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Burden and risk factors for relapse following successful treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in young children: Secondary analysis from a randomised trial in Niger

Bliznashka L, Grantz KH, Botton J, Berthé F, Garba S,  et al.
2022-07-21 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2022-07-21 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
This study aimed to quantify the burden of relapse following successful treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to identify associated risk factors in rural Niger...
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Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster randomized clinical trial

Isanaka S, Garba S, Plikaytis BD, McNeal MM, Guindo O,  et al.
2021-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
2021-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Nutritional status may play a role in infant immune development. To identify potential boosters of immunogenicity in low-income countries where oral vaccine efficacy is lo...
Conference Material
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Poster

Using MUAC as the sole anthropometric criterion for admission and discharge during outpatient treatment for Severe Acute Malnutrition : Niger Operational Experience

Isanaka S, Garba S, Cabrera ME, Rocaspana M
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
Journal Article
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Research

A feasibility study using mid-upper arm circumference as the sole anthropometric criterion for admission and discharge in the outpatient treatment for severe acute malnutrition

Garba S, Salou H, Nackers F, Ayouba A, Guindo O,  et al.
2021-08-12 • BMC Nutrition
2021-08-12 • BMC Nutrition
BACKGROUND
The World Health Organization recommends the use of a weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) and/or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as anthropometric criteria for the admissio...
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Research

Risk of community- and hospital-acquired bacteremia and profile of antibiotic resistance in children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Niger

Andersen CT, Langendorf C, Garba S, Sayinzoga-Makombe N, Mambula C,  et al.
2022-03-25 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-03-25 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of community- and hospital-acquired bacteremia among hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition in Ni...
Journal Article
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Research

Rotavirus vaccine efficacy up to 2 years of age and against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in Niger: Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Isanaka S, Langendorf C, McNeal MM, Meyer N, Plikaytis BD,  et al.
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Rotavirus vaccination is recommended in all countries to reduce the burden of diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in children. In resource-limited settings, rotavirus...
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Research

Safety of a heat-stable rotavirus vaccine among children in Niger: Data from a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Coldiron ME, Guindo O, Makarimi R, Soumana I, Matar Seck A,  et al.
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
BACKGROUND
Rotavirus remains a major cause of diarrhea among children under 5 years of age. The efficacy of RotaSIIL, a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, was shown in an event-driven tr...
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Research

Exploring the relationships between wasting and stunting among a cohort of children under two years of age in Niger

Kohlmann K, Sudfeld CR, Garba S, Guindo O, Grais RF,  et al.
2021-09-21 • BMC Public Health
2021-09-21 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
Wasting and stunting, physical growth manifestations of child undernutrition, have historically been considered separately with distinct interventions at the program, poli...
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Research

Prenatal supplementation with multiple micronutrient supplements or medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements has limited effects on child growth up to 24 months in rural Niger: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial

Bliznashka L, Sudfeld CR, Garba S, Guindo O, Soumana I,  et al.
2021-12-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2021-12-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
BACKGROUND
Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) and lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) can improve birth outcomes relative to iron-folic acid supplementation...