Publications

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[Long term adherence to HAART in Senegal].

Abstract

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 (HAART).

Bastard M Fall MB
Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) 2014 Oct ; 107(4); 241-3. doi: 10.1007/s13149-014-0346-9. Epub 2014 03 10

Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy over a 10-year period of expansion: a multicohort analysis of African and Asian HIV programs.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the evolution of program outcomes associated with rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings.

Grimsrud A Balkan S Casas EC Lujan J Van Cutsem G Poulet E Myer L Pujades-Rodriguez M
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2014 Oct 01; 67(2); e55-66. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000268. Epub 2015 01 06

Vaccination in humanitarian crises: satisficing should no longer suffice.

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There are more possible vaccination interventions to mitigate the adverse health consequences of populations in crises than ever before, but recent reviews suggest delivering these vaccines has been fraught with difficulty.

Grais RF Juan-Giner A
International health 2014 Sep ; 6(3); 160-1. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu051. Epub 2014 08 04
Crises Humanitarian Vaccination Vaccines

Preventing acute malnutrition among young children in crises: a prospective intervention study in Niger.

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BACKGROUND: Finding the most appropriate strategy for the prevention of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in young children is essential in countries like Niger with annual "hunger gaps." Options for

Langendorf C Roederer T de Pee S Brown D Doyon S Mamaty AA Touré LW Manzo ML Grais RF
PLoS medicine 2014 Sep ; 11(9); e1001714. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001714. Epub 2014 09 02

Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies.

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Two community-based density case-control studies were performed to assess risk factors for cholera transmission during inter-peak periods of the ongoing epidemic in two Haitian urban settings, Gonaives and Carrefour.

Grandesso F Allan M Jean-Simon PS Boncy J Blake A Pierre R Alberti KP Munger A Elder G Olson D Porten K Luquero FJ
Epidemiology and infection 2014 Aug ; 142(8); 1625-35. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002562. Epub 2013 10 11

Lowenstein-Jensen selective medium for reducing contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture.

Abstract

We compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ) containing the following decontaminants and LJ alone: (i) PANTA (n = 299), (ii) Selectatab-MB (n = 299), and (iii) penicillin G

Kassaza K Orikiriza P Llosa A Bazira J Nyehangane D Page AL Boum Y
Journal of clinical microbiology 2014 Jul ; 52(7); 2671-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00749-14. Epub 2014 04 30

Pharmacokinetics of rifampin and isoniazid in tuberculosis-HIV-coinfected patients receiving nevirapine- or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment.

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This is a substudy of the Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le Sida et les Hépatites Virales (ANRS) Comparison of Nevirapine and Efavirenz for the Treatment of HIV-TB Co-infected Patients (ANRS 12146-CARINEMO) trial, which assessed the pharmacokinetic

Bhatt NB Barau C Amin A Baudin E Meggi B Silva C Furlan V Grinsztejn B Barrail-Tran A Bonnet M Taburet AM
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2014 Jun ; 58(6); 3182-90. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02379-13. Epub 2014 03 24

Prevalence of Bordetella infection in a hospital setting in niamey, niger.

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Bordetella pertussis still poses an important health threat in developing countries. In Niger, notified pertussis cases are few despite the low diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/pentavalent vaccine coverage. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of B.

Jusot V Aberrane S Alé F Laouali B Moussa I Alio SA Adehossi E Collard JM Grais RF
Journal of tropical pediatrics 2014 Jun ; 60(3); 223-30. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmu001. Epub 2014 02 14
Niger diagnosis pertussis prevalence

Description of a large measles epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010-2013.

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BACKGROUND: Although measles mortality has declined dramatically in Sub-Saharan Africa, measles remains a major public health problem in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Mancini S Coldiron ME Ronsse A Ilunga BK Porten K Grais RF
Conflict and health 2014 ; 8 9. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-8-9. Epub 2014 07 03
Epidemic Infectious Disease Mass Vaccination Measles Supplementary immunization activities

Descriptive epidemiology of typhoid fever during an epidemic in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2012.

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BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever remains a significant public health problem in developing countries. In October 2011, a typhoid fever epidemic was declared in Harare, Zimbabwe - the fourth enteric infection epidemic since 2008.

Polonsky JA Martínez-Pino I Nackers F Chonzi P Manangazira P Van Herp M Maes P Porten K Luquero FJ
PloS one 2014 ; 9(12); e114702. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114702. Epub 2014 12 08