Ambient gaseous pollutant exposure and incidence of visual impairment among children and adolescents: findings from a longitudinal, two-center cohort study in China. Chen L, Wei J, Ma T, Gao D, Wang X, Wen B, Chen M, Li Y, Jiang J, Wu L, Li W, Liu X, Song Y, Guo X, Dong Y, Ma J. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 May 27. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-20025-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35622291.
Equipping medical students for ward round learning. Collett J, Webster E, Gray A, Delany C. Clin Teach. 2022 May 23. doi: 10.1111/tct.13500. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35606156.
Using quantitative PCR to identify opportunities to strengthen soil-transmitted helminth control in Solomon Islands: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey. Le B, Clarke N, Hii SF, Byrne A, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Lake S, Sokana O, Khattak A, Romani L, Engelman D, Nasi T, Boara D, Kaldor J, Steer A, Traub R, Nery SV. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 May 23;16(5):e0010350. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010350. PMID: 35604904; PMCID: PMC9126411.
Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing of Endocervical, Vaginal, and Rectal Samples among Fijian Women with and without Chlamydia trachomatis Reveals Disparate Microbial Populations and Function across Anatomic Sites: a Pilot Study. Bommana S, Richards G, Kama M, Kodimerla R, Jijakli K, Read TD, Dean D. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 May 17:e0010522. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00105-22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35579443.
Pulse oximetry and oxygen services for the care of children with pneumonia attending frontline health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria (INSPIRING-Lagos): study protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation. BMJ Open. Graham HR, Olojede OE, Bakare AAA, McCollum ED, Iuliano A, Isah A, Osebi A, Seriki I, Ahmed T, Ahmar S, Cassar C, Valentine P, Olowookere TF, MacCalla M, Uchendu O, Burgess RA, Colbourn T, King C, Falade AG; INSPIRING Project Consortium2022 May 2;12(5):e058901. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058901. PMID: 35501079; PMCID: PMC9062461.
Using quantitative PCR to identify opportunities to strengthen soil-transmitted helminth control in Solomon Islands: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey. Le B, Clarke N, Hii SF, Byrne A, Zendejas-Heredia PA, Lake S, Sokana O, Khattak A, Romani L, Engelman D, Nasi T, Boara D, Kaldor J, Steer A, Traub R, Nery SV. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 May 23;16(5):e0010350. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010350. PMID: 35604904; PMCID: PMC9126411.
Diagnostic Challenges in Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis-Optimizing the Clinical Approach. Pathogens. Gunasekera KS, Vonasek B, Oliwa J, Triasih R, Lancioni C, Graham SM, Seddon JA, Marais BJ. 2022 Mar 23;11(4):382. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11040382. PMID: 35456057; PMCID: PMC9032883.
Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji. Mow M, Thean LJ, Parnaby M, Mani J, Rafai E, Sahukhan A, Kama M, Tuicakau M, Kado J, Romani L, Engelman D, Whitfeld M, Kaldor J, Steer A, Carvalho N. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Feb 3;16(2):e0010147. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010147. PMID: 35113888; PMCID: PMC8846527.
Mixed-methods evaluation of a continuing education approach to improving district hospital care for children in Lao PDR. Safe M, Wittick P, Philaketh K, Manivong A, Gray A. Trop Med Int Health. 2022 Mar;27(3):262-270. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13726. Epub 2022 Feb 13. PMID: 35080283.
Priority Activities in Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis to Close the Policy-Practice Gap in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Pathogens. du Preez K, Gabardo BMA, Kabra SK, Triasih R, Lestari T, Kal M, Tsogt B, Dorj G, Purev E, Nguyen TA, Naidoo L, Mvusi L, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, de Oliveira Rossoni AM, Carvalho ACC, Cardoso CAA, Sant’Anna CC, Orti DGD, Costa FD, Vega LR, Sant’Anna MFP, Hoa NB, Phuc PH, Fiogbe AA, Affolabi D, Badoum G, Ouédraogo AR, Saouadogo T, Combary A, Kuate Kuate A, Prudence BNA, Magassouba AS, Bangoura AM, Soumana A, Hermana G, Gando H, Fall N, Gning B, Dogo MF, Mbitikon O, Deffense M, Zimba K, Chabala C, Sekadde MP, Luzze H, Turyahabwe S, Dongo JP, Lopes C, Dos Santos M, Francis JR, Arango-Loboguerrero M, Perez-Velez CM, Koura KG, Graham SM. 2022 Feb 1;11(2):196. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020196. PMID: 35215139; PMCID: PMC8878304.
Evaluating stability of attenuated Sabin and two novel type 2 oral poliovirus vaccines in children. NPJ Vaccines. Wahid R, Mercer L, Gast C, De Leon T, Sáez-Llorens X, Fix A, Macadam A, Stephens L, Chumakov K, Smits SL, Murreddu M, Konopka-Anstadt JL, Steven Oberste M, Burns CC, Andino R, Bachtiar NS, Tritama E, Bandyopadhyay AS, Aguirre G, Rüttimann R, Konz JO. 2022 Feb 11;7(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00437-5. PMID: 35149714; PMCID: PMC8837630.
Prevention of bacterial complications of scabies using mass drug administration: A population-based, before-after trial in Fiji, 2018-2020. Thean LJ, Romani L, Engelman D, Wand H, Jenney A, Mani J, Paka J, Cua T, Taole S, Silai M, Ashwini K, Sahukhan A, Kama M, Tuicakau M, Kado J, Parnaby M, Carvalho N, Whitfeld M, Kaldor J, Steer AC. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 Mar 22;22:100433. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100433. PMID: 35345391; PMCID: PMC8956868.
Associations between Breastfeeding Duration and Obesity Phenotypes and the Offsetting Effect of a Healthy Lifestyle. Dang J, Chen T, Ma N, Liu Y, Zhong P, Shi D, Dong Y, Zou Z, Ma Y, Song Y, Ma J. Nutrients. 2022 May 10;14(10):1999. doi: 10.3390/nu14101999. PMID: 35631148; PMCID: PMC9143350.
Could greenness modify the effects of physical activity and air pollutants on overweight and obesity among children and adolescents? Chen L, Gao D, Ma T, Chen M, Li Y, Ma Y, Wen B, Jiang J, Wang X, Zhang J, Chen S, Wu L, Li W, Liu X, Guo X, Huang S, Wei J, Song Y, Ma J, Dong Y. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Aug 1;832:155117. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155117. Epub 2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35398425
Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tertiary hospital in Fiji: A prospective cohort study. Loftus MJ, Young-Sharma TEMW, Wati S, Badoordeen GZ, Blakeway LV, Byers SMH, Cheng AC, Jenney AWJ, Naidu R, Prasad A, Prasad V, Tudravu L, Vakatawa T, van Gorp E, Wisniewski JA, Rafai E, Stewardson AJ, Peleg AY. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 Mar 28;22:100438. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100438. PMID: 35373162; PMCID: PMC8969155.
Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Depressive and Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Children and Adolescents Aged 7-17 Years, Stratified by Body Composition. Liu J, Chen T, Chen M, Ma Y, Ma T, Gao D, Li Y, Ma Q, Chen L, Wang X, Zhang Y, Ma J, Dong Y. Front Nutr. 2022 May 23;9:888671. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.888671. PMID: 35677554; PMCID: PMC9168881.
Percentile Curves for Multiple Physical Fitness Components Among Chinese Han Children and Adolescents Aged 7-18 Years From a National Survey Based on the Total and the Normal Weight Population. Ma N, Dang J, Liu Y, Zhong P, Yan X, Zhang J, Dong Y, Song Y, Ma J, Lau PWC. Front Nutr. 2022 Jan 3;8:770349. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.770349. PMID: 35047541; PMCID: PMC8762235.
Greenness alleviates the effects of ambient particulate matter on the risks of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Chen L, Xie J, Ma T, Chen M, Gao D, Li Y, Ma Y, Wen B, Jiang J, Wang X, Zhang J, Chen S, Wu L, Li W, Liu X, Dong B, Wei J, Guo X, Huang S, Song Y, Dong Y, Ma J. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Mar 15;812:152431. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152431. Epub 2021 Dec 20. PMID: 34942264.
Prepubertal BMI, pubertal growth patterns, and long-term BMI: Results from a longitudinal analysis in Chinese children and adolescents from 2005 to 2016. Li Y, Gao D, Liu J, Yang Z, Wen B, Chen L, Chen M, Ma Y, Ma T, Dong B, Song Y, Huang S, Dong Y, Ma J. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2022 May 6. doi: 10.1038/s41430-022-01133-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35523866.
Keeping It Real: Antibiotic Use Problems and Stewardship Solutions in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Basu S, Copana R, Morales R Jr, Anugulruengkitt S, Puthanakit T, Maramba-Lazarte C, Williams P, Musembi J, Boga M, Issack M, Hokororo A, Falade AG, Trehan I, Molyneux E, Arscott-Mills T, Alemayehu T, Bryant PA. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Mar 1;41(3S):S18-S25. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003321. PMID: 35134036; PMCID: PMC8815843.
An Economic Analysis of Mumps Vaccination in Fiji: Static Model Simulation of Routine Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccination Instead of Current Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccination. Oh C, Rafai E, Cho Y, Jun D, Cha S. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 7;19(3):1861. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031861. PMID: 35162883; PMCID: PMC8835634.
Paediatric pneumonia research priorities in the context of COVID-19: An eDelphi study. J Glob Health. King C, Baker K, Richardson S, Wharton-Smith A, Bakare AA, Jehan F, Chisti MJ, Zar H, Awasthi S, Smith H, Greenslade L, Qazi SA. 2022 Feb 26;12:09001. doi: 10.7189/jogh.12.09001. PMID: 35265333; PMCID: PMC8874896.
Translating Research to Action: The Development of a Pediatric Palliative Cancer Care Advocacy Tool in Eurasia. Ehrlich BS, Yakimkova T, Batmunkh T, Mishkova V, Movsisyan N, Kirgizov K, Borisevich M, Kizyma R, Graetz DE, McNeil MJ, Vinitsky A, Smelov V, Corbex M, Lam CG, Kaye EC, Baker JN, Agulnik A. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Jan;8:e2100270. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00270. PMID: 35084997; PMCID: PMC8806380.
Integrated Sustainable childhood Pneumonia and Infectious disease Reduction in Nigeria (INSPIRING) through whole system strengthening in Jigawa, Nigeria: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. King C, Burgess RA, Bakare AA, Shittu F, Salako J, Bakare D, Uchendu OC, Iuliano A, Isah A, Adams O, Haruna I, Magama A, Ahmed T, Ahmar S, Cassar C, Valentine P, Olowookere TF, MacCalla M, Graham HR, McCollum ED, Falade AG, Colbourn T; INSPIRING Project Consortium.. 2022 Jan 31;23(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05859-5. PMID: 35101109; PMCID: PMC8802253.
Effect of childhood phthalates exposure on the risk of overweight and obesity: A nested case-control study in China. Dong Y, Gao D, Li Y, Yang Z, Wang X, Chen M, Wang Z, Song Y, Zou Z, Ma J. Environ Int. 2022 Jan;158:106886. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106886. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PMID: 34628254.
These publications are a collection of recent publications about global health including research publications outside Melbourne Children’s Global Health.