College of Medicine
Kwara Lab
Led by Awewura Kwara · Medicine
What we study
The Kwara Lab studies how HIV, TB, and hepatitis B drugs work in people with coinfections. They investigate genetic and drug interactions to improve treatment outcomes.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Addressing Research Gaps to Optimize Dolutegravir-based ART in Children and Adolescents
Investigating pharmacokinetics and drug interactions in HIV/TB treatment for children.
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Recent papers, explained
- Pharmacokinetics of Dolutegravir in Children With HIV With and Without Tuberculosis Coinfection Treated According to World Health Organization Dosing Guidelines
2026 · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Tests drug levels in HIV kids with and without TB to see if dosing guidelines work.
- Pharmacokinetics and Dose Optimization of Ethambutol in Children on First-Line Antituberculosis Therapy: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
2026 · The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Analyzes ethambutol levels in children to optimize TB drug dosing.
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- Diabetes mellitus and its association with tuberculosis clinical presentation and treatment outcomes: results from a prospective cohort study in Ghana
2026 · Frontiers in Public Health
Checks if diabetes affects TB symptoms and treatment outcomes in Ghana.
- Paediatric tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a retrospective study at the Komfo Anokye teaching hospital in Ghana, 2014–2025
2026 · BMC Pediatrics
Looks at TB treatment results in children in Ghana, focusing on HIV and age.
- Exposure to the four first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs and treatment outcomes: a target trial emulation study in Ghana
2026 · BMC Infectious Diseases
Estimates how low drug levels in TB patients affect treatment success in Ghana.
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