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Provision of antiretroviral treatment in conflict settings: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

O'Brien DP, Venis S, Greig J, Shanks L, Ellman T,  et al.
2010-06-17 • Conflict and Health
2010-06-17 • Conflict and Health
INTRODUCTION
Many countries ravaged by conflict have substantial morbidity and mortality attributed to HIV/AIDS yet HIV treatment is uncommonly available. Universal access to HIV car...
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Case Report/Series

Treating HIV in Africa: Case Report From Rural Congo

Pottie K, Bamoueni S, Alas A, Tu D, O'Brien DP
2010-05-01 • Canadian Family Physician
2010-05-01 • Canadian Family Physician
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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...
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Direct microscopy versus sputum cytology analysis and bleach sedimentation for diagnosis of tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic study

Hepple P, Nguele P, Greig J, Bonnet MMB, Sizaire V
2010-09-21 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2010-09-21 • BMC Infectious Diseases
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Diagnostic options for pulmonary tuberculosis in resource-poor settings are commonly limited to smear microscopy. We investigated whether bleach concentration by se...
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Antiretroviral therapy outcomes in resource-limited settings for HIV-infected children <5 years of age

Sauvageot D, Schaefer MM, Olson D, Pujades-Rodriguez M, O'Brien DP
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
OBJECTIVE: We describe medium-term outcomes for young children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries. METHODS: Analyses were conducted on surveillance data...
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Similar mortality and reduced loss to follow-up in integrated compared with vertical programs providing antiretroviral treatment in sub-saharan Africa

Greig J, O'Brien DP, Ford NP, Spelman T, Sabapathy K,  et al.
2011-11-30 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2011-11-30 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Vertical HIV programs have achieved good results but may not be feasible or appropriate in many resource-limited settings. Médecins sans Frontières has treated HIV in vertical programs s...
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Integration of traditional healers in Human African Trypanosomiasis case finding in Central Africa: a quasi-experimental study

Kwedi Nolna S, Ntone R, Fouda Mbarga N, Mbainda S, Mutangala W,  et al.
2020-11-17 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2020-11-17 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
BACKGROUND
Based on the premise that Africans in rural areas seek health care from traditional healers, this study investigated a collaborative model between traditional healers and...
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Commentary

Poliomyelitis outbreak, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010-February 2011

Le Menach A, Llosa AE, Mouniaman I, Kouassi F, Ngala J,  et al.
2011-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2011-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
On November 4, 2010, the Republic of the Congo declared a poliomyelitis outbreak. A cross-sectional survey in Pointe-Noire showed poor sanitary conditions and low vaccination coverage (5...
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Commentary

Universal access: the benefits and challenges in bringing integrated HIV care to isolated and conflict affected population in the Republic of Congo

O'Brien DP, Mills C, Hamel C, Ford NP, Pottie K
2009-01-07 • Conflict and Health
2009-01-07 • Conflict and Health
The Pool region of the Republic of Congo is an isolated, conflict-affected area with under-resourced and poorly functioning health care services. Despite significant AIDS-related mortali...
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Different methodological approaches to the assessment of in vivo efficacy of three artemisinin-based combination antimalarial treatments for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in African children

Ashley EA, Pinoges LLP, Turyakira E, Dorsey G, Checchi F,  et al.
2008-08-09 • Malaria Journal
2008-08-09 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND: Use of different methods for assessing the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination antimalarial treatments (ACTs) will result in different estimates being reported, with im...
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Accuracy of five algorithms to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis

Checchi F, Chappuis F, Karunakara U, Priotto G, Chandramohan D
2011-07-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2011-07-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Algorithms to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) are often complex due to the unsatisfactory sensitivity and/or specificity of available tests, and...
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Early prediction of treatment efficacy in Second-Stage Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis

Priotto G, Chappuis F, Bastard M, Flevaud L, Etard JF
2012-06-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2012-06-05 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Human African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment. The long post-treatment follow-up (24 months) required to assess cure complicates patient management and is a major obstacle in ...
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Impact of HIV-Associated Conditions on Mortality in People Commencing Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings

Marshall C, Curtis A, Spelman T, O'Brien DP, Greig J,  et al.
2013-07-23 • PLOS One
2013-07-23 • PLOS One
To identify associations between specific WHO stage 3 and 4 conditions diagnosed after ART initiation and all cause mortality for patients in resource-limited settings (RLS). DESIGN, SET...
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Commentary

Health and war in Congo-Brazzaville

Salignon P, Cabrol JC, Liu J, Legros D, Brown V,  et al.
2000-11-18 • Lancet
2000-11-18 • Lancet
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Letter

Outbreaks in a rapidly changing Central Africa — lessons from Ebola

Munster VJ, Bausch DG, de Wit E, Fischer RJ, Kobinger GP,  et al.
2018-09-27 • New England Journal of Medicine
2018-09-27 • New England Journal of Medicine
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Association between older age and adverse outcomes on antiretroviral therapy: a cohort analysis of programme data from nine countries

Greig J, Casas EDT, O'Brien DP, Mills EJ, Ford NP
2012-07-31 • AIDS
2012-07-31 • AIDS
Recent studies have highlighted the increased risk of adverse outcomes among older patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We report on the associations between older age and adverse o...