Serotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin
Hema-Ouangraoua S, Zongo I, Kabore N, Frédéric N, Yerbanga R, Tinto H, Compaore Y, Kuepfer I, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Serotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 679-683. PMID: 32524945, PMCID: PMC7410481, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimalarialsAzithromycinBurkina FasoCarrier StateChemopreventionChild, PreschoolDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantMalariaMaleMass Drug AdministrationNasopharynxPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPyrimethamineSeasonsSerogroupStreptococcus pneumoniaeSulfadoxineConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMass drug administrationEmergence of resistancePneumococcal serotypesDrug AdministrationStreptococcus pneumoniaeDistribution of serotypesMalaria chemopreventionNasopharyngeal isolatesMass administrationCarriage studiesAzithromycinQuellung techniqueSwift appearanceSpecific serotypesSingle serotypeAdministrationAntibiotic resistanceSerotype profileSerotypesDifferent serotypesMultiplex assayPneumoniaePCR techniqueIsolatesEffect 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