Publications by authors named "R Krumkamp"
Article Synopsis
- Snakebite envenoming poses a significant public health risk in tropical areas, particularly in Malawi, where community understanding of local snakes and first-aid measures is lacking.
- A survey conducted in Neno District revealed that only 1.3% of participants could accurately identify snakes, less than 5% knew proper first-aid procedures, and 14.3% had adequate knowledge of prevention methods.
- The findings indicate that both community health workers and members have inadequate knowledge, showing no significant differences between the two groups.
Background: The standard of care for Lassa fever is the use of ribavirin with supportive therapy. There is little information on the course of viremia and its relationship with clinical outcomes in patients treated with ribavirin.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of virologic and clinical parameters of 152 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-confirmed Lassa fever cases admitted and treated with ribavirin therapy.
Background: Influenza is the most common vaccine-preventable infection among travelers, affecting approximately one percent of those travelling to subtropical and tropical destinations.
Methods: We analysed demographic, travel-related and clinical information from travelers diagnosed with influenza at our travel clinic between January 2015 and March 2020 and influenza-negative controls.
Results: We included 68 travelers diagnosed with influenza and 207 controls.
In malaria-endemic areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, overlap of clinical symptoms between malarial and non-malarial febrile illnesses can lead to empiric use of antibiotics among children. Our study aimed to illustrate the potential impact of decreasing malaria prevalence from malaria control efforts on antibiotic use. We constructed a probabilistic decision tree model representing antibiotic prescription in febrile children < 5 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Many children in sub-Saharan Africa die from infectious diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea that can be prevented by early diagnosis, effective and targeted treatment. This study aimed to gain insights into case management practices by parents before they present their children to hospital.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 332 parents attending a district hospital with their under-fives symptomatic with fever and/or diarrhoea between November 2019 and July 2020 in rural Tanzania.