A systematic review of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Myanmar

MMM Swe, AP Phyo, BS Cooper, NJ White… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect most impoverished communities in
developing countries, like Myanmar in Southeast Asia. NTDs have been understudied and …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance patterns in bacteria causing febrile illness in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: a systematic review of published etiological …

T Roberts, P Dahal, P Shrestha, W Schilling… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective In this study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review to characterize
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns for bacterial causes of febrile illness in Africa and …

Non-malarial febrile illness: a systematic review of published aetiological studies and case reports from Africa, 1980–2015

J Elven, P Dahal, EA Ashley, NV Thomas, P Shrestha… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The availability of reliable point-of-care tests for malaria has heralded a
paradigm shift in the management of febrile illnesses away from presumptive antimalarial …

[HTML][HTML] Defining the burden of febrile illness in rural South and Southeast Asia: an open letter to announce the launch of the Rural Febrile Illness project

A Chandna, R Chew, NSN Htun, TJ Peto… - Wellcome open …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In rural areas of South and Southeast Asia malaria is declining but febrile illnesses still
account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Village health workers (VHWs) are often the …

[HTML][HTML] Gut-microbiota-directed strategies to treat epilepsy: clinical and experimental evidence

DM Mejía-Granados, B Villasana-Salazar… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
A growing appreciation that the intestinal microbiota might exert changes on the central
nervous system via the gut-brain has emerged as a new research frontier in neurological …

The impact of pulse oximetry on diagnosis, management and outcomes of acute febrile illness in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

R Chew, M Zhang, A Chandna, Y Lubell - BMJ Global Health, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Acute fever is a common presenting symptom in low/middle-income countries
(LMICs) and is strongly associated with sepsis. Hypoxaemia predicts disease severity in …

Diagnostic accuracy of DPP Fever Panel II Asia tests for tropical fever diagnosis

S Dhawan, S Dittrich, S Arafah… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Fever is the most frequent symptom in patients seeking care in South and
Southeast Asia. The introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria continues to …

Opportunities and challenges to accurate diagnosis and management of acute febrile illness in adults and adolescents: A review

BS Grundy, ER Houpt - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Acute febrile illnesses are common reasons to seek healthcare globally. They can be
caused by diverse infectious diseases which require complex diagnostics. Current clinical …

Perceptions and priorities for the development of multiplex rapid diagnostic tests for acute non-malarial fever in rural South and Southeast Asia: An international …

R Chew, S Lohavittayavikant, M Mayer… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Fever is a common presenting symptom in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). It was previously assumed that malaria was the cause in such patients, but its …

Etiological spectrum of persistent fever in the tropics and predictors of ubiquitous infections: a prospective four-country study with pooled analysis

E Bottieau, L Van Duffel, S El Safi, KD Koirala… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Persistent fever, defined as fever lasting for 7 days or more at first medical
evaluation, has been hardly investigated as a separate clinical entity in the tropics. This …