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Hepcidin is low in children with moderate acute malnutrition and asymptomatic malaria: secondary analysis of a 2×2×3 factorial randomised trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Kurtzhals J, List KK, Styrishave B, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-11-17 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-11-17 • British Journal of Nutrition

Children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) have an increased risk of iron deficiency, anaemia and death from infectious diseases. The iron-regulating hormone hepcidin is increase...

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PaED Talk - Voices from MSF Projects: Implementation of ‘zero separation’, Bobo, Burkina Faso

Cabral S
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Determinants of attendance in antenatal care clinics in rural settings in Mali and Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Bognini JD, Koita K, N’takpe JB, Bihoun B, Dembélé M,  et al.
2025-04-14 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2025-04-14 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

BACKGROUND

Since 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a minimum of eight antenatal care (ANC) contacts during pregnancy, replacing the prev...

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate th...

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in young children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW,  et al.
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition
2025-02-13 • British Journal of Nutrition

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important growth factor in childhood. We aimed to investigate the impact of food supplements for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (M...

Antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kowalski M, Minka Obama B, Catho G, Dewez JE, Merglen A,  et al.
2024-03-08 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-08 • eClinicalMedicine
BACKGROUND
The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been estimated to be the highest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The current study estimated the proportion of drug-resistant...

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on ART initiation and access to HIV viral load monitoring in adults living with HIV in West Africa: a regression discontinuity analysis

Ben Farhat J, TiendrebeogoMD T, Malateste K, Poda A, Minga A,  et al.
2024-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
2024-03-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)
OBJECTIVES
Efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic have potentially compromised the availability and/or quality of HIV services. We aimed to assess the pandemic’s impact on ART init...

Using clinical vignettes to understand the complexity of diagnosing type 1 diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Le Bec E, Kam M, Aebischer Perone S, Boulle P, Cikomola J,  et al.
2023-11-13 • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
2023-11-13 • Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
Lack of awareness, access to insulin and diabetes care can result in high levels of morbidity and mortality for children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Improvem...

Evaluation of the acceptability of improved supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso using a mixed method approach

Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Draebel TA, Ritz C, Fabiansen C, Cichon B,  et al.
2016-01-02 • Appetite
2016-01-02 • Appetite
The objective of this study was to evaluate, within the context of a randomized controlled trial of product effectiveness, the acceptability of new formulations of six corn-soy blended f...

Meningitis Dipstick Rapid Test: Evaluating Diagnostic Performance During an Urban Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup A Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2007

Rose AMC, Mueller JE, Gerstl S, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Page AL,  et al.
2010-06-11 • PLOS One
2010-06-11 • PLOS One
Meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur every year during the dry season in the "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of the causative strain is crucial before launchi...

Acceptability of new formulations of corn-soy blends and lipid-based nutrient supplements in Province du Passoré, Burkina Faso

Iuel-Brockdorf AS, Dræbel T, Fabiansen C, Cichon B, Christensen VB,  et al.
2015-08-01 • Appetite
2015-08-01 • Appetite
The objective of this study was to evaluate the acceptability of new formulations of six corn-soy blended flours (CSB) and six lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) with different quant...

Baseline characteristics, response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 and dual infection in Burkina Faso

Harries K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, Firmenich P, Mathela R,  et al.
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2009-09-23 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
In an urban district hospital in Burkina Faso we investigated the relative proportions of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 among those tested, the baseline sociodemographic and clinical characte...

Outcomes for efavirenz versus nevirapine-containing regimens for treatment of HIV-1 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pillay P, Ford NP, Shubber Z, Ferrand RA
2013-07-22 • PLOS One
2013-07-22 • PLOS One
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There is conflicting evidence and practice regarding the use of the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) efavirenz (EFV) and nevirapine (NVP) in first...

Thymus size in children with moderate malnutrition: a cohort study from Burkina Faso

Rytter MJH, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Yaméogo CW, Windinmi SZ,  et al.
2020-07-20 • Pediatric Research
2020-07-20 • Pediatric Research
Background: Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects millions of children, increasing their risk of dying from infections. Thymus atrophy may be a marker of malnutrition-associated immu...

Treatment failure and mortality factors in patients receiving second-line HIV therapy in resource-limited countries

Pujades-Rodríguez M, Balkan S, Arnould L, Brinkhof MW, Calmy A
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
2010-07-21 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
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Long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in resource-limited countries leads to increasing numbers of patients with HIV taking second-line therapy. Limited access to furthe...

Quantifying the incidence of severe-febrile-illness hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa

Roddy P, Dalrymple U, Jensen TO, Dittrich S, Rao VB,  et al.
2019-07-25 • PLOS One
2019-07-25 • PLOS One
Severe-febrile-illness (SFI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The burden of SFI in SSA is currently unknown and its estimation is fraught wit...

Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis

Zwang J, Olliaro PL, Barennes H, Bonnet MMB, Brasseur P,  et al.
2009-08-23 • Malaria Journal
2009-08-23 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND: Artesunate and amodiaquine (AS&AQ) is at present the world's second most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). It was necessary to evaluate the efficacy of...

Viral Load Monitoring as a Tool to Reinforce Adherence: A Systematic Review

Bonner K, Mezochow A, Roberts TR, Ford NP, Cohn J
2013-06-14 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2013-06-14 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Viral load monitoring has been proposed as a tool to reinforce adherence, but outcomes have never been systematically assessed.

Integrating pulse oximetry into IMCI consultations to improve health care of under-5 children in Primary Health Centres in West Africa

Hedible GB, Neboua D, Peters Bokol L, Anago G, Zair Z,  et al.
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022

Impact of food supplements on IGF-1 in children with moderate acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis of a randomised 2x2x3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso

Helt TW, Grenov B, Yaméogo CW, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS,  et al.
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022