Relation between severe malaria morbidity in children and level of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Africa

RW Snow, JA Omumbo, B Lowe, CS Molyneux… - The lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
Background Malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Africa. Many
approaches to malaria control involve reducing the chances of infection but little is known of …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in malaria indices between 1999 and 2007 in The Gambia: a retrospective analysis

SJ Ceesay, C Casals-Pascual, J Erskine, SE Anya… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. International effort
and funding for control has been stepped up, with substantial increases from 2003 in the …

Randomised trial of Haemophilus influenzae type-b tetanus protein conjugate for prevention of pneumonia and meningitis in Gambian infants

K Mulholland, S Hilton, R Adegbola, S Usen… - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
Background In developing countries, pneumonia and meningitis due to Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib) are common in children under age 12 months and the mortality from …

From evidence to action? Challenges to policy change and programme delivery for malaria in pregnancy

J Crawley, J Hill, J Yartey, M Robalo… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
This paper discusses the factors that influence whether strategies for preventing and treating
malaria in pregnancy are successfully translated into national policy and programme …

The effect of a monoclonal antibody to tumor necrosis factor on survival from childhood cerebral malaria

MB van Hensbroek, A Palmer… - Journal of infectious …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is thought to playa key role in the pathogenesis of cerebral
malaria. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of an anti-TNF monoclonal antibody (B-C7) …

[HTML][HTML] A trial of artemether or quinine in children with cerebral malaria

MB van Hensbroek, E Onyiorah, S Jaffar… - … England Journal of …, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cerebral malaria has a mortality rate of 10 to 30 percent despite treatment with
parenteral quinine, a situation that may worsen with the spread of quinine resistance …

Residual neurologic sequelae after childhood cerebral malaria

MB van Hensbroek, A Palmer, S Jaffar… - The Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Background: Cerebral malaria is an important cause of pediatric hospital admissions in the
tropics. It commonly leads to neurologic sequelae, but the risk factors for this remain unclear …

Etiology of serious infections in young Gambian infants

EK Mulholland, OO Ogunlesi… - The Pediatric …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background. Despite improvements in infant mortality rates in many developing countries
including The Gambia, neonatal mortality remains high and many neonatal deaths are …

[PDF][PDF] Implementation of WHO guidelines on management of severe malnutrition in hospitals in Africa

JL Deen, M Funk, VC Guevara… - Bulletin of the World …, 2003 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the problems, benefits, feasibility, and sustainability of
implementation of WHO guidelines on management of severe malnutrition. METHODS: A …

Predictors of hypoxaemia in hospital admissions with acute lower respiratory tract infection in a developing country

MW Weber, S Usen, A Palmer, S Jaffar… - Archives of disease in …, 1997 - adc.bmj.com
Since oxygen has to be given to most children in developing countries on the basis of
clinical signs without performing blood gas analyses, possible clinical predictors of …