Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults

Autor: Patrick D.M.C. Katoto, Dieudonné Bihehe, Amanda Brand, Raymond Mushi, Aline Kusinza, Brian W. Alwood, Richard N. van Zyl-Smit, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Marcel Yotebieng, John Metcalfe, Grant Theron, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, Maia Lesosky, Jeroen Vanoirbeek, Kevin Mortimer, Tim Nawrot, Benoit Nemery, Jean B. Nachega

Publikováno v: Environmental Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2024)

Abstract Background In low- and middle-income countries countries, millions of deaths occur annually from household air pollution (HAP), pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and HIV-infection. However, it is unknown whether HAP influences PTB risk among peo

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Advanced HIV Disease at Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Treatment Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Compared to Adults Living With HIV in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor: Otto Nzapfurundi Chabikuli MD, MFamMed, MSc, John D. Ditekemena MD, PhD, Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi MSc, Astrid Mulenga MD, MPH, Aimé Mboyo MD, Dieudonne Bidashimwa MD, MPH, PhD, Jean B. Nachega MD, PhD, MPH, FAAS

Publikováno v: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol 22 (2023)

Background: Little is known about advanced HIV disease (AHD) at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) and related age disparities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: We con

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Predictors associated with critical care need and in-hospital mortality among children with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection in a high HIV infection burden region

Autor: Liliane N. Byamungu, Jean B. Nachega, Ashendri Pillay, Patrick D. M. C. Katoto, Prakash Jeena, Lindsay Zurba, Refiloe Masekela

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 11 (2023)

IntroductionDespite the extra mortality associated with COVID-19 death globally, there is scant data on COVID-19-related paediatric mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed predictors of critical care needs and hospital mortality in South African

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Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Autor: Chris Gale, Marian Knight, Kirsty Le Doare, Erica M Lokken, Laura A Magee, Peter von Dadelszen, Nathalie Broutet, Emily R Smith, Deborah Money, Stephanie Jones, Olof Stephansson, Lesley Regan, Fouzia Farooq, Christoph Lees, Julia Townson, Sami L Gottlieb, Jonas Söderling, Jorge Carrillo, Anna Thorson, Marleen Temmerman, Joyce Were, Edward Mullins, Ajay Reddy, Valerie J Flaherman, Clayton Onyango, Shabir A Madhi, Antonio Lanzone, Liona C Poon, Alice Panchaud, Musa Sekikubo, Eduard Gratacos, Renate Strehlau, Cande V. Ananth, Jorge E Tolosa, Justin S Brandt, Jennifer Hill, Erich Cosmi, Lauren Hookham, Raigam Jafet Martínez-Portilla, Francesca Crovetto, Fatima Crispi, Robert Mboizi, Jean B Nachega, Silvia Visentin, Erin Oakley, Gargi Wable Grandner, Kacey Ferguson, Yalda Afshar, Mia Ahlberg, Homa Ahmadzia, Victor Akelo, Grace Aldrovandi, Beth A Tippett Barr, Elisa Bevilacqua, Irene Fernández Buhigas, Rebecca Clifton, Jeanne Conry, Camille Delgado-López, Hema Divakar, Amanda J Driscoll, Guillaume Favre, Maria M Gil, Olivia Hernandez, Erkan Kalafat, Sammy Khagayi, Karen Kotloff, Ethan Litman, Valentina Laurita Longo, Elizabeth M McClure, Tori D Metz, Emily S Miller, Sakita Moungmaithong, Marta C Nunes, Dickens Onyango, Daniel Raiten, Gordon Rukundo, Daljit Sahota, Allie Sakowicz, Jose Sanin-Blair, Miguel Valencia-Prado, Kristina Adams Waldorf, Clare Whitehead, Murat Yassa, Jim M Tielsch, Eduard Langenegger, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Onesmus W. Gachuno, Denis M. Mukwege, Richard Omore, Gregory Ouma, Kephas Otieno, Zacchaeus Abaja Were, Pinar Birol İlter, Federica Meli, Giulia Bonanni, Federica Romanzi, Eleonora Torcia, Chiara di Ilio, Haylea Sweat Patrick, Vuyelwa Baba, Mary Adam, Philiswa Mlandu, Yasmin Adam

Publikováno v: BMJ Global Health, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2023)

Introduction Despite a growing body of research on the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, there is continued controversy given heterogeneity in the quality and design of published studies.Methods We screened ongoing studies in our sequen

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Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism

Autor: Peter H. Kilmarx, Thabi Maitin, Taghreed Adam, Garry Aslanyan, Michael Cheetham, Janelle Cruz, Martin Eigbike, Oumar Gaye, Catherine M. Jones, Linda Kupfer, John Lindo, Rhona Mijumbi, Jean B. Nachega, Jamie Bay Nishi, Irini Pantelidou, Malabika Sarker, Soumya Swaminathan

Publikováno v: Annals of Global Health, Vol 89, Iss 1, Pp 38-38 (2023)

Background: The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative established a Working Group on Review of Investments in 2018 to improve coordination and collaboration among funders of health research capacity strengthening. The Working Group comprises more tha

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