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Associations between Antenatal Care Visit Attendance and Infant Mortality and Growth
This study examines the association between antenatal care (ANC) attendance and infant mortality and growth outcomes. The study used data from the Nouveux-nés et Azithromycine: une Innovation dans le Traitement des Enfants (NAITRE) trial conducted in Burkina Faso. This analysis included 21,795 neonates aged 8 to 27 days who were enrolled in the trial and had ANC data available. Infants were followed until 6 months of age. The analysis adjusted for potential confounders including infant's sex, maternal age, education, urbanicity, geographic region, season (dry versus rainy), pregnancy type (singleton versus multiple), numb...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Aimee J Lansdale Mamadou Bountogo Ali Sie Alphonse Zakane Guillaume Compaor é Thierry Ouedraogo Elodie Lebas Thomas Lietman Catherine E Oldenburg Source Type: research

Prevalence and Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Duffy-Positive and Duffy-Negative Populations across Ethiopia
This study highlights the presence of P. vivax gametocytes in Duffy-negative infections, suggestive of human-to-mosquito transmissibility. Although P. vivax infections in Duffy-negative individuals were commonly associated with low parasitemia, some of these infections were shown to have relatively high parasitemia and may represent a prominent erythrocyte invasion capability of P. vivax, and hidden reservoirs that can contribute to transmission. A better understanding of P. vivax transmission biology and gametocyte function particularly in Duffy-negative populations would aid future treatment and management of P. vivax ma...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ebony Little Tassew T Shenkutie Meshesha Tsigie Negash Beka R Abagero Abnet Abebe Jean Popovici Sindew Mekasha Feleke Eugenia Lo Source Type: research

Effect of Non-Rotavirus Enteric Infections on Vaccine Efficacy in a ROTASIIL Clinical Trial
This study examined the relative proportion of enteric pathogens associated with severe gastroenteritis (GE) among children younger than 2 years in a phase III efficacy trial of the ROTASIIL® vaccine in India, evaluated the impact of co-infections on vaccine efficacy (VE), and characterized the association between specific pathogens and the clinical profile of severe GE. Stored stool samples collected from cases of severe GE in the phase III trial were tested by quantitative polymerase chain reaction using TaqMan™ Array Cards. Etiology was attributed by calculating the adjusted attributable fraction (AF) for each pathog...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Dilip Abraham Prasanna Samuel Premkumar James A Platts-Mills Tushar Tewari Niranjan Bhat Revathi Rajendiran Hemavathi Gunalan Gagandeep Kang Source Type: research

Case Report: Mixed Airborne Contact Dermatitis-Chronic Actinic Dermatitis Pattern of Parthenium Dermatitis with Response to Tofacitinib Therapy
We report a patient with a chronic and extensive mixed ABCD-CAD pattern of parthenium dermatitis recalcitrant to conventional treatment, with rapid resolution after initiation of treatment with tofacitinib.PMID:38626752 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.23-0720 (Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ananta Khurana Sheetal Yadav Kunal Chanana Kabir Sardana Aakash Vidholiya Source Type: research

Hourglass Sign in Liver Hydatid Disease: Significance and Therapeutic Implications
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 16:tpmd230722. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0722. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38626759 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.23-0722 (Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Anis Hasnaoui Racem Trigui Firas Attig Source Type: research

Performance Assessment of Treponemal and Nontreponemal Tests for the Diagnosis of Acquired Syphilis
In this study, we analyzed one NTT (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory [VDRL] test, Wiener Laboratories, Rosario, Argentina) and two TTs (fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption [FTA-ABS] test, Euroimmun, Lübeck, Germany, and syphilis recombinant ELISA v. 4.0 test [ELISA], Wiener Laboratories, Rosario, Argentina) using a panel of 187 samples, including serum samples from 31 individuals with primary syphilis, 77 with secondary syphilis, and 79 with latent syphilis. An additional 192 samples from uninfected individuals and 323 serum samples from individuals with other diseases were included. The sensitivities of the VD...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva Ayla Ara újo Lima Larissa de Carvalho Medrado Vasconcelos Ros ângela Andrade de Almeida Nat ália Erdens Maron de Freitas Fernanda Lopes Habib Talita Andrade Oliva Miralba Freire de Carvalho Ribeiro da Silva Isadora Crist Source Type: research

Associations between COVID-19 and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Brazil
In conclusion, this study does not demonstrate an association of G6PDd with severity of COVID-19. Limitations of the test for detecting enzyme levels during COVID-19 illness were demonstrated by genotyping and retesting after the disease period. Care must be taken when screening for G6PDd in patients with acute COVID-19.PMID:38593787 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.23-0148 (Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Maria Gabriela de Almeida Rodrigues Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro Gisely Cardoso de Melo Ádila Liliane Barros Dias Marco Aur élio Sartim Mariana Sim ão Xavier Rebeca Linhares Abreu Netto Fernando Fonseca Almeida Djane Clarys Ba ía-da-Silva Jos é Diego Bri Source Type: research

Risk Factor Analysis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka through a Nationwide Survey
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230623. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0623. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLeishmaniasis in Sri Lanka was first reported in the early 1990s. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases have markedly increased in recent years, demanding due attention from health authorities. The spatial distribution of CL is not homogeneous. This case-control study investigated factors that may contribute to this heterogeneous distribution through a nationwide study. Information on sociodemographic, economic, and environmental characteristics was collected from study participants (cases, n = 303; controls, n = 2,762). All in...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Rajika Dewasurendra Nilakshi Samaranayake Hermali Silva Nuwani Manamperi Upul Senerath Sanath Senanayake Nissanka de Silva Panduka Karunanayake Guofa Zhou Nadira Karunaweera Source Type: research

The 2023 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: Exploring the Epidemiology in Hospitalized Patients
We report that a substantial number of patients developed severe dengue during the epidemic in 2023, and provide detailed clinical-epidemiological profiles of the patients, offering valuable insight into management of dengue cases.PMID:38593789 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.23-0806 (Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Urby Saraf Anika Muna Islam Fatema E Nur Mou Mrinal Saha Aparna Deb Rubaiya Rahman Tui Joarder Rakeen Manzoor Afroza Jesmin Ayesha Martuja Jannatul Fardous Mohiuddin Sharif Md Abdur Rafi Mohammad Jahid Hasan Source Type: research

Antibody Seroprevalence to Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Miraflores, Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Humans and Dogs
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 9:tpmd230593. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0593. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTick-borne disease burdens are increasing globally, impacting mostly rural and vulnerable communities. Among the most important emerging tick-borne pathogens are the Rickettsia species within the spotted fever group (SFGR) because of their genetic diversity and high lethality rate. Colombia is highly affected by SFGR despite not being reportable diseases; thus, research and clinical management are neglected. Although some departments have demonstrated high seroprevalence rates, in others, such as Boyacá Department, seroprev...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 9, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: L ídia Gual-Gonzalez Omar Cantillo-Barraza Myriam E Torres Juan C Quintero-V élez Manuel Medina Stella C W Self Melissa S Nolan Source Type: research