2021
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening
Ssentongo P, Hehnly C, Birungi P, Roach M, Spady J, Fronterre C, Wang M, Murray-Kolb L, Al-Shaar L, Chinchilli V, Broach J, Ericson J, Schiff S. Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2120736. PMID: 34424308, PMCID: PMC8383138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCytomegalovirus InfectionsDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesHumansInfant, NewbornNeonatal ScreeningPrevalenceRisk FactorsConceptsPrevalence of cCMVHigh-income countriesBirth prevalenceUniversal screeningInfection burdenHIV prevalenceRisk factorsBlood samplesCommon congenital infectionMaternal CMV seroprevalenceCongenital cytomegalovirus infectionEpidemiologic risk factorsPooled overall prevalenceNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic Reviews databasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPooled birth prevalenceMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsLow socioeconomic statusWorld Bank income levelsLower ratesCMV seroprevalenceCongenital infectionCohort studyGlobal, regional and national epidemiology and prevalence of child stunting, wasting and underweight in low- and middle-income countries, 2006–2018
Ssentongo P, Ssentongo A, Ba D, Ericson J, Na M, Gao X, Fronterre C, Chinchilli V, Schiff S. Global, regional and national epidemiology and prevalence of child stunting, wasting and underweight in low- and middle-income countries, 2006–2018. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 5204. PMID: 33664313, PMCID: PMC7933191, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84302-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Warf B, Alkire B, Bhai S, Hughes C, Schiff S, Vincent J, Meara J. Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2011, 8: 509-21. PMID: 22044378, DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.peds11163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenefit-cost ratioDisability-adjusted life yearsHuman capital approachEconomic benefitsNeurosurgical interventionCapital approachCost/disability-adjusted life yearStatistical life approachFavorable benefit-cost ratioTotal economic benefitPotential economic impactMajor public health priorityEndoscopic third ventriculostomyBenefits of treatmentCases of hydrocephalusVSL approachPublic health priorityEconomic modelingCURE Children's HospitalTreatment of hydrocephalusEconomic impactLife yearsUntreated hydrocephalusRetrospective reviewShunt placement