Identifying critically ill children in Malawi: A modified qSOFA score for low-resource settings.

Autor: Mercy Kumwenda, Roxanne Assies, Ilse Snik, Gloria Chatima, Josephine Langton, Yamikani Chimalizeni, Sam T Romaine, Job B M van Woensel, Philip Pallmann, Enitan D Carrol, Job C J Calis

Publikováno v: PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 4, Iss 1, p e0002388 (2024)

In low-resource settings, a reliable bedside score for timely identification of children at risk of dying, could help focus resources and improve survival. The rapid bedside Liverpool quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (LqSOFA) uses clinical p

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Low hepcidin levels in severely anemic malawian children with high incidence of infectious diseases and bone marrow iron deficiency.

Autor: Femkje A M Jonker, Job C J Calis, Kamija Phiri, Rob J Kraaijenhagen, Bernard J Brabin, Brian Faragher, Erwin T Wiegerinck, Harold Tjalsma, Dorine W Swinkels, Michael Boele van Hensbroek

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e78964 (2013)

A reliable diagnostic biomarker of iron status is required for severely anemic children living in malarious areas because presumptive treatment with iron may increase their infection risk if they are not iron deficient. Current biomarkers are limited

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/a1e500a6e1614abc86ad450c8d766402

Iron status predicts malaria risk in Malawian preschool children.

Autor: Femkje A M Jonker, Job C J Calis, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Kamija Phiri, Ronald B Geskus, Bernard J Brabin, Tjalling Leenstra

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 8, p e42670 (2012)

Iron deficiency is highly prevalent in pre-school children in developing countries and an important health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. A debate exists on the possible protective effect of iron deficiency against malaria and other infections; yet c

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Long term outcome of severe anaemia in Malawian children.

Autor: Kamija S Phiri, Job C J Calis, Brian Faragher, Ernest Nkhoma, Kondwani Ng'oma, Bridget Mangochi, Malcolm E Molyneux, Michaël Boele van Hensbroek

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 3, Iss 8, p e2903 (2008)

Severe anaemia is a common, frequently fatal, condition in African children admitted to hospital, but its long term outcome is unknown. Early reports that survivors may be at risk of additional late morbidity and mortality may have significant implic

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Etiology, Pathophysiology and Mortality of Shock in Children in Low (Middle) Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Autor: Roxanne Assies, Ilse Snik, Mercy Kumwenda, Yamikani Chimalizeni, Josephine Langton, Job B M van Woensel, Allan Doctor, Job C J Calis

Publikováno v: Assies, R, Snik, I, Kumwenda, M, Chimalizeni, Y, Langton, J, van Woensel, J B M, Doctor, A & Calis, J C J 2022, ' Etiology, Pathophysiology and Mortality of Shock in Children in Low (Middle) Income Countries : A Systematic Review ', Journal of tropical pediatrics, vol. 68, no. 4 . https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmac053
Journal of tropical pediatrics, 68(4). Oxford University Press

Objectives Shock is a life-threatening condition in children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), with several controversies. This systematic review summarizes the etiology, pathophysiology and mortality of shock in children in LMIC. Methods W

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35796755