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Tuberculosis—a World Health Organization Perspective

Microbiology Spectrum, 2017
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented and scaled-up three important global public health strategies (i.e., DOTS, Stop TB, and End TB) to improve the international scenario.
Sotgiu G., Sulis G., Matteelli A.
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Later Stage at Diagnosis of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From Children's Oncology Group Registries ACCRN07 and APEC14B1

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Germ cell tumors (GCTs) often arise in the ovaries and testes (extracranial) but can also develop in the brain (intracranial). We examined the relationship of individual, family, and community‐level socioeconomic status (SES) with stage of disease at diagnosis in a cohort of pediatric patients with GCT from Children's Oncology Group
Heydon K. Kaddas, Judy Y. Ou, Todd Alonzo, Logan G. Spector, Negar Fallahazad, Emily Owens, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Adam L. Green   +7 more
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rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination in people with pre-existing immunity to Ebolavirus: an open-label safety and immunogenicity study in Guinean communities affected by Ebola virus disease (l’essai proches)

BMC Medicine
Background Zaire Ebolavirus disease (EVD) outbreaks can be controlled using rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination and other public health measures. People in high-risk areas may have pre-existing antibodies from asymptomatic Ebolavirus exposure that might affect ...
Conall H. Watson, Pierre-Stéphane Gsell, Yper Hall, Anton Camacho, Ximena Riveros, Godwin Enwere, Andrea Vicari, Séverine Danmadji Nadlaou, Alhassane Toure, Ismaila M. Sani, Abdourahamane Diallo, Cece Kolie, Sophie Duraffour, Kékoura Ifono, Andre Maomou, Kassie Dore, Honora A. Djidonou, Aminata Bagayoko, Philos P. Damey, Mabetty Nancy Camara, Fatoumata Battouly Diallo, Fofana Thierno Oumar, Kalidou Toure, Mohamed Lamine Diaby, Lansana Sylla, Doussou Conde, Ibrahima Lansana Kaba, Tom Tipton, Rosalind M. Eggo, Michael Marks, Chrissy H. Roberts, Thomas Strecker, Stephan Günther, Sakoba Keita, W. John Edmunds, Miles W. Carroll, Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo   +36 more
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Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
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Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To construct growth curves for school-aged children and adolescents that accord with the WHO Child Growth Standards for preschool children and the body mass index (BMI) cut-offs for adults.
Mercedes de Onis, Adelheid W Onyango, Elaine Borghi, Amani Siyam, Chizuru Nishida, Jonathan Siekmann   +5 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
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Reaching the global tuberculosis control targets in the Western Pacific Region

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
PROBLEM: In 1999, a tuberculosis (TB) crisis was declared in the Western Pacific Region. APPROACH: In response, WHO established the Stop TB Special Project, which sought to halve 2000 levels of TB prevalence and mortality by 2010 through first reaching ...
Pieter van Maaren, Bernard Tomas, Philippe Glaziou, Takeshi Kasai, Dongil Ahn   +4 more
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Collaboration with World Health Organization

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2019
No abstract available.
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Mapping Childhood Cancer Care Services in Oceania: Methodological Lessons From the SIOP Global Mapping Programme

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj, Christy Noble, Amy Gray, Daniel C. Moreira, Jennifer Lowe, Maite Gorostegui, Gwenda Anga, Andrew Soma, Milena Lay Dos Santos, Siobhan Cross, Erin Luttrell, Michael Sullivan, Julie Cayrol, Julia Challinor, Neil Ranasinghe, Jordana McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield   +16 more
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