[HTML][HTML] The association between vaginal microbiota dysbiosis, bacterial vaginosis, and aerobic vaginitis, and adverse pregnancy outcomes of women living in sub …

NCA Juliana, MJM Suiters, S Al-Nasiry… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Previous studies have described the association between dysbiosis of the
vaginal microbiota (VMB) and related dysbiotic conditions, such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of and risk factors for microscopic and submicroscopic malaria infections in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AM van Eijk, K Stepniewska, J Hill, SM Taylor… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Malaria infections during pregnancy can cause adverse birth outcomes, yet
many infections are undetected by microscopy. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of …

Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum Infections Are Associated With Maternal Anemia, Premature Births, and Low Birth Weight

G Cottrell, A Moussiliou, AJF Luty, M Cot… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Molecular, as opposed to microscopic, detection measures the real prevalence
of Plasmodium falciparum infections. Such occult infections are common during pregnancy …

Protection against malaria after immunization by chloroquine prophylaxis and sporozoites is mediated by preerythrocytic immunity

EM Bijker, GJH Bastiaens… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Volunteers immunized under chloroquine chemoprophylaxis with Plasmodium falciparum
sporozoites (CPS) develop complete, long-lasting protection against homologous sporozoite …

[HTML][HTML] Schistosomes Induce Regulatory Features in Human and Mouse CD1dhi B Cells: Inhibition of Allergic Inflammation by IL-10 and Regulatory T Cells

LEPM van der Vlugt, LA Labuda, A Ozir-Fazalalikhan… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Chronic helminth infections, such as schistosomes, are negatively associated with allergic
disorders. Here, using B cell IL-10-deficient mice, Schistosoma mansoni-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Controlled human malaria infection of Tanzanians by intradermal injection of aseptic, purified, cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites

S Shekalaghe, M Rutaihwa, PF Billingsley… - The American journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) by mosquito bite has been used to assess anti-
malaria interventions in> 1,500 volunteers since development of methods for infecting …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis: rapid diagnostic tests versus placental histology, microscopy and PCR for malaria in pregnant women

JH Kattenberg, EA Ochodo, KR Boer, HDFH Schallig… - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
Background During pregnancy, malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum or
Plasmodium vivax is related to adverse maternal health and poor birth outcomes. Diagnosis …

Young adolescent girls are at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational multicountry study

G Mombo-Ngoma, JR Mackanga, R González… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives One of Africa's most important challenges is to improve maternal and neonatal
health. The identification of groups at highest risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes is …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescence as risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome in Central Africa–a cross-sectional study

F Kurth, S Belard, G Mombo-Ngoma, K Schuster… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of maternal and neonatal mortality
worldwide. Young maternal age at delivery has been proposed as risk factor for adverse …

Superior antibody immunogenicity of a viral-vectored RH5 blood-stage malaria vaccine in Tanzanian infants as compared to adults

SE Silk, WF Kalinga, IM Mtaka, NS Lilolime, M Mpina… - Med, 2023 - cell.com
Background RH5 is a leading blood-stage candidate antigen for a Plasmodium falciparum
vaccine; however, its safety and immunogenicity in malaria-endemic populations are …