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MSF Medical Research Articles

Medical data and research from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field operations are regularly published in peer-reviewed journals.

Listed below are recently published MSF medical research articles. For copies, visit the MSF Field Research website, or contact Oliver Yun, Medical Editor, oliver.yun[at]newyork.msf.org.

September 1, 2009

Natural history of a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in highland Ethiopia

Mercè Herrero, Giannos Orfanos, Daniel Argaw, Abate Mulugeta, Pilar Aparicio, Fernando Parreño, Oscar Bernal, Daniel Rubens, Jaime Pedraza, Maria Angeles Lima, Laurence Flevaud, Pedro Pablo Palma, Seife Bashaye, Jorge Alvar, Caryn Bern
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine 2009;81:373-377.

July 29, 2009

Safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in falciparum malaria: A prospective multi-centre individual patient data analysis

Julien Zwang, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Corine Karema, Umberto D'Alessandro, Frank Smithuis, Grant Dorsey, Bart Janssens, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul Newton, Pratap Singhasivanon, Kasia Stepniewska, Nicholas J. White, François Nosten
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e6358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006358)

July 28, 2009

Research ethics review in humanitarian contexts: The experience of the independent ethics review board of Médecins Sans Frontières

Doris Schopper et al.
PLoS Medicine 2009;6:e1000115. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000115)

July 21, 2009

Mental health treatment outcomes in a humanitarian emergency: A pilot model for the integration of mental health into primary care in Habilla, Darfur

Renato Souza, Silvia Yasuda, Susanna Cristofani
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009;3:17. (doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-17)

July 17, 2009

An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Angónia district, Mozambique

Sandrine Simon, Kathryn Chu, Marthe Frieden, Baltazar Candrinho, Nathan Ford, Helen Schneider, Marc Biot
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009;9:13. (doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-13)

July 14, 2009

Treating 4,000 diabetic patients in Cambodia, a high-prevalence but resource-limited setting: a 5-year study

Marie-Eve Raguenaud, Petros Isaakidis, Tony Reid, Say Chy, Lim Keuky, Gemma Arellano, Wim Van Damme
BMC Medicine 2009;7:33. (doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-33)

July 13, 2009

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

Laurence Ahoua, Harriet Ayikoru, Katherine Gnauck, Grace Odaru, Emmanuel Odar, Christine Ondoa–Onama, Loretxu Pinoges, Suna Balkan, David Olson, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, published online ahead of print on 13 July 2009 (doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp054)

July 7, 2009

Feasibility, drug safety, and effectiveness of etiological treatment programs for Chagas disease in Honduras, Guatemala, and Bolivia: 10-year experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

Oliver Yun, M. Angeles Lima, Tom Ellman, Wilma Chambi, Sandra Castillo, Laurence Flevaud, Paul Roddy, Fernando Parreño, Pedro Albajar Viñas, Pedro Pablo Palma
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2009;3:e488. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000488)

July 1, 2009

Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia with cryptococcal meningitis: First case report from Cambodia

Esdras Augusto, Marie-Eve Raguenaud, Chindamony Kim, Mam Mony, Petros Isaakidis
Tropical Doctor 2009;39:176-177. (doi: 10.1258/td.2008.080340)

June 24, 2009

Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: A multicentre, randomised, phase III, non-inferiority trial

Gerardo Priotto, Serena Kasparian, Wilfried Mutombo, Daniel Ngouama, Sara Ghorashian, Ute Arnold, Salah Ghabri, Elisabeth Baudin, Vincent Buard, Serge Kazadi-Kyanza, Médard Ilunga, Willy Mutangala, Gabriele Pohlig, Caecilia Schmid, Unni Karunakara, Els Torreele, Victor Kande
Lancet 2009;374:56-64. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61117-X)
[Published online before print Jun 24, 2009]

June 23, 2009

Prevalence of buruli ulcer in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Results of a cross sectional survey

Klaudia Porten, Karen Sailor, Eric Comte, Adelaide Njikap, Agnes Sobry, Francois Sihom, Abanda Meva'a, Sarah Eyangoh, Mark Myatt, Fabienne Nackers, Rebecca F. Grais
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2009;3:e466. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000466)

June 22, 2009

Risk factors for in-hospital mortality of visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Uganda

Yolanda Mueller, Dawson B. Mbulamberi, Peter Odermatt, Axel Hoffmann, Louis Loutan, François Chappuis
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2009;14:910-917. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02305.x)
[Published online before print Jun 22, 2009]

June 4, 2009

Mortality of patients lost to follow-Up in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Martin W. G. Brinkhof, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez, Matthias Egger
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e5790. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005790)

June 3, 2009

Risk factors for virological failure and subtherapeutic antiretroviral drug concentrations in HIV-positive adults treated in rural northwestern Uganda

Laurence Ahoua, Gunar Guenther, Loretxu Pinoges, Paul Anguzu, Marie-Laure Chaix, Clotilde Le Tiec, Suna Balkan, David Olson, Charles Olaro, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009;9:81. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-81)

May 26, 2009

Very early mortality in patients starting antiretroviral treatment at primary health centres in rural Malawi

Rony Zachariah, Katie Harries, Massaquoi Moses, Marcel  Manzi, Arnould  Line, Beatrice Mwagomba, Anthony D. Harries
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2009;14:713-721. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02291.x)
[Published online before print May 26, 2009]

May 6, 2009

A large-scale distribution of milk-based fortified spreads: Evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition

Isabelle Defourny, Andrea Minetti, Géza Harczi, Stéphane Doyon, Susan Shepherd, Milton Tectonidis, Jean-Hervé Bradol, Michael Golden
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e5455. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005455)

April 1, 2009

Evaluation of psychological support for victims of sexual violence in a conflict setting: results from Brazzaville, Congo

Sarah Hustache, Marie-Rose Moro, Jacky Roptin, Renato Souza, Grégoire Magloire Gansou, Alain Mbemba, Thomas Roederer, Rebecca F Grais, Valérie Gaboulaud, Thierry Baubet
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009;3:7. (doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-7)

March 24, 2009

Mortality, violence and access to care in two districts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Frédérique Ponsar, Nathan Ford, Michel Van Herp, Silvia Mancini, Catherine Bachy
Conflict and Health 2009;3:4. (doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-3-4)

March 17, 2009

Patient retention and attrition on antiretroviral treatment at district level in rural Malawi

M Massaquoi, R Zachariah, M Manzi, O Pasulani, D Misindi, B Mwagomba, A Bauernfeind, AD Harries
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, published online ahead of print on 17 Mar 2009. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.02.012)

March 3, 2009

Prognostic accuracy of WHO growth standards to predict mortality in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger

Nathanael Lapidus, Francisco J. Luquero, Valérie Gaboulaud, Susan Shepherd, Rebecca F. Grais
PLoS Medicine 2009;6:e39. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000039)

February 25, 2009

Dried blood spots are a useful tool for quality assurance of rapid HIV testing in Kigali, Rwanda

P Chaillet, R Zachariah, K Harries, E Rusanganwa, AD Harries
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, published online ahead of print on 25 Feb 2009. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.01.023)

February 24, 2009

Adult and paediatric mortality patterns in a referral hospital in Liberia 1 year after the end of the war

Helena Huerga, Brigitte Vasset, Elisa Prados
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009;103:476-484. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.12.004)
[Published online before print Feb 24, 2009]

February 11, 2009

Outcomes of a remote, decentralized health center-based HIV/AIDS antiretroviral program in Zambia, 2003 to 2007

Riekje Elema, Clair Mills, Oliver Yun, Kamalini Lokuge, Charles Ssonko, Nashiola Nyirongo, Velepi Mtonga, Henry Zulu, David Tu, Meggy Verputten, Daniel P. O’Brien
Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care 2009;8:60-67.

February 6, 2009

The evaluation of a rapid in situ HIV confirmation test in a programme with a high failure rate of the WHO HIV two-test diagnostic algorithm

Derryck B. Klarkowski, Joseph M. Wazome, Kamalini M. Lokuge, Leslie Shanks, Clair F. Mills, Daniel P. O'Brien
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e4351. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004351)

February 1, 2009

Comparison of the new World Health Organization growth standards and the National Center for Health Statistics growth reference regarding mortality of malnourished children treated in a 2006 nutrition program in Niger

Nancy M. Dale, Rebecca F. Grais, Andrea Minetti, Juhani Miettola, Noel C. Barengo
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2009;163:126-130.

January 29, 2009

Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006

Nael Lapidus, Andrea Minetti, Ali Djibo, Philippe J. Guerin, Sarah Hustache, Valérie Gaboulaud, Rebecca F. Grais
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e4313. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004313)

January 21, 2009

Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger: A cluster randomized trial

Sheila Isanaka, Nohelly Nombela, Ali Djibo, Marie Poupard, Dominique Van Beckhoven, Valérie Gaboulaud, Philippe J. Guerin, Rebecca F. Grais
JAMA 2009;301:277-285. (doi: 10.1001/jama.2008.1018)

January 1, 2009

Assessing the impact of the introduction of the World Health Organization growth standards and weight-for-height z-score criterion on the response to treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: Secondary data analysis

Sheila Isanaka, Eduardo Villamor, Susan Shepherd, Rebecca F. Grais
Pediatrics 2009;123:e54-e59. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-1375)
[Published online before print December 29, 2008]

December 4, 2008

Providing HIV care in the aftermath of Kenya's post-election violence Medecins Sans Frontieres' lessons learned January - March 2008

Tony Reid, Ian van Engelgem, Barbara Telfer, Marcel Manzi
Conflict and Health 2008;2:15. (doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-2-15)

December 2, 2008

Immunogenicity of fractional doses of tetravalent A/C/Y/W135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine: Results from a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial in Uganda

Philippe J. Guerin, Lisbeth M. Næss, Carole Fogg, Einar Rosenqvist, Loretxu Pinoges, Francis Bajunirwe, Carolyn Nabasumba, Ray Borrow, Leif O. Frøholm, Salah Ghabri, Vincent Batwala, Rogers Twesigye, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, John-Arne Røttingen, Patrice Piola, Dominique A. Caugant
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2008;2:e342. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000342)

October 22, 2008

Effectiveness of melarsoprol and eflornithine as first-line regimens for gambiense sleeping sickness in nine Médecins Sans Frontières programmes

Manica Balasegaram, Heather Young, François Chappuis, Gerardo Priotto, Marie-Eve Raguenaud, Francesco Checchi
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009;103:280-290. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.005)
[Published online before print Oct 22, 2008]

October 14, 2008

Conflict in the Indian Kashmir Valley II: Psychosocial impact

Kaz de Jong, Saskia van de Kam, Nathan Ford, Kamalini Lokuge, Silke Fromm, Renate van Galen, Brigg Reilley, Rolf Kleber
Conflict and Health 2008;2:11. (doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-2-11)

October 14, 2008

Conflict in the Indian Kashmir Valley I: Exposure to violence

Kaz de Jong, Nathan Ford, Saskia van de Kam, Kamalini Lokuge, Silke Fromm, Renate van Galen, Brigg Reilley, Rolf Kleber
Conflict and Health 2008;2:10. (doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-2-10)

October 5, 2008

Decreased peripheral health service utilisation during an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Uíge, Angola, 2005

P Roddy, A Marchiol, B Jeffs, PP Palma, O Bernal, O de la Rosa, M Borchert
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009;103:200-202. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.001)
[Published online before print Oct 5, 2008] 

October 2, 2008

Weight evolution in HIV-1 infected women in Rwanda after stavudine substitution due to lipoatrophy: Comparison of zidovudine with tenofovir/abacavir

Johan van Griensven, Rony Zachariah, Freya Rasschaert, Edi F. Atté, Tony Reid
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, published online ahead of print on 2 Oct 2008. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.015)

October 2, 2008

Success with antiretroviral treatment for children in Kigali, Rwanda: Experience with health center/nurse-based care

Johan van Griensven, Ludwig De Naeyer, Jeanine Uwera, Anita Asiimwe, Claire Gazille, Tony Reid
BMC Pediatrics 2008;8:39. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-39)

September 17, 2008

Viraemia and HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Mozambique

F Maldonado, M Biot, F Roman, C Masquelier, M Anapenge, R Bastos, HC Chuquela, V Arendt, JC Schmit, R Zachariah
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, published online ahead of print on 17 Sep 2008. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.07.014)

September 1, 2008

Evaluation of a systematic substitution of zidovudine for stavudine-based HAART in a program setting in rural Cambodia

Petros Isaakidis, Marie-Eve Raguenaud, Thong Phe, Sam Khim, Sokhan Kuoch, Sopheap Khem, Tony Reid, Line Arnould
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008;49:48-54.

August 6, 2008

Outcomes of nevirapine- and efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy when coadministered with rifampicin-based antitubercular therapy

Andrew Boulle, Gilles Van Cutsem, Karen Cohen, Katherine Hilderbrand, Shaheed Mathee, Musaed Abrahams, Eric Goemaere, David Coetzee, Gary Maartens
JAMA 2008;300:530-539. (doi: 10.1001/jama.300.5.530)

August 5, 2008

Assessing antimalarial efficacy in a time of change to artemisinin-based combination therapies: The role of Médecins Sans Frontières

Jean-Paul Guthmann, Francesco Checchi, Ingrid van den Broek, Suna Balkan, Michel van Herp, Eric Comte, Oscar Bernal, Jean-Marie Kindermans, Sarah Venis, Dominique Legros, Philippe J. Guerin
PLoS Medicine 2008;5:e169. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050169)

July 11, 2008

Second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: The experience of Médecins Sans Frontières

Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, Daniel O'Brien, Pierre Humblet, Alexandra Calmy
AIDS 2008;22:1305-1312.
[Published online before print June 20, 2008]

July 8, 2008

Substandard medicines in resource-poor settings: A problem that can no longer be ignored

J-M Caudron, N Ford, M Henkens, C Macé, R Kiddle-Monroe, J Pinel
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2008;13:1062–1072. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02106.x)

June 10, 2008

Adapting the DOTS framework for tuberculosis control to the management of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

Anthony D. Harries, Andreas Jahn, Rony Zachariah, Donald Enarson
PLoS Medicine 2008;5:e124. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050124)

June 1, 2008

International meeting: New diagnostic tests are urgently needed to treat patients with Chagas disease

Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, Médecins Sans Frontières
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2008;41:315-319. (doi: 10.1590/S0037-86822008000300020)

June 1, 2008

Bleach sedimentation: An opportunity to optimize smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in settings of high prevalence of HIV

Maryline Bonnet, Andrew Ramsay, Willie Githui, Laramie Gagnidze, Francis Varaine, Philippe J. Guerin
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:1710-1716. (doi: 10.1086/587891)

June 1, 2008

Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for Trypanosoma cruzi infection using whole blood in Sucre, Bolivia

Paul Roddy, Javier Goiri, Laurence Flevaud, Pedro Pablo Palma, Silvia Morote, Nines Lima, Luis Villa, Faustino Torrico, Pedro Albajar-Viñas
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008;46:2022-2027. (doi: 10.1128/JCM.02303-07)
[Published online before print April 9, 2008]

May 16, 2008

Reasons for loss to follow-up among mothers registered in a prevention-of-mother-to-child transmission program in rural Malawi

LD Bwirire, M Fitzgerald, R Zachariah, V Chikafa, M Massaquoi, M Moens, K Kamoto, EJ Schouten
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008;102:1195-1200. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.002)
[Published online before print May 16, 2008]

April 17, 2008

Concordant HIV infection and visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia: The influence of antiretroviral treatment and other factors on outcome

Rachel ter Horst, Simon M. Collin, Koert Ritmeijer, Adey Bogale, Robert N. Davidson
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:1702-1709. (doi: 10.1086/587899)

April 15, 2008

Research in complex humanitarian emergencies: The Médecins Sans Frontières/Epicentre experience

Vincent Brown, Philippe J. Guerin, Dominique Legros, Christophe Paquet, Bernard Pécoul, Alain Moren
PLoS Medicine 2008;5:e89. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050089)

April 1, 2008

Hepatitis E, Central African Republic [letter]

Josep M. Escribà et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008;14:681-683.

March 5, 2008

Safety and effectiveness of first line eflornithine for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness in Sudan: Cohort study

Gerardo Priotto, Loretxu Pinoges, Isaac Badi Fursa, Barbara Burke, Nathalie Nicolay, Guillaume Grillet, Cathy Hewison, Manica Balasegaram
BMJ 2008;336:705-708. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39485.592674.BE)

February 26, 2008

Treatment of Marburg and Ebola hemorrhagic fevers: A strategy for testing new drugs and vaccines under outbreak conditions

Daniel G. Bausch, A.G. Sprecher, Benjamin Jeffs, Paul Boumandouki
Antiviral Research 2008;78:150–161. (doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2008.01.152)

February 14, 2008

Use of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to estimate vaccination coverage helps guide future vaccination efforts

KP Alberti, JP Guthmann, F Fermon, KD Nargaye, RF Grais
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008;102:251-254. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.10.015)

February 8, 2008

Estimates of the duration of the early and late stage of gambiense sleeping sickness

Francesco Checchi, Joao A.N. Filipe, Daniel T. Haydon, Daniel Chandramohan, Francois Chappuis
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008;8:16. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-16)

February 7, 2008

The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa

Matthew J. Ferrari, Rebecca F. Grais, Nita Bharti, Andrew J. K. Conlan, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, Lara J. Wolfson, Philippe J. Guerin, Ali Djibo, Bryan T. Grenfell
Nature 2008;451:679-684. (doi: 10.1038/nature06509)

February 6, 2008

Payment for antiretroviral drugs is associated with a higher rate of patients lost to follow-up than those offered free-of-charge therapy in Nairobi, Kenya

R Zachariah, I Van Engelgem, M Massaquoi, L Kocholla, M Manzi, A Suleh, M Phillips, M Borgdorff
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008;102:288-293. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.12.007)

February 1, 2008

Eflornithine is a cost-effective alternative to melarsoprol for the treatment of second-stage human West African trypanosomiasis in Caxito, Angola

J Robays, ME Raguenaud, T Josenando, M Boelaert
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2008;13:265-271. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01999.x)

January 15, 2008

Symptomatic hyperlactatemia: Lessons learned using a point-of-care device in a health care center- and nurse-based antiretroviral program in Rwanda [letter]

Johan van Griensven, Edi F. Atté, Tony Reid
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:320-322. (doi: 10.1086/524085)

January 9, 2008

Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: A case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda

Jan H Kolaczinski, Richard Reithinger, Dagemlidet T Worku, Andrew Ocheng, John Kasimiro, Narcis Kabatereine, Simon Brooker
International Journal of Epidemiology 2008;37:344-352. (doi: 10.1093/ije/dym275)

January 7, 2008

Population pharmacokinetics of piperaquine after two different treatment regimens of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Thailand

J Tarning, EA Ashley, N Lindegardh, K Stepniewska, L Phaiphun, NPJ Day, R McGready, M Ashton, F Nosten, NJ White
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2008;52:1052-1061. (doi: 10.1128/AAC.00955-07)

January 6, 2008

Time is of the essence: Exploring a measles outbreak response vaccination in Niamey, Niger

RF Grais, AJK Conlan, MJ Ferrari, A Djibo, A Le Menach, ON Bjørnstad, BT Grenfell
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 2008;5:67-74. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1038)

January 1, 2008

Plasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine in Dawei, southern Myanmar

Jean-Paul Guthmann, Anne Pittet, Alexandre Lesage, Mallika Imwong, Niklas Lindegardh, Myo Min Lwin, Than Zaw, Anna Annerberg, Xavier de Radiguès, François Nosten
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2008;13:91-98. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01978.x)

January 1, 2008

Risk associated with asymptomatic parasitaemia occurring post-antimalarial treatment

Piero Olliaro, Loretxu Pinoges, Francesco Checchi, Michel Vaillant, Jean-Paul Guthmann
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2008;13:83-90. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01977.x)

January 1, 2008

Cabergoline for suppression of puerperal lactation in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV-transmission programme in rural Malawi

L Buhendwa, R Zachariah, R Teck, M Massaquoi, J Kazima, P Firmenich, AD Harries
Tropical Doctor 2008;38:30-32. (doi: 10.1258/td.2007.060091)

January 1, 2008

Outcomes of patients with Kaposi’s sarcoma who start antiretroviral therapy under routine programme conditions in Malawi

Simon D Makombe et al.
Tropical Doctor 2008;38:5–7. (doi: 10.1258/td.2007.060023)

January 1, 2008

Safety and effectiveness of amphotericin B deoxycholate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Uganda

Y Mueller, A Nguimfack, P Cavailler, S Couffignal, JB Rwakimari, L Loutan, F Chappuis
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 2008;102:11-19. (doi: 10.1179/136485908X252142)

December 19, 2007

Effect of rifampicin-based antitubercular therapy on nevirapine plasma concentrations in South African adults with HIV-associated tuberculosis

Karen Cohen, Gilles van Cutsem, Andrew Boulle, Helen McIlleron, Eric Goemaere, Peter J. Smith, Gary Maartens
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2008;61:389-393. (doi: 10.1093/jac/dkm484)

December 1, 2007

Implementing antiretroviral therapy in rural communities: The Lusikisiki model of decentralized HIV/AIDS care

Martha Bedelu, Nathan Ford, Katherine Hilderbrand, Hermann Reuter
Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:S464-S468. (doi: 10.1086/521114)

December 1, 2007

Cytomegalovirus retinitis: The neglected disease of the AIDS pandemic

David Heiden, Nathan Ford, David Wilson, William R. Rodriguez, Todd Margolis, Bart Janssens, Martha Bedelu, Nini Tun, Eric Goemaere, Peter Saranchuk, Kalpana Sabapathy, Frank Smithuis, Emmanuel Luyirika, W. Lawrence Drew
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e334. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040334)

November 26, 2007

Assessment of three new parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pan-pLDH) tests for diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria

Carole Fogg, Rogers Twesigye, Vincent Batwala, Patrice Piola, Carolyn Nabasumba, James Kiguli, Frederick Mutebi, Christa Hook, Martine Guillerm, Anthony Moody, Jean-Paul Guthmann
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2008;102:25-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.014)

November 15, 2007

The Médecins Sans Frontières intervention in the Marburg hemorrhagic fever epidemic, Uige, Angola, 2005. I. Lessons learned in the hospital

Benjamin Jeffs et al.
Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:S154–S161. (doi: 10.1086/520548)

November 15, 2007

The Médecins Sans Frontières intervention in the Marburg hemorrhagic fever epidemic, Uige, Angola, 2005. II. Lessons learned in the community

Paul Roddy et al.
Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:S162-S167. (doi: 10.1086/520544)

November 12, 2007

Positive outcomes of HAART at 24 months in HIV-infected patients in Cambodia

Laurent Ferradini, Didier Laureillard, Narom Prak, Chanchhaya Ngeth, Marcelo Fernandez, Loretxu Pinoges, Gloria Puertas, Anne-Marie Taburet, Nary Ly, Christine Rouzioux, Suna Balkan, Catherine Quillet, Jean-Francois Delfraissy
AIDS 2007;21:2293-2301.

November 7, 2007

Nifurtimox plus eflornithine for late-stage sleeping sickness in Uganda: A case series

Francesco Checchi, Patrice Piola, Harriet Ayikoru, Florence Thomas, Dominique Legros, Gerardo Priotto
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2007;1:e64. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000064)

November 7, 2007

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan: Treatment complexity and XDR-TB among treatment failures

Helen S. Cox, Stobdan Kalon, Sholpan Allamuratova, Vinciane Sizaire, Zinaida N. Tigay, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Hamraev A. Karimovich, Yared Kebede, Clair Mills
PLoS ONE 2007;2:e1126. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001126)

November 6, 2007

New approaches to filling the gap in tuberculosis drug discovery

Martina Casenghi, Stewart T. Cole, Carl F. Nathan
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e293. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040293)

November 6, 2007

Building clinical trials capacity for tuberculosis drugs in high-burden countries

Neil Schluger, Unni Karunakara, Christian Lienhardt, Thomas Nyirenda, Richard Chaisson
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e302. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040302)

November 6, 2007

Randomized trials to optimize treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: The time for action is now

Carole D. Mitnick, Kenneth G. Castro, Mark Harrington, Leonard V. Sacks, William Burman
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e292. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040292)

November 1, 2007

The role of community-based organizations in household ability to pay for health care in Kilifi District, Kenya

Catherine Molyneux, Beryl Hutchison, Jane Chuma, Lucy Gilson
Health Policy and Planning 2007;22:381-392. (doi: 10.1093/heapol/czm031)

November 1, 2007

Offering integrated care for HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hypertension within chronic disease clinics in Cambodia

B Janssens, W Van Damme, B Raleigh, J Gupta, S Khem, K Soy Ty, MC Vun, N Ford, R Zachariah
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007;85:880-885. (doi:  10.2471/BLT.06.036574)

October 31, 2007

Epidemiology and clinical features of patients with visceral leishmaniasis treated by an MSF clinic in Bakool Region, Somalia, 2004–2006

Marie-Eve Raguenaud et al.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2007;1:e85. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000085)

October 22, 2007

Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness: A randomized clinical trial in Congo

Gerardo Priotto et al.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007;45:1435-1442. (doi: 10.1086/522982)

October 22, 2007

Clinic entrance interviews: A new method to assess needs after a sudden impact disaster

Johan von Schreeb, Niklas Karlsson, Hans Rosling
Open Medicine 2007;1:e153-159.

October 22, 2007

Effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive children: Evaluation at 12 months in a routine program in Cambodia

Bart Janssens, Brian Raleigh, Seithaboth Soeung, Kazumi Akaob, Vantha Te, Jitendra Gupta, Mean Chhy Vun, Nathan Ford, Janin Nouhinf, Eric Nerrienet
Pediatrics 2007;120:e1134-e1140. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-3503)

October 1, 2007

Population differences in death rates in HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis

I Ciglenecki, JR Glynn, A Mwinga, B Ngwira, A Zumla, PEM Fine, A Nunn
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007;11:1121-1128.

September 24, 2007

Forecasting malaria incidence based on monthly case reports and environmental factors in Karuzi, Burundi, 1997-2003

Alberto Gomez-Elipe, Angel Otero, Michel van Herp, Armando Aguirre-Jaime
Malaria Journal 2007;6:129. (doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-129)

September 1, 2007

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrheae strains in three regions of Armenia

Gayane Hovhannisyan, Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Karen Babayan, Olivier Fenichiu, Valerie Gaboulaud
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007;34:686-688.

September 1, 2007

Whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations are not depressed in subjects with clinical pellagra

Paul I. Creeke, Filippo Dibari, Edith Cheung, Tina van den Briel, Eustace Kyroussis, Andrew J. Seal
Journal of Nutrition 2007;137:2013-2017.

September 1, 2007

Reducing the number of sputum samples examined and thresholds for positivity: An opportunity to optimise smear microscopy

M Bonnet, A Ramsay, L Gagnidze, W Githui, PJ Guerin, F Varaine
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007;11:953-958.

September 1, 2007

Management of moderate acute malnutrition with RUTF in Niger

Isabelle Defourny, Gwenola Seroux, Issaley Abdelkader, Géza Harczi
Field Exchange 2007;31:2-4.

August 15, 2007

Prevalence, determinants of positivity, and clinical utility of cryptococcal antigenemia in Cambodian HIV-infected patients

R Micol, O Lortholary, B Sar, D Laureillard, C Ngeth, JP Dousset, H Chanroeun, L Ferradini, PJ Guerin, F Dromer, A Fontanet
JAIDS 2007;45:555-559.

August 1, 2007

Does antiretroviral treatment reduce case fatality among HIV-positive patients with tuberculosis in Malawi?

R Zachariah, M Fitzgerald, M Massaquoi, A Acabu, D Chilomo, FM Salaniponi, AD Harries
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2007;11:848-853.

July 18, 2007

Community coverage of an antimalarial combination of artesunate and amodiaquine in Makamba Province, Burundi, nine months after its introduction

Sibylle Gerstl, Sandra Cohuet, Kodjo Edoh, Christopher Brasher, Alexandre Lesage, Jean-Paul Guthmann, Francesco Checchi
Malaria Journal 2007;6:94. (doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-94)

July 16, 2007

Vector control in a malaria epidemic occurring within a complex emergency situation in Burundi: A case study

Natacha Protopopoff, Michel Van Herp, Peter Maes, Tony Reid, Dismas Baza, et al.
Malaria Journal 2007;6:93. (doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-93)

July 1, 2007

Médecins Sans Frontières: Mental health care in post-tsunami Aceh Province, a field report

Benoît de Gryse, Barbara Laumont
Intervention 2007;5:130-143.

July 1, 2007

Evaluation of a diagnostic algorithm for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults

P Saranchuk, A Boulle, K Hilderbrand, D Coetzee, M Bedelu, G van Cutsem, G Meintjes
South African Medical Journal 2007;97:517-523.

July 1, 2007

Treatment of kala-azar in southern Sudan using a 17-day regimen of sodium stibogluconate combined with paromomycin: A retrospective comparison with 30-day sodium stibogluconate monotherapy

Yosef Melaku, Simon M. Collin, Kees Keus, Francis Gatluak, Koert Ritmeijer, Robert N. Davidson
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007;77:89-94.

June 27, 2007

Mental health status of vulnerable tsunami-affected communities: A survey in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Renato Souza, Sasha Bernatsky, Rosalie Reyes, Kaz de Jong
Journal of Traumatic Stress 2007;20:263-269. (doi: 10.1002/jts.20207)

June 26, 2007

HIV prevention, care, and treatment in two prisons in Thailand

David Wilson, Nathan Ford, Verapun Ngammee, Arlene Chua, Moe Kyaw Kyaw
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e204. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040204)

June 1, 2007

Serogroup X in meningococcal disease, Western Kenya

Sadiki Materu, Helen S. Cox, Petros Isaakidis, Bienvenu Baruani, Thomas Ogaro, Dominique A. Caugant
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007;13:944-945.

June 1, 2007

Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002

Nicolas Nathan, Angela M.C. Rose, Dominique Legros, Sylvestre R.M. Tiendrebeogo, Catherine Bachy, Egil Bjørløw, Peter Firmenich, Philippe J. Guerin, Dominique A. Caugant
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007;13:920-923.

May 29, 2007

HIV treatment in a conflict setting: Outcomes and experiences from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Heather Culbert, David Tu, Daniel P. O'Brien, Tom Ellman, Clair Mills, Nathan Ford, Tina Amisi, Keith Chan, Sarah Venis
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e129. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040129)

May 16, 2007

Paracheck-Pf® accuracy and recently treated Plasmodium falciparum infections: Is there a risk of over-diagnosis?

Todd D Swarthout, Helen Counihan, Raphael Kabangwa K Senga, Ingrid van den Broek
Malaria Journal 2007;6:58. (doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-58)

May 3, 2007

Efficacy of antimalarial treatment in Guinea: In vivo study of two artemisinin combination therapies in Dabola and molecular markers of resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in N'Zérékoré

Maryline Bonnet, Cally Roper, Martine Félix, Léonie Coulibaly, Gabriel Mufuta Kankolongo, Jean Paul Guthmann
Malaria Journal 2007;6:54. (doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-54)

May 1, 2007

Mental health in HIV-positive pregnant women: Results from Angola

S Bernatsky, R Souza, K de Jong
AIDS Care 2007;19:674-676. (doi: 10.1080/09540120601012705)

May 1, 2007

How labour intensive is a doctor-based delivery model for antiretroviral treatment (ART)? Evidence from an observational study in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Wim Van Damme, Soy Ty Kheang, Bart Janssens, Katharina Kober
Human Resources for Health 2007;5:12. (doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-5-12)

May 1, 2007

Emergency conflict-related psychosocial interventions in Sierra Leone and Uganda: Lessons from Médecins Sans Frontières

Kaz De Jong, Rolf J. Kleber
Journal of Health Psychology 2007;12:485-497. (doi: 10.1177/1359105307076235)

April 30, 2007

High prevalence of lipoatrophy among patients on stavudine-containing first-line antiretroviral therapy regimens in Rwanda

Johan van Griensven, Ludwig De Naeyer, Thomas Mushi, Sowaf Ubarijoro, Diane Gashumba, Claire Gazille, Rony Zachariah
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007;101:793-798. (doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.02.020)

April 1, 2007

Utility of lymph node aspiration in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan

Zahir O. Babiker, Robert Davidson, Charles Mazinda, Sammy Kipngetich, Koert Ritmeijer
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007;76:689-693.

April 1, 2007

HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2002

Judith M Vandepitte, Faustin Malele, Dieu-Merci Kivuvu, Samuel Edidi, Jeremie Muwonga, Francois Lepira, Said Abdellati, Joelle Kabamba, Catherine Van Overloop, Anne Buve
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007;34:203-208.

April 1, 2007

Can height-adjusted cut-offs improve MUAC's utility as an assessment tool?

Michel Van Herp, An Verwulgen, Bérengère Leurquin, Pascale Delchevalerie
Field Exchange 2007;30:23-26.

March 28, 2007

Treatment outcomes stratified by baseline immunological status among young children receiving nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings

Daniel P. O'Brien, Delphine Sauvageot, David Olson, Myrto Schaeffer, Pierre Humblet, Mar Pujades, Tom Ellman, Rony Zachariah, Elisabeth Szumilin, Line Arnould, Tony Reid
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007;44:1245-1248. (doi: 10.1086/513433)

March 13, 2007

The trauma of ongoing conflict and displacement in Chechnya: Quantitative assessment of living conditions, and psychosocial and general health status among war displaced in Chechnya and Ingushetia

Kaz de Jong, Saskia van der Kam, Nathan Ford, Sally Hargreaves, Richard van Oosten, et al.
Conflict and Health 2007;1:4. (doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-1-4)

March 1, 2007

Kala-azar control, Uganda [letter]

Jan H. Kolaczinski, Dagemlidet Tesfaye Worku, François Chappuis, Richard Reithinger, Narcis Kabatereine, Ambrose Onapa, Simon Brooker
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007;13:507-509.

March 1, 2007

Evaluation of a mass distribution programme for fine-mesh impregnated bednets against visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan

Koert Ritmeijer, Clive Davies, Ruth van Zorge, Shr-Jie Wang, Judy Schorscher, Salah Ibrahim Dongu'du, Robert N. Davidson
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2007;12:404-414.

February 1, 2007

Mosquitoborne infections after Hurricane Jeanne, Haiti, 2004

Mark E. Beatty et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007;13:308-310.

February 1, 2007

A randomized open study to assess the efficacy and tolerability of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Cambodia

B Janssens, M van Herp, L Goubert, S Chan, S Uong, S Nong, D Socheat, A Brockman, EA Ashley, W Van Damme
Tropical Medicine & International Health 2007;12:251-259.

January 30, 2007

Response to highly active antiretroviral therapy among severely immuno-compromised HIV-infected patients in Cambodia

Yoann Madec, Didier Laureillard, Loretxu Pinoges, Marcelo Fernandez, Narom Prak, Chanchhaya Ngeth, Sumanak Moeung, Sovannara Song, Suna Balkan, Laurent Ferradini, Catherine Quillet, Arnaud Fontanet
AIDS 2007;21:351-359.

January 2, 2007

Unacceptably high mortality related to measles epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad

Rebecca F. Grais et al.
PLoS Medicine 2007;4:e16. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040016)

January 1, 2007

Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola

Andrew J Seal, Paul I Creeke, Filippo Dibari, Edith Cheung, Eustace Kyroussis, Paulina Semedo, Tina van den Briel
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007;85:218-224.

January 1, 2007

Clinical screening for HIV in a health centre setting in urban Kenya: An entry point for voluntary counselling, HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV infection?

V Arendt, J Mossong, R Zachariah, C Inwani, B Farah, I Robert, A Waelbrouck, K Fonck
Tropical Doctor 2007;37:45-47. (doi: 10.1258/004947507779951899)

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