Publications

Successes and gaps in the HIV cascade of care of a high HIV prevalence setting in Zimbabwe: a population-based survey.

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INTRODUCTION: Gutu, a rural district in Zimbabwe, has been implementing comprehensive HIV care with the support of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 2011, decentralizing testing and treatment services to all rural healthcare facilit

Conan N Coulborn RM Simons E Mapfumo A Apollo T Garone DB Casas EC Puren AJ Chihana ML Maman D
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020 Sep ; 23(9); e25613. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25613. Epub 2020 10 01
ART HIV cascade of care incidence prevalence viral suppression

Factors influencing the return of inactive blood donors in a Cameroonian blood bank.

Abstract

Identify factors that influence the return of donors to increase their loyalty while improving blood safety is crucial in our context.

Mintya Ndoumba A Tayou Tagny C Nzedzou G Boum Ii Y Mbanya D
Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine 2020 Aug ; 27(3); 157-161. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 04 19
Banque de sang Blood bank Cameroon Cameroun Donneurs inactifs Inactive donors Retour Return

Investigating persistent measles dynamics in Niger and associations with rainfall.

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Measles is a major cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Current immunization strategies achieve low coverage in areas where transmission drivers differ substantially from those in high-income countries.

Blake A Djibo A Guindo O Bharti N
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 2020 08 ; 17(169); 20200480. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0480. Epub 2020 08 26
measles metapopulation seasonal migration sub-Saharan Africa vaccination

Culture Conversion in Patients Treated with Bedaquiline and/or Delamanid: A Prospective Multi-country Study.

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Background Bedaquiline and delamanid offer the possibility of more effective and less toxic multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment. With this treatment, however, some patients, remain at high risk for an unfavorable treatment outcome.

Franke MF Khan P Hewison C Khan U Huerga H Seung KJ Rich ML Zarli K Samieva N Oyewusi L Nair P Mudassar M Melikyan N Lenggogeni P Lecca L Kumsa A Khan M Islam S Hussein K Docteur W Chumburidze N Berikova E Atshemyan H Atwood S Alam M Ahmed S Bastard M Mitnick CD
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2020 Jul 24; . doi: 10.1164/rccm.202001-0135OC. Epub 2020 07 24
extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis interim outcome multidrug-resistant tuberculosis rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis sputum conversion

Magnitude of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in an urban setting in Tanzania; a cross-sectional analytic study.

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BACKGROUND: Medical screening detects risk factors for disease or presence of disease in otherwise well persons in order to intervene early and reduce morbidity and mortality.

Mukuve A Noorani M Sendagire I Mgonja M
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Jul 23; 20(1); 418. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03115-3. Epub 2020 07 23
Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy Screening Tanzania

Prevalence, associated factors and clinical features of congenital syphilis among newborns in Mbarara hospital, Uganda.

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BACKGROUND: While congenital syphilis is a significant public health problem that can cause severe disabilities, little is known about the situation in Uganda.

Oloya S Lyczkowski D Orikiriza P Irama M Boum Y Migisha R Kiwanuka JP Mwanga-Amumpaire J
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Jul 02; 20(1); 385. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03047-y. Epub 2020 07 02
Adverse outcome Stillbirth Syphilis; congenital syphilis

Clinical and epidemiological performance of WHO Ebola case definitions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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BACKGROUND: Ebola virus disease case definition is a crucial surveillance tool to detect suspected cases for referral and as a screening tool for clinicians to support admission and laboratory testing decisions at Ebola health faciliti

Caleo G Theocharaki F Lokuge K Weiss HA Inamdar L Grandesso F Danis K Pedalino B Kobinger G Sprecher A Greig J Di Tanna GL
The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2020 Jun 25; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30193-6. Epub 2020 06 25

HIV epidemic and cascade of care in 12 east African rural fishing communities: results from a population-based survey in Uganda.

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BACKGROUND: In East Africa, fishing communities are considered most-at-risk populations for the acquisition of HIV.

Burgos-Soto J Ben Farhat J Alley I Ojuka P Mulogo E Kise-Sete T Bouhenia M Salumu L Mathela R Langendorf C Cohuet S Huerga H
BMC public health 2020 Jun 19; 20(1); 970. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09121-6. Epub 2020 06 19
Africa Antiretroviral therapy Cascade of care Communities Diagnosis Epidemic Fishing HIV Viral suppression

Systematic or Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Adults.

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BACKGROUND: In regions with high burdens of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected adults begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) when they are already severely immunocompromised.

Blanc FX Badje AD Bonnet M Gabillard D Messou E Muzoora C Samreth S Nguyen BD Borand L Domergue A Rapoud D Natukunda N Thai S Juchet S Eholié SP Lawn SD Domoua SK Anglaret X Laureillard D
The New England journal of medicine 2020 06 18; 382(25); 2397-2410. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1910708. Epub 2020 06 19