48 Result(s)

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Preparing for the next emerging perinatal infectious disease

Pierre Buekens, Jackeline Alger, Mabel Berrueta in Pediatric Research (2024)

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Data collection systems for active safety surveillance of vaccines during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: develo** and piloting an assessment tool (VPASS)

There is an urgent need for active safety surveillance to monitor vaccine exposure during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) data collect...

Maria Belizán, Federico Rodriguez Cairoli, Agustina Mazzoni… in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2023)

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Gaps in the congenital syphilis prevention cascade: qualitative findings from Kern County, California

Congenital syphilis is preventable through timely access to prenatal care, syphilis screening and treatment of pregnant women diagnosed as infected. In 2018, California had the second highest number of congeni...

Eunhee Park, Julie Yip, Emily Harville, Marlene Nelson… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2022)

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Maternal and neonatal data collection systems in low- and middle-income countries for maternal vaccines active safety surveillance systems: A sco** review

Most post-licensure vaccine pharmacovigilance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are passive reporting systems. These have limited utility for maternal immunization pharmacovigilance in LMIC settings ...

Mabel Berrueta, Agustin Ciapponi, Ariel Bardach… in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2021)

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Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers’ and women’s perspectives

Congenital syphilis is completely preventable through screening and treatment, but rates have been rising in the United States. Certain areas are at particularly high risk. We aimed to assess attitudes, knowle...

Emily W. Harville, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre Buekens… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2021)

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Including unpublished surveys in reviews on Chagas disease in Mexico

A consequence of the late awareness of Chagas disease in North America is that many early studies were never published in peer-reviewed journals and are not easily accessible for inclusion in systematic review...

Pierre Buekens, Jorge López-Cárdenas, Eric Dumonteil… in Public Health Reviews (2020)

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Factors associated with HIV and syphilis screenings among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in Lusaka, Zambia

To identify characteristics associated with obtaining HIV and syphilis screenings of pregnant women attending a first antenatal visit in Lusaka, Zambia.

Rindcy Davis, Xu **ong, Fernando Althabe, John Lefante… in BMC Research Notes (2020)

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Using Prenatal Blood Samples to Evaluate COVID-19 Rapid Serologic Tests Specificity

Background cross-reactivity with other coronaviruses may reduce the specificity of COVID-19 rapid serologic tests. The vast majority of women attend prenatal care, which is a unique source of population-based...

Jackeline Alger, Maria Luisa Cafferata, Tito Alvarado… in Maternal and Child Health Journal (2020)

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Short-course Benznidazole treatment to reduce Trypanosoma cruzi parasitic load in women of reproductive age (BETTY): a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial study protocol

Retrospective observational studies suggest that transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi does not occur in treated women when pregnant later in life. The level of parasitemia is a known risk factor for congenital trans...

María L. Cafferata, María A. Toscani, Fernando Althabe… in Reproductive Health (2020)

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Improving the quality of maternal and newborn health outcomes through a clinical mentorship program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: study protocol

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) boasts one of the highest rates of institutional deliveries in sub-Saharan Africa (80%), with eight out of every ten births also assisted by a skilled provider. Howev...

Xu **ong, Rebecca Carter, Paul-Samson Lusamba-Dikassa… in Reproductive Health (2019)

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Reporting studies on time to diagnosis: proposal of a guideline by an international panel (REST)

Studies on time to diagnosis are an increasing field of clinical research that may help to plan corrective actions and identify inequities in access to healthcare. Specific features of time to diagnosis studie...

Elise Launay, Jérémie F. Cohen, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Pierre Buekens… in BMC Medicine (2016)

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Zika virus infection in pregnant women in Honduras: study protocol

Although there is increasing evidence for a relationship between symptomatic Zika virus (ZIKV) maternal infection, and microcephaly, a firm causal relation has yet to be established by epidemiologic studies. S...

Pierre Buekens, Jackeline Alger, Fernando Althabe, Eduardo Bergel… in Reproductive Health (2016)

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Reducing neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth: gaps in knowledge of the impact of antenatal corticosteroids on preterm birth outcomes in low-middle income countries

The Global Network’s Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial (ACT), was a multi-country, cluster-randomized trial to improve appropriate use of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) in low-resource settings in low-middle in...

Elizabeth M. McClure, Robert L. Goldenberg, Alan H. Jobe… in Reproductive Health (2016)

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Trends in the incidence of possible severe bacterial infection and case fatality rates in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America, 2010–2013: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Possible severe bacterial infections (pSBI) continue to be a leading cause of global neonatal mortality annually. With the recent publications of simplified antibiotic regimens for treatment of pSBI where refe...

Patricia L. Hibberd, Nellie I. Hansen, Marie E. Wang… in Reproductive Health (2016)

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Use of mouth rinse during pregnancy to improve birth and neonatal outcomes: a randomized controlled trial

Poor oral health, such as periodontal (gum) disease, has been found to be associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, low birth weight, and neonatal and infant mort...

Hong Jiang, Xu **ong, Pierre Buekens, Yi Su, Xu Qian in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2015)