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Increased Use of Hyperosmolar Therapy for Suspected Clinically Apparent Brain Injury in Pediatric Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis during the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published in Pediatric diabetes (2023)“…The incidence of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) increased during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to investigate…”
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The interferon landscape along the respiratory tract impacts the severity of COVID-19
Published in Cell (16-09-2021)“…Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by overproduction of immune mediators, but the role of interferons (IFNs) of the type I (IFN-I) or…”
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Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Growth Outcomes in Children under 5 Years of Age
Published in Nutrients (20-03-2018)“…(1) Background: The effects of zinc supplementation on child growth, and prior reviews of these studies, have shown mixed results. We aim to systematically…”
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Methodological approaches to imputing early-pregnancy weight based on weight measures collected during pregnancy
Published in BMC medical research methodology (05-02-2021)“…Early pregnancy weights are needed to quantify gestational weight gain accurately. Different methods have been used in previous studies to impute…”
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Nutritional Status and Mortality Among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (15-07-2011)“…Background. Poor nutritional status is associated with immunologic impairment and adverse health outcomes among adults infected with human immunodeficiency…”
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Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and incident type 2 diabetes in the Framingham Offspring Study
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-06-2010)“…Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D is involved in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Our objective was to examine the relation between…”
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Risk factors for moderate acute malnutrition among children with acute diarrhoea in India and Tanzania: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial
Published in BMC pediatrics (19-01-2024)“…Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) affects over 30 million children aged < 5 years worldwide. MAM may confer a greater risk of developing severe malnutrition…”
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Gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis using nationally representative data
Published in BMJ global health (01-11-2020)“…IntroductionGestational weight gain (GWG) has important implications for maternal and child health and is an ideal modifiable factor for preconceptional and…”
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Assessing environmental enteric dysfunction via multiplex assay and its relation to growth and development among HIV-exposed uninfected Tanzanian infants
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2023)“…Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) may contribute to poor growth and development in young children. While validated EED biomarkers are currently lacking,…”
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High Burden of Morbidity and Mortality but Not Growth Failure in Infants Exposed to but Uninfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Tanzania
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-01-2017)“…Objective To compare health and growth outcomes in children infected with HIV, children exposed to but uninfected with HIV, and children unexposed to HIV…”
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Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mortality in infants up to 6 mo of age born to HIV-positive Tanzanian women
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-11-2012)“…Background: Despite the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), exposure to HIV from breast milk has relegated EBF to an option only when formula feeding is…”
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Gestational weight gain at the national, regional, and income group levels based on 234 national household surveys from 70 low-income and middle-income countries
Published in PLOS global public health (2024)“…Gestational weight gain (GWG) estimates enable the identification of populations of women at risk for adverse outcomes. We described GWG distribution in low-…”
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First-line Antiretroviral Therapy and Changes in Lipid Levels Over 3 Years Among HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-06-2013)“…Background. With the rapid rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there has been an increasing concern about cardiovascular risks…”
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Serum anti-flagellin and anti-lipopolysaccharide immunoglobulins as predictors of linear growth faltering in Pakistani infants at risk for environmental enteric dysfunction
Published in PloS one (06-03-2018)“…Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) in children from low-income countries has been linked to linear growth declines. There is a critical need to identify…”
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Plasma concentrations of leptin at mid-pregnancy are associated with gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (06-10-2021)“…Gestational weight gain (GWG) has critical implications for maternal and child health. Inflammation and angiogenesis are implicated in various aspects of…”
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Incident tuberculosis and risk factors among HIV-infected children in Tanzania
Published in AIDS (London) (15-05-2013)“…To describe the burden of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) in a HIV-infected population and explore the demographic and clinical factors associated with the…”
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Risk factors for mortality among Tanzanian infants and children
Published in Tropical medicine and health (04-06-2020)“…During the era of the Millennium Development Goals, under 5 mortality rates decreased significantly worldwide; however, reductions were not equally…”
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Angiogenic proteins, placental weight and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women in Tanzania
Published in PloS one (09-12-2016)“…Placental vascular development, and ultimately placental weight, is essential to healthy fetal development. Here, we examined placental weight in a cohort of…”
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Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation and Growth in Early Infancy are Associated with Stunting in Young Tanzanian Children
Published in Nutrients (24-08-2018)“…Stunting can afflict up to one-third of children in resource-constrained countries. We hypothesized that low-grade systemic inflammation (defined as elevations…”
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Oral iron supplementation and anaemia in children according to schedule, duration, dose and cosupplementation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 129 randomised trials
Published in BMJ global health (01-02-2023)“…IntroductionWHO guidelines on iron supplementation among children call for further research to identify the optimal schedule, duration, dose and…”
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