The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2021 Apr 12; doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00197-3. Epub 2021 04 12
Publications
Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria subsequently began in this population.
PLoS medicine 2021 Apr 01; 18(4); e1003587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003587. Epub 2021 04 01
High prevalence of NRTI and NNRTI drug resistance among ART-experienced, hospitalized inpatients.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients hospitalized with advanced HIV have a high mortality risk.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2021 Apr 01; doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002689. Epub 2021 04 01
HIV
Performance and operational feasibility of antigen and antibody rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in Cameroon: a clinical, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study.
Abstract
Background: Real-time PCR is recommended to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, PCR availability is restricted in most countries.
Covid-19
RDT
Cameroon
antigen
antibody
Impact of systematic early tuberculosis detection using Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in children with severe pneumonia in high tuberculosis burden countries (TB-Speed pneumonia): a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In high tuberculosis (TB) burden settings, there is growing evidence that TB is common in children with pneumonia, the leading cause of death in children under 5 years worldwide.
BMC pediatrics 2021 03 20; 21(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02576-5. Epub 2021 03 20
Children
Nasopharyngeal aspirate
Pneumonia
Stool
Tuberculosis
Xpert MTB/RIF ultra
Decentralised hepatitis C testing and treatment in rural Cambodia: evaluation of a simplified service model integrated in an existing public health system.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) has provided the opportunity for simplified models of care delivered in decentralised settings by non-specialist clinical personnel.
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021 Published Online March 18, 2021. doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00012-1
Hépatite C
Evaluation
Cambodge
Community intervention for child tuberculosis active contact investigation and management: study protocol for a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are major gaps in the management of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation for rapid identification of active tuberculosis and initiation of preventive therapy.
Trials 2021 Mar 02; 22(1); 180. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05124-9. Epub 2021 03 02
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Community intervention
Contact tracing
Pediatric tuberculosis
Preventive therapy
Tuberculosis symptom screening
The Lancet. Global health 2021 Mar ; 9(3); e223-e224. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00020-6. Epub 2021 02 22
Improving estimates of the burden of severe wasting: analysis of secondary prevalence and incidence data from 352 sites.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Estimates of incident cases of severe wasting among young children are not available for most settings but are needed for optimal planning of treatment programmes and burden estimation.
BMJ global health 2021 03 ; 6(3); doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004342. Epub 2021 06 24
child health
epidemiology
nutrition