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| Luis E CuevasSummaryAffiliation: World Health Organization Country: Switzerland Publications
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LED fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a multi-country cross-sectional evaluationLuis Eduardo Cuevas
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 8:e1001057. 2011..The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity/specificity of LED-FM for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB and whether its performance varies with the timing of specimen collection...
The urgent need for new diagnostics for symptomatic tuberculosis in childrenLuis E Cuevas
UNICEF UNDP World Bank WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
Indian J Pediatr 78:449-55. 2011..Although the future holds promise, increased support from international organizations and funding agencies is needed to promote the evaluation and development of new diagnostics that are suitable for TB in children...- Adenovirus infections within a family cohort in IranMohammadreza Naghipour
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
Pediatr Pulmonol 44:749-53. 2009..Adenovirus is one of the most frequent viruses associated with acute respiratory infections (ARI). There is limited information of its transmission within the community... - Unusual norovirus and rotavirus genotypes in EthiopiaMohammed A Yassin
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Paediatr Int Child Health 32:51-5. 2012..Gastro-enteritis is associated with significant mortality in low- and middle-income countries, and rotavirus and norovirus are the principal viral agents implicated... - New policies, new technologies: modelling the potential for improved smear microscopy services in MalawiAndrew Ramsay
UNICEF UNDP World Bank WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
PLoS ONE 4:e7760. 2009..To quantify the likely impact of recent WHO policy recommendations regarding smear microscopy and the introduction of appropriate low-cost fluorescence microscopy on a) case detection and b) laboratory workload... - Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus disease in children, YemenNajla Al-Sonboli
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1437-9. 2006..Age, indoor air pollution, and incomplete vaccinations were risk factors and differed from those in industrialized countries... - Treatment outcome in children with tuberculosis in southern EthiopiaMontserrat Muñoz-Sellart
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Scand J Infect Dis 41:450-5. 2009..Reporting only cases with smear-positive TB disproportionally excludes a higher proportion of children than adults. Surveillance systems to monitor TB outcome in children need to be improved... 
Zinc and infection: a reviewLuis E Cuevas
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Ann Trop Paediatr 25:149-60. 2005....- Human bocavirus in Iranian children with acute respiratory infectionsMohammadreza Naghipour
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
J Med Virol 79:539-43. 2007..Seven children had co-infections with RSV, adenovirus or influenza A. The relatively high frequency of HBoV suggests that the virus may contribute substantially to acute respiratory infections in children... - Interferon gamma-induced protein-10 concentrations in children with previous tuberculosis infections and diseaseSmiti Bihari
Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine LSTM, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:1089-91. 2012..Cases and contacts had similar interferon gamma-induced protein-10 concentrations. Concentrations varied with the tuberculin and interferon gamma release tests' concordance or discordance, and were independent of time... - Risk for tuberculosis among childrenHiroshi Nakaoka
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Emerg Infect Dis 12:1383-8. 2006..TST may underestimate risk for infection with TB in children... - The impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic on clinical presentations and viral epidemiology of acute respiratory infection in preschool children in BrazilDavid W Fawkner-Corbett
Institute of Child Health, Alder Hey Children s Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:653-5. 2012..H1N1 was also associated with increased risk of hospitalization and coinfection... - Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics in children: 2. Methodological issues for conducting and reporting research evaluations of tuberculosis diagnostics for intrathoracic tuberculosis in children. Consensus from an expert panelLuis E Cuevas
Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
J Infect Dis 205:S209-15. 2012..This consensus statement is an important step toward ensuring greater rigor and comparability of pediatric tuberculosis diagnostic research, with the aim of realizing the full potential of better tests for children... - Short communication: colour vision and proficiency in diagnostic microscopyNaomi Seki
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Trop Med Int Health 10:433-4. 2005..Our results suggest that routine quality improvement activities may not achieve their desired effect if the colour discrimination abilities of technicians are not considered... - Molecular analysis of the 18S rRNA gene of Cryptosporidium parasites from patients with or without human immunodeficiency virus infections living in Kenya, Malawi, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and VietnamWangeci Gatei
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
J Clin Microbiol 41:1458-62. 2003..The variation within genotypes was conserved in all geographical regions regardless of the patients' HIV status. The extensive diversity within genotypes at the 18S rRNA gene locus may limit its application to phylogenetic analyses... - The effect on haemoglobin of the use of iron cooking pots in rural Malawian households in an area with high malaria prevalence: a randomized trialPaul Prinsen Geerligs
Tropical Child Health Group, Division of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Trop Med Int Health 8:310-5. 2003..Using iron cooking pots in developing countries could provide an innovative way to prevent iron deficiency and anaemia in malarious areas where regular iron supplementation is problematic...