#VisualAbstract: Azithromycin during routine well-infant visits does not prevent death in Burkina Faso
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Non-severe tuberculosis in children can be treated with a shorter 4-month regimen
1. For children with non-severe tuberculosis, 4 months of antituberculosis treatments was non-inferior to 6 months of antituberculosis treatments. 2. ...
Critically ill COVID-19 patients in Africa may have worse outcomes compared to global rates
1. In-hospital mortality within 30 days of admission for COVID-19 was 48% (vs. global mortality 31.5%). 2. Increased age, underlying ...
Novel malaria vaccine candidate (R21/MM) is safe and highly protective against malaria transmission in African children
1. Vaccine efficacy at 6 months for R21/MM was 74% in group 1 and 77% in group 2. 2. R21/MM ...
Southern and Northern Africa continue to be disproportionately affected during the second wave of COVID-19
1. Analysis of the two distinct waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa showed a more severe second wave with ...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention program shows cost-effective prevention for children in Africa
1. Implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention was associated with reductions in malaria cases and deaths during high transmission periods. 2. ...
#VisualAbstract: Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia
1. In African children with uncomplicated severe anemia, immediate blood transfusion did not notably alter patient mortality at 1- or ...
The TRACT trial: no mortality benefit observed in African children with uncomplicated severe anemia who receive transfusion
1. In African children with uncomplicated severe anemia, immediate blood transfusion did not notably alter patient mortality at 1- or ...
#VisualAbstract: Longer-Term Assessment of Azithromycin for Reducing Childhood Mortality in Africa
1. Mass, twice-yearly administration of azithromycin to children between 1 and 59 months of age in communities in Niger previously ...
The MORDOR II trial: mass azithromycin distribution decreases childhood mortality in Niger
1. Mass, twice-yearly administration of azithromycin to children between 1 and 59 months of age in communities in Niger previously ...
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