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Epicentre Scientific Day-2012- Abstracts and presentations

  • 2012/07/09
  • Autres

Discover abstracts and presentations of 2012 Epicentre Scientific Day.

 

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Abstracts and presentations

 

Session 1  : Improving diagnosis and detection

String test: a new tool to diagnose tuberculosis in patients unable to produce sputum. (Daniel Atwine)
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Comparison of time to become negative of two different types of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in a high transmission setting. (Francesco Grandesso)
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A rapid screening tool for psychological difficulties in children 3-6 years old: results of primary and secondary validations. (Caroline Marquer)
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Session 2  : Taking stock of where we are: baseline surveys and monitoring

Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern Gedaref State, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey. (Yolanda Muller)
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A multicentric retrospective analysis of culture conversion and time to culture conversion in multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients. (Cathy Hewison)
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A pilot entomological evaluation of malaria transmission in south western Uganda. (Patrick Ojuka)
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Session 3 : Responding to diarrheal diseases

Assessment of water, hygiene and sanitation in a highly endemic area for cholera, Kalemie (RDC) January 2012. (Grazia Marta Caleo)
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The use of mapping to identify priority areas for intervention during a typhoid outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Isabel Martínez-Pino)
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Nutritional interventions in the management of childhood diarrhea: current strategies and opportunities. (Sheila Isanaka)
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Spatial pattern in cholera outbreaks: guidance for preparedness and control. (Francisco Luquero)
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Session 4  : Introduction to the round table

Operational consequences following mortality surveys and surveillance activities in different emergency contexts. (Sandra Cohuet)
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Preventing malnutrition in Niger : supplementary food and/or cash transfer. (Céline Langendorf)
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Session 5 : New research themes for Epicentre

Reconstruction of non-unions of the tibial and humeral fractures in war-wounded Iraqi civilians. (Rasheed M. Fakhri)
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Estimation of emergency obstetrical care needs met by a Médecins Sans Frontières programme in Jahun, Jigawa State, Nigeria. (Sophie Masson)
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Home pharmacy : a possible way to improve pediatric care. (Jessica Neerkorn Sayyad)
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