2020
Evaluation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two areas of intense seasonal malaria transmission: Secondary analysis of a household-randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Houndé District, Burkina Faso and Bougouni District, Mali
Cairns M, Sagara I, Zongo I, Kuepfer I, Thera I, Nikiema F, Diarra M, Yerbanga S, Barry A, Tapily A, Coumare S, Milligan P, Tinto H, Ouédraogo J, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Djimde A, Dicko A. Evaluation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two areas of intense seasonal malaria transmission: Secondary analysis of a household-randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Houndé District, Burkina Faso and Bougouni District, Mali. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003214. PMID: 32822362, PMCID: PMC7442230, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria chemopreventionUncomplicated malariaTransmission seasonIntense seasonal malaria transmissionDay 28 PCRParasitological response rateUncomplicated clinical malariaPlacebo-controlled trialIncidence of hospitalisationSeasonal malaria transmissionIncidence rate ratiosBurden of malariaRapid diagnostic testsBougouni DistrictAsymptomatic malariaClinical malariaPlacebo groupStudy drugMalaria parasitaemiaAge range 3Parent trialAmodiaquine resistancePrevalence ratiosProtective efficacy
2016
HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda
Kyabayinze D, Zongo I, Cunningham J, Gatton M, Angutoko P, Ategeka J, Compaoré Y, Muehlenbachs A, Mulondo J, Nakalembe M, Somé F, Ouattara A, Rouamba N, Ouédraogo J, Hopkins H, Bell D. HRP2 and pLDH-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Expert Microscopy, and PCR for Detection of Malaria Infection during Pregnancy and at Delivery in Areas of Varied Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Study in Burkina Faso and Uganda. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0156954. PMID: 27380525, PMCID: PMC4933335, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, ProtozoanBurkina FasoDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansInfant, NewbornL-Lactate DehydrogenaseMalaria, FalciparumMicroscopyPlasmodium falciparumPoint-of-Care SystemsPolymerase Chain ReactionPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy Trimester, ThirdPrenatal CareProspective StudiesProtozoan ProteinsReproducibility of ResultsSeasonsSensitivity and SpecificityUgandaYoung AdultConceptsPLDH rapid diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsHistidine-rich protein 2Screening testMulti-center prospective studyDiagnostic testsDifferent malaria transmission settingsTororo District HospitalIntermittent preventive treatmentProspective cohort studyLow-density infectionsPCR-positive womenMalaria transmission settingsAppropriate screening testsTest positivity rateTreatment of malariaAntenatal visitsCohort studySymptomatic womenExpert microscopyThird trimesterIntermittent screeningPregnant womenProspective studyMalaria infection
2015
Anemia And Iron Supplementation Is Not Associated with Malaria in Young Burkinabe Children
Some J, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Ouedraogo Z, Ouedraogo J, Brown K, Hess S. Anemia And Iron Supplementation Is Not Associated with Malaria in Young Burkinabe Children. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.757.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid-based nutrient supplementsRapid diagnostic testsYoung Burkinabe childrenBurkinabe childrenIron supplementationFe supplementsPositive malaria rapid diagnostic testPositive rapid diagnostic testMalaria rapid diagnostic testsRandomized clinical trialsIncidence of malariaMo of ageMalaria episodesAntimalarial treatmentSevere anemiaModerate anemiaClinical trialsAnthelminthic treatmentHome visitsMalaria diagnosisHemoglobin concentrationMalaria incidenceIron treatmentDiagnostic testsMalariaTreated Malaria Does Not Affect Physical Growth And Hemoglobin Concentration of Young Children in Burkina Faso
Some J, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Hess S, Ouedraogo Z, Guissou R, Vosti S, Ouedraogo J, Brown K. Treated Malaria Does Not Affect Physical Growth And Hemoglobin Concentration of Young Children in Burkina Faso. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.757.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid-based nutrient supplementationRapid diagnostic testsPhysical growthHemoglobin concentrationZ-scoreYoung Burkinabe childrenLength z-scoreCause of anemiaAssociation of malariaAge z-scoreYoung childrenMo of ageMalaria episodesMorbidity assessmentBurkinabe childrenMean changeMalariaDiagnostic testsDifferent dosesEarly childhoodChildrenDiarrheaFeverEpisodesFrequency categories
2013
Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission
Tahita M, Tinto H, Menten J, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Erhart A, D’Alessandro U. Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission. Malaria Journal 2013, 12: 464. PMID: 24373481, PMCID: PMC3877878, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMalaria infectionRapid diagnostic testsCommon signsPredictive valuePlasmodium falciparum malaria infectionMajor public health problemDiagnostic testsCommon malaria symptomsHigh seasonal transmissionFalciparum malaria infectionHistory of feverSymptoms of malariaPublic health problemPositive predictive valueIntensity of transmissionClinical malariaClinical presentationGestational ageMalaria symptomsDistrict hospitalOverall prevalenceMaternity clinicsClinical signsEndemic countriesCombining rapid diagnostic tests and dried blood spot assays for point‐of‐care testing of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Kania D, Bekalé A, Nagot N, Mondain A, Ottomani L, Meda N, Traoré M, Ouédraogo J, Ducos J, Van de Perre P, Tuaillon E. Combining rapid diagnostic tests and dried blood spot assays for point‐of‐care testing of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2013, 19: e533-e541. PMID: 23902574, DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusRapid diagnostic testsDried Blood SpotsHepatitis C infectionC infectionHepatitis BImmunodeficiency virusDBS specimensImmunoblot assayBlood spotsHepatitis B surface antigenDiagnostic testsHIV-positive testPost-test counselling sessionsB surface antigenHIV rapid diagnostic testsLow HBsAg concentrationsTwo-step screening strategyCare testingHCV statusHIV confirmationHCV antibodiesHCV infectionHIV screeningHIV ELISAComparison of zinc protoporphyrin concentration in capillary whole blood and venous washed red blood cells among young Burkinabe children
Hess S, Yakes E, Abbeddou S, Peerson J, Some J, Ouedraogo Z, Ouedraogo J, Brown K. Comparison of zinc protoporphyrin concentration in capillary whole blood and venous washed red blood cells among young Burkinabe children. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 107.4-107.4. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.107.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung Burkinabe childrenRed blood cellsZinc protoporphyrinPresence of malariaBurkinabe childrenBlood samplesBlood cellsWhole bloodC-reactive proteinPresence of inflammationCapillary whole blood samplesMalaria-endemic regionsZinc protoporphyrin concentrationsRapid diagnostic testsCapillary whole bloodWashed red blood cellsWhole blood samplesVenous samplesVenous bloodIron statusEndemic regionsProtoporphyrin concentrationDiagnostic testsInflammationMalaria