Publications

Cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau (2008): the importance of "place".

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BACKGROUND: As resources are limited when responding to cholera outbreaks, knowledge about where to orient interventions is crucial.

Luquero FJ Banga CN Remartínez D Palma PP Baron E Grais RF
PloS one 2011 May 04; 6(5); e19005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019005. Epub 2011 05 04

Revisiting long-term adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in Senegal using latent class analysis.

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BACKGROUND: Adherence is one of the main predictors of antiretroviral treatment success. A governmental initiative was launched in 1998 for HIV-infected patients in Senegal to provide access to highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Bastard M Fall MB Lanièce I Taverne B Desclaux A Ecochard R Sow PS Delaporte E Etard JF
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2011 May 01; 57(1); 55-61. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318211b43b. Epub 2011 08 25

Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger.

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Expected incidence of acute malnutrition is the most appropriate measure for projecting the needs of a nutritional treatment program over time in terms of staffing, food, and other treatments, but direct estimation of incidence is rarely feasible at th

Isanaka S Grais RF Briend A Checchi F
American journal of epidemiology 2011 Apr 15; 173(8); 932-40. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwq436. Epub 2011 03 04

Performance of LED-based fluorescence microscopy to diagnose tuberculosis in a peripheral health centre in Nairobi.

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BACKGROUND: Sputum microscopy is the only tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic available at peripheral levels of care in resource limited countries. Its sensitivity is low, particularly in high HIV prevalence settings.

Bonnet M Gagnidze L Githui W Guérin PJ Bonte L Varaine F Ramsay A
PloS one 2011 Feb 18; 6(2); e17214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017214. Epub 2011 02 18

Immunovirological outcomes and resistance patterns at 4 years of antiretroviral therapy use in HIV-infected patients in Cambodia.

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OBJECTIVES: To report immunovirological outcomes and resistance patterns in adults treated with triple combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for 4 years in an HIV programme of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Pujades-Rodríguez M Schramm B Som L Nerrienet E Narom P Chanchhaya N Ferradini L Balkan S
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2011 Feb ; 16(2); 205-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02689.x. Epub 2010 11 19

The case for reactive mass oral cholera vaccinations.

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INTRODUCTION: The outbreak of cholera in Zimbabwe intensified interest in the control and prevention of cholera.

Reyburn R Deen JL Grais RF Bhattacharya SK Sur D Lopez AL Jiddawi MS Clemens JD von Seidlein L
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2011 Jan 25; 5(1); e952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000952. Epub 2011 01 25

Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study.

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BACKGROUND: Among people living with HIV/AIDS, nutritional support is increasingly recognized as a critical part of the essential package of care, especially for patients in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ahoua L Umutoni C Huerga H Minetti A Szumilin E Balkan S Olson DM Nicholas S Pujades-Rodríguez M
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011 Jan 10; 14 2. doi: 10.1186/1758-2652-14-2. Epub 2011 01 10