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Risk factors for cholera mortality: a scoping review

Pampaka D, Alberti K, Olson D, Ciglenecki I, Barboza P
2025-04-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2025-04-02 • Tropical Medicine and International Health

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Cholera is an easily treatable disease, but many people are still unnecessarily dying from it. To improve current case management practices and preve...

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Overview of teledermatology in low-resource settings

Delaigue S, Bonnardot L, Olson D, Morand JJ
2015-11-01 • Medecine et Sante Tropicales
2015-11-01 • Medecine et Sante Tropicales
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Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies

Grandesso F, Allan M, Jean-Simon PSJ, Boncy J, Blake A,  et al.
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY Two community-based density case-control studies were performed to assess risk factors for cholera transmission during inter-peak periods of the ongoing epidemic in two Haitian u...

Challenging the barriers to accessing surgery in low-resource settings: Lessons learned from burns

Elder G, Murphy RA, Herard P, Dilworth K, Olson D,  et al.
2015-07-01 • Surgery
2015-07-01 • Surgery

High-resolution spatial analysis of cholera patients reported in Artibonite department, Haiti in 2010–2011

Allan M, Grandesso F, Pierre R, Magloire R, Coldiron ME,  et al.
2015-09-03 • Epidemics
2015-09-03 • Epidemics
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Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae, and is transmitted through fecal-oral contact. Infection occurs after the ingestion of the bacteria and is usually asymptomatic. In a...

Treatment Outcomes Stratified by Baseline Immunological Status Among Young Children Receiving Nonnucleoside Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings

O'Brien DP, Sauvageot D, Olson D, Schaeffer M, Humblet P,  et al.
2007-05-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2007-05-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
A study of 568 children aged <5 years who commenced nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings revealed good early outcomes. ...

Antiretroviral therapy outcomes in resource-limited settings for HIV-infected children <5 years of age

Sauvageot D, Schaefer MM, Olson D, Pujades-Rodriguez M, O'Brien DP
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
2010-05-01 • BMC Pediatrics
OBJECTIVE: We describe medium-term outcomes for young children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries. METHODS: Analyses were conducted on surveillance data...

Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study

Ahoua L, Umutoni C, Huerga H, Minetti A, Szumilin E,  et al.
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Among people living with HIV/AIDS, nutritional support is increasingly recognized as a critical part of the essential package of care, especially for patients in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...

A Retrospective Analysis of Pediatric Cases Handled by the MSF Tele-Expertise System

Martinez Garcia D, Bonnardot L, Olson D, Roggeveen H, Karsten J,  et al.
2014-12-08 • Frontiers in Public Health
2014-12-08 • Frontiers in Public Health
We conducted a retrospective analysis of all pediatric cases referred by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field doctors via the MSF telemedicine system during a 4-year period from April 20...

Micro-hotspots of risk in urban cholera epidemics

Azman AS, Lugero FJ, Salje H, Naibei N, Adalbert N,  et al.
2018-05-11 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2018-05-11 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
Targeted interventions have been delivered to neighbors of cholera cases in major epidemic responses globally despite limited evidence for the impact of such targeting. Using data from u...

Evaluation of a 5-year programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Northern Uganda

Ahoua L, Ayikoru H, Gnauck K, Odaru G, Odar E,  et al.
2010-02-01 • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
2010-02-01 • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is essential in HIV/AIDS control. We analysed 2000-05 data from mother-infant pairs in our PMTCT programme in rural Uganda, examining p...

Immunovirological response to combined antiretroviral therapy and drug resistance patterns in children: 1- and 2-year outcomes in rural Uganda

Ahoua L, Guenther G, Rouzioux C, Pinoges LLP, Anguzu P,  et al.
2011-07-26 • BMC Pediatrics
2011-07-26 • BMC Pediatrics
Children living with HIV continue to be in urgent need of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART). Strategies to scale up and improve pediatric HIV care in resource-poor regions, especiall...