Rapid diagnostic test-based management of malaria: an effectiveness study in Papua New Guinean infants with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malariaNicolas Senn
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
Clin Infect Dis 54:644-51. 2012
..We evaluated the safety of withholding antimalarial drugs from young Papua New Guinean children with negative RDT results in areas with high levels of both Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections...
- Community response to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Papua New Guinea
Christopher Pell
Barcelona Centre for International Health Research CRESIB, Hospital Clinic IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Malar J 9:369. 2010
..Building on previous acceptability research undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa this article aims to investigate the acceptability of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Papua New Guinea (PNG)...
- Malaria chemoprophylaxis: what do the travelers choose, and how does pretravel consultation influence their final decision
Nicolas Senn
Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, Switzerland
Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:1010-4. 2007
..This suggests that evidence-based information weighs more heavily than negative publicity. Taking into account the perspective of the user should improve appropriateness of the pretravel advice...
- Acute hepatitis A in a young returning traveler from Kenya despite immunization before departure
Nicolas Senn
Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
J Travel Med 16:72-3. 2009
..Aluminum-adsorbed hepatitis A vaccines are known to be highly efficient. We present here the case of a patient who was immunized against hepatitis A before leaving for Kenya and who contracted an acute symptomatic hepatitis A during travel...
- Measles in Papua New Guinea: an age-specific serological survey
Nicolas Senn
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 60, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Vaccine 28:1819-23. 2010
..3, p=0.004). Such a dose is, however, not currently prescribed by the national immunization schedule...
- Population hemoglobin mean and anemia prevalence in Papua New Guinea: new metrics for defining malaria endemicity?
Nicolas Senn
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
PLoS ONE 5:e9375. 2010
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- Contribution of dengue fever to the burden of acute febrile illnesses in Papua New Guinea: an age-specific prospective study
Nicolas Senn
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:132-7. 2011
..This study provides good evidence for the first time that DF is common in PNG and is responsible for 8% of fever episodes. The common occurrence of DF in a population with presumed previous exposure to dengue is an important observation...
- Motivational brief intervention for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in travelers: a randomized controlled trial
Nicolas Senn
Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
BMC Infect Dis 11:300. 2011
..We investigated the potential benefits of a motivational brief intervention (BI) and the provision of condoms on the engagement in unprotected casual sex...
- Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Papua New Guinean infants exposed to Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax: a randomized controlled trial
Nicolas Senn
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang, Papua New Guinea
PLoS Med 9:e1001195. 2012
..It remains unclear whether IPTi is an appropriate prevention strategy in non-African settings or those co-endemic for P. vivax (Pv)...
- Development and validation of a clinical decision rule for the diagnosis of influenza
Mark H Ebell
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Evidence Based Health Professions Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 25:55-62. 2012
..Our objective was to develop and validate a simple clinical decision rule for diagnosis of influenza...
- How critical is timing for the diagnosis of influenza in general practice?
Nicolas Senn
Medical Outpatient Clinic, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 135:614-7. 2005
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