BMJ global health 2018 ; 3(4); e000868. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000868. Epub 2018 08 23
health services research
public health
Publications
Single-dose oral ciprofloxacin prophylaxis as a response to a meningococcal meningitis epidemic in the African meningitis belt: A 3-arm, open-label, cluster-randomized trial.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic prophylaxis for contacts of meningitis cases is not recommended during outbreaks in the African meningitis belt.
PLoS medicine 2018 Jun ; 15(6); e1002593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002593. Epub 2018 06 26
Cholera epidemic in Yemen, 2016-18: an analysis of surveillance data.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In war-torn Yemen, reports of confirmed cholera started in late September, 2016. The disease continues to plague Yemen today in what has become the largest documented cholera epidemic of modern times.
The Lancet. Global health 2018 06 ; 6(6); e680-e690. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30230-4. Epub 2018 05 03
Artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment in young children and pregnant women: A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic meta-analysis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The fixed dose combination of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is the most widely used treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
PLoS medicine 2018 Jun ; 15(6); e1002579. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002579. Epub 2018 06 12
HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Maputo, Mozambique: outcomes in a specialized treatment center, 2010-2015.
Abstract
Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common HIV-associated malignancy associated with disability, pain and poor outcomes.
Infectious agents and cancer 2018 ; 13 5. doi: 10.1186/s13027-018-0177-6. Epub 2018 01 19
AIDS-related opportunistic infections
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Doxorubicin
Kaposi sarcoma
Mozambique
The new WHO decision-making framework on vaccine use in acute humanitarian emergencies: MSF experience in Minkaman, South Sudan.
Abstract
Introduction: The main causes of death during population movements can be prevented by addressing the population's basic needs.
Conflict and health 2018 ; 12 11. doi: 10.1186/s13031-018-0147-z. Epub 2018 03 26
Cholera
Crude mortality rate
Diarrheal diseases
Measles
Respiratory infections
Safe drinking water
South Sudan
Under 5 mortality rate
Vaccine preventable outbreaks
Outcomes of HIV-infected versus HIV-non-infected patients treated for drug-resistance tuberculosis: Multicenter cohort study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The emergence of resistance to anti-tuberculosis (DR-TB) drugs and the HIV epidemic represent a serious threat for reducing the global burden of TB.
PloS one 2018 ; 13(3); e0193491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193491. Epub 2018 03 08
Risk factors for measles mortality and the importance of decentralized case management during an unusually large measles epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.
Abstract
In 2013, a large measles epidemic occurred in the Aketi Health Zone of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
PloS one 2018 ; 13(3); e0194276. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194276. Epub 2018 03 14
Impact of treatment and re-treatment with artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine on selection of Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance gene-1 polymorphisms in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The emergence of resistance against artemisinin combination treatment is a major concern for malaria control.
PloS one 2018 ; 13(2); e0191922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191922. Epub 2018 02 01
Oral cholera vaccine in cholera prevention and control, Malawi.
Abstract
PROBLEM: With limited global supplies of oral cholera vaccine, countries need to identify priority areas for vaccination while longer-term solutions, such as water and sanitation infrastructure, are being developed.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2018 Jun 01; 96(6); . doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.207175. Epub 2018 04 23