Baumgartner, Jill Brauer, Michael Ezzati, Majid
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BackgroundAs low- and middle-income countries urbanize and industrialize, they must also cope with pollution emitted from diverse sources.Main textStrong and consistent evidence associates exposure to air pollution and lead with increased risk of cardiovascular disease occurrence and death. Further, increasing evidence, mostly from high-income coun...
Klopper, Marisa Heupink, Tim Hermanus Hill-Cawthorne, Grant Streicher, Elizabeth Maria Dippenaar, Anzaan de Vos, Margaretha Abdallah, Abdallah Musa Limberis, Jason Merker, Matthias Burns, Scott
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BackgroundAtypical Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are widespread in South Africa and have acquired resistance to up to 13 drugs on multiple occasions. It is puzzling that these strains have retained fitness and transmissibility despite the potential fitness cost associated with drug resistance mutations.MethodsWe conducted Illu...
Lindberg, Louise Hagman, Emilia Danielsson, Pernilla Marcus, Claude Persson, Martina
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BackgroundAnxiety and depression are more common in children with obesity than in children of normal weight, but it is unclear whether this association is independent of other known risk factors. Interpretation of results from previous studies is hampered by methodological limitations, including self-reported assessment of anxiety, depression, and ...
Dini, Saber Douglas, Nicholas M. Poespoprodjo, Jeanne Rini Kenangalem, Enny Sugiarto, Paulus Plumb, Ian D. Price, Ric N. Simpson, Julie A.
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BackgroundAn acute episode of malaria can be followed by multiple recurrent episodes either due to re-infection, recrudescence of a partially treated parasite or, in the case of Plasmodium vivax or P. ovale, relapse from the dormant liver stage of the parasite. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of recurrent malaria episodes on morbid...
Kuranova, Anna Booij, Sanne H. Menne-Lothmann, Claudia Decoster, Jeroen van Winkel, Ruud Delespaul, Philippe De Hert, Marc Derom, Catherine Thiery, Evert Rutten, Bart P. F.
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IntroductionThere is growing evidence that mental disorders behave like complex dynamic systems. Complex dynamic systems theory states that a slower recovery from small perturbations indicates a loss of resilience of a system. This study is the first to test whether the speed of recovery of affect states from small daily life perturbations predicts...
Vuong, Nguyen Lam Le Duyen, Huynh Thi Lam, Phung Khanh Tam, Dong Thi Hoai Vinh Chau, Nguyen Van Van Kinh, Nguyen Chanpheaktra, Ngoun Lum, Lucy Chai See Pleités, Ernesto Jones, Nick Keith
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BackgroundDengue infection can cause a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes. The severe clinical manifestations occur sufficiently late in the disease course, during day 4–6 of illness, to allow a window of opportunity for risk stratification. Markers of inflammation may be useful biomarkers. We investigated the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) meas...
Zhang, Lulu Zhang, Lin Li, Meng Xi, Jie Zhang, Xiaohua Meng, Zhenni Wang, Ying Li, Huaping Liu, Xiaohua Ju, Feihua
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BackgroundCesarean section (CS) rate has risen dramatically and stayed at a very high level in China over the past two to three decades. Given the short- and long-term adverse effects of CS, effective strategies are needed to reduce unnecessary CS. We aimed to evaluate whether a multifaceted intervention would decrease the CS rate in China.MethodsW...
Ioannidis, Konstantinos Askelund, Adrian Dahl Kievit, Rogier A. van Harmelen, Anne-Laura
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BackgroundChildhood maltreatment has been associated with significant impairment in social, emotional and behavioural functioning later in life. Nevertheless, some individuals who have experienced childhood maltreatment function better than expected given their circumstances.Main bodyHere, we provide an integrated understanding of the complex, inte...
Auld, Andrew F. Agizew, Tefera Mathoma, Anikie Boyd, Rosanna Date, Anand Pals, Sherri L. Serumola, Christopher Mathebula, Unami Alexander, Heather Ellerbrock, Tedd V.
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BackgroundUndiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) remains the most common cause of HIV-related mortality. Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) is being rolled out globally to improve TB diagnostic capacity. However, previous Xpert impact trials have reported that health system weaknesses blunted impact of this improved diagnostic tool. During phased Xpert rollout in Botswa...
Nguyen, Michele Howes, Rosalind E. Lucas, Tim C.D. Battle, Katherine E. Cameron, Ewan Gibson, Harry S. Rozier, Jennifer Keddie, Suzanne Collins, Emma Arambepola, Rohan
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BackgroundMany malaria-endemic areas experience seasonal fluctuations in case incidence as Anopheles mosquito and Plasmodium parasite life cycles respond to changing environmental conditions. Identifying location-specific seasonality characteristics is useful for planning interventions. While most existing maps of malaria seasonality use fixed thre...
