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High Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health Illness Comorbidity in Urban Haiti

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background People living in low‐income settings facing humanitarian crises are at risk for comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental health (MH) illness, yet there are limited population‐based data available.
Lily D. Yan, Miranda Metz, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Kelly Celestin, Erline Hilaire, Suzanne Edwidge Marcellin, Sarine Auguste, Anju Ogyu, Catherine Bennett, Serena Koenig, Lindsey Reif, Jessy Dévieux, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy   +16 more
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Gauteng academic hospitals, South Africa

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are responsible for longer hospital stays, increased hospital costs, and poorer outcomes compared to methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections.
Melony C. Fortuin-de Smidt, Ashika Singh-Moodley, Rubeina Badat, Vanessa Quan, Ranmini Kularatne, Trusha Nana, Ruth Lekalakala, Nelesh P. Govender, Olga Perovic   +8 more
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Prevalence and distribution of Entamoeba species in a rural community in northern South Africa

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020
Amoebiasis occurs worldwide and affects about 20–50 million people annually. Stool samples were collected from patients attending different rural clinics in Northern South Africa in the present study. Microscopic examination was performed for the initial
Amidou Samie, Leah Mahlaule, Peter Mbati, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, Ali ElBakri   +4 more
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Effectiveness of community‐based hypertension management on hypertension in the urban slums of Haiti: A mixed methods study

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Hypertension is a leading contributor to mortality in low‐middle income countries including Haiti, yet only 13% achieve blood pressure (BP) control.
Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Fabiola Preval, Serfine Exantus, Mirline Jean, Josette Jean, Guyrlaine Pierre‐Louise Forestal, Obed Fleurijean, Nour Mourra, Anju Ogyu, Rodolphe Malebranche, Jean Pierre Brisma, Marie M. Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Lily D. Yan   +18 more
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Prevalence and genetic characterization of Giardia lamblia in relation to diarrhea in Limpopo and Gauteng provinces, South Africa

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Background: Very few studies have determined the prevalence and assemblage distribution of Giardia lamblia in South Africa. The present study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of G.
Amidou Samie, Nicoline F. Tanih, Itumeleng Seisa, Mapaseka Seheri, Jeffrey Mphahlele, Ali ElBakri, Peter Mbati   +6 more
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Left ventricular hypertrophy among adults in a population-based cohort in Haiti

Scientific Reports
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality; yet the means to diagnose LVH in resource-constrained settings remain limited.
Anju Ogyu, Vanessa Rouzier, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Marie Christine Jean-Pierre, Joanna Q. Lin, Nour Mourra, Fabiola Preval, Mirline Jean, Richard B. Devereux, Altaf Pirmohamed, Parag Goyal, Lisa de las Fuentes, Victor G. Dávila-Román, Wheytnie Alexandre, Robert N. Peck, Marie-Marcelle Deschamps, Jean W. Pape, Margaret L. McNairy, Lily D. Yan   +19 more
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Treating loss-to-follow-up as a missing data problem: a case study using a longitudinal cohort of HIV-infected patients in Haiti

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background HIV programs are often assessed by the proportion of patients who are alive and retained in care; however some patients are categorized as lost to follow-up (LTF) and have unknown vital status.
Deanna P. Jannat-Khah, Michelle Unterbrink, Margaret McNairy, Samuel Pierre, Dan W. Fitzgerald, Jean Pape, Arthur Evans   +6 more
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Opportunistic Infections [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1965
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Retention in Care among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Haiti with PMTCT Option B

AIDS Research and Treatment, 2016
Background. Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV relies on engagement in care during the prenatal, peripartum, and postpartum periods. Under PMTCT Option B, pregnant women with elevated CD4 counts are provided with antiretroviral prophylaxis ...
Jodie Dionne-Odom, Courtney Massaro, Kristen M. Jogerst, Zhongze Li, Marie-Marcelle Deschamps, Cleonas Junior Destine, Redouin Senecharles, Moleine Moles Aristhene, Joseph Yves Domercant, Vanessa Rouzier, Peter F. Wright   +10 more
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Cryptosporidium genotypes in children and calves living at the wildlife or livestock interface of the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016
Cryptosporidium infection is one of the most common causes of parasitic diarrhoea worldwide in cattle and humans. In developing countries, human cryptosporidiosis is most prevalent during early childhood and links between zoonotic infection and animal ...
Nada Abu Samra, Ferran Jori, Simone M. Cacciò, John Frean, Bhavani Poonsamy, Peter N. Thompson   +5 more
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