2019
Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Chandramohan D, Dicko A, Zongo I, Sagara I, Cairns M, Kuepfer I, Diarra M, Barry A, Tapily A, Nikiema F, Yerbanga S, Coumare S, Thera I, Traore A, Milligan P, Tinto H, Doumbo O, Ouedraogo J, Greenwood B. Effect of Adding Azithromycin to Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 2197-2206. PMID: 30699301, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1811400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimalarialsAzithromycinBurkina FasoChild MortalityChild, PreschoolDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant MortalityMalariaMaleMaliMass Drug AdministrationParasitemiaPyrimethamineSulfadoxineConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionAddition of azithromycinMalaria transmission seasonMalaria chemopreventionHospital admissionAnnual malaria transmission seasonsUpper respiratory tract infectionNonmalarial febrile illnessesPrimary end pointRespiratory tract infectionsAntimalarial agentsLow disease burdenYears of ageMonths of ageAzithromycin groupCause mortalityPlacebo groupAdverse eventsFebrile illnessMalaria parasitemiaTract infectionsTreat analysisElective surgeryDisease burdenGastrointestinal infections
2014
Asymptomatic Malaria Infection Affects the Interpretation of Biomarkers of Iron and Vitamin A Status, Even after Adjusting for Systemic Inflammation, but Does Not Affect Plasma Zinc Concentrations among Young Children in Burkina Faso
Wessells K, Hess S, Ouédraogo Z, Rouamba N, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Asymptomatic Malaria Infection Affects the Interpretation of Biomarkers of Iron and Vitamin A Status, Even after Adjusting for Systemic Inflammation, but Does Not Affect Plasma Zinc Concentrations among Young Children in Burkina Faso. Journal Of Nutrition 2014, 144: 2050-2058. PMID: 25411038, DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.200345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAcute-Phase ReactionAdolescentAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAsymptomatic DiseasesBiomarkersBurkina FasoChildC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesDietary SupplementsFemaleFerritinsHemoglobinsHumansIron, DietaryLinear ModelsMalariaMaleMicronutrientsNutritional StatusOrosomucoidPrevalenceProteinsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRetinol-Binding ProteinsVitamin AVitamin A DeficiencyZincConceptsAcute phase proteinsElevated acute phase proteinsAsymptomatic malaria infectionsMalaria infectionMicronutrient statusBiomarkers of ironSoluble transferrin receptorVitamin A StatusAcute phase responseIndicators of ironPlasma zinc concentrationAsymptomatic malariaAsymptomatic childrenSystemic inflammationMalaria parasitemiaHigh prevalenceA StatusPhase proteinsInterpretation of biomarkersZinc statusIron deficiencyLower RBPHRP2PrevalenceMicronutrient deficiencies