Publications by authors named "Aber Peace"
Article Synopsis
- HEU (HIV-exposed uninfected) children face a higher risk of hospitalization and mortality compared to HUU (HIV-unexposed uninfected) children, prompting a closer look at their health outcomes.
- A study of 1486 children revealed that HEU children had significantly higher rates of hospitalization mortality and were more prone to wasting and stunting.
- Despite similar illness severity and resource use in hospitals, HEU children had longer stays and a two-fold increased risk of dying within 30 days of hospitalization compared to HUU peers.
Childhood growth during recovery from acute illness in Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of the childhood acute illness and nutrition (CHAIN) prospective cohort.
EClinicalMedicine
April 2024
Background: Growth faltering is well-recognized during acute childhood illness and growth acceleration during convalescence, with or without nutritional therapy, may occur. However, there are limited recent data on growth after hospitalization in low- and middle-income countries.
Methods: We evaluated growth following hospitalization among children aged 2-23 months in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Article Synopsis
- Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne virus that poses a health threat in Uganda, prompting an outbreak investigation after a human case linked to cattle.
- Researchers tested blood and tick samples from 210 animals (117 cattle and 93 goats) to determine infection rates and identify risk factors.
- The study found high levels of CCHF antibodies in the animals, particularly among females and those in pastoral systems, suggesting the need for enhanced surveillance and prevention measures in the region.
Background And Objectives: Acute illness with malnutrition is a common indication for hospitalization among children in low- and middle-income countries. We investigated the association between wasting recovery trajectories and neurodevelopmental outcomes in young children 6 months after hospitalization for an acute illness.
Methods: Children aged 2 to 23 months were enrolled in a prospective observational cohort of the Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition Network, in Uganda, Malawi, and Pakistan between January 2017 and January 2019.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) sputum culture contaminants make it difficult to obtain pure TB isolates.We aimed to study and identify persistent TB sputum culture contaminants post the standard laboratory pre-culture sample decontamination techniques.
Methods: This was a longitudinal study of TB sputum culture contamination for a cohort of TB patients on standard treatment at: baseline, during TB treatment and post TB treatment.