Kumar V, Murali S, Goldberg J, Alonso B, Moretó-Planas L, et al.
2024-01-02 • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
2024-01-02 • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence of common bacterial pathogens and antibiotic susceptibility patterns amongst advanced HIV disease (AHD) patients admitted between May 2019 and M...
Adjei RL, Adomako LAB, Korang-Labi A, Avornyo FK, Timire C, et al.
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
2023-08-28 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Wastewater treatment plants are efficient in reducing bacterial loads but are also considered potential drivers of environmental antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this study, we determi...
ABSTRACT: Kenya's post-election violence in early 2008 created considerable problems for health services, and in particular, those providing HIV care. It was feared that the disruptions ...
Ali E, Ferir MC, Reid AJ, Gray H, van den Boogaard W, et al.
2016-12-15 • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2016-12-15 • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
OBJECTIVES Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November 2013 and left a trail of destruction. As part of its emergency response, Médecins Sans Frontières distributed materials for ...
Isaakidis P, Cox HS, Varghese B, Montaldo C, Da Silva E, et al.
2011-12-01 • PLOS One
2011-12-01 • PLOS One
India carries one quarter of the global burden of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and has an estimated 2.5 million people living with HIV. Despite this reality, provision of treatment f...
Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Vandeborne A, et al.
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013-08-21 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND In Burundi, the annual incidence of obstetric fistula is estimated to be 0.2-0.5% of all deliveries, with 1000-2000 new cases per year. Despite this relatively high incide...
Thomson A, Telfer B, Opondo Awiti P, Munge J, Ngunga M, et al.
2018-01-24 • PLOS One
2018-01-24 • PLOS One
Within the first year of implementation, 43% of women who tested HIV positive at their first antenatal care visit were no longer retained and being followed in the free prevention of mot...
2010-12-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-12-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
This study was conducted among 609 adults on stavudine-based antiretroviral treatment (ART) for at least one year at health center level in Kigali, Rwanda to (a) determine the proportion...
Kuria N, Reid AJ, Owiti P, Tweya H, Kibet CK, et al.
2018-05-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2018-05-19 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE To determine and compare, among three models of care, compliance with scheduled clinic appointments and adherence to antihypertensive medication of patients in an informal ...
Chika Igwenyi N, Harrison RE, Psarra C, Gil Cuesta J, Gulamhusein M, et al.
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-03-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness with various non-specific clinical manifestations. Neurological symptoms are rare at the early stage of the disease, but may be se...
Tayler-Smith K, Zachariah R, Manzi M, van den Boogaard W, Nyandwi G, et al.
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-02-18 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Mille...
Aw B, Ade S, Hinderaker SG, Dlamini N, Takarinda KC, et al.
2017-09-01 • Public Health Action
2017-09-01 • Public Health Action
Setting: The National Tuberculosis Programme, Mauritania. Objective: To compare the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases (aged <15 years) registered betw...
Thomson A, Knogali M, de Smet M, Reid AJ, Mukhtar A, et al.
2011-04-17 • Malaria Journal
2011-04-17 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND Malaria is hyper-endemic and a major public health problem in Sierra Leone. To provide malaria treatment closer to the community, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a...
OBJECTIVE To describe and analyze the causes of death in a pediatric secondary-care hospital (run by Médecins sans Frontières), in Monrovia, Liberia, 6 years post-civil war, to deter...
2014-10-03 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2014-10-03 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
OBJECTIVES To understand the impact of past experiences of anti-tuberculosis treatment among patients co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and multidrug-resistant tuberc...
Ponsar F, Tayler-Smith K, Philips M, Gerard S, Van Herp M, et al.
2011-05-19 • International Health
2011-05-19 • International Health
Although user fees are a common form of healthcare financing in resource-poor countries, there is growing consensus that their use compromises health service utilisation and population h...
Some D, Edwards JK, Reid AJ, Van der Bergh R, Kosqei RJ, et al.
2016-01-26 • PLOS One
2016-01-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND In sub-Saharan Africa there is an increasing need to leverage available health care workers to provide care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study was conducted ...
