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Risk stratification of childhood infection using host markers of immune and endothelial activation in Asia (Spot Sepsis): a multi-country, prospective, cohort study

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Van Anh DT,  et al.
2025-09-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2025-09-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

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Prognostic tools for febrile illnesses are urgently required in resource-constrained community contexts. Circulating immune and endothelial activatio...

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Impact of healthcare access and livelihood support on deforestation rates in Kalimantan, Borneo

Burza S
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Which anthropometric indicators identify a pregnant woman as acutely malnourished and predict adverse birth outcomes in the humanitarian context?

Ververs MT, Antierens A, Sackl A, Staderini N, Captier V
2013-06-07 • PLoS Currents
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Strategies for access to affordable hepatitis C testing and treatment in Asia

Khwairakpam G, Burry J
2019-01-01 • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
2019-01-01 • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
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Mental Health Status of Vulnerable Tsunami-Affected Communities: A Survey in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Derivation and validation of prognostic models for the risk stratification of childhood infection: a multi-country prospective cohort study in Asia (Spot-Sepsis)

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Anh DTV,  et al.
2025-02-05 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-02-05 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025

Derivation and validation of prognostic models for the risk stratification of childhood infection: a multi-country prospective cohort study in Asia (Spot-Sepsis)

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Anh DTV,  et al.
2025-02-05 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-02-05 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025

Risk stratification of childhood infection using host markers of immune and endothelial activation: A multi-country prospective cohort study in Asia (Spot Sepsis)

Chandna A, Koshiaris C, Mahajan R, Ahmad RA, Anh DTV,  et al.
2025-02-05 • medRxiv
2025-02-05 • medRxiv

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Circulating markers of immune and endothelial activation risk stratify infection syndromes agnostic to disease aetiology. However, their utility in c...

The genetic diversity of Nipah virus across spatial scales

Cortes-Azuero O, Lefrancq N, Nikolay B, McKee C, Cappelle J,  et al.
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Nipah virus (NiV), a highly lethal virus in humans, circulates in Pteropus bats throughout South and Southeast Asia. Difficulty in obtaining viral genomes from bats m...

Impact of healthcare access and livelihood support on deforestation rates in Kalimantan, Borneo

Hopkins S, Hazel A, Pourtois J, Chamberlin A, Gajewski Z,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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An undervalued role of rural healthcare provision is its impact on forests and carbon balance. In addition to the effects of healthcare provision and livelihood programm...

Impact of healthcare access and livelihood support on deforestation rates in Kalimantan, Borneo

Hopkins S, Hazel A, Pourtois J, Chamberlin A, Gajewski Z,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

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
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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...

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
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To understand which anthropometric diagnostic criteria best discriminate higher from lower risk of death in children and explore programme implications.

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Culture conversion at six months in patients receiving delamanid-containing regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Seung KJ, Khan PY, Franke MF, Ahmed SM, Aiylchiev S,  et al.
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-11-02 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Delamanid should be effective against highly resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but uptake has been slow globally. In the endTB (expand new drug markets for TB) Observation...

Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia

Bhullar N, Maikere J, Grais RF
2010-08-11 • Parasites and Vectors
2010-08-11 • Parasites and Vectors
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis relies on mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs annually for 4 to 6 years...

Concordance of three approaches for operationalizing outcome definitions for multidrug-resistant TB

Zeng C, Mitnick CD, Hewison CCH, Bastard M, Khan PY,  et al.
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2023-01-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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The WHO provides standardized outcome definitions for rifampicin-resistant (RR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. However, operationalizing these definitions can be challe...

Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries

Chu KM, Ford NP, Trelles M
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
OBJECTIVE: To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study of 17 surgical programs i...

The endTB observational study protocol: treatment of MDR-TB with bedaquiline or delamanid containing regimens

Khan UT, Huerga H, Khan AS, Mitnick CD, Hewison CCH,  et al.
2019-08-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2019-08-20 • BMC Infectious Diseases
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At a time when programs were struggling to design effective regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the marketing authorization of bedaqui...
2013-06-07 • PLoS Currents
With increasing availability of generic direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and associated price reductions, various governments, multilateral institutions, and donors have started providing...

A biregional survey and review of first-line treatment failure and second-line paediatric antiretroviral access and use in Asia and southern Africa

van Cutsem G, Saphonn V, Saramony S, Vibol U, Zhang FJ,  et al.
2011-04-08 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-04-08 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
To better understand the need for paediatric second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART), an ART management survey and a cross-sectional analysis of second-line ART use were conducted in th...

Prediction of disease severity in young children presenting with acute febrile illness in resource-limited settings: a protocol for a prospective observational study

Chandna A, Aderie EM, Ahmad R, Arguni E, Ashley EA,  et al.
2021-01-25 • BMJ Open
2021-01-25 • BMJ Open
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In rural and difficult-to-access settings, early and accurate recognition of febrile children at risk of progressing to serious illness could contribute to improved pati...
Souza R, 
Bernatsky S, 
Reyes R, 
Jong K
2007-06-01 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
2007-06-01 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
The authors determined the prevalence of severe emotional distress and depressive symptoms using the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 (HSCL; Derogatis, Lipman, Rickels, Uhlenhuth, & Covi, 1...