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Sequelae following an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in Niger in 2022

Idrissa AA, Atti S, Wasaulua RK, Kazadi S, Sani O,  et al.
2025-05-22 • PLOS One
2025-05-22 • PLOS One

BACKGROUND

The management of post-meningitis sequelae is a priority in the WHO Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030. Nonetheless, the prevalence of sequelae in ...

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Development of a target product profile for new glucose self-monitoring technologies for use in low- and middle-income countries

Safary E, Lepeska M, Beran D, Ewen M, Zhaparova A,  et al.
2024-08-26 • PLOS One
2024-08-26 • PLOS One

AIMS

Most glucose self-monitoring devices have been developed with high-income countries in mind. We developed a target product profile (TPP) for new glucose self-monitoring tec...

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Lot quality assurance sampling survey for water, sanitation and hygiene monitoring and evidence-based advocacy in Bentiu IDP camp, South Sudan

Tesfay BE, Gobezie D, Sinaga IA, Jacob A, Mullahzada AW,  et al.
2024-07-15 • PLOS One
2024-07-15 • PLOS One

Background

Every year, 60% of deaths from diarrhoeal disease occur in low and middle-income countries due to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. In these...

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Management of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in conflict-affected areas: The case of Iraq

Tesfahun HM, Al-Salihi L, Abdulkareem Al-Ani N, Mankhi AA, Mohammed A,  et al.
2024-01-19 • PLOS One
2024-01-19 • PLOS One
Since December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has encouraged National Tuberculosis Programs to deprioritize the use of injectable-containing regimens and roll-out all-oral bed...
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Postnatal clubs: Implementation of a differentiated and integrated model of care for mothers living with HIV and their HIV-exposed uninfected babies in Cape Town, South Africa

Nelson AM, Lebelo K, Cassidy T, Duran LT, Mantangana N,  et al.
2023-11-03 • PLOS One
2023-11-03 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Despite the overall reduction in the HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) rate in South Africa, poor adherence and retention in care during breastfeeding contribute to ...
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Sex trafficking survivors’ experiences with the healthcare system during exploitation: A qualitative study

Lorvinsky J, Pringle J, Filion F, Gagnon AJ
2023-08-29 • PLOS One
2023-08-29 • PLOS One
While most individuals who have experienced sex trafficking will seek medical attention during their exploitation, very few will be identified by healthcare professionals (HCP). It const...
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Doing our best and doing no harm: A focused ethnography of staff moral experiences of providing palliative care at a Médecins Sans Frontières pediatric hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Yantzi R, Hadiuzzaman M, Sen Gupta PK, Lamrous A, Richardson K,  et al.
2023-07-20 • PLOS One
2023-07-20 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Goyalmara Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh is a referral centre offering the highest level of care available in the Rohingya camps ...
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Community-based COVID-19 active case finding and rapid response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Improving case detection and response

Otshudiema JO, Folefack GLT, Nsio JM, Kakema CH, Minikulu L,  et al.
2023-05-18 • PLOS One
2023-05-18 • PLOS One
A community-based coronavirus disease (COVID-19) active case-finding strategy using an antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT) was implemented in the Democratic Republic of Cong...
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A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)–Study protocol

Penfold S, Adegnika AA, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN,  et al.
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF), a haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa fever virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa and causes 5000 fatalities every year. The true prevalence and i...
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Poor outcomes among critically ill HIV-positive patients at hospital discharge and post-discharge in Guinea, Conakry: A retrospective cohort study

Albus SL, Harrison RE, Moudachirou R, Nanan-N’Zeth K, Haba B,  et al.
2023-03-13 • PLOS One
2023-03-13 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Optimal management of critically ill HIV-positive patients during hospitalization and after discharge is not fully understood. This study describes patient characteristi...
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HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D,  et al.
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
2022-12-30 • PLOS One
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...
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How do international humanitarian aid workers stay healthy in the face of adversity?

de Jong K, Martinmäki SE, Brake HT, Kleber RJ, Haagen JFG,  et al.
2022-11-16 • PLOS One
2022-11-16 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
International humanitarian aid workers (iHAWs) are motivated strongly to travel abroad to help communities affected by war, famine, disaster and disease. They expose thems...
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Selection bias in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cohort studies assessing sputum culture conversion

Rodriguez CA, Lodi S, Horsburgh CR, Bastard M, Hewison C,  et al.
2022-11-10 • PLOS One
2022-11-10 • PLOS One

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Factors associated with routine vaccination card retention among children aged 0–59 months in Yaounde-Cameroon: A cross-sectional survey

Yakum MN, Funwie AD, Ajong AB, Tsafack M, Ze LEE,  et al.
2022-08-26 • PLOS One
2022-08-26 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
The routine vaccination card is an important health record for children, but recent findings suggest that vaccination card retention in Cameroon is low, varying from 29%-5...
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Viraemic-time predicts mortality among people living with HIV on second-line antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar: A retrospective cohort study

Mesic A, Decroo T, Mar HT, Jacobs BKM, Thandar MP,  et al.
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
2022-07-29 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Despite HIV viral load (VL) monitoring being serial, most studies use a cross-sectional design to evaluate the virological status of a cohort. The objective of our study...
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Clinical profile of HIV-infected adults receiving a holistic approach of care model in Nakawa, Kampala District

Sendaula E, Buwembo M, Opio D
2022-07-26 • PLOS One
2022-07-26 • PLOS One
People Living with HIV (PLHIV) are often dealing with a range of issues that make life more difficult because of the limited emotional, spiritual, psychological, social, physical and cli...
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Meningitis Dipstick Rapid Test: Evaluating Diagnostic Performance During an Urban Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup A Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2007

Rose AMC, Mueller JE, Gerstl S, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Page AL,  et al.
2010-06-11 • PLOS One
2010-06-11 • PLOS One
Meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur every year during the dry season in the "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of the causative strain is crucial before launchi...
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"I Can Also Serve as an Inspiration": A Qualitative Study of the TB&Me Blogging Experience and Its Role in MDR-TB Treatment

Horter SCB, Stringer B, Venis S, du Cros PAK
2014-09-24 • PLOS One
2014-09-24 • PLOS One
In 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) established a blogging project, "TB&Me," to enable patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) to share their experiences. By Septembe...
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Low Resistance to First and Second Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs among Treatment Naive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southwestern Uganda

Orikiriza P, Tibenderana B, Siedner MJ, Mueller YK, Byarugaba F,  et al.
2015-02-06 • PLOS One
2015-02-06 • PLOS One
There are limited data on region-specific drug susceptibility of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda. We performed resistance testing on specimens collected from treatment-naive patients with pu...
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Mortality among PCR negative admitted Ebola suspects during the 2014/15 outbreak in Conakry, Guinea: A retrospective cohort study

Ingelbeen B, Bah EI, Decroo T, Balde I, Nordenstedt H,  et al.
2017-06-30 • PLOS One
2017-06-30 • PLOS One
Non-cases are suspect Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases testing negative by EVD RT-PCR after admission to an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC). Admitting non-cases to an ETC prompts concerns on...