Publications

Evaluation of a Lung Ultrasound Score in Hospitalized Adult Patients with COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain.

Abstract

: During the COVID-19 pandemic and the burden on hospital resources, the rapid categorization of high-risk COVID-19 patients became essential, and lung ultrasound (LUS) emerged as an alternative to chest computed tomography, offering speed, non-ionizin

Lightowler MS Sander JV García de Casasola Sánchez G Mateos González M Güerri-Fernández R Lorenzo Navarro MD Nackers F Stratta E Lanusse C Huerga H
Journal of clinical medicine 2024 Jun 02; 13(11); . doi: 10.3390/jcm13113282. Epub 2024 06 02
COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 SpO2/FiO2 ratio clinical outcome lung ultrasound scoring system

Comparison of two proxies for the preconception weight using data from a pre-pregnancy cohort in Benin: Weight measured in the first trimester of pregnancy vs estimated by Thomas' formula.

Abstract

Accurate determination of pre-pregnancy weight is essential for optimal pregnancy monitoring and antenatal care. Determining pre-pregnancy weight in limited-resources settings is challenging for both clinical practice and public health research.

Yovo E Accrombessi M Briand V Agbota G Hounkonnou C Alao J Zeitlin J Traissac P Martin-Prevel Y
PloS one 2024 ; 19(11); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312840. Epub 2024 11 04

Changes Over Time in the Proportion of Advanced HIV Disease in Two High HIV Prevalence Settings in Ndhiwa (Kenya) and Eshowe (South Africa).

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The burden of advanced HIV disease remains a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa.

Chihana M Conan N Ohler L Huerga H Wanjala S Masiku C Szumilin E Ellman T Etard JF Maman D Davies MA
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2024 ; 23; . doi: 10.1177/23259582241260219. Epub 2024 06 17
ART CD4 HIV advanced HIV cascade of care population-level

Individual and household risk factors for Ebola disease among household contacts in Mubende and Kassanda districts, Uganda, 2022.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 2022, an Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) occurred in Uganda, primarily affecting Mubende and Kassanda districts.

Migamba SM Ardiet DL Migisha R Nansikombi HT Agaba B Naiga HN Wanyana M Zalwango JF Atuhaire I Kawungezi PC Zalwango MG Simbwa B Kadobera D Ario AR Harris JR
BMC infectious diseases 2024 May 30; 24(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09439-1. Epub 2024 05 30
Ebola disease Sudan virus Sudan virus disease Uganda

Sputum culture reversion in longer treatments with bedaquiline, delamanid, and repurposed drugs for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Abstract

Sputum culture reversion after conversion is an indicator of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure.

Kho S Seung KJ Huerga H Bastard M Khan PY Mitnick CD Rich ML Islam S Zhizhilashvili D Yeghiazaryan L Nikolenko EN Zarli K Adnan S Salahuddin N Ahmed S Vargas ZHR Bekele A Shaimerdenova A Tamirat M Gelin A Vilbrun SC Hewison C Khan U Franke M
Nature communications 2024 May 09; 15(1); . doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48077-8. Epub 2024 05 09