2021
Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness
Yaméogo K, Yerbanga R, Ouattara S, Yao F, Lefèvre T, Zongo I, Nikièma F, Compaoré Y, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Belem A, Cohuet A, Ouédraogo J. Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness. Malaria Journal 2021, 20: 326. PMID: 34315475, PMCID: PMC8314489, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of azithromycinMalaria chemopreventionSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineGametocyte infectivityAsexual Plasmodium falciparumDirect membrane feeding assaysSeasonal malaria chemopreventionPlacebo-controlled trialPlasmodium falciparum transmissionMembrane feeding assaysInfectivity of gametocytesControl of malariaPresence of malariaMalaria transmission periodDays post treatmentAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesGametocyte prevalenceMethodsThe studyConclusionThis studyMalaria transmissionP. falciparumControl childrenMosquito transmissionAppropriate interventionsChemoprevention
2020
Effect of adding azithromycin to the antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of African children
Gore‐Langton G, Cairns M, Compaoré Y, Sagara I, Kuepfer I, Zongo I, de Wit M, Barry A, Diarra M, Tapily A, Coumare S, Thera I, Nikiema F, Yerbanga R, Guissou R, Tinto H, Dicko A, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Effect of adding azithromycin to the antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on the nutritional status of African children. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2020, 25: 740-750. PMID: 32166877, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMalaria transmission seasonMalaria chemopreventionNutritional statusTransmission seasonTreatment armsAddition of azithromycinEffect of azithromycinNutritional status indicatorsCross-sectional surveyHospital admissionRecent trialsMass administrationAnthropometric measurementsChronic malnutritionAzithromycinAfrican childrenChemopreventionNutritional outcomesBurkina FasoContinuous outcomesStudy periodMode of actionProtocol analysisYoung children
2019
Impact of the addition of azithromycin to antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Hema‐Ouangraoua S, Maiga A, Cairns M, Zongo I, Frédéric N, Yerbanga R, Tamboura B, Badji H, Gore‐Langton G, Kuepfer I, Tinto H, Sagara I, Dicko A, Sow S, Chandrahoman D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Impact of the addition of azithromycin to antimalarials used for seasonal malaria chemoprevention on antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2019, 24: 1442-1454. PMID: 31655020, PMCID: PMC7687265, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionAddition of azithromycinMalaria chemopreventionNasopharyngeal swabsStreptococcus pneumoniaeAnnual malaria transmission seasonsMalaria transmission seasonResistance of pneumococciMalian childrenHospital admissionAzithromycin 1Nasal isolatesAntimalarial combinationLast administrationPneumococcal isolatesTransmission seasonDrug AdministrationAzithromycinChemopreventionResistant isolatesAntimalarialsAntimicrobial resistancePlaceboBurkina FasoChildrenEffect 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