adolescents in Lesotho. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020;23(Suppl. 5):e25563. DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25563

Amstutz A, Lejone T.I, Khesa L, Muhairwe J, Bresser M, Vanobberghen F, Kopo M, Kao M, Nsakala B.L, Tlali K, Klimkait T, Battegay M, Labhardt N.D, Glass T.R. Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2020;7(11):e752-e761. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30233-2

Amstutz A, Nsakala B.L, Vanobberghen F, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R, Namane T, Mpholo T, Battegay M, Klimkait T, Labhardt N.D. Switch to second-line versus continued first-line antiretroviral therapy for patients with low-level HIV-1 viremia: an open-label randomized controlled trial in Lesotho. PLoS Med. 2020;17(9):e1003325. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003325

Arpagaus A, Franzeck F.C, Sikalengo G, Ndege R, Mnzava D, Rohacek M, Hella J, Reither K, Battegay M, Glass T.R, Paris D.H, Bani F, Rajab O.N, Weisser M, Kiularco Study Group. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in rural Tanzania: the prospective Kilombero and Ulanga antiretroviral cohort. PLoS One. 2020;15(3):e0229875. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229875

Bircher R.E, Ntamatungiro A.J, Glass T.R, Mnzava D, Nyuri A, Mapesi H, Paris D.H, Battegay M, Klimkait T, Weisser M, Kiularco Study Group. High failure rates of protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania - a prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227600. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227600

Brown J.A, Ringera I, Luoga E, Cheleboi M, Kimera N, Muhairwe J, Kayembe B.P, Molapo Hlasoa M, Kabundi L, Yav C.W.D, Mothobi B, Thahane L, Amstutz A, Bachmann N, Mollel G.J, Bresser M, Glass T.R, Paris D.H, Klimkait T, Weisser M, Labhardt N.D. Genotype-Informed Versus Empiric Management Of VirEmia (GIVE MOVE): study protocol of an open-label randomised clinical trial in children and adolescents living with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20:773. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05491-9

Kalinjuma A.V, Glass T.R, Weisser M, Myeya S.J, Kasuga B, Kisung'a Y, Sikalengo G, Katende A, Battegay M, Vanobberghen F, Kiularco Study Group. Prospective assessment of loss to follow-up: incidence and associated factors in a cohort of HIV-positive adults in rural Tanzania. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020;23(3):e25460. DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25460

Kamal S, Glass T.R, Doco-Lecompte T, Locher S, Bugnon O, Parienti J.J, Cavassini M, Schneider M.P. An adherence-enhancing program increases retention in care in the Swiss HIV Cohort. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(9):ofaa323. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa323

Lejone T.I, Kopo M, Bachmann N, Brown J.A, Glass T.R, Muhairwe J, Matsela T, Scherrer R, Chere L, Namane T, Labhardt N.D, Amstutz A. PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young adults living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:425. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08535-6

Schlaeppi C, Vanobberghen F, Sikalengo G, Glass T.R, Ndege R.C, Foe G, Kümmerle A, Paris D.H, Battegay M, Marzolini C, Weisser M, Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO) study group. Prevalence and management of drug-drug interactions with antiretroviral treatment in 2069 people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. HIV Med. 2020;21(1):53-63. DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12801

Albrecht S, Franzeck F.C, Mapesi H, Hatz C, Kalinjuma A.V, Glass T.R, Mnzava D, Letang E, Paris D.H, Battegay M, Weisser M, KIULARCO Study Group. Age-related comorbidities and mortality in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: data from a prospective cohort study. AIDS. 2019;33(6):1031-1041. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002171

Amstutz A, Lejone T.I, Khesa L, Muhairwe J, Nsakala B.L, Tlali K, Bresser M, Tediosi F, Kopo M, Kao M, Klimkait T, Battegay M, Glass T.R, Labhardt N.D. VIBRA trial - effect of village-based refill of ART following home-based same-day ART initiation vs clinic-based ART refill on viral suppression among individuals living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. Trials. 2019;20:522. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3510-5

Amstutz A, Lejone T.I, Khesa L, Muhairwe J, Nsakala B.L, Tlali K, Bresser M, Vanobberghen F, Kopo M, Kao M, Klimkait T, Battegay M, Labhardt N.D, Glass T.R. The HOSENG trial - effect of the provision of oral self-testing for absent and refusing individuals during a door-to-door HIV-testing campaign on testing coverage: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. Trials. 2019;20:496. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3469-2

Berben L, Engberg S.J, Rossmeissl A, Gordon E.J, Kugler C, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Klem M.L, Sereika S.M, De Simone P, Dobbels F, De Geest S.M, B-SERIOUS Consortium. Correlates and outcomes of low physical activity posttransplant: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplantation. 2019;103(4):679-688. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002543

Dobbels F, Denhaerynck K, Klem M.L, Sereika S.M, De Geest S, De Simone P, B-SERIOUS consortium, Berben L, Binet I, Burkhalter H, Drent G, Duerinckx N, Engberg S.J, Glass T, Gordon E, Kirsch M, Kugler C, Lerret S, Rossmeissl A, Russell C, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, de Almeida S.S. Correlates and outcomes of alcohol use after single solid organ transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2019;33(1):17-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2018.09.003

Faini D, Kalinjuma A.V, Katende A, Mbwaji G, Mnzava D, Nyuri A, Glass T.R, Furrer H, Hatz C, Boulware D.R, Letang E, Kiularco Study Group. Laboratory-reflex cryptococcal antigen screening is associated with a survival benefit in Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019;80(2):205-213. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001899

Glass T.R, Motaboli L, Nsakala B, Lerotholi M, Vanobberghen F, Amstutz A, Lejone T.I, Muhairwe J, Klimkait T, Labhardt N.D. The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting: a prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load monitoring in rural Lesotho. PLoS One. 2019;14(8):e0220337. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220337

Labhardt N.D, Ringera I, Lejone T.I, Amstutz A, Klimkait T, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R. Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1441. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7784-z

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mboya D, Charles C, Mshana C, Kessy F, Glass T.R, Lengeler C, Schulze A, Aerts A, Pfeiffer C. Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: contribution of a supportive supervision approach to increased quality of primary healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:848. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4648-2

Renggli S, Mayumana I, Mboya D, Charles C, Mshana C, Kessy F, Glass T.R, Pfeiffer C, Schulze A, Aerts A, Lengeler C. Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: appropriateness of an electronic tool to assess quality of primary healthcare. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19:55. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-3908-5

Amstutz A, Nsakala B.L, Vanobberghen F, Muhairwe J, Glass T.R, Achieng B, Sepeka M, Tlali K, Sao L, Thin K, Klimkait T, Battegay M, Labhardt N.D. SESOTHO trial ("Switch Either near Suppression Or THOusand") - switch to second-line versus WHO-guided standard of care for unsuppressed patients on first-line ART with viremia below 1000 copies/mL: protocol of a multicenter, parallel-group, open-label, r. BMC Infect Dis. 2018;18:76. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-2979-y

Ingle S.M, Crane H.M, Glass T.R, Yip B, Lima V.D, Gill M.J, Hanhoff N, Ammassari A, Mugavero M.J, Tate J.P, Guest J, Turner N.L, May M.T, Sterne J.A.C. Identifying risk of viral failure in treated HIV-infected patients using different measures of adherence: the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration. J Clin Med. 2018;7(10):E328. DOI: 10.3390/jcm7100328

Labhardt N.D, Ringera I, Lejone T.I, Klimkait T, Muhairwe J, Amstutz A, Glass T.R. Effect of offering same-day ART vs usual health facility referral during home-based HIV testing on linkage to care and viral suppression among adults with HIV in Lesotho: the CASCADE randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2018;319(11):1103-1112. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.1818

Lodi S, Gunthard H.F, Dunn D, Garcia F, Logan R, Jose S, Bucher H.C, Scherrer A.U, Schneider M.P, Egger M, Glass T.R, Reiss P, van Sighem A, Boender T.S, Phillips A.N, Porter K, Hawkins D, Moreno S, Monge S, Paraskevis D, Simeon M, Vourli G, Sabin C, Hernan M.A, Hiv-Causal Collaboration. Effect of immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment on the risk of acquired HIV drug resistance. AIDS. 2018;32(3):327-335. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001692

Mapesi H, Kalinjuma A.V, Ngerecha A, Franzeck F, Hatz C, Tanner M, Mayr M, Furrer H, Battegay M, Letang E, Weisser M, Glass T.R, KIULARCO Study Group. Prevalence and evolution of renal impairment in people living with HIV in rural Tanzania. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018;5(4):ofy072. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy072

Stete K, Glass T.R, van Dam G.J, Ntamatungiro A, Letang E, de Dood C.J, Corstjens Plam, Ndege R, Mapesi H, Kern W.V, Hatz C, Weisser M, Utzinger J, Muller M.C. Effect of schistosomiasis on the outcome of patients infected with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018;12(10):e0006844. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006844

Erb S, Letang E, Glass T, Natamatungiro A, Mnzava D, Mapesi H, Haschke M, Duthaler U, Berger B, Muri L, Bader J, Marzolini C, Elzi L, Klimkait T, Langewitz W, Battegay M. Health care provider communication training in rural Tanzania empowers HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy to discuss adherence problems. HIV Med. 2017;18(9):623-634. DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12499

Letang E, Verdastus Kalinjuma A, Glass T.R, Gamell A, Mapesi H, Sikalengo G.R, Luwanda L.B, Mnzava D, Ntamatungiro A.J, Ndaki R, Francis G, Vanobbergen F, Furrer H, Klimkait T, Felger I, Tanner M, Hatz C, Weisser M, Battegay M, KIULARCO Study Group. Cohort profile: the Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO): a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania. Swiss Med Wkly. 2017;147:w14485. DOI: 10.4414/smw.2017.14485

Muri L, Gamell A, Ntamatungiro A.J, Glass T.R, Luwanda L.B, Battegay M, Furrer H, Hatz C, Tanner M, Felger I, Klimkait T, Letang E, Kiularco Study Group. Development of HIV drug resistance and therapeutic failure in children and adolescents in rural Tanzania - an emerging public health concern. AIDS. 2017;31(1):61-70. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001273

Ntamatungiro A.J, Muri L, Glass T.R, Erb S, Battegay M, Furrer H, Hatz C, Tanner M, Felger I, Klimkait T, Letang E, Kiularco Study Group. Strengthening HIV therapy and care in rural Tanzania affects rates of viral suppression. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017;72(7):2069-2074. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx095

Vanobberghen F, Letang E, Gamell A, Mnzava D.K, Faini D, Luwanda L.B, Mapesi H, Mwamelo K, Sikalengo G, Tanner M, Hatz C, Furrer H, Battegay M, Glass T.R, Kiularco Study Group. A decade of HIV care in rural Tanzania: trends in clinical outcomes and impact of clinic optimisation in an open, prospective cohort. PLoS One. 2017;12(7):e0180983. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180983

Bholla M, Kapalatad N, Masikad E, Chandee H, Jughelia L, Sasamaloc M, Glass T.R, Beck H.P, Reither K. Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNATTM TB IAD for diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis. 2016;16:246. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1578-z

Duerinckx N, Burkhalter H, Engberg S.J, Kirsch M, Klem M.L, Sereika S.M, De Simone P, De Geest S, Dobbels F, B-Serious consortium. Correlates and outcomes of posttransplant smoking in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Transplantation. 2016;100(11):2252-2263. DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001335

Gamell A, Glass T.R, Luwanda L.B, Mapesi H, Samson L, Mtoi T, Nyamtema A, Muri L, Ntamatungiro A, Tanner M, Hatz C, Battegay M, Letang E, KIULARCO Study Group. An integrated and comprehensive service delivery model to improve pediatric and maternal HIV care in rural Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016;73(5):e67-e75. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001178

Labhardt N.D, Ringera I, Lejone T.I, Masethothi P, Thaanyane T, Kamele M, Gupta R.S, Thin K, Cerutti B, Klimkait T, Fritz C, Glass T.R. Same day ART initiation versus clinic-based pre-ART assessment and counselling for individuals newly tested HIV-positive during community-based HIV testing in rural Lesotho - a randomized controlled trial (CASCADE trial). BMC Public Health. 2016;16:329. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2972-6

Ramirez-Mena A, Glass T.R, Winter A, Kimera N, Ntamatungiro A, Hatz C, Tanner M, Battegay M, Furrer H, Wandeler G, Letang E. Prevalence and outcomes of hepatitis B coinfection and associated liver disease among antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals in a rural Tanzanian human immunodeficiency virus cohort. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016;3(3):ofw162. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw162

Winter A, Letang E, Kalinjuma A.V, Kimera N, Ntamatungiro A, Glass T, Moradpour D, Sahli R, Le Gal F, Furrer H, Wandeler G. Absence of hepatitis delta infection in a large rural HIV cohort in Tanzania. Int J Infect Dis. 2016;46:8-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.011

Glass T.R, Sterne J.A, Schneider M.P, De Geest S, Nicca D, Furrer H, Gunthard H.F, Bernasconi E, Calmy A, Rickenbach M, Battegay M, Bucher H.C. Self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy as a predictor of viral failure and mortality. AIDS. 2015;29(16):2195-2200. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000782

Haraka F, Glass T.R, Sikalengo G, Gamell A, Ntamatungiro A, Hatz C, Tanner M, Furrer H, Battegay M, Letang E. Correction: a bundle of services increased ascertainment of Tuberculosis among HIV-infected individuals enrolled in a HIV cohort in rural sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0129185. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129185

Haraka F, Glass T.R, Sikalengo G, Gamell A, Ntamatungiro A, Hatz C, Tanner M, Furrer H, Battegay M, Letang E. A bundle of services increased ascertainment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected individuals enrolled in a HIV cohort in rural sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One. 2015;10(4):e0123275. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123275

Labhardt N.D, Bader J, Lejone T.I, Ringera I, Puga D, Glass T.R, Klimkait T. Is zidovudine first line therapy virologically comparable to tenofovir in resource-limited settings?. Trop Med Int Health. 2015;20(7):914-918. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12509