Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria – a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa

Autor: W. Robert Taylor, Htee Khu Naw, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N. Williams, Melissa Kapulu, Umberto D’Alessandro, James A. Berkley, Philip Bejon, Joseph Okebe, Jane Achan, Alfred Ngwa Amambua, Muna Affara, Davis Nwakanma, Jean-Pierre van Geertruyden, Muhindo Mavoko, Pascal Lutumba, Junior Matangila, Philipe Brasseur, Patrice Piola, Rindra Randremanana, Estrella Lasry, Caterina Fanello, Marie Onyamboko, Birgit Schramm, Zolia Yah, Joel Jones, Rick M. Fairhurst, Mahamadou Diakite, Grace Malenga, Malcolm Molyneux, Claude Rwagacondo, Charles Obonyo, Endalamaw Gadisa, Abraham Aseffa, Mores Loolpapit, Marie-Claire Henry, Grant Dorsey, Chandy John, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Karen I. Barnes, Peter Kremsner, Nicholas P. Day, Nicholas J. White, Mavuto Mukaka

Publikováno v: BMC Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)

Abstract Background In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended blocking the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum with single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, target dose 0.25 mg base/kg body weight), without testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydr

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/2a4bf5506f7541d1a72a265703af4086

Schistosomiasis is associated with incident HIV transmission and death in Zambia.

Autor: Kristin M Wall, William Kilembe, Bellington Vwalika, Cecile Dinh, Paul Livingston, Yeuk-Mui Lee, Shabir Lakhi, Debi Boeras, Htee Khu Naw, Ilene Brill, Elwyn Chomba, Tyronza Sharkey, Rachel Parker, Erin Shutes, Amanda Tichacek, W Evan Secor, Susan Allen

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0006902 (2018)

BACKGROUND:We examined relationships between schistosome infection, HIV transmission or acquisition, and all-cause death. METHODS:We retrospectively tested baseline sera from a heterosexual HIV-discordant couple cohort in Lusaka, Zambia with follow-u

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/8d2c1b13ca98435783d00b8b64fd0ac7

Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of plasmodium falciparum malaria - a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa

Autor: Muhindo Mavoko, Htee Khu Naw, Estrella Lasry, Nicholas J. White, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Melissa C. Kapulu, Mores Loolpapit, Marie Claire Henry, Thomas N. Williams, Alfred Ngwa Amambua, Claude Rwagacondo, Rick M. Fairhurst, Nicholas P. J. Day, Joseph Okebe, Umberto D'Alessandro, Mahamadou Diakite, Rindra Randremanana, Mavuto Mukaka, James A. Berkley, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Charles O Obonyo, Malcolm E. Molyneux, Muna Affara, Philipe Brasseur, Peter G. Kremsner, Pascal Lutumba, Endalamaw Gadisa, Abraham Aseffa, Grace Malenga, Caterina I. Fanello, Grant Dorsey, Karen I. Barnes, Zolia Yah, Jane Achan, Patrice Piola, Kathryn Maitland, Chandy C. John, Davis Nwakanma, Joel J. Jones, W. Robert Taylor, Birgit Schramm, Marie A. Onyamboko, Junior Matangila, Philip Bejon

Publikováno v: BMC medicine
BMC Medicine
BMC Medicine, BioMed Central, 2018, 16 (1), pp.11. ⟨10.1186/s12916-017-0990-6⟩
BMC medicine, Vol. 16, No 1 (2018) P. 11
BMC Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
BMC Medicine, 2018, 16 (1), pp.11. ⟨10.1186/s12916-017-0990-6⟩

Background In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended blocking the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum with single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, target dose 0.25 mg base/kg body weight), without testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase d

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::fe2983e09d290a16198c23cc519fcde1
https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1484300151162165141

Risk of heterosexual HIV transmission attributable to sexually transmitted infections and non-specific genital inflammation in Zambian discordant couples, 1994-2012.

Autor: Wall, Kristin M., Kilembe, William, Vwalika, Bellington, Haddad, Lisa B., Hunter, Eric, Lakhi, Shabir, Chavuma, Roy, Naw Htee Khu, Brill, Ilene, Vwalika, Cheswa, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Chomba, Elwyn, Mulenga, Joseph, Tichacek, Amanda, Allen, Susan, Htee Khu, Naw

Publikováno v: International Journal of Epidemiology; Oct2017, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p1593-1606, 14p

Unintended Pregnancy among HIV Positive Couples Receiving Integrated HIV Counseling, Testing, and Family Planning Services in Zambia.

Autor: Wall, Kristin M., Haddad, Lisa, Vwalika, Bellington, Htee Khu, Naw, Brill, Ilene, Kilembe, William, Stephenson, Rob, Chomba, Elwyn, Vwalika, Cheswa, Tichacek, Amanda, Allen, Susan

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE; Sep2013, Vol. 8 Issue 9, p1-10, 10p