Fajardo E, Metcalf CJ, Piriou E, Gueguen M, Maman D, et al.
2015-06-25 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2015-06-25 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion of invalid results generated by a CD4+ T-lymphocyte analyser used by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in field projects and identify factors associ...
Asito AS, Piriou E, Jura WGZO, Ouma C, Odada PS, et al.
2011-12-13 • Malaria Journal
2011-12-13 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Plasmodium falciparum infection leads to alterations in B cell subset distribution. During infancy, development of peripheral B cell subsets is also occurring. However, it...
de Wit MBK, Funk A, Moussally K, Nkuba DA, Siddiqui R, et al.
2016-09-06 • Malaria Journal
2016-09-06 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Between 2009 and 2012, malaria cases diagnosed in a Médecins sans Frontières programme have increased fivefold in Baraka, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC...
Reynaldi A, Schlub TE, Piriou E, Ogolla S, Sumba OP, et al.
2016-08-28 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2016-08-28 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
The combination of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and high malaria exposure are risk factors for endemic Burkitt lymphoma, and evidence suggests that infants in regions of high malar...
Shanks L, Ritmeijer KKD, Piriou E, Siddiqui MR, Kliescikova J, et al.
2015-07-10 • PLOS One
2015-07-10 • PLOS One
Co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis is an important consideration in treatment of either disease in endemic areas. Diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings relies on ra...
Mesic A, Decroo T, Mar HT, Jacobs BKM, Thandar MP, et al.
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION Despite HIV viral load (VL) monitoring being serial, most studies use a cross-sectional design to evaluate the virological status of a cohort. The objective of our study...
Klarkowiski D, Glass K, O'Brien DP, Lokuge K, Piriou E, et al.
2013-11-25 • PLOS One
2013-11-25 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Recent trends to earlier access to anti-retroviral treatment underline the importance of accurate HIV diagnosis. The WHO HIV testing strategy recommends the use of two or ...
Van der Bergh R, Chaillet P, Sow MS, Amand M, van Vyve C, et al.
2016-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2016-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rapid diagnostic methods are essential in control of Ebola outbreaks and lead to timely isolation of cases and improved epidemiologic surveillance. Diagnosis during Ebola outbreaks in We...
Coldiron ME, Assao B, Langendorf C, Sayinzoga-Makombe N, Ciglenecki I, et al.
2019-12-26 • Malaria Journal
2019-12-26 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for malaria are common, but their performance varies. Tests using histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) antigen are most common, and many have high ...
van Lenthe M, van der Meulen R, Lassovsky M, Ouabo A, Bakula E, et al.
2019-12-18 • Malaria Journal
2019-12-18 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (SP) is a cornerstone of malaria chemoprophylaxis and is considered for programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, SP efficac...
Shanks L, Siddiqui MR, Abebe A, Piriou E, Pearce N, et al.
2015-05-14 • Virology Journal
2015-05-14 • Virology Journal
Current WHO testing guidelines for resource limited settings diagnose HIV on the basis of screening tests without a confirmation test due to cost constraints. This leads to a potential r...
