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Harrison RE, Shyleika V, Vishneuski R, Leonovich O, Vetushko D, et al.

2024-11-06 • Oxford Medical Journal

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TB is concentrated in populations with complex health and social issues, including alcohol use disorders (AUD). We describe treatment adherence and o...

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Amirtharajah M, Olaleye M, Oluyide B, Lenglet A, Ariti C, et al.

2024-07-26 • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

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Noma is a gangrenous infection of the face that results in severe facial deformity, occurring primarily in malnourished and impoverished populations.

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Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S, et al.

2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

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Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S, et al.

2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

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Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Olaleye M, Muhammad S, et al.

2023-10-27 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

INTRODUCTION
Noma is a rapidly spreading infection of the oral cavity which mainly affects young children. Without early treatment, it can have a high mortality rate. Simple gingivit...

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Mesic A, Homan T, Lenglet AD, Thit P, Mar HT, et al.

2022-11-01 • International Health

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The burden of advanced HIV disease (AHD) and predictors of outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) re-engaging in care are not well known.

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We co...

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Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F, et al.

2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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The prevalence of (pre-)eclampsia in pregnant women in Haiti is high and access to maternal health services is s...

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Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F, et al.

2021-11-01 • Revista panamericana de salud publica (Pan American Journal of Public Health)

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To determine the prevalence of maternal death, stillbirth and low birthweight in women with (pre-)eclampsia and complicated pregnancies or deliveries in Centre de Référenc...

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Schillberg EBL, Ariti C, Bryson LHM, Delva-Senat R, Price DJ, et al.

2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases

We assessed risk factors for fetal death during cholera infection and effect of treatment changes on these deaths. Third trimester gestation, younger maternal age, severe dehydration, an...

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Farley ES, Oyemakinde MJ, Schuurmans J, Ariti C, Saleh F, et al.

2020-04-14 • BMJ Global Health

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Noma, a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, mainly affects children. The true burden is unknown. This study reports estimated noma prevalence in children in ...

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Verputten M, Siddiqui R, Gray NSB, Casimir CF, Finaldi P, et al.

2018-07-01

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To identify factors that could improve SGBV service utilisation and acceptance amongst MSF’s catchment population in P...

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Vernier L, Lenglet AD, Hogema B, Moussa AM, Ariti C, et al.

2018-06-26 • BMC Infectious Diseases

From September 2016-April 2017, Am Timan, Chad, experienced a large HEV outbreak in an urban setting with a limited impact in terms of morbidity and mortality. To better understand HEV e...

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Greig J, Thurtle N, Cooney L, Ariti C, Ahmed AO, et al.

2014-04-16 • PLOS One

In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) investigated reports of high mortality in young children in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leading to confirmation of villages with widespread acute seve...

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Schillberg EBL, Ariti C, Bryson LHM, Delva-Senat R, Price DJ, et al.

2017-01-13

We assessed risk factors for fetal death during cholera infection and effect of treatment changes on these deaths. Third trimester gestation, younger maternal age, severe dehydration, an...

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Lenglet AD, Contigiani O, Ariti C, Evens E, Charles K, et al.

2022-06-23 • PLOS One

In low-resource settings, detection of healthcare-acquired outbreaks in neonatal units relies on astute clinical staff to observe unusual morbidity or mortality from sepsis as microbiolo...

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Maisa A, Lawal AM, Islam T, Nwankwo C, Oluyide B, et al.

2021-12-31 • PLOS One

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Child mortality has been linked to infectious diseases, malnutrition and lack of access to essential health services. We investigated possible predictors for death and p...

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de Jong K, Ariti C, van der Kam S, Mooren TTM, Shanks L, et al.

2016-06-17 • PLOS One

Existing tools for evaluating psychosocial interventions (un-validated self-reporting questionnaires) are not ideal for use in non-Western conflict settings. We implement a generic metho...

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Shanks L, Ritmeijer KKD, Piriou E, Siddiqui MR, Kliescikova J, et al.

2015-07-10 • PLOS One

Co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis is an important consideration in treatment of either disease in endemic areas. Diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings relies on ra...

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Housen TSS, Lenglet AD, Ariti C, Ara S, Shah SK, et al.

2018-03-19 • Transcultural Psychiatry

The present study aimed to culturally adapt, translate, and validate the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Checkli...

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Farley ES, Ariti C, Amirtharajah M, Kamu C, Oluyide B, et al.

2021-06-17 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Supporting multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB treatment adherence in people with harmful use of alcohol through person-centred care

Prospective outcomes of noma facial reconstructive surgery in Sokoto, Nigeria

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, northwest Nigeria

Advanced HIV disease and associated attrition after re-engagement in HIV care in Myanmar from 2003 to 2019: a retrospective cohort study

Estimating risk factors for three negative outcomes in pregnant women admitted to the Centre de Références et Urgences Obstétricales (CRUO) and their neonates in Port-au-Prince, Haiti between January 2013 and June 2018

Risk factors for adverse outcomes in women with high-risk pregnancy and their neonates, Haiti

Factors related to fetal death in pregnant women with cholera, Haiti, 2011-2014

The prevalence of noma in northwest Nigeria

Utilization and acceptance of services for survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceptions (KAP) in MSF catchment areas in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Seroprevalence and risk factors of recent infection with hepatitis E virus during an acute outbreak in an urban setting in Chad, 2017

Association of blood lead level with neurological features in 972 children affected by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in zamfara state, northern Nigeria

Factors related to fetal death in pregnant women with cholera, Haiti, 2011–2014

Early warning for healthcare acquired infections in neonatal care units in a low-resource setting using routinely collected hospital data: The experience from Haiti, 2014–2018

Exploring factors influencing patient mortality and loss to follow-up in two paediatric hospital wards in Zamfara, North-West Nigeria, 2016-2018

Monitoring and evaluating psychosocial intervention outcomes in humanitarian aid

Accounting for false positive HIV tests: Is visceral leishmaniasis responsible?

Validation of mental health screening instruments in the Kashmir Valley, India

Noma, a neglected disease: A viewpoint article