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Breaking the paradigm: Optimized Case Finding multiplies tuberculosis detection among key populations in Ukraine

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: In 2018, there were 3 million “missed” tuberculosis (TB) cases globally, much of which was disproportionally concentrated among key populations.
Liliia Masiuk, Olga Denisiuk, Evgenia Geliukh, Zahedul Islam, Garry Aslanyan, Rony Zachariah   +5 more
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Alarming prevalence and clustering of modifiable noncommunicable disease risk factors among adults in Bhutan: a nationwide cross-sectional community survey

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Bhutan is currently facing a double burden of non-communicable (NCDs) and communicable diseases, with rising trends of NCDs. The 2014 STEPS survey identified high prevalence of several NCD risk factors; however, associations with socio ...
Dorji Pelzom, Petros Isaakidis, Myo Minn Oo, Mongal Singh Gurung, Pemba Yangchen   +4 more
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Is vitiligo associated with wearing plastic shoes in a podoconiosis endemic region of Ethiopia?

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Introduction: Endemic non-filarial elephantiasis also known as podoconiosis often affects bare footed farmers and is endemic in Ethiopia. The disease is prevented by wearing shoes. We recently observed several patients presenting to a dermatology clinic
Wendemagegn Enbiale, Kasanesh Abebe, Berhane Debru, Johan van Griensven, Kuda Takarinda, Marcel Manzi, Rony Zachariah   +6 more
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Treatment success rates among tuberculosis patients notified from the private sector in West Bengal, India

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
In India, an estimated 50% of tuberculosis (TB) patients are diagnosed and managed by private providers (PPs). However, there is limited information on treatment outcomes among those treated by PPs largely because of a lack of systems for patient follow ...
Vivek Sharma, Pruthu Thekkur, Poonam R. Naik, Brojo Kishore Saha, Niraj Agrawal, Milan K. Dinda, S. Parthiban, Abhijit Dey, Basavaraj Poojar, Amrita N. Shamanewadi, Srinath Satyanarayana   +10 more
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Leveraging sexually transmitted infection clinics for cervical cancer screening: evidence from India

Public Health Action
SETTING: Four government-run sexually transmitted infection/reproductive tract infection (STI/RTI) clinics at secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.
P. Yadav, A.A. Alwani, A.D. Harries, P.R. Deshmukh, J.P. Tripathy, N.B. Kuravatti, A. Dani, A. Pawar, M. Vijayageetha, K. Gavali, A. Seshachalam   +10 more
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Mind the gap: Improving the performance of the reference laboratory to end-tuberculosis in Armenia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: A one of the step towards achieving TB related targets is to ensure early and quality diagnosis of TB in national laboratories. WHO recommends that all national reference laboratories in TB burden countries strive to reach accreditation by
Viktorya Cholakyans, Eduard Kabasakalyan, Olga Denisiuk, Kristina Akopyan, Karapet Davtyan, Maka Akhalaia, Alvard Mirzoyan, Armen Hayrapetyan, Rony Zachariah   +8 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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A community health worker-led, population-based cancer education and screening strategy in a high-burden, resource-constrained setting in India: A retrospective cohort study

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment
Background: The uptake of screening for three common cancers at the population level remains very low despite the implementation of nationwide screening for noncommunicable diseases in India.
Subhadra Goala, Soundappan Kathirvel, Anita Gadgil, Vidhubala Elangovan, Ritesh Tapkire, Ravi Kannan   +5 more
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Mental health interventions for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients with alcohol use disorders, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Despite concerted efforts, Ukraine is challenged by increasing rates of multidrug and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) comorbid with alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study describes a cohort of RR-TB patients with high alcohol
Vitalii Plokhykh, Marve Duka, Laurel Cassidy, Chung-Yu Chen, Khachatur Malakyan, Petros Isaakidis, Dimitri Donchuk, Nune Truzyan, Anthony Reid, Olha Siomak, Maryna Pogrebna, Nataliia Lytvinenko   +11 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source