Mona-Gekanju Toeque

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

publications/presentations

•Retrospective Review of Virologic and Immunologic Response in Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line HIV Therapy in Lusaka, Zambia. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 doi: 10.1177/23259582211022463. PMID: 34080454
Zulu PM, Toeque MG, Hachaambwa L, Chirwa L, Fwoloshi S, Siwingwa M, Mbewe M, Rosser JI, Stafford KA, Lindsay B, Mulenga L, Claassen CW

Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line Therapy: A Retrospective Review of Treatment Outcomes at the HIV Advanced Treatment Centre, University Teaching Hospital
Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Brianna Lindsay, Ph.D., Paul Msanzya Zulu, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Kristen A. Stafford, MPH, Ph.D., Francis Mupeta, MBChB, MMed, Mpanji Siwingwa, MPH, Melody Mutinta, MClini.Pharm, Lameck Chirwa, MPH, David J. Riedel, MD, MPH, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc
o Submitted to AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses (11/4/2021) – under review

Community-based service delivery is highly effective in reaching trans key populations in Zambia for HIV prevention and linkage to treatment: a cross-sectional analysis
Linah Mwango, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Brianna Lindsay, Kalima Tembo, Henry Sakala, Sean Reggee, Sibusiso Mimi Malunga, McLean Kabwe, Ina Kafunda, Adebayo Olufunso, Annie Mwila, Jackson Okuku, Nzali Kancheya, Kennedy Nkwemu, Daliso Mumba, Lottie Hachaambwa, Robb Sheneberger, Natalia Blanco, Marie-Claude Lavoie, Kristen A. Stafford, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Submitted to JIAS 10/18/2021

A bidirectional global health exchange as a model for decolonizing global health
Francis Mupeta, Suilanji Sivile, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Edward C. Traver, Ravi K. Tripathi, Duncan Chanda, Devang Patel, Lloyd Mulenga, Lottie Hachaambwa, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Submitted to Annals of Global Health 10/20/2021 – under review

Quantitative evaluation of maternal and child health service disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lusaka, Zambia
Joelle I. Rosser, MD, MS, Christabel Phiri, MBChB, Bridget Spelke MD, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Stephen Luby, MD, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB,MMed, Chipepo Kankasa MBChB,MMed, Lloyd Mulenga MMed,PhD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed
o Submitted 12/02/2021 – International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics/under review

University Teaching Hospital Antibiotic Guidelines (Printed copies and smartphone App)
Series editors: Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Uchizi G. Chirwa, Msc. Epi, B. Pharm, Dip. Pharm, Raphael Chanda, BscHB, MBChB, FCP SA, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Emily Heil, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, Sarah Schmalzle, MD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH
o Published 11/18/2021 - UTH Antibiotic Launch

Peer key population community health workers improve engagement across the HIV cascade in Zambia: Results from the Z-CHECK project
Brianna R. Lindsay, Linah Mwango, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Siphiwe Lucy Malupande, Elizabeth Nkhuwa, Clement Nchimunya Monga, Andrew Chilambe, Henry Sakala, Ina Kafunda, Pawel Olowski, Adebayo Olufunso, Jackson Okuku, Nzali Kancheya, Daliso Mumba, Lottie Hachaambwa, Robb Sheneberger, Natalia Blanco, Marie-Claude Lavoie, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Near final draft

Achieving HIV epidemic control and improving maternal healthcare services with community-based HIV service delivery in Zambia
o In progress

Antimicrobial Resistance, Knowledge and Prescribing Practices at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
o In progress

Initial implementation of PrEP in Zambian correctional facilities demonstrates high uptake among incarcerated people: a cross-sectional observational analysis
Brianna Lindsay1,2, Nasho Nyirongo1, Linah Mwango3, Mona-Gekanju Toeque1,2, Carol Masumba3, James Litongola3, James Sikanyika3, Henry Kabombo3, Martin Moyo3, Steven Siachibila3, James Mudenda3 , Kalima Tembo1, Pawel Olowski1, Adebayo Olufunso1, Elizabeth Muchimba4, Bupe Musonda5, Jackson Okuku6, Annie Mwila6, Clement Moonga7, Michael E. Herce7,8*, Cassidy W. Claassen1,2*

Case Reports
False-negative HIV antibody test in a patient presenting with an unusual case of CMV oropharyngeal ulcerations
Nyakulira Kandiwo MBChB, MMed, Racheal Hapunda MBChB, MMed, Willard Mumbi MBChB, MMed, Madeeha Shams, MBBS, MS, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, David Riedel, MD, MPH, Chitalu Chanda, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB
o Submitted to Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice - 12/7/2021

Abstracts
Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line Therapy: A Retrospective Review of Treatment Outcomes at the HIV Advanced Treatment Centre, University Teaching Hospital
Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Brianna Lindsay, Ph.D., Paul Msanzya Zulu, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Kristen A. Stafford, MPH, Ph.D., Francis Mupeta, MBChB, MMed, Mpanji Siwingwa, MPH, Melody Mutinta, MClini.Pharm, Lameck Chirwa, MPH, David J. Riedel, MD, MPH, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc
o Abstract accepted 7/30/2021 to ID Week October 2021
o Recipient of ID week Trainee Award 2021

Deployment of antibiotic guidelines to improve antibiotic stewardship at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Uchizi G. Chirwa, Msc. Epi, B. Pharm, Dip. Pharm, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc, Kaunda Yamba, MD, MSc, Kenneth Kapolowe,vMBChB, MMed, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Emily Heil, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, Sarah Schmalzle, MD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH
o Abstract submitted 11/29/2021 to Global Health Security Conference