Research in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: The Médecins Sans Frontières/Epicentre Experience

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2. Epicentre

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2001

Rapid assessment of population size by area sampling in disaster situations.

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2006

Are rapid population estimates accurate? A field trial of two different assessment methods.

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2005

Ceftriaxone as effective as long-acting chloramphenicol in short-course treatment of meningococcal meningitis during epidemics: A randomised non-inferiority study.

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2000

Control of meningococcal disease in west Africa.

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12. GraisRFFerrariMJDubrayCBjornstadONGrenfellBT

2006

Estimating transmission intensity for a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger: Lessons for intervention.

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2006

Exploring the time to intervene with a reactive mass vaccination campaign in measles epidemics.

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14. GraisRFDubrayCGerstlSGuthmannJPDjiboA

2007

Unacceptably high mortality related to measles epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad.

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2007

Time is of the essence: Exploring a measles outbreak response vaccination in Niamey, Niger.

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2007

The contribution of Médecins Sans Frontières to the assessment of efficacy of antimalarial treatment, 1996–2004 [abstract 974].

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17. GuthmannJPAmpueroJFortesFvan OvermeirCGaboulaudV

2005

Antimalarial efficacy of chloroquine, amodiaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and the combinations of amodiaquine + artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + artesunate in Huambo and Bie provinces, central Angola.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

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18. ChecchiFRoddyPKamaraSWilliamsAMorineauG

2005

Evidence basis for antimalarial policy change in Sierra Leone: Five in vivo efficacy studies of chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine.

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19. DepoortereEGuthmannJPPresseJSipilanyambeNNkanduE

2005

Efficacy and effectiveness of the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and a 3-day course of artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a refugee settlement in Zambia.

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20. GuthmannJPKlovstadHBocciaDHamidNPinogesL

2006

A large outbreak of hepatitis E among a displaced population in Darfur, Sudan, 2004: The role of water treatment methods.

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1993

An outbreak of pellagra related to changes in dietary niacin among Mozambican refugees in Malawi.

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22. Médecins Sans Frontières

1995

Nutritional guidelines

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1992

Enquêtes nutritionnelles. Analyse et interprétation de l'indice poidstaille.

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24. CoulombierDPécoulBDesvéGMorenA

1992

Enquêtes nutritionnelles anthropométriques rapides (ENAR) en situation précaire.

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377

384

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2001

Changing the way we address severe malnutrition during famine.

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1999

Ready-to-use therapeutic food for treatment of marasmus.

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2007

Could nutritional rehabilitation at home complement or replace centre-based therapeutic feeding programmes for severe malnutrition.

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28. MiltonT

2006

Outpatient care for severe acute malnutrition.

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29. GuthmannJPRuizAPriottoGKiguliJBonteL

2002

Validity, reliability and ease of use in the field of five rapid tests for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

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254

257

30. FoggCTwesigyeRBatwalaVPiolaPNabasumbaC

2008

Assessment of three new parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pan-pLDH) tests for diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria.

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2006

Neglected tests for neglected patients.

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32. BorelTRoseAMGuillermMSidikouFGerstlS

2006

High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex((R)) latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

10

964

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33. NatoFPhaliponANguyenLPTDiepTTSansonettiP

2007

Dipstick for Rapid Diagnosis of Shigella flexneri 2a in Stool.

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34. NatoFBoutonnierARajerisonMGrosjeanPDartevelleS

2003

One-step immunochromatographic dipstick tests for rapid detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in stool samples.

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10

476

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35. PécoulB

2004

New drugs for neglected diseases: From pipeline to patients.

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36. Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

2007

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