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Effect of artemether-lumefantrine policy and improved vector control on malaria burden in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Barnes, Karen I ; Durrheim, David N ; Little, Francesca ; Jackson, Amanda ; Mehta, Ushma ; Allen, Elizabeth ; Dlamini, Sicelo S ; Tsoka, Joyce ; Bredenkamp, Barry ; Mthembu, D Jotham Date: 2005 In KwaZulu-Natal strengthening of vector control and a change in antimalarial treatment policy to use of artemether-lumefantrine has been associated with a decrease in malaria cases, admissions, and deaths. Read more c b
Effect of artemether-lumefantrine policy and improved vector control on malaria burden in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Author: Barnes, Karen I ; Durrheim, David N ; Little, Francesca ; Jackson, Amanda ; Mehta, Ushma ; Allen, Elizabeth ; Dlamini, Sicelo S ; Tsoka, Joyce ; Bredekamp, Barry ; Mthembu, D Jotham ; White, Nicholas J ; Sharp, Brian L Date: 2005 Between 1995 and 2000, KwaZulu–Natal province, South Africa, experienced a marked increase in Plasmodium falciparum malaria, fuelled by pyrethroid and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance. In response, vector control was strengthened and ... Read more
Eliciting harms data from trial participants: how perceptions of illness and treatment mediate recognition of relevant information to report

Author: Allen, Elizabeth ; Barnes, Karen ; Mushi, Adiel ; Massawe, Isolide ; Staedke, Sarah ; Mehta, Ushma ; Vestergaard, Lasse ; Lemnge, Martha ; Chandler, Clare Date: 2011 Background: There is no consensus on the ideal methodology for eliciting participant-reported harms, but question methods influence the extent and nature of data detected. This gives potential for measurement error and undermines meta-analyses ... Read more c b
Evaluating harm associated with anti-malarial drugs: a survey of methods used by clinical researchers to elicit, assess and record participant-reported adverse events and related data

Author: Allen, Elizabeth ; Chandler, Clare ; Mandimika, Nyaradzo ; Pace, Cheryl ; Mehta, Ushma ; Barnes, Karen Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:Participant reports of medical histories, adverse events (AE) and non-study drugs are integral to evaluating harm in clinical research. However, interpreting or synthesizing results is complicated if studies use different methods ... Read more c b
How experiences become data: the process of eliciting adverse event, medical history and concomitant medication reports in antimalarial and antiretroviral interaction trials

Author: Allen, Elizabeth ; Mushi, Adiel ; Massawe, Isolide ; Vestergaard, Lasse ; Lemnge, Martha ; Staedke, Sarah ; Mehta, Ushma ; Barnes, Karen ; Chandler, Clare Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:Accurately characterizing a drug's safety profile is essential. Trial harm and tolerability assessments rely, in part, on participants' reports of medical histories, adverse events (AEs), and concomitant medications. Optimal methods ... Read more c b
Influences on participant reporting in the World Health Organisation drugs exposure pregnancy registry; a qualitative study

Author: Allen, Elizabeth N ; Gomes, Melba ; Yevoo, Lucy ; Egesah, Omar ; Clerk, Christine ; Byamugisha, Josaphat ; Mbonye, Anthony ; Were, Edwin ; Mehta, Ushma ; Atuyambe, Lynn M Date: 31 Oct 2014 Background: The World Health Organisation has designed a pregnancy registry to investigate the effect of maternal drug use on pregnancy outcomes in resource-limited settings. In this sentinel surveillance system, detailed health and drug use ... Read more c b
Noma in northwest Nigeria: a neglected disease in neglected populations

Author: Farley, Elise Sarah Date: 2020 Background Noma, also known as cancrum oris, is a gangrenous infection of the oral cavity, which causes widespread orofacial destruction. If untreated, noma has a reported 90% mortality rate within weeks after the onset of first symptoms. ... Read more
Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource-limited settings

Author: Mehta, Ushma ; Clerk, Christine ; Allen, Elizabeth ; Yore, Mackensie ; Sevene, Esperanca ; Singlovic, Jan ; Petzold, Max ; Mangiaterra, Viviana ; Elefant, Elizabeth ; Sullivan, Frank ; Holmes, Lewis ; Gomes, Melba Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: The absence of robust evidence of safety of medicines in pregnancy, particularly those for major diseases provided by public health programmes in developing countries, has resulted in cautious recommendations on their use. We ... Read more c b
Serious adverse drug reactions at two children’s hospitals in South Africa

Author: Mouton, Johannes P ; Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C ; Jobanputra, Nicole ; Mehta, Ushma ; Stewart, Annemie ; de Waal, Reneé ; Technau, Karl-Günter ; Argent, Andrew ; Kroon, Max ; Scott, Christiaan ; Cohen, Karen Date: 04 Jan 2020 Abstract Background The high HIV prevalence in South Africa may potentially be shaping the local adverse drug reaction (ADR) burden. We aimed to describe the prevalence and characteristics of serious ADRs at admission, and during admission, ... Read more

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