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Recurrent Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis by Davachi, Farzin, Bregu, Hamide, Lito, Gjeorgjina

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Tumor Necrosis Factor and Severe Malaria by Shaffer, Nathan, Grau, Georges E., Hedberg, Katrina, Davachi, Farzin, Lyamba, Bongo, Hightower, Allen W., Breman, Joel G., Nguyen-Dinh, Phuc

“…To investigate the relation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) to Plasmodium falciparum infection, plasma TNFα concentrations were measured in Zairian children…”
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Hospital-based surveillance of malaria-related paediatric morbidity and mortality in Kinshasa, Zaire by GREENBERG, A. E, NTUMBANZONDO, M, NTULA, N, MAWA, L, HOWELL, J, DAVACHI, F

“…Although Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a leading cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality in Africa, few quantitative estimates are available about the…”
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Plasmodium falciparum-associated anemia in children at a large urban hospital in Zaire by Hedberg, K, Shaffer, N, Davachi, F, Hightower, A, Lyamba, B, Paluku, K M, Nguyen-Dinh, P, Breman, J G

“…Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and human virus (HIV) infection through blood transfusions used to treat malaria-associated anemia are…”
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Review of epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in children: Zaire experience by Davachi, F

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Persistent diarrhea associated with AIDS by Keusch, G T, Thea, D M, Kamenga, M, Kakanda, K, Mbala, M, Brown, C, Davachi, F

“…Chronic diarrhea and wasting are very common manifestations of AIDS in adults in developing countries. Etiologic studies show that protozoa (including…”
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Immunogenicity of High-Titer Edmonston-Zagreb Measles Vaccine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children in Kinshasa, Zaire by Cutts, F. T., Mandala, K., St. Louis, M., Brown, C., Mayala, B., Zell, E. R., Deforest, A., Kamenga, M., Davachi, F., Markowitz, L. E.

“…The response to Edmonston-Zagreb vaccine (titer, 5.4log10 pfu) was evaluated among children in a study of perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency…”
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Evaluation of a clinical case definition of AIDS in African children by Colebunders, R I, Greenberg, A, Nguyen-Dinh, P, Francis, H, Kabote, N, Izaley, L, Davachi, F, Quinn, T C, Piot, P

“…In July 1986, a provisional clinical case definition of AIDS in children, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for surveillance purposes in Africa,…”
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Pediatric AIDS and perinatal HIV infection in Zaire: epidemiologic and pathologic findings by Nelson, A M, Firpo, A, Kamenga, M, Davachi, F, Angritt, P, Mullick, F G

“…HIV infection in women and children is a special problem in Zaire and in other countries where heterosexual transmission is predominant. Nearly half of the…”
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Human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence in pediatric patients 2 to 14 years of age at Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire by MANN, J. M, FRANCIS, H, PANGU KAZA ASILA, CURRAN, J. W, DAVACHI, F, BAUDOUX, P, QUINN, T. C, NZILA NZILAMBI, NGALY BOSENGE, COLEBUNDERS, R. L, NDOKO KABOTE, PIOT, P

“…Seroprevalence to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was determined among 368 children 2 to 14 years of age who were admitted to the pediatric service at Mama…”
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Intravenous quinine therapy of hospitalized children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kinshasa, Zaire by Greenberg, A E, Nguyen-Dinh, P, Davachi, F, Yemvula, B, Malanda, N, Nzeza, M, Williams, S B, de Zwart, J F

“…To examine the clinical and parasitologic efficacy of quinine, we studied 34 children (7 months-13 years old) with severe or moderately severe Plasmodium…”
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Pediatric AIDS and associated cancers in Kinshasa, Zaire by Davachi, F, Ngoie, K, Ndoko, K, Mayemba, N, Beya, T

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Plasmodium falciparum in Kinshasa, Zaire: in vitro drug susceptibility studies by Nguyen-Dinh, P, Greenberg, A E, Kabote, N, Davachi, F, Goussard, B, Embonga, B

“…In June 1986, Plasmodium falciparum parasites were collected from 33 children presenting at the Mama Yemo Hospital in Kinshasa (Zaire) and were successfully…”
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New parameters for evaluating oral rehydration therapy: one year's experience in a major urban hospital in Zaire by Moore, M, Davachi, F, Bongo, L, Seruvugo, H, Mushiya, K, Roy, J A, Mambu-ma-Disu

“…Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a simple treatment for diarrhoeal dehydration that must be administered correctly to be effective. In August 1984 an ORT…”
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Diseases of the mitral valve in infancy. An anatomic analysis of 55 cases by Davachi, F, Moller, J H, Edwards, J E

“…A pathologic study of mitral valvular lesions among 55 infants revealed 29 cases in which the mitral valve was the site of a primary congenital malformation…”
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Postoperative left anterior hemiblock and right bundle branch block following repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Clinical and etiologic considerations by Steeg, C N, Krongrad, E, Davachi, F, Bowman, Jr, F O, Malm, J R, Gersony, W M

“…Previous reports have indicated an incidence of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and left anterior hemiblock (LAH) pattern varying from 8-22% following…”
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Agenesis of the left lung by Davachi, F, Rothberg, M

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Perinatal transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 to infants of seropositive women in Zaire by Ryder, R W, Nsa, W, Hassig, S E, Behets, F, Rayfield, M, Ekungola, B, Nelson, A M, Mulenda, U, Francis, H, Mwandagalirwa, K

“…To examine perinatal transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in Zaire, we screened 8108 women who gave birth at one of two Kinshasa…”
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A Prospective Study of Diarrhea and HIV-1 Infection among 429 Zairian Infants by Thea, Donald M, St. Louis, Michael E, Atido, Uvoya, Kanjinga, Kakanda, Kembo, Biyela, Matondo, Mbala, Tshiamala, Tshimpaka, Kamenga, Claude, Davachi, Farzin, Brown, Christopher, Rand, William M, Keusch, Gerald T

“…The World Health Organization estimates that in 1992 90 percent of the 1 million children with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) worldwide lived in…”
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Neonatal pneumomediastinum associated with renal anomalies by Davachi, F, Rothberg, M, Ambos, M, Lefleur, R

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