Severe malaria

NJ White - Malaria journal, 2022 - Springer
Severe malaria is a medical emergency. It is a major cause of preventable childhood death
in tropical countries. Severe malaria justifies considerable global investment in malaria …

An appraisal of the clinical features of pediatric enteric fever: systematic review and meta-analysis of the age-stratified disease occurrence

C Britto, AJ Pollard, M Voysey… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Children bear a substantial proportion of the enteric fever disease burden in endemic areas.
Controversy persists regarding which age groups are most affected, leading to uncertainty …

The burden of typhoid fever in low-and middle-income countries: a meta-regression approach

M Antillón, JL Warren, FW Crawford… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Upcoming vaccination efforts against typhoid fever require an assessment of
the baseline burden of disease in countries at risk. There are no typhoid incidence data from …

Health workers' compliance to rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) to guide malaria treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AN Kabaghe, BJ Visser, R Spijker, KS Phiri… - Malaria Journal, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends malaria to be confirmed
by either microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) before treatment. The correct use of …

The effect of a comprehensive typhoid conjugate vaccine campaign on antimicrobial prescribing in children in Harare, Zimbabwe: a mixed methods study

ID Olaru, RMS Chingono, C Bottomley… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Vaccines prevent infections and could subsequently reduce antimicrobial use.
A 1-week mass vaccination campaign was done with Typbar-TCV (Bharat Biotech …

Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bloodstream infection at Kigali University Teaching Hospital

T Habyarimana, D Murenzi, E Musoni… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Worldwide, bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) constitute an important
cause of morbidity and mortality in clinical settings. Due to the limited laboratory facilities in …

Molecular epidemiology of fluoroquinolone resistant Salmonella in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G Tadesse, TS Tessema, G Beyene, A Aseffa - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Wide-ranging evidence on the occurrence of fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance
genetic determinants in African Salmonella strains is not available. The main objectives of …

The molecular and spatial epidemiology of typhoid fever in rural Cambodia

D Pham Thanh, CN Thompson, MA Rabaa… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Typhoid fever, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, is an endemic cause of febrile
disease in Cambodia. The aim of this study was to better understand the epidemiology of …

Shifting trends and age distribution of ESKAPEEc resistance in bloodstream infection, Southwest China, 2012–2017

S Yang, H Xu, J Sun, S Sun - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2019 - Springer
Background ESKAPEEc contribute to a majority of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and their
antibiogram have changed overtime, while data concerning about these alterations are …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic use prior to seeking medical care in patients with persistent fever: a cross-sectional study in four low-and middle-income countries

B Ingelbeen, KD Koirala, K Verdonck, B Barbé… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Community-level antibiotic use contributes to antimicrobial resistance, but is
rarely monitored as part of efforts to optimize antibiotic use in low-and middle-income …