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Poster

Factors influencing newborn resuscitation among nurses and midwives in the Eastern Region, Ghana

Berko YD, Badzi CD, Ampomah MO, Laari L
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Journal Article
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Review

Carriage of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruef M, Emonet S, Merglen A, Dewez JE, Obama BM,  et al.
2024-03-11 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-11 • eClinicalMedicine
BACKGROUND
The increasing resistance of Enterobacterales to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major public health concern. We did a sys...
Journal Article
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Short Report

Assessing changes in bacterial load and antibiotic resistance in the Legon sewage treatment plant between 2018 and 2023 in Accra, Ghana

Adjei RL, Adomako LAB, Korang-Labi A, Avornyo FK, Timire C,  et al.
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Wastewater treatment plants are efficient in reducing bacterial loads but are also considered potential drivers of environmental antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this study, we determi...
Journal Article
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Research

Prognostic value of different anthropometric indices over different measurement intervals to predict mortality in 6–59-month-old children

Briend A, Myatt M, Berkley JA, Black RE, Boyd EM,  et al.
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-06-01 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To compare the prognostic value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) for predicting death over periods of...
Journal Article
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Research

Anthropometric criteria for best-identifying children at high risk of mortality: a pooled analysis of twelve cohorts

Khara T, Myatt M, Sadler K, Bahwere P, Berkley JA,  et al.
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
2023-02-03 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications.

DESIGN
Journal Article
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Research

Cholera outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2019: a descriptive analysis

Zheng Q, Luquero FJ, Ciglenecki I, Wamala JF, Abubakar A,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Cholera remains a public health threat but is inequitably distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of standardized reporting and inconsistent outbreak definitions limit...
Journal Article
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Research

Alarming levels of multidrug resistance in aerobic gram-negative bacilli isolated from the nasopharynx of healthy under-five children in Accra, Ghana

Osei MM, Dayie NTKD, Azaglo GSK, Tettey EY, Nartey ET,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Nasopharyngeal carriage of aerobic Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) may precede the development of invasive respiratory infections. We assessed the prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriage of ae...
Journal Article
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Research

Surveillance of WHO priority gram-negative pathogenic bacteria in effluents from two seafood processing facilities in Tema, Ghana, 2021 and 2022: a descriptive study

Agyarkwa MAk, Azaglo GSK, Kokofu HK, Appah-Sampong EK, Nerquaye-Tetteh EN,  et al.
2022-08-30 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-08-30 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria in effluents from seafood processing facilities can contribute to the spread of AMR in the natural environment. In this study conducted in Tema, Gh...
Journal Article
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Research

African medical educators and anatomy teachers' perceptions and acceptance of the anatomage table as an edTech and innovation: a qualitative study

Owolabi JO, Ojiambo R, Seifu D, Nishimwe A, Masimbi O,  et al.
2022-06-06 • Advances in Medical Education and Practice
2022-06-06 • Advances in Medical Education and Practice
BACKGROUND
This article presents a qualitative study of African anatomists and anatomy teachers on the Anatomage Table-a modern medical education technology and innovation, as an ind...
Journal Article
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Research

Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial

Dondorp AM, Fanello CI, Hendriksen IC, Gomes E, Seni A,  et al.
2010-11-08 • Lancet
2010-11-08 • Lancet
Severe malaria is a major cause of childhood death and often the main reason for paediatric hospital admission in sub-Saharan Africa. Quinine is still the established treatment of choice...
Journal Article
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Review

Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

Sanchez-Padilla E, Guerin PJ, Steele AD, Luquero FJ
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Two new rotavirus vaccines have recently been licensed in many countries. However, their efficacy has only been shown against certain serotypes commonly circulating in Europe, North Amer...
Journal Article
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Review

Antibiotic resistance in West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bernabe KJ, Langendorf C, Ford NP, Ronat JB
2017-07-10 • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
2017-07-10 • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Growing data suggest that antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections are common in low- and middle-income countries. This review summarises the microbiology of key bacterial syndromes ...
Journal Article
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Review

Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition: a systematic literature review

Das D, Grais RF, Okiro EA, Stepniewska K, Mansoor R,  et al.
2018-10-29 • BMC Medicine
2018-10-29 • BMC Medicine
Despite substantial improvement in the control of malaria and decreased prevalence of malnutrition over the past two decades, both conditions remain heavy burdens that cause hundreds of ...
Journal Article
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Short Report

High initial default in patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis at a regional hospital in Accra, Ghana

Afutu FK, Zachariah R, Hinderaker SG, Ntoah-Boadi H, Apori Obeng E,  et al.
2012-05-30 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2012-05-30 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Journal Article
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Review

Pneumococcal meningitis outbreaks in Africa, 2000-2018: systematic literature review and meningitis surveillance database analyses

Franklin K, Kwambana-Adams B, Lessa FC, Soeters HM, Cooper L,  et al.
2021-09-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2021-09-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
The meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has traditionally experienced large outbreaks of meningitis mainly caused by Neisseria meningitidis. More recently, Streptococcus...
Journal Article
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Review

Reviewing evidence of the clinical effectiveness of commercially available antivenoms in sub-Saharan Africa identifies the need for a multi-centre, multi-antivenom clinical trial

Potet J, Smith JS, McIver L
2019-06-24 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2019-06-24 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND:
Snakebite envenoming kills more than more than 20,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa every year. Poorly regulated markets have been inundated with low-price, low-quality a...