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Factors associated with adverse outcomes among patients hospitalized at a COVID-19 treatment center in Herat, Afghanistan

Klein A, Bastard M, Hemat H, Singh SN, Muniz B,  et al.
2023-08-24 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-08-24 • PLOS Global Public Health
Though many studies on COVID have been published to date, data on COVID-19 epidemiology, symptoms, risk factors and severity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS), such as Afghanis...
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High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: AMoCo, a mixed-methods cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa

Pasquier E, Lissouba P, Moore AM, Owolabi OO, Chen H,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
Abortion-related complications are one of the five main causes of maternal mortality. However, research about abortion is very limited in fragile and conflict-affected s...
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Research

Evaluation of a Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) score on admission to a paediatric intensive care unit to predict mortality risk in a low resource setting, Guinea-Bissau

Temessadouno FW, Hiffler L, Gallo J, Gignoux EM, Domenichini C,  et al.
2023-04-11 • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
2023-04-11 • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
CONTEXT
The Paediatric Early Warning System (PEWS) is a clinical monitoring tool used routinely in emergency and observation rooms to detect rapid deterioration in paediatric patient...
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Pre-Print

Factors associated with adverse outcomes among patients hospitalized at a COVID-19 treatment center run by Médecins sans Frontières in Herat, Afghanistan

Klein A, Bastard M, Hemat H, Singh SN, Muniz B,  et al.
2023-02-16 • medRxiv
2023-02-16 • medRxiv
BACKGROUND
Though many studies on COVID have been published to date, data on COVID-19 epidemiology, symptoms, risk factors and severity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS), s...
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Research

HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D,  et al.
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...
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Poster

Psychosocial stimulation in nutrition (STIMNUT)

Bossard C, Lissouba P, Payotte S, Diallo AK, Keane G,  et al.
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Paediatric HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: clinical presentation and 2-year outcomes stratified by age group

Ben-Farhat J, Gale M, Szumilin E, Balkan S, Poulet E,  et al.
2013-06-20 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-06-20 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
To examine age differences in mortality and programme attrition amongst paediatric patients treated in four African HIV programmes.
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Short Report

High prevalence of NRTI and NNRTI drug resistance among ART-experienced, hospitalized inpatients

Bossard C, Schramm B, Wanjala S, Jain L, Mucinya G,  et al.
2021-04-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2021-04-01 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
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Research

Implementation and operational feasibility of SAMBA I HIV‐1 semi‐quantitative viral load testing at the point‐of‐care in rural settings in Malawi and Uganda

Gueguen M, Nicholas S, Poulet E, Schramm B, Szumilin E,  et al.
2020-11-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2020-11-07 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Objective
We monitored a large‐scale implementation of the Simple Amplification‐Based Assay semi‐quantitative viral load test for HIV‐1 version I (SAMBA I Viral Load = SAMBA I VL) w...
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Abstract

Clinical description and outcome of patients admitted in the MSF COVID-19 treatment centre, Herat, Afghanistan

Poulet E
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
Routinely collected COVID-19 monitoring data show satisfactory treatment results despite a significant increase in the number of patients and severe patients during the 2nd wave.
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Research

Adults receiving HIV care before the start of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: patient outcomes and associated risk factors

Bastard M, Nicolay N, Szumilin E, Balkan S, Poulet E,  et al.
2013-07-25 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2013-07-25 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Gaining understanding of the period before antiretroviral therapy (ART) is needed to improve treatment outcomes and to reduce HIV transmission. This study describes the cascade of enroll...
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Research

Pediatric Access and Continuity of HIV Care Before the Start of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bastard M, Poulet E, Nicolay N, Szumilin E, Balkan S,  et al.
2016-05-16 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
2016-05-16 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
The number of HIV-infected children starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) has increased in resource-limited settings during the past decades. However, there are still few published dat...
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Research

Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy over a 10-year period of expansion: a multicohort analysis of African and Asian HIV programs

Grimsrud A, Balkan S, Casas EDT, Lujan J, van Cutsem G,  et al.
2014-06-24 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2014-06-24 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Little is known about the evolution of program outcomes associated with rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings. We describe temporal trends and asse...
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Research

Evaluation of Three Sampling Methods to Monitor Outcomes of Antiretroviral Treatment Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Tassie JM, Malateste K, Pujades-Rodriguez M, Poulet E, Bennett DE,  et al.
2010-11-10 • PLOS One
2010-11-10 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: Retention of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over time is a proxy for quality of care and an outcome indicator to monitor ART programs. Using existing databases (Ant...
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Research

The HIV cascade of care among serodiscordant couples in four high HIV prevalence settings in sub-Saharan Africa

Chihana ML, Conan N, Ellman T, Poulet E, Garone DB,  et al.
2021-08-02 • South African Medical Journal
2021-08-02 • South African Medical Journal
BACKGROUND
HIV-serodiscordant couples are at high risk of HIV transmission. In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-serodiscordant couples contribute ~30% of all new infections in the region.
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Clinical description and outcome of patients admitted in the MSF COVID-19 treatment centre, Herat, Afghanistan

Poulet E
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
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Research

Point-of-care viral load monitoring: outcomes from a decentralized HIV programme in Malawi

Nicholas S, Poulet E, Wolters L, Wapling J, Rakesh A,  et al.
2019-08-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2019-08-01 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
INTRODUCTION:
Routinely monitoring the HIV viral load (VL) of people living with HIV (PLHIV) on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) facilitates intensive adherence counselling and faster ...