2023
DeepBreath—automated detection of respiratory pathology from lung auscultation in 572 pediatric outpatients across 5 countries
Heitmann J, Glangetas A, Doenz J, Dervaux J, Shama D, Garcia D, Benissa M, Cantais A, Perez A, Müller D, Chavdarova T, Ruchonnet-Metrailler I, Siebert J, Lacroix L, Jaggi M, Gervaix A, Hartley M. DeepBreath—automated detection of respiratory pathology from lung auscultation in 572 pediatric outpatients across 5 countries. Npj Digital Medicine 2023, 6: 104. PMID: 37268730, PMCID: PMC10238513, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00838-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory illnessPediatric outpatientsRespiratory illnessRespiratory pathologyLung auscultationReceiver operator characteristicHealthy controlsRespiratory rateThoracic sitesRespiratory cycleBronchiolitisPneumoniaOutpatientsPatientsPathological breathingIllnessPathologyAuscultationDisordersSignificant improvementObjective estimatesBreathingAUROC
2017
Predicting Ebola infection: A malaria-sensitive triage score for Ebola virus disease
Hartley M, Young A, Tran A, Okoni-Williams H, Suma M, Mancuso B, Al-Dikhari A, Faouzi M. Predicting Ebola infection: A malaria-sensitive triage score for Ebola virus disease. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005356. PMID: 28231242, PMCID: PMC5322888, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEbola virus diseaseEbola treatment centersEVD infectionTriage scoreDifferential diagnosisRetrospective cohort studyNon-specific symptomsImportant differential diagnosisPrevention/control measuresVirus diseaseCurrent triage protocolResource-poor settingsClinical characteristicsCohort studyEVD patientsUnivariate analysisNosocomial infectionsHigher oddsTriage toolPredictive scoreTreatment centersTriage protocolMultivariate analysisPatientsDifferential diagnostics
2016
Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance
Young A, Connolly A, Hoar A, Mancuso B, Esplana J, Kaur G, Fisher L, Hartley M, Tran A. Use of Peripheral Health Units in Low-Transmission Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance. Online Journal Of Public Health Informatics 2016, 8: e177. PMCID: PMC4854600, DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEbola virus diseaseEbola Virus Disease SurveillanceMalaria-endemic areasPeripheral health unitsEbola treatment centersEVD casesSymptom recordingMalaria prevalenceCase burdenHealth unitsSuspect casesTreatment centersSurveillance strategiesPort Loko DistrictDisease surveillanceVirus diseaseSurveillance systemSierra LeoneNumber of alertsPatientsLive alertsMalariaPrevalenceDiseaseSevere Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient Coinfected with Leishmania braziliensis and Its Endosymbiotic Virus
Parmentier L, Cusini A, Müller N, Zangger H, Hartley M, Desponds C, Castiglioni P, Dubach P, Ronet C, Beverley S, Fasel N. Severe Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient Coinfected with Leishmania braziliensis and Its Endosymbiotic Virus. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 94: 840-843. PMID: 26834198, PMCID: PMC4824227, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusLeishmania infectionCutaneous leishmaniasisPresence of LRV1Primary skin lesionsDrug treatment failureAggressive pathogenesisAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsSpecies of LeishmaniaMurine leishmaniasisTreatment failureImmunodeficiency virusNasal lesionsRisk factorsEmergence of leishmaniasisSkin lesionsCutaneous afflictionsFurther exacerbationDisease severityLeishmania parasitesLeishmaniasisLeishmania braziliensisLRV1Patients