Point-of-care ultrasound for tuberculosis diagnosis in children: a Médecins Sans Frontières cross-sectional study in Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objective Description of tuberculosis (TB)-focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) findings for children with presumptive TB.Design Cross-sectional study (July 2019 to April 2020).Setting Simão Mendes hospital in Bissau, a setting with high TB, HIV, and
Laura Moreto-Planas +19 more
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Exploring inequality through the lens of adolescents: a photovoice study in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
BMJ Paediatrics OpenBackground Socioeconomic determinants of health are well-documented, yet adolescents’ perspectives are often under-represented. The study aimed to engage adolescents in a low-income sub-Saharan setting to explore their daily experiences and analyse their
Geir Gunnlaugsson +4 more
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Can earlier BCG-Japan and OPV vaccination reduce early infant mortality? A cluster-randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
BMJ Global HealthObjective To assess the effect of providing BCG and oral polio vaccine (OPV) at an early home visit after delivery.Design Cluster-randomised trial, randomising 92 geographically defined clusters 1:1 to intervention/control arms.Setting Bandim Health ...
Peter Aaby +11 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and determine the clinical presentation of risk factors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HIV-infected patients in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
Henrik Krarup +2 more
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Is it feasible to develop a one health surveillance system in a fragile state? The case of Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
One HealthBackground: Guinea-Bissau is a fragile state marked by political instability, weak governance, and fragmented institutions. Despite these challenges, recent international support and policy initiatives have promoted a growing interest in adopting a One ...
F.O.L. Fernandes, S. Crima, P. Ferrinho
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Assessment of the Record-Breaking 2020 Rainfall in Guinea-Bissau and Impacts of Associated Floods
Geosciences, 2023 The impacts of Climate Change are quite visible in Guinea-Bissau. Greater irregularity at the beginning and end of the rainy season, as well as in relation to the interannual variability of precipitation, are evidence that shows these phenomena in West ...
Marcelo Fragoso, Orlando Mendes
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The Guinea-Bissau Family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Revisited [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The Guinea-Bissau family of strains is a unique group of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that, although genotypically closely related, phenotypically demonstrates considerable heterogeneity. We have investigated 414 M. tuberculosis complex strains
Raffaella Colombatti +2 more
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Hotspot of Exotic Benthic Marine Invertebrates Discovered in the Tropical East Atlantic: DNA Barcoding Insights From the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea‐Bissau [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThis study aimed to explore and document putative exotic marine benthic invertebrate species in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea‐Bissau, to enhance understanding of marine biodiversity and address the extent of marine species introductions.
Carlos J. Moura +4 more
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Adolescents amid emerging COVID-19 pandemic in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022 Geir Gunnlaugsson +4 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Vaccines may alter the ability to combat infections unrelated to the target disease, i.e. have “nonspecific effects.” The non-live Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis vaccine (DTP) has been associated with increased child mortality, especially for females.
Thomas Aamand +5 more
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