Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on refugee health.
Abstract
No abstract available
PLoS medicine 2022 06 ; 19(6); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004050. Epub 2022 06 27
Publications
Integrating hepatitis C treatment into multidrug-resistant TB care.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are not widely used for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB).
Public health action 2022 Jun 21; 12(2); . doi: 10.5588/pha.22.0002. Epub 2022 06 23
DAAs
HCV
MDRTB
direct-acting antivirals
integrated care
How Can Nutrition Research Better Reflect the Relationship Between Wasting and Stunting in Children? Learnings from the Wasting and Stunting Project.
Abstract
Childhood wasting and stunting affect large numbers of children globally.
The Journal of nutrition 2022 Jun 10; . doi: 10.1093/jn/nxac091. Epub 2022 06 10
child nutrition
concurrent wasting and stunting
mortality risk
research design
stunting
wasting
Effectiveness of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Zimbabwe used in response to an outbreak among children and young adults: A matched case control study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Zimbabwe suffers from regular outbreaks of typhoid fever (TF), worse since 2017. Most cases were in Harare and a vaccination campaign with Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) was conducted in March 2019.
Vaccine 2022 Jun 08; . doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.093. Epub 2022 06 08
Conjugate
Effectiveness
Outbreak
Typhoid fever
Vaccine
Zimbabwe
Cost-effectiveness of monthly follow-up for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: An economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial.
Abstract
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major source of mortality for children in low resource settings. Alternative treatment models that improve acceptability and reduce caregiver burden are needed to improve treatment access.
PLOS global public health 2022 ; 2(12); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001189. Epub 2022 12 09
HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study.
Abstract
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age.
PloS one 2022 ; 17(12); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279692. Epub 2022 12 30
Increase in HIV viral suppression in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Community-based cross sectional surveys 2018 and 2013. What remains to be done?
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: High coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) increases viral suppression at population level and may reduce incidence.
PloS one 2022 ; 17(3); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265488. Epub 2022 03 24
Diagnostic accuracy of WHO screening criteria to guide lateral-flow lipoarabinomannan testing among HIV-positive inpatients: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: WHO recommends urine lateral-flow lipoarabinomannan (LF-LAM) testing with AlereLAM in HIV-positive inpatients only if screening criteria are met.
The Journal of infection 2022 May 16; . doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.05.010. Epub 2022 05 16
Diagnosis
Human immunodeficiency virus
Inpatient
LAM
Lipoarabinomannan
Screening
Sensitivity
Specificity
Tuberculosis
Measuring the unknown: An estimator and simulation study for assessing case reporting during epidemics.
Abstract
The fraction of cases reported, known as 'reporting', is a key performance indicator in an outbreak response, and an essential factor to consider when modelling epidemics and assessing their impact on populations.
PLoS computational biology 2022 05 ; 18(5); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008800. Epub 2022 05 23
Prevalence of TB and health-seeking behaviour.
Abstract
No abstract available
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2022 May 01; 26(5); . doi: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0001. Epub 2022 05 05