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Diagnostic Performance of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in a Large, German Cohort.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)

Mboma O, Rieke E, Ahmad-Nejad P, Wirth S, Aydin M.
PMID: 34438573
Children (Basel). 2021 Aug 08;8(8). doi: 10.3390/children8080682.

We assessed the performance of a rapid antigen test (RAT) in everyday clinical practice. Between 1 November 2020 until 1 April 2021 all in-patients at the Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Germany, as well as the accompanying relatives at the...

SMS-based smartphone application for disease surveillance has doubled completeness and timeliness in a limited-resource setting - evaluation of a 15-week pilot program in Central African Republic (CAR).

Conflict and health

El-Khatib Z, Shah M, Zallappa SN, Nabeth P, Guerra J, Manengu CT, Yao M, Philibert A, Massina L, Staiger CP, Mbailao R, Kouli JP, Mboma H, Duc G, Inagbe D, Barry AB, Dumont T, Cavailler P, Quere M, Willett B, Reaiche S, de Ribaucourt H, Reeder B.
PMID: 30386418
Confl Health. 2018 Oct 24;12:42. doi: 10.1186/s13031-018-0177-6. eCollection 2018.

BACKGROUND: It is a challenge in low-resource settings to ensure the availability of complete, timely disease surveillance information. Smartphone applications (apps) have the potential to enhance surveillance data transmission.METHODS: The Central African Republic (CAR) Ministry of Health and Médecins...

Combined RT-qPCR and pyrosequencing of a Spike glycoprotein polybasic cleavage motif can uncover pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with heterogeneous presentation.

Molecular and cellular pediatrics

Weil PP, Hentschel J, Schult F, Pembaur A, Ghebremedhin B, Mboma O, Heusch A, Reuter AC, Müller D, Wirth S, Aydin M, Jenke ACW, Postberg J.
PMID: 33893880
Mol Cell Pediatr. 2021 Apr 24;8(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s40348-021-00115-x.

BACKGROUND: Reverse transcription of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (+)RNA genome and subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs) and subsequent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the reliable diagnostic gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis and the identification of potential...

Targeted gene panels identify a high frequency of pathogenic germline variants in patients diagnosed with a hematological malignancy and at least one other independent cancer.

Leukemia

Singhal D, Hahn CN, Feurstein S, Wee LYA, Moma L, Kutyna MM, Chhetri R, Eshraghi L, Schreiber AW, Feng J, Wang PP, Babic M, Parker WT, Gao S, Moore S, Das S, Thomas D, Pattnaik S, Brown AL, D'Andrea RJ, Poplawski NK, Thomas D, Scott HS, Godley LA, Hiwase DK.
PMID: 33850299
Leukemia. 2021 Nov;35(11):3245-3256. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01246-w. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

The majority of studies assessing the contribution of pathogenic germline variants (PGVs) to cancer predisposition have focused on patients with single cancers. We analyzed 45 known cancer predisposition genes (CPGs) in germline samples of 202 patients with hematological malignancies...

Trauma burden, patient demographics and care-process in major hospitals in Tanzania: A needs assessment for improving healthcare resource management.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Mwandri M, Hardcastle TC, Sawe H, Sakita F, Mfinanga J, Urassa S, Mremi A, Mboma LN, Bashaka P.
PMID: 32923319
Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;10(3):111-117. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.01.010. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

BACKGROUND: Appropriate referrals of injured patients could improve clinical outcomes and management of healthcare resources. To gain insights for system development, we interrogated the current situation by assessing burden, patient demography, causes of injury, trauma mortality and the care-process.METHODS:...

Infected Right Ventricle Thrombus as a Cause of Persistent Sepsis.

Cureus

Arumairaj AJ, Boma N, Mushiyev S, Morcos M, Habtes I.
PMID: 33150103
Cureus. 2020 Oct 01;12(10):e10751. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10751.

The presentation of fevers in a patient with active intravenous (IV) drug use is often challenging, as there is a wide range of both infectious and noninfectious disorders that can cause fevers. A thorough diagnostic workup is essential in...

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Glomerulonephritis in a Case of Scleroderma After Recent Diagnosis With COVID-19.

Cureus

Jalalzadeh M, Valencia-Manrique JC, Boma N, Chaudhari A, Chaudhari S.
PMID: 33564500
Cureus. 2021 Jan 04;13(1):e12485. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12485.

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare occurrence in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. AAV is an inflammatory disease that can lead to kidney failure due to the infiltration of mononuclear cells and the destruction of blood vessels....

A child with duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case report of a rare diagnosis among Africans.

Clinical case reports

Nassoro DD, Torres L, Marando R, Mboma L, Mushi S, Habakkuk Mwakyula I.
PMID: 33363799
Clin Case Rep. 2020 Aug 18;8(12):2654-2660. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3254. eCollection 2020 Dec.

In Africa, lack of awareness and low index of suspicion of rare diseases like dystrophinopathies, directly or indirectly, contributes to the increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, even though the data on prevalence is limited, we need to have a...

The Risk of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Pediatric Medicine: Listen Carefully to Children with Pain.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)

Mboma O, Wirth S, Aydin M.
PMID: 34828761
Children (Basel). 2021 Nov 13;8(11). doi: 10.3390/children8111048.

Over the last decades, the use of over-the-counter analgesics in the general population has increased in Germany. Ibuprofen is one of the most commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and is frequently prescribed to children as an analgesic and/or...

Targeted gene panels identify a high frequency of pathogenic germline variants in patients diagnosed with a hematological malignancy and at least one other independent cancer.

Leukemia

Singhal D, Hahn CN, Feurstein S, Wee LYA, Moma L, Kutyna MM, Chhetri R, Eshraghi L, Schreiber AW, Feng J, Wang PP, Babic M, Parker WT, Gao S, Moore S, Das S, Thomas D, Pattnaik S, Brown AL, D'Andrea RJ, Poplawski NK, Thomas D, Scott HS, Godley LA, Hiwase DK.
PMID: 33850299
Leukemia. 2021 Nov;35(11):3245-3256. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01246-w. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

The majority of studies assessing the contribution of pathogenic germline variants (PGVs) to cancer predisposition have focused on patients with single cancers. We analyzed 45 known cancer predisposition genes (CPGs) in germline samples of 202 patients with hematological malignancies...

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