Publications

Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treated With Regimens That Include New and Repurposed Drugs.

Abstract

Among 43 pregnant women receiving multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) treatment with bedaquiline and/or delamanid, 98% had favorable treatment outcomes.

Lotia Farrukh I Lachenal N Adenov MM Ahmed S Algozhin Y Coutisson S Garavito ES Hewison C Holtzman D Huerga H Janmohamed A Khan PY Jacques GL Lomtadze N Melikyan N Mitnick CD Mussabekova G Osso E Perea S Putri FA Rashidov M Rich ML Sakhabutdinova Y Seung KJ Stambekova A Vásquez DV Franke MF Khan U
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023 Aug 22; . doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad445. Epub 2023 08 22
drug resistance outcome pregnancy treatment tuberculosis

Reasons for delay in reaching healthcare with severe abortion-related morbidities: Qualitative results from women in the fragile context of Jigawa State, Nigeria (AMoCo)

Abstract

Maternal near-miss events are a key measure of maternal health; abortion-related complications are one source of near-miss events.

Moore A M Fetters T Williams T Pasquier E Kantiok J Fotheringham C et al.
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 15 August 2023, 100330.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100330
Pregnancy Abortion-related complications Near-miss maternal morbidity Qualitative methods Nigeria Fragile contexts

Reflections on Participation in a Trial on Hydroxychloroquine as Prevention for COVID-19 among Health Workers in Niger.

Abstract

In 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a rapidly emerging virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, had no known effective prophylaxis and no widely available proven effective antiviral treatment.

Kabore Y Vatrinet R Guindo O Moussa SH Schilling WHK Grais RF
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2023 Aug 14; . doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0606. Epub 2023 08 14

Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies Directed against Dengue, Chikungunya and West Nile Viruses and Associated Risk Factors in Madagascar, 2011 to 2013.

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Arboviruses have been shown to circulate in Madagascar, including West Nile, dengue, and chikungunya viruses, though the extent of their circulation remains poorly documented.

Broban A Olive MM Tantely ML Dorsemans AC Rakotomanana F Ravalohery JP Rogier C Heraud JM Andriamandimby SF
Viruses 2023 Aug 08; 15(8); . doi: 10.3390/v15081707. Epub 2023 08 08
Africa Madagascar West Nile virus arbovirus chikungunya virus dengue virus risk factors serosurvey

Low antiretroviral therapy uptake and low early retention among pregnant women who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus in informal health centers in urban and semi-rural settings in Cameroon: a prospective cohort study.

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INTRODUCTION: Despite the efforts of Cameroon's Ministry of Public Health against informal health centers (IHCs) because of their illegitimacy, the number of IHCs is increasing in Cameroon.

Onambele AAS Yuya F Schouame AA Nolna SK Socpa A
Frontiers in public health 2023 ; 11; . doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1188749. Epub 2023 07 26
ART naïves HIV PMTCT informal health centers pregnant women

Practices and challenges related to antibiotic use in paediatric treatment in hospitals and health centres in Niger and Uganda: a mixed methods study.

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BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health problem and is responsible for high mortality in children and new-borns.

Mambula G Nanjebe D Munene A Guindo O Salifou A Mamaty AA Rattigan S Ellis S Khavessian N van der Pluijm RW Marquer C Adehossi IA Langendorf C
Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 2023 Jul 11; 12(1); . doi: 10.1186/s13756-023-01271-7. Epub 2023 07 11
Antibiotics Antimicrobial resistance Paediatrics Prescription Sub-saharan Africa

Fetal sex and risk of pregnancy-associated malaria in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic regions: a meta-analysis.

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In areas of moderate to intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission, malaria in pregnancy remains a significant cause of low birth weight, stillbirth, and severe anaemia.

Unger HW Hadiprodjo AJ Gutman JR Briand V Fievet N Valea I Tinto H D'Alessandro U Landis SH Ter Kuile F Ouma P Oneko M Mwapasa V Slutsker L Terlouw DJ Kariuki S Ayisi J Nahlen B Desai M Madanitsa M Kalilani-Phiri L Ashorn P Maleta K Tshefu-Kitoto A Mueller I Stanisic D Cates J Van Eijk AM Ome-Kaius M Aitken EH Rogerson SJ
Scientific reports 2023 Jun 26; 13(1); . doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37431-3. Epub 2023 06 26

Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a remote region of Niger.

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OBJECTIVE: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) in developing countries is lacking. Here we describe the population structure and molecular characteristics of ESBL-E.

Jacquier H Assao B Chau F Guindo O Condamine B Magnan M Bridier-Nahmias A Sayingoza-Makombe N Moumouni A Page AL Langendorf C Coldiron ME Denamur E de Lastours V
The Journal of infection 2023 Jun 25; . doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.06.015. Epub 2023 06 25
ESBL – E. coli chromosomal integration community developing country faecal carriage

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and retrospective mortality in two African settings: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

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Although seroprevalence studies have demonstrated the wide circulation of SARS-COV-2 in African countries, the impact on population health in these settings is still poorly understood.

Simons E Nikolay B Ouedraogo P Pasquier E Tiemeni C Adjaho I Badjo C Chamman K Diomandé M Dosso M Doumbia M Izia YA Kakompe H Katsomya AM Kij V Akissi VK Mambula C Mbala-Kingebeni P Muzinga J Ngoy B Penali L Pini A Porten K Salou H Sevede D Luquero F Gignoux E
PLOS global public health 2023 ; 3(6); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001457. Epub 2023 06 08

High mortality rates among COVID-19 intensive care patients in Iraq: insights from a retrospective cohort study at Médecins Sans Frontières supported hospital in Baghdad.

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BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the challenges of the healthcare system in Iraq, which has limited intensive care unit beds, medical personnel, and equipment, contributing to high infection

Malaeb R Haider A Abdulateef M Hameed M Daniel U Kabilwa G Seyni I Ahmadana KE Zelikova E Porten K Godard A
Frontiers in public health 2023 ; 11; . doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1185330. Epub 2023 08 31
Baghdad COVID-19 ICU mortality ICU outcomes Iraq healthcare humanitarian limited resource settings