Publications

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasound for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in out-patients from Papua New Guinea, a Resource-Limited setting.

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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Papua New Guinea.

Lightowler M Min J Nape A Galowa T Hemo C Stratta E Fentress M Weber S Huson M Sannino L Nicholas S Huerga H
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 2025 Nov 23; . doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108239. Epub 2025 11 23
Lung ultrasound Papua New Guinea Pulmonary Tuberculosis Resource-Limited Settings diagnostic accuracy

Diagnostic accuracy of the WHO tuberculosis treatment decision algorithms for children with presumptive tuberculosis: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

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INTRODUCTION: In 2023, almost 200,000 children under 15 years died from tuberculosis, most without appropriate treatment.

Olbrich L Larsson L Dunbar R Dodd PJ Palmer M Huyen Ton Nu Nguyet M d'Elbée M Hesseling AC Heinrich N Zar HJ Ntinginya NE Khosa C Nliwasa M Verghese VP Bonnet M Wobudeya E Nduna B Moh R Mwanga-Amumpere J Mustapha A Breton G Taguebue JV Borand L Chabala C Marcy O Seddon JA van der Zalm MM
PLoS medicine 2025 Nov ; 22(11); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004610. Epub 2025 11 18

Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplements and medium-quantity lipid-based nutritional supplements on maternal weight gain and infant birth weight in rural Niger: a cluster-randomised trial.

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INTRODUCTION: The risk of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight (2500 g, LBW), is associated with poor maternal nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy and can increase the risk of infant mortality.

Rattigan SM Garba S Plikaytis B Sudfeld C Guindo O Soumana I Langendorf C Grais R Isanaka S
BMJ global health 2025 Nov 03; 10(11); . doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021013. Epub 2025 11 03
Nutritional and metabolic disorders Other infection, disease, disorder, or injury

Behavioral HIV-serosurvey reveals clustering of risk factors likely plays a key role in sustaining HIV epidemic in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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New Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among adults have decreased in the last ten years in high HIV prevalent countries.

Conan N Ben-Farhat J Ohler L Kenyon C Van Cutsem G Huerga H Ben Farhat J
BMC public health 2025 Oct 10; 25(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24611-1. Epub 2025 10 10
Antiretrovial therapy HIV transmission Kwazulu-Natal Sexual behavior Viral suppression

Effect of caregiver training on knowledge and confidence of at-home clinical and anthropometric surveillance of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: analysis of a cross-over cluster randomised trial in Sokoto, Nigeria.

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INTRODUCTION: Patient-centred task-shifting models may be a promising strategy in the community-based management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to alleviate pressure on health systems and increase access to treatment in low-resourc

Ali NB Hitchings MD Berthé F Aruna P Shehu I Nanama S Steve-Edemba C Grais RF Isanaka S
BMJ global health 2025 Oct 06; 10(10); . doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018559. Epub 2025 10 06
Child health Delivery of Health Care Marasmus Nutrition Randomised control trial

High Infection Risk Among Health Care Workers During the First SARS-CoV-2 Wave in Niamey, Niger.

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BACKGROUND: In 2020, the new pathogen SARS-CoV-2 spread fast, causing a pandemic. Health care workers on the frontline were of course highly exposed.

Ramatoulaye HL Abdal-Kader AS Lagare A Maiga MA Aliane FA Sylviane FCA Issa I Sidikou BA Oumarou GI Sidiki A Aouta ZA Moussa A Alassan ZD Karidio I Bachir GAM Djibo I Moussa S Laminou IM Jambou R Richard V
Influenza and other respiratory viruses 2025 Oct ; 19(10); . doi: 10.1111/irv.70177. Epub 2025 10 25
COVID‐19 Niger health workers risk factors

Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of WHO-recommended treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis using an individual person dataset: a study protocol.

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INTRODUCTION: In 2022, the WHO conditionally recommended the use of treatment decision algorithms (TDAs) for treatment decision-making in children 10 years with presumptive tuberculosis (TB), aiming to decrease the substantial case det

Olbrich L Larsson L Dodd PJ Palmer M Nguyen MHTN d'Elbée M Hesseling AC Heinrich N Zar HJ Ntinginya NE Khosa C Nliwasa M Verghese V Bonnet M Wobudeya E Nduna B Moh R Mwanga J Mustapha A Breton G Taguebue JV Borand L Marcy O Chabala C Seddon J van der Zalm MM
BMJ open 2025 Sep 17; 15(9); . doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094954. Epub 2025 09 17
Child Clinical Decision-Making Tuberculosis

Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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In areas with seasonal malaria transmission, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children a three-day course of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine once a month during the transmission season.

Djedanem M Salé NM Aminou EYYM Testa J Jambou R
PLOS global public health 2025 ; 5(9); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005124. Epub 2025 09 12

Assessing immunization coverage in Southern togo: implications for perennial malaria chemoprevention delivery.

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BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, especially for children under five.

Arikawa S Tchankoni MK Gbeasor-Komlanvi F Atekpe SP Atcha-Oubou T Figueroa-Romero A Orne-Gliemann J Menendez C Gonzalez R Briand V Ekouevi D
BMC public health 2025 Sep 02; 25(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24191-0. Epub 2025 09 02
Childhood immunization Children PMC Sub-Saharan africa Togo

Pharmacokinetics of rifampicin and isoniazid in patients with HIV-tuberculosis coinfection receiving efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment: an ANRS12292-RIFAVIRENZ sub-study.

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BACKGROUND: Increasing rifampicin dosing is considered a potent strategy for shortening TB treatment duration.

Gelé T Atwine D Baudin E Muyindike W Mworozi K Kyohairwe R Kananura K Logoose S Nyehangane D Nanjebe DKT Furlan V Taburet AM Bonnet M Barrail-Tran A
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2025 Aug 29; . doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaf319. Epub 2025 08 29