Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Autor: Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Portipher Pilingana, William B Macleod, Katherine Semrau, Kazungu Siazeele, Penelope Kalesha, Busiku Hamainza, Phil Seidenberg, Arthur Mazimba, Lora Sabin, Karen Kamholz, Donald M Thea, Davidson H Hamer

Publikováno v: PLoS Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e1000340 (2010)

Pneumonia and malaria, two of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under five in Zambia, often have overlapping clinical manifestations. Zambia is piloting the use of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) by community health workers (C

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Economic Evaluation of Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity

Autor: Dmitry Dukhovny, Wenyang Mao, Na Wang, John A.F. Zupancic, Scott A. Lorch, Robin S. Roberts, Karen Kamholz, Barbara Schmidt, Joke H. Kok, Lex W. Doyle

Publikováno v: Pediatrics, 127(1), e146-e155. American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Vol. 127, No 1 (2011) pp. e146-55
Pediatrics, 127(1), E146-E155. American Academy of Pediatrics

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of treatment with caffeine compared with placebo for apnea of prematurity in infants with birth weights less than 1250 g, from birth through 18 to 21 months' corrected age. METHODS: We undertook a retros

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https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-1014

Is there a Difference in Surfactant Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Neonates? A Review

Autor: Alan M. Fujii, Rangasamy Ramanthan, Karen Kamholz

Publikováno v: Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine.

Exogenous surfactant treatment of premature infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) has been the standard of care for more than two decades. There are now many studies comparing various surfactant preparations. Data are clear that the synthe

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https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-105x.s13-004

Economic evaluation alongside the Premature Infants in Need of Transfusion randomised controlled trial

Autor: John A.F. Zupancic, Dmitry Dukhovny, Na Wang, Haresh Kirpalani, Karen Kamholz, Robin S. Roberts, Robin K. Whyte, Wenyang Mao

Publikováno v: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition. 97(2)

The Premature Infants in Need of Transfusion (PINT) Outcome Study showed no significant difference in the primary outcome of death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants. However, a post-hoc analysis expand

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21733926

Community Case Management of Fever Due to Malaria and Pneumonia in Children Under Five in Zambia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor: Arthur Mazimba, Penelope Kalesha, Phil Seidenberg, William B. MacLeod, Davidson H. Hamer, Busiku Hamainza, Portipher Pilingana, Karen Kamholz, Kazungu Siazeele, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Donald M. Thea, Katherine Semrau, Lora Sabin

Publikováno v: PLoS Medicine
PLoS Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e1000340 (2010)

In a cluster randomized trial, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi and colleagues find that integrated management of malaria and pneumonia in children under five by community health workers is both feasible and effective.
Background Pneumonia and malaria, two of

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2943441