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Susceptibility to Lenacapavir Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Patients Followed Up in Mozambique That Presented With Primary Antiretroviral Resistance to Other Classes. [PDF]
J Med VirolABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant HIV patients have limited ART options. Lenacapavir (LEN) is a capsid inhibitor that exhibits substantial antiviral activity in patients with therapeutic failure but is also proposed for PrEP. Herein, we assessed LEN susceptibility among ART‐naive HIV patients with drug resistance in Mozambique.
Sebastião CS +15 more
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Major Causes of Perinatal and Paediatric Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Adjustment for Selection Bias in the CHAMPS Network. [PDF]
Paediatr Perinat EpidemiolABSTRACT Background Studies of child mortality that employ minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) produce highly accurate cause of death data; however, selection bias may render these as non‐representative of their underlying populations. Objectives Estimate cause‐specific mortality fractions and rates for the five most frequent causes—underlying ...
Vyas KJ +39 more
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Understanding accountability in practice: Obligations, scrutiny, and consequences
Development Policy Review, Volume 41, Issue S1, March 2023., 2023 Summary Motivation Attempting to increase authorities' accountability for their actions has become a mainstay of development practice in recent decades. Yet commentators suggest that these efforts have reached an impasse, in part because of conceptual fuzziness regarding the core ideas of public accountability. Purpose This article explores what we can
Colin Anderson
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Citizen action for accountability in challenging contexts: What have we learned?
Development Policy Review, Volume 41, Issue S1, March 2023., 2023 Summary Motivation While much is known about how citizens mobilize and make claims for accountability in more democratic, stable, and peaceful settings, little is known about how accountability dynamics work in more challenging contexts—those more democratically weak, politically fragile, and affected by legacies of violence and conflict.
John Gaventa +2 more
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GeoHealth, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2022., 2022 Abstract Diarrheal disease, still a major cause of childhood illness, is caused by numerous, diverse infectious microorganisms, which are differentially sensitive to environmental conditions. Enteropathogen‐specific impacts of climate remain underexplored.
Josh M. Colston +46 more
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Acta Paediatrica, Volume 110, Issue 5, Page 1620-1632, May 2021., 2021 Abstract Aim Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death among children under five globally. Many pneumonia deaths result from inappropriate treatment due to misdiagnosis of signs and symptoms. This study aims to identify whether health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia, using an automated multimodal device (Masimo Rad‐G), adhere to required ...
Kevin Baker +14 more
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Performance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia in Mozambique and Pakistan
Pediatric Pulmonology, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 551-560, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Introduction Improved pneumonia diagnostics are needed in low‐resource settings (LRS); lung ultrasound (LUS) is a promising diagnostic technology for pneumonia. The objective was to compare LUS versus chest radiograph (CXR), and among LUS interpreters, to compare expert versus limited training with respect to interrater reliability. Methods We
Amy Sarah Ginsburg +17 more
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Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Bovine brucellosis is among the top five diseases primarily threatening both public health and livestock economy. Available data are limited to central and highland areas of the country leaving documented literature on the disease in cattle to be found hardly in pastoral and agropastoral regions of the country.
Wossene Negash +2 more
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Chlorproguanil-Dapsone with Artesunate and Post-treatment Haemolysis in African children treated for uncomplicated Malaria [PDF]
, 2012 Malaria is a leading cause of mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan African children. Prompt and efficacious treatment is important as patients may progress within a few hours to severe and possibly fatal disease. Chlorproguanil-dapsone-artesunate (CDA)
A Alloueche +45 more
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Sanitation and Hygiene-Specific Risk Factors for Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Young Children in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, 2007-2011: Case-Control Study. [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of disease in children less than 5 y of age. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are the primary routes of exposure and infection.
Ahmed, Shahnawaz +21 more
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