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 infectionLipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Plus Malaria and Diarrhea Treatment Increase Infant Development Scores in a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Burkina Faso 1–3
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Yakes Jimenez E, Somé J, Ouédraogo Z, Vosti S, Dewey K, Brown K, Hess S, Ouédraogo J. Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Plus Malaria and Diarrhea Treatment Increase Infant Development Scores in a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Burkina Faso 1–3. Journal Of Nutrition 2016, 146: 814-822. PMID: 26962193, DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.225524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge 18 moPersonal-social developmentRural Burkina FasoSQ-LNSsIC groupLipid-based nutrient supplementsInfant Development scoresAge 9Treatment of malariaRapid brain developmentNutrient supplementsSecondary outcomesPlacebo tabletsAdequate nutritionIC subgroupBrain developmentIC childrenMalariaNonintervention cohortInfant developmentTrialsDevelopment scoresBurkina FasoChildrenTreatment
2015
Ex vivo anti-malarial drug susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from pregnant women in an area of highly seasonal transmission in Burkina Faso
Tahita M, Tinto H, Yarga S, Kazienga A, Traore/Coulibaly M, Valea I, Van Overmeir C, Rosanas-Urgell A, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Erhart A, D’Alessandro U. Ex vivo anti-malarial drug susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from pregnant women in an area of highly seasonal transmission in Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal 2015, 14: 251. PMID: 26088768, PMCID: PMC4474342, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0769-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenAnti-malarial drugsDrug sensitivity profilesParasite densityAnti-malarial drug susceptibilityDifferent drug sensitivity profilesUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaTreatment Efficacy TrialInfected pregnant womenArtemisinin-based combinationsPlasmodium falciparum malariaChloroquine-resistant isolatesHistidine-rich protein-2 assayPlasmodium falciparum isolatesGeometric mean IC50Low parasite densitiesP. falciparum parasitesTreatment of malariaFalciparum malariaRecurrent infectionsMean IC50Efficacy trialsFalciparum isolatesMethodsThe studyResistant parasites
2014
Burkinabe infants given small quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements and illness treatment in infancy score higher in motor, language, and personal‐social development (251.1)
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Jimenez E, Somé J, Ouédraogo Z, Vosti S, Dewey K, Hess S, Ouédraogo J, Brown K. Burkinabe infants given small quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements and illness treatment in infancy score higher in motor, language, and personal‐social development (251.1). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.251.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementsLipid-based nutrient supplementsPersonal-social developmentNon-intervention communitiesYoung Burkinabe childrenTreatment of malariaMonths of ageRural Burkina FasoNutrient supplementsSQ-LNSBurkinabe childrenIllness treatmentBrain growthAdequate nutritionMacronutrient metabolismBrain developmentIC childrenMelinda Gates FoundationDevelopment of motorChildrenMalariaLowest decileTreatmentGrant funding sourcesSD