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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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Outpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition: response to treatment with a reduced schedule of therapeutic food distribution

Isanaka S, Kodish SR, Berthé F, Alley I, Nackers F,  et al.
2017-04-12 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2017-04-12 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
BACKGROUND
Community-based management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been shown to be safe and cost-effective, but program coverage remains low. Treatment models that maintai...
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Energy needs in the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: Secondary analysis to optimize delivery of ready-to-use therapeutic foods

Isanaka S, Andersen CT, Hanson KE, Berthé F, Grais RF,  et al.
2020-03-07 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2020-03-07 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Outpatient therapeutic feeding protocols for the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in children were initially based on weight gain data from inpatient settings and exp...
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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...
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Hand hygiene compliance and environmental contamination with gram-negative bacilli in a rural hospital in Madarounfa, Niger

Tang K, Berthé F, Nackers F, Hanson KE, Mambula C,  et al.
2019-10-14 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019-10-14 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Background
Healthcare-associated infections pose a major, yet often preventable risk to patient safety. Poor hand hygiene among healthcare personnel and unsanitary hospital environm...
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Feasibility of engaging caregivers in at‐home surveillance of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition

Isanaka S, Berthé F, Nackers F, Tang K, Hanson KE,  et al.
2019-07-23 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2019-07-23 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Many factors can contribute to low coverage of treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and a limited number of health facilities and trained personnel can constrain the number of ...
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Use of MUAC as the sole discharge criterion from community-based management of severe acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso

Isanaka S, Hanson KE, Frison S, Anderson CT, Cohuet S,  et al.
2018-09-08 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2018-09-08 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
The use of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement to screen and determine eligibility for admission to therapeutic feeding programs has been established, but evidence and program...
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Mortality and causes of mortality in children 6-59 months of age admitted to inpatient therapeutic feeding centres in Niger

Tapié de Céleyran F, Hanson KE, Ferreyra C, Salse NKS, Tshialala D,  et al.
2017-03-06 • Field Exchange
2017-03-06 • Field Exchange
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Feasibility of engaging caregivers in at-home surveillance of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition

Isanaka S, Berthé F, Nackers F, Tang K, Hanson KE,  et al.
2020-01-01 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2020-01-01 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Many factors can contribute to low coverage of treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and a limited number of health facilities and trained personnel can constrain the number of ...