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Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan

Skender K, Versace G, Lenglet AD, Clezy K
2024-08-15 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
2024-08-15 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

BACKGROUND

Antimicrobial resistance is of great global public health concern. In order to address the paucity of antibiotic consumption data and antimicrobial resistance surveil...

Conference Material
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Poster

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

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Research

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

Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Olaleye M, Muhammad S,  et al.
2023-10-27 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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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Case Report/Series

Retrospective analysis of fungemia among children in Anka General Hospital, Nigeria, from October 2018 to November 2021: a case series

Olubiyo R, Chukwumeze F, Lawal AM, Oloruntuyi G, Musoka H,  et al.
2023-07-18 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2023-07-18 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
Yeast-related bloodstream infections (BSIs) in pediatric patients are associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), hematological/oncological malignancies and admission to an intensiv...
Conference Material
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Abstract

Are antibiotics being over-prescribed for the treatment of urinary tract infections? A prospective study among pregnant refugees in Beirut, Lebanon

Al Kady C, Moussally K, Caluwaerts S, Chreif W, Dibiasi J,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
Inappropriate use of antibiotics is widespread, and one of the main drivers for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In pregnant women with suspected urinary tract infection ...
Conference Material
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Slide Presentation

Are antibiotics being over-prescribed for the treatment of urinary tract infections? A prospective study among pregnant refugees in Beirut, Lebanon

Al Kady C, Moussally K, Caluwaerts S, Chreif W, Dibiasi J,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
Conference Material
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Poster

Retrospective analysis of fungemia among children in Anka General Hospital, Nigeria, from October 2018 to November 2021: A case series

Philip RR, Chukwumeze F, Lawal AM, Oloruntuyi G, Musoka H,  et al.
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Research

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

Schuurmans J, Borgundvaag E, Finaldi P, Senat-Delva R, Desauguste F,  et al.
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2020-11-01 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Abstract
Background

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

Inclusion of real-time hand hygiene observation and feedback in a multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy in low-resource settings

Lenglet AD, van Deursen B, Viana R, Abubakar N, Hoare S,  et al.
2019-08-02 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
2019-08-02 • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
IMPORTANCE
Hand hygiene adherence monitoring and feedback can reduce health care-acquired infections in hospitals. Few low-cost hand hygiene adherence monitoring tools exist in low-r...
MSF Ethics Review Board
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Standardized survey templates

Standardised vaccination coverage surveys

Gerstl S, Siddiqui R, Greig J, Lenglet AD, du Cros PAK,  et al.
2017-08-24
2017-08-24
Vaccination coverage survey protocol - standardised, MSF ERB approved, intersectional

This collection of files includes an overview of the whole process of conducting a vaccinat...
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Research

High levels of mortality, exposure to violence and psychological distress experienced by the internally displaced population of Ein Issa camp prior to and during their displacement in Northeast Syria, November 2017

Vernier L, Cramond V, Hoetjes M, Lenglet AD, Hoare T
2019-07-11 • Conflict and Health
2019-07-11 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND:
War in Syria has lasted for more than eight years, causing population displacement, collapse of medical and public health services, extensive violence and countless deat...
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Research

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

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

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

Schillberg EBL, Ariti C, Bryson LHM, Delva-Senat R, Price DJ,  et al.
2016-01-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
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...
Research & Publication Resources
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Research Protocol

Review of maternal mortality cases in MSF-OCA projects 2015 (a capture-recapture study)

Price DJ, Lenglet AD, Thoulass J, Willrich N
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Aim
To identify the best method to monitor maternal mortality in MSF-OCA facilities prospectively.

Objectives/Research questions
 Evaluate the current surveillance ...
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Review

Noma (cancrum oris): A scoping literature review of a neglected disease (1843 to 2021)

Farley ES, Mehta UC, Srour ML, Lenglet AD
2021-12-14 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-12-14 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Noma (cancrum oris) is an ancient but neglected and poorly understood preventable disease, afflicting the most disenfranchised populations in the world. It is a devastatin...
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Research

High prevalence of ESBL-positive bacteria in an obstetrics emergency hospital and neonatal care unit—Haiti, 2016

Chaintarli K, Lenglet AD, Beauzile BD, Senat-Delva R, Mabou MM,  et al.
2018-08-30 • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
2018-08-30 • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Patient colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing gram-negative bacteria (ESBL-GNB) could serve as a
potential reservoir for transmission of multidrug-resistant (MDR...
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Research Protocol

Risk factors for diagnosed Noma in North West Nigeria, 2017

Lenglet AD, Farley ES, Trienekens S, Amirtharajah M, Bil K,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
BACKGROUND
Noma is an orofacial gangrene that rapidly eats away at the hard and soft tissue as well as the bones in the face. Noma has a 90% mortality rate, and the disease affects m...
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Research Protocol

Uptake of household disinfection kits as an additional measure in response to a cholera outbreak in urban areas of Haiti

Gartley M, Valeh P, de Lange RFJ, Viscusi A, Lenglet AD,  et al.
2013-12-01
2013-12-01
Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam piloted the distribution of household disinfection kits (HDKs) and health promotion sessions for cholera prevention in households of...
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Research

The prevalence of noma in northwest Nigeria

Farley ES, Oyemakinde MJ, Schuurmans J, Ariti C, Saleh F,  et al.
2020-04-14 • BMJ Global Health
2020-04-14 • BMJ Global Health
BACKGROUND
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 ...