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The case for a universal hepatitis C vaccine to achieve hepatitis C elimination
BACKGROUND: The introduction of highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C has led to calls to eliminate it …
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Validations of verbal autopsies – comment on ‘automated versus physician assignment of cause of death for verbal autopsies: randomized trial of 9374 deaths in 117 villages in India’
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Antenatal iron supplementation and birth weight in conditions of high exposure to infectious diseases
BACKGROUND: A recent cohort study among Papua New Guinean women surprisingly showed iron deficiency during pregnancy to be associated with …
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Gastroenteritis aggressive versus slow treatment for rehydration (GASTRO): a phase II rehydration trial for severe dehydration: WHO plan C versus slow rehydration
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization rehydration management guidelines (plan C) for severe dehydration are widely practiced in resource-poor settings, but never …
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Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Many parts of Africa have witnessed reductions in Plasmodium falciparum transmission over the last 15 years. Since immunity to …
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DECIDE: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce unnecessary caesarean deliveries in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In Burkina Faso, facility-based caesarean delivery rates have markedly increased since the national subsidy policy for deliveries and emergency …
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The XN-30 hematology analyzer for rapid sensitive detection of malaria: a diagnostic accuracy study
BACKGROUND: Accurate and timely diagnosis of malaria is essential for disease management and surveillance. Thin and thick blood smear microscopy …
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An integrated approach to processing WHO-2016 verbal autopsy data: the InterVA-5 model
BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy is an increasingly important methodology for assigning causes to otherwise uncertified deaths, which amount to around 50% …
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Thymic size is increased by infancy, but not pregnancy, nutritional supplementation in rural Gambian children: a randomized clinical trial
BACKGROUND: Thymic size in early infancy predicts subsequent survival in low-income settings. The human thymus develops from early gestation, is …
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Advancing health equity through cross-cutting approaches to health-related stigma
Health-related stigma remains a major barrier to improving health and well-being for vulnerable populations around the world. This collection on …
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Mortality after inpatient treatment for diarrhea in children: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing recognition that children remain at elevated risk of death following discharge from health facilities in …
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Disparities in access to diagnosis and care in Blantyre, Malawi, identified through enhanced tuberculosis surveillance and spatial analysis
BACKGROUND: A sizeable fraction of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed. By analysing data from enhanced demographic, microbiological and geospatial surveillance …
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Correction to: Small contribution of gold mines to the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa: a modeling-based study
The original article [1] did not contain comprehensive information regarding two authors' affiliations that may be considered a potential competing …
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Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has set an ambitious goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a major public health threat …
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Thresholds of socio-economic and environmental conditions necessary to escape from childhood malnutrition: a natural experiment in rural Gambia
BACKGROUND: Childhood malnutrition remains highly prevalent in low-income countries, and a 40% reduction in under-5 year stunting is WHO's top …
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Gender differences in tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a post hoc analysis of the REMoxTB study
BACKGROUND: In the REMoxTB study of 4-month treatment-shortening regimens containing moxifloxacin compared to the standard 6-month regimen for tuberculosis, the …
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Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition: a systematic literature review
BACKGROUND: Despite substantial improvement in the control of malaria and decreased prevalence of malnutrition over the past two decades, both …
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Global variation in bacterial strains that cause tuberculosis disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The host, microbial, and environmental factors that contribute to variation in tuberculosis (TB) disease are incompletely understood. Accumulating evidence …
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Pathways to ensure universal and affordable access to hepatitis C treatment
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have dramatically changed the landscape of hepatitis C treatment and prevention. The World Health Organization has called …
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Inflammation and micronutrient biomarkers predict clinical HIV treatment failure and incident active TB in HIV-infected adults: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: Various individual biomarkers of inflammation and micronutrient status, often correlated with each other, are associated with adverse treatment outcomes …