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Nutritional risk and HbA1c as critical risk factors and predictors of opportunistic infections in HIV-DM comorbid patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundThe clinical characteristics and risk factors for opportunistic infections in HIV patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus are unclear and worth studying. Explore the risk factors and construct a predictive model for opportunistic infections
Qiong’e Zhu, Qiong’e Zhu, Fengjiao Gao, Xiaoxia Ren, Rui Li, Jun Kang, Maoquan Li, Maoquan Li, Dafeng Liu   +8 more
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Serological evidence of chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis in tuberculosis patients in Kenya

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a significant risk factor for fungal infection. The cavitary lesions post PTB serves as a good reservoir for fungal colonization and subsequent infection.
Abdi Mohamed, Benear A. Obanda, Hannah K. Njeri, Sally N. Loroyokie, Olga M. Mashedi, Tom T. Ouko, Evangeline M. Gatumwa, Richard K. Korir, Takashi Yaguchi, Christine C. Bii   +9 more
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Diabetes Epidemiology Among Adults in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a chronic noncommunicable disease associated with death and major disability, with increasing prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. There is limited population-based data about diabetes in Haiti.
Rodney Sufra, Jean Lookens Pierre, Eliezer Dade, Vanessa Rouzier, Alexandra Apollon, Stephano St Preux, Fabiola Préval, Joseph Inddy, Miranda Metz, Olga Tymejczyk, Denis Nash, Rodolphe Malebranche, Rodolphe Malebranche, Marie Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Marcus D. Goncalves, Margaret L. McNairy, Margaret L. McNairy, Lily D. Yan, Lily D. Yan   +19 more
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The Haiti cardiovascular disease cohort: study protocol for a population-based longitudinal cohort

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality among Haitians, having surpassed HIV in the last decade. Understanding the natural history of CVD in Haitians, including the age of onset, prevalence, incidence, and role of major ...
Jean Lookens, Olga Tymejczyk, Vanessa Rouzier, Caleigh Smith, Fabyola Preval, Inddy Joseph, Raynold Jean Baptiste, Joscar Victor, Patrice Severe, Sandra Apollon, Emelyne Dumont, Guyrlaine Forestal, Stephano St. Preux, Vanessa Rivera, Grace Seo, Benedict Charles, Wilson Ariste, Justin Kingery, Jessy Devieux, Serena Koenig, Denis Nash, Daniel Fitzgerald, Monika Safford, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean Pape, Margaret McNairy   +25 more
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High prevalence of obesity among women in urban Haiti: Findings from a population-based cohort

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionObesity is associated with increased risk of non-communicable diseases and death and is increasing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries, including Haiti.
Eliezer Dade, Miranda Metz, Jean Lookens Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Vanessa Rouzier, Rodney Sufra, Elizabeth Fox, Fabyola Preval, Stephano St-Preux, Jean Ronald Zephir, Wilson Ariste, Rehana Rasul, Shalom Sabwa, Nicholas Roberts, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Patrice Severe, Daniel Fitzgerald, Daniel Fitzgerald, Jean William Pape, Jean William Pape, Lily Du Yan, Lily Du Yan, Margaret L. McNairy, Margaret L. McNairy   +23 more
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Hypertension continuum of care: Blood pressure screening, diagnosis, treatment, and control in a population‐based cohort in Haiti

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in low‐income countries including Haiti, with hypertension (HTN) being the leading risk factor.
Miranda Metz, Jean Lookens Pierre, Lily Du Yan, Vanessa Rouzier, Stephano St‐Preux, Serfine Exantus, Fabyola Preval, Nicholas Roberts, Olga Tymejczyk, Rodolphe Malebranche, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +12 more
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Comparing six cardiovascular risk prediction models in Haiti: implications for identifying high-risk individuals for primary prevention

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are rapidly increasing in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accurate risk assessment is essential to reduce premature CVD by targeting primary prevention and risk factor treatment among high-risk groups ...
Lily D. Yan, Jean Lookens Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Michel Théard, Alexandra Apollon, Stephano St Preux, Justin R. Kingery, Kenneth A. Jamerson, Marie Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Monika M. Safford, Margaret L. McNairy   +11 more
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Estimated blood pressure trajectories and hypertension patterns among pregnant women living with HIV, Haiti, 2007–2017

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
Hypertension in pregnancy is a key driver of mortality and morbidity among Haitian women. HIV infection and treatment may worsen hypertension and increase cardiovascular disease risk.
Olga Tymejczyk, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy, Robert N. Peck, Line Malha, Youry Macius, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Denis Nash   +9 more
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High Dietary Sodium, Measured Using Spot Urine Samples, is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Haiti

Global Heart, 2023
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in Haiti and is likely driven by poverty-related social and dietary factors.
Adrienne Clermont, Vanessa Rouzier, Jean Lookens Pierre, Rodney Sufra, Eliezer Dade, Fabyola Preval, Stephano St-Preux, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Alexandra Apollon, Kathryn Dupnik, Miranda Metz, Yanique Duffus, Shalom Sabwa, Lily D. Yan, Myung Hee Lee, Lawrence G. Palmer, Linda M. Gerber, Mark S. Pecker, Samuel J. Mann, Monika M. Safford, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy   +22 more
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Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2007
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