Publications

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

Abstract

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.

Abstract

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.

Abstract

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

Tuberculosis treatment in a refugee and migrant population: 20 years of experience on the Thai-Burmese border.

Abstract

SETTING: Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains a major global health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, including refugees and migrants.

Minetti A Camelique O Hsa Thaw K Thi S Swaddiwudhipong W Hewison C Pinoges L Bonnet M Guerin PJ
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2010 Dec ; 14(12); 1589-95. doi: . Epub 2011 04 06