Search Results - "Guimarães, Esperança"
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Intestinal protozoan infections among children 0-168 months with diarrhea in Mozambique: June 2014 - January 2018
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2020)“…Intestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause severe diarrhea, especially among children in developing…”
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Rotavirus A infection in pre- and post-vaccine period: Risk factors, genotypes distribution by vaccination status and age of children in Nampula Province, Northern Mozambique (2015-2019)
Published in PloS one (06-08-2021)“…Mozambique introduced the monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix ® , GSK Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) in September 2015. Previous analysis, showed that…”
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Cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Mozambique
Published in Vaccine (26-08-2022)“…Rotavirus is one of the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children, with the largest mortality burden in low- and middle-income countries. To…”
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Characterizing Undernourished Children Under-Five Years Old with Diarrhoea in Mozambique: A Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2015-2019
Published in Nutrients (10-03-2022)“…Diarrhoea is associated with undernutrition and this association is related to increased morbidity and mortality in children under-five. In this analysis we…”
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Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Human Papillomavirus Vaccines for Preadolescent Girls in Mozambique: A Modelling Study
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (01-06-2023)“…Mozambique has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was introduced in 2021. This study evaluated…”
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Post-independence health research productivity in Portuguese-speaking African countries: A bibliometric analysis of 43 years of research and higher education in Mozambique
Published in Heliyon (15-08-2024)“…Africa has a high double burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases underscoring the critical need for robust scientific research. However, it is also…”
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Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula - a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique
Published in BMC infectious diseases (23-02-2021)“…In Mozambique, infection by intestinal parasites is reported all over the country. However, infection in children with diarrhoea is mostly focused in the…”
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Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine in Mozambique, a Country with a High Burden of Chronic Malnutrition
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (15-03-2022)“…Mozambique introduced monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) in September 2015. We evaluated the effectiveness of Rotarix® under conditions of routine use in…”
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Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in resource-limited settings: A cost analysis study of diagnostic tests using different Ag-RDTs and RT-PCR technologies in Mozambique
Published in PLOS global public health (2023)“…Early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 is fundamental to reduce the risk of community transmission and mortality, as well as public sector expenditures. Three years…”
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High Frequency of Cryptosporidium hominis Infecting Infants Points to A Potential Anthroponotic Transmission in Maputo, Mozambique
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (04-03-2021)“…is one of the most important causes of diarrhea in children less than 2 years of age. In this study, we report the frequency, risk factors and species of…”
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Trends and Determinants of Full Immunisation among Children Aged 12-23 Months: Analysis of Pooled Data from Mozambican Household Surveys between 1997 and 2015
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (31-01-2023)“…The 1974 Expanded Program on Immunisation has saved millions of children worldwide by promoting full immunisation coverage (FIC). However, forty years later,…”
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Early impact of rotavirus vaccination in children less than five years of age in Mozambique
Published in Vaccine (12-11-2018)“…Mozambique introduced rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix, GSK Biologicals) in the National Immunization Program in September 2015 with the objective of reducing the…”
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Molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolates from children with diarrhea: A cross-sectional study in four provinces of Mozambique
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-08-2022)“…•***Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli were identified in children in Mozambique.•Enteroaggregative E. coli was the most frequently detected pathotype.•Detection…”
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Rotavirus A infection in children under five years old with a double health problem: undernutrition and diarrhoea - a cross-sectional study in four provinces of Mozambique
Published in BMC infectious diseases (06-01-2021)“…Mozambique has a high burden of group A rotavirus (RVA) infection and chronic undernutrition. This study aimed to determine the frequency and potential risk…”
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Enterovirus detection in stool samples from Mozambican children with acute gastroenteritis
Published in Acta tropica (01-02-2023)“…Enteroviruses (EV) are predominantly enteric viruses, present in all parts of the world causing disease in humans with a broad spectrum of clinical…”
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Molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolates from children with diarrhea: A cross-sectional study in four provinces of Mozambique: Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Mozambique
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-08-2022)“…Analyze the frequency of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes and their antimicrobial resistance profiles among children aged <15 years with…”
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Norovirus Genetic Diversity in Children under Five Years Old with Acute Diarrhea in Mozambique (2014–2015)
Published in Viruses (01-09-2022)“…Norovirus (NoV) is the second most important cause of viral diarrheal disease in children worldwide after rotavirus and is estimated to be responsible for 17%…”
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Inhibition of Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria
Published 01-01-2019“…Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are frequently used in fermentation processes and have been gaining attention in biopreservation approaches against fungal…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus A Strains Pre- and Post-Vaccine (Rotarix ® ) Introduction in Mozambique, 2012-2019: Emergence of Genotypes G3P[4] and G3P[8]
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (19-08-2020)“…Group A rotavirus (RVA) remains the most important etiological agent associated with severe acute diarrhea in children. monovalent vaccine was introduced into…”
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The Potential of Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives as Antifungal Agents: A Review
Published in Toxins (03-03-2022)“…Fungal contamination presents several problems: in humans, health issues arise from infections with opportunistic filamentous fungi and yeast, while in food,…”
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