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Promoting operational research through fellowships: a case study from the South-East Asia Union Office.

Public health action

Kumar AM, Satyanarayana S, Berger SD, Chadha SS, Singh RJ, Lal P, Tonsing J, Harries AD.
PMID: 26400596
Public Health Action. 2015 Mar 21;5(1):6-16. doi: 10.5588/pha.14.0111.

In 2009, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) jointly developed a new paradigm for operational research (OR) capacity building and started a new process of appointing and supporting OR fellows...

High time to use rapid tests to detect multidrug resistance in sputum smear-negative tuberculosis in Belarus.

Public health action

Rusovich V, Kumar AM, Skrahina A, Hurevich H, Astrauko A, de Colombani P, Tayler-Smith K, Dara M, Zachariah R.
PMID: 26400703
Public Health Action. 2014 Dec 21;4(4):243-8. doi: 10.5588/pha.14.0069.

SETTING: Belarus (Eastern Europe) is facing an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). In 2012, rapid molecular diagnostics were prioritised for sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients to diagnose MDR-TB, while pulmonary sputum smear-negative pulmonary TB (SN-PTB) patients were investigated...

Screening patients with tuberculosis for diabetes mellitus in Ampara, Sri Lanka.

Public health action

Rajapakshe W, Isaakidis P, Sagili KD, Kumar AM, Samaraweera S, Pallewatta N, Jayakody W, Nissanka A.
PMID: 26400388
Public Health Action. 2015 Jun 21;5(2):150-2. doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0006.

Given the well-known linkage between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organization recommends bidirectional screening. Here we report the first screening effort of its kind from a chest clinic in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka....

Erratum to: Unraveling the associations of age and menopause with cardiovascular risk factors in a large population-based study.

BMC medicine

de Kat AC, Dam V, Onland-Moret NC, Eijkemans MJ, Broekmans FJ, van der Schouw YT.
PMID: 28356103
BMC Med. 2017 Mar 29;15(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12916-017-0841-5.

No abstract available.

Horner's Syndrome in a Case of Granulocytic Sarcoma.

Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Jandial A, Nampoothiri RV, Malhotra P, Singh P, Sachdeva MUS, Varma S.
PMID: 28596669
Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2017 Jun;33(2):285-287. doi: 10.1007/s12288-016-0742-3. Epub 2016 Nov 01.

No abstract available.

Resistant hypertension: an approach to management in primary care.

Journal of family medicine and primary care

Yaxley JP, Thambar SV.
PMID: 25949966
J Family Med Prim Care. 2015 Apr-Jun;4(2):193-9. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.154630.

Hypertension is widely encountered in family medicine. Despite its prevalence, many patients have uncontrolled or difficult-to-control blood pressure. Resistant hypertension is defined as hypertension that is poorly responsive to treatment and requires the use of multiple medications to achieve...

Potential for Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane as a Source of Biomass for Biofuels.

Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology

Hoang NV, Furtado A, Botha FC, Simmons BA, Henry RJ.
PMID: 26636072
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2015 Nov 17;3:182. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00182. eCollection 2015.

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) has great potential as a major feedstock for biofuel production worldwide. It is considered among the best options for producing biofuels today due to an exceptional biomass production capacity, high carbohydrate (sugar + fiber) content,...

Challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending the child welfare clinic at a regional hospital in Ghana: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

International breastfeeding journal

Diji AK, Bam V, Asante E, Lomotey AY, Yeboah S, Owusu HA.
PMID: 28286540
Int Breastfeed J. 2017 Mar 09;12:13. doi: 10.1186/s13006-017-0104-2. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: The challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) have been examined in many parts of the world. Considering the socio-cultural dynamics and the few research studies in Ghana, the factors that hinder and predict EBF practice in other...

ECG In Evaluation for Pulmonary Thromboembolism- Occam's Razor or Hickam's Dictum?.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Nampoothiri RV, Lakshman A, Bhalla A, Varma S.
PMID: 27437292
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 May;10(5):OJ01. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16877.7872. Epub 2016 May 01.

No abstract available.

Effect of increased ART-CPT uptake on tuberculosis outcomes and associated factors, Burundi, 2009-2013.

Public health action

Sawadogo M, Ciza F, Nzeyimana SD, Shingiro A, Ndikumana T, Demeulenaere T, Khogali M, Edginton M, Reid AJ, Kumar AM, Harries AD.
PMID: 26767173
Public Health Action. 2015 Dec 21;5(4):214-6. doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0039. Epub 2015 Nov 12.

We retrospectively examined 3579 records of human immunodeficiency virus infected tuberculosis (TB) patients diagnosed from January 2009 to June 2013 in 55 TB treatment facilities in Burundi, to demonstrate whether improvement of combined cotrimoxazole preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy...

Short EpiData course: do participants use the data entry tool two years post-training?.

Public health action

Kumar AM, Chinnakali P, Shewade H, Gupta V, Nagpal P, Harries AD.
PMID: 26767181
Public Health Action. 2015 Dec 21;5(4):261-5. doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0034. Epub 2015 Nov 12.

SETTING: Training courses on data entry are few and far between compared to analysis. To address this gap, we conducted a short 2-day course on quality-assured data capture using EpiData for public health professionals in Bangalore and Puducherry, India,...

Research output after participants complete a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) course.

Public health action

Guillerm N, Tayler-Smith K, Dar Berger S, Bissell K, Kumar AM, Ramsay A, Reid AJ, Zachariah R, Harries AD.
PMID: 26767182
Public Health Action. 2015 Dec 21;5(4):266-8. doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0045. Epub 2015 Nov 12.

Eighteen months after successfully completing one of six Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) courses, e-mail questionnaires assessing post-course research output were returned by 63 participants (100% response rate). Thirty-two (51%) participants had completed new research projects,...

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