2023
Outcomes of pregnant women exposed to Sotrovimab for the treatment of COVID-19 in the BA.1 Omicron predominant era (PRESTO)
Tuan J, Sharma M, Kayani J, Davis M, McManus D, Topal J, Ogbuagu O. Outcomes of pregnant women exposed to Sotrovimab for the treatment of COVID-19 in the BA.1 Omicron predominant era (PRESTO). BMC Infectious Diseases 2023, 23: 258. PMID: 37101135, PMCID: PMC10130811, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08198-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsPregnant womenClinical outcomesEmergency departmentPositive SARS-CoV-2 testAdverse feto-maternal outcomesIntensive care unit admissionMild-moderate COVID-19Pregnant COVID-19 patientsPrimary composite clinical outcomeSARS-CoV-2 testComplete primary vaccinationComposite clinical outcomeCare unit admissionFeto-maternal outcomeMedical record reviewSARS-CoV-2 treatmentBetter clinical outcomesBody mass indexSickle cell diseaseCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Neonatal complicationsPrimary vaccinationUnit admission
2022
Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia, Liberia
I U U, Adeiza M, Ideh R, Ogbuagu O. Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia, Liberia. HIV Research & Clinical Practice 2022, 23: 136-140. PMID: 35703420, DOI: 10.1080/25787489.2022.2086093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical transmission rateVertical transmissionMTCT programmePCR testingEarly infant diagnosis programHIV DNA PCR testingRetrospective cross-sectional analysisDemographics of mothersDNA PCR testingExpansion of preventionHIV DNA PCRHIV-positive childrenHIV-positive mothersInfectious disease clinicPost-exposure prophylaxisEarly neonatal deathNew HIV infectionsMode of deliveryLogistic regression analysisBinomial logistic regression analysisCross-sectional analysisPMTCT programmeCaesarean sectionExclusive breastfeedingDisease clinic