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Time for pragmatic, prospective clinical trials to determine the role of empirical antibacterial therapy in critically ill adults hospitalized with malaria

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: Children with severe falciparum malaria in malaria-endemic regions are predisposed to developing life-threatening bacterial co-infection. International guidelines therefore recommend empirical broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy in these ...
Josh Hanson, Phyo Pyae Nyein, Ne Myo Aung, Mar Mar Kyi   +3 more
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Increased hepatitis C virus co-infection and injection drug use in HIV-infected fishermen in Myanmar

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background In Southeast Asia, though fishermen are known to be a key population at high risk of HIV, little is known about their co-infection rates with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), or how illness and risk behaviors vary by occupation or type of fishermen ...
Janet Ousley, Robin Nesbitt, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Elkin Bermudez, Kyi Pyar Soe, Rey Anicete, Phyu Ei Mon, Win Le Shwe Sin Ei, Susannah Christofani, Marcelo Fernandez, Iza Ciglenecki   +10 more
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Optimizing HIV Services for Key Populations in Public-Sector Clinics in Myanmar

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2021
Key populations, ie, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who inject drugs, and people in prisons and other closed settings, experience stigma, discrimination, and structural barriers when accessing HIV prevention and
Ansley Lemons-Lyn, William Reidy, Wah Wah Myint, Khin N. Chan, Elaine Abrams, Zaw Zaw Aung, Irene Benech, Trista Bingham, Mitesh Desai, Ei Ei Khin, Tharaphi Lin, Halli Olsen, Htun Nyunt Oo, Cassia Wells, Sasha Mital   +14 more
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Penile implantation and risky sexual behaviour among male clients of female sex workers, Myanmar

Bhutan Health Journal, 2017
Introduction: Male clients of female sex workers are at risk for sexually transmitted infections worldwide, yet their behaviours are seldom described in community-based samples.
Sun Tun, Tin Aung, May Sudhinaraset, Zaw Win, Willi McFarland   +4 more
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Epidemiology of intussusception among children less than 2 years of age; findings from baseline surveillance before rotavirus vaccine introduction in Myanmar

Heliyon, 2021
Background: Rotavirus vaccine was planned to be introduced in the National Immunization Program of Myanmar in 2020. Reported potential association of a small increased risk of intussusception after rotavirus vaccination in some countries is a major ...
Theingi Win Myat, Nway Nway Thin Aung, Hlaing Myat Thu, Aye Aye, Nyo Nyo Win, Maung Maung Lwin, Htin Lin, Nang Sarm Hom, Kyaw Swar Lin, Moh Moh Htun   +9 more
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Attrition among HIV positive children enrolled under integrated HIV care programme in Myanmar: 12 years cohort analysis

Global Health Action, 2018
Background: In Myanmar, HIV seropositive children are being enrolled in an integrated HIV care (IHC) Program for HIV treatment and care since 2005. Objectives: To assess the: (a) attrition (death or loss-to-follow-up) rates among children (aged ≥ 18 ...
Aung Chan Minn, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Thet Ko Aung, Ohn Mar Mon, Thurain Htun, Myo Minn Oo, July Moe, Aye Aye Mon, Srinath Satyanarayana, Htun Nyunt Oo   +9 more
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Performance and Outcomes of Routine Viral Load Testing in People Living with HIV Newly Initiating ART in the Integrated HIV Care Program in Myanmar between January 2016 and December 2017

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Myanmar has introduced routine viral load (VL) testing for people living with HIV (PLHIV) starting first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART). The first VL test was initially scheduled at 12-months and one year later this changed to 6-months.
Sai Soe Thu Ya, Anthony D. Harries, Khin Thet Wai, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Thet Ko Aung, July Moe, Thurain Htun, Htet Naing Shin, Mar Mar Aye, Htun Nyunt Oo   +9 more
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Matching action to need: an analysis of Global Burden of Disease 2017 and population health data to focus adolescent health policy and actions in Myanmar

Global Health Action, 2021
Background: Myanmar is a country undergoing rapid transitions in health. Its national strategic policy for young people’s health is being revised but there is a paucity of population data to inform local priorities and needs.
Karly I. Cini, Phone Myint Win, Zay Yar Swe, Kyu Kyu Than, Thin Mar Win, Ye Win Aung, Aye Aye Myint, Nisaa R. Wulan, Lia J. Burns, Elissa C. Kennedy, Kate L. Francis, Sanda, Su Mon Myat, Sithu Swe, Aung Ko Ko, Yadanar, Margaret Hellard, Chad L. Hughes, George C. Patton, Ali H. Mokdad, Peter S. Azzopardi   +20 more
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Analysis of Hydrological Characteristics of River, Canal, and Lake: A Case Study Sun Ye In –Se Gon Area Sint Gaing and Kyaukse Townships, Mandalay Region

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues
Among the most significant branches of the Zawgyi River (ZGR) are the Thindwe dam (TDD), Thindwe canal (TDC), and Sun Ye In (SYI), all of which are known to be impacted by household and agricultural pollution.
Kay Thi Khaing, Zin Hein Hlaing, Sitt Marn, Htet Wai Phyoe, Thet Han Oo, Zaw Min Aung, Nyein Khant Kyaw, Ye Thiha   +7 more
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Out-of-pocket payment and catastrophic health expenditure of tuberculosis patients in accessing care at public-private mix clinics in Myanmar, 2022

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background The financial burden of tuberculosis (TB) can hinder patients and their families, creating obstacles throughout the care cascade, despite TB prevention and control being provided free of charge. In Myanmar, patients can visit private providers
Myat Noe Thiri Khaing, Nandi U, Luu Maw, Htet Arkar, Saw Pa Pa Naing, May Me Thet   +5 more
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