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Outcomes of cholera and measles outbreak alerts in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Makelele JPK, Ade S, Takarinda KC, Manzi M, Gil Cuesta J,  et al.
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
2020-09-21 • Public Health Action
Setting: In 1995, a rapid response project for humanitarian and medical emergencies, including outbreak responses, named ‘Pool d’Urgence Congo’ (PUC), was implemented in the Democratic R...
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When first line treatment of neonatal infection is not enough: blood culture and resistance patterns in neonates requiring second line antibiotic therapy in Bangui, Central African Republic

Nebbioso A, Ogundipe OF, Repetto EC, Mekiedje C, Sanke-Waigana H,  et al.
2021-12-13 • BMC Pediatrics
2021-12-13 • BMC Pediatrics
BACKGROUND
Infectious diseases account for the third most common cause of neonatal deaths. Globally, antibiotic resistance (ABR) has been increasingly challenging neonatal sepsis tre...
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Poster

Specificity and sensitivity of Tetanos Quick Stick: prospective evaluation, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Obach D, Fares K, Woolley SC, Jean-Louis C, Denis O,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Does the presence of conflict affect maternal and neonatal mortality during Caesarean sections?

Gil Cuesta J, Trelles M, Naseer A, Momin A, Ngabo Mulamira L,  et al.
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
2019-09-01 • Public Health Action
INTRODUCTION
Conflicts frequently occur in countries with high maternal and neonatal mortality and can aggravate difficulties accessing emergency care. No literature is available on ...
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Early onset of neurological features differentiates two outbreaks of Lassa fever in Ebonyi state, Nigeria during 2017-2018

Chika Igwenyi N, Harrison RE, Psarra C, Gil Cuesta J, Gulamhusein M,  et al.
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness with various non-specific clinical manifestations. Neurological symptoms are rare at the early stage of the disease, but may be se...
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Sequential outbreaks due to a new strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in northern Nigeria, 2013-14

Gil Cuesta J, Mukembe N, Valentiner-Branth P, Stefanoff P, Lenglet AD
2015-02-02 • PLoS Currents
2015-02-02 • PLoS Currents
Background Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) outbreaks occur infrequently in the African meningitis belt; the most recent report of an outbreak of this serogroup was in Burkina Fa...
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Diphtheria antitoxin administration, outcomes, and safety: response to a diphtheria outbreak in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Eisenberg N, Panunzi I, Wolz A, Burzio C, Cilliers A,  et al.
2021-10-05 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2021-10-05 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Diphtheria has re-emerged over the past several years. There is a paucity of data on the administration and safety of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), the standard treatment fo...
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Poster

Outbreak of ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae in a maternity unit in Central African Republic

Gil Cuesta J, Thallinger M, Antierens A, Caluwaerts A, Chaillet P,  et al.
2018-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2018: Research
2018-05-14 • MSF Scientific Days International 2018: Research
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First cases of Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIA neonatal sepsis in Central African Republic

Frank T, Gil Cuesta J, Mbecko JR, Sanke H, Lakis C,  et al.
2020-08-24 • Pan African Medical Journal
2020-08-24 • Pan African Medical Journal
Bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex cause frequent infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, with a significant mortality rate. Phenotypic identification of tho...