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Medical Research

Medical data and research from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) field operations are regularly published in the peer-reviewed literature.

Below is a selection of recently published MSF medical research articles. For copies or to search all MSF research publications, please visit the MSF Field Research website, or contact Dr. Patricia Kahn, Medical Editor, patricia.kahn[at]newyork.msf.org.

MSF research articles on Malnutrition

January 10, 2011

Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study

Laurence Ahoua, Chantal Umutoni, Helena Huerga, Andrea Minetti, Elisabeth Szumilin, Suna Balkan, David M Olson, Sarala Nicholas, Mar Pujades-Rodriguez 
J Int AIDS Soc 2011;14:2.
Journal of the International AIDS Society

HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Malnutrition, Uganda

July 26, 2010

Reducing wasting in young children with preventive supplementation: a cohort study in Niger

Sheila Isanaka, Thomas Roederer, Ali Djibo, Francisco J. Luquero, Nohelly Nombela, Philippe J. Guerin, Rebecca F. Grais
Pediatrics 2010;126(2):e442-50.
Pediatrics

Malnutrition, Niger

June 29, 2010

Accuracy of MUAC in the detection of severe wasting with the new WHO growth standards

Miguel Ángel Luque Fernández, Pascale Delchevalerie, Michel van Herp
Pediatrics 2010;126(1):e195-201.
Pediatrics

Diagnostics, Malnutrition

March 23, 2010

Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger

Fabienne Nackers, France Broillet, Diakité Oumarou, Ali Djibo, Valérie Gaboulaud, Philippe J. Guerin, Barbara Rusch, Rebecca F. Grais, Valérie Captier
J Trop Pediatr 2010;56(6):407-13.
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Malnutrition, Niger

November 26, 2009

Malnutrition and mortality patterns among internally displaced and non-displaced population living in a camp, a village or a town in Eastern Chad

Gilles Guerrier, Malaïka Zounoun, Olimpia Delarosa, Isabelle Defourny, Michelo Lacharite, Vincent Brown, Biagio Pedalino
PLoS ONE 2009;4(11):e8077. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008077)

Chad, Malnutrition

May 6, 2009

A large-scale distribution of milk-based fortified spreads: Evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition

Isabelle Defourny, Andrea Minetti, Géza Harczi, Stéphane Doyon, Susan Shepherd, Milton Tectonidis, Jean-Hervé Bradol, Michael Golden
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e5455. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005455)

Malnutrition, Niger

March 3, 2009

Prognostic accuracy of WHO growth standards to predict mortality in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger

Nathanael Lapidus, Francisco J. Luquero, Valérie Gaboulaud, Susan Shepherd, Rebecca F. Grais
PLoS Medicine 2009;6:e39. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000039)

Malnutrition, Niger

February 1, 2009

Comparison of the new World Health Organization growth standards and the National Center for Health Statistics growth reference regarding mortality of malnourished children treated in a 2006 nutrition program in Niger

Nancy M. Dale, Rebecca F. Grais, Andrea Minetti, Juhani Miettola, Noel C. Barengo
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009;163(2):126-30.
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Malnutrition, Niger

January 29, 2009

Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006

Nael Lapidus, Andrea Minetti, Ali Djibo, Philippe J. Guerin, Sarah Hustache, Valérie Gaboulaud, Rebecca F. Grais
PLoS ONE 2009;4:e4313. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004313)

Malnutrition, Niger

January 21, 2009

Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger: A cluster randomized trial

Sheila Isanaka, Nohelly Nombela, Ali Djibo, Marie Poupard, Dominique Van Beckhoven, Valérie Gaboulaud, Philippe J. Guerin, Rebecca F. Grais
JAMA 2009;301:277-85.

Malnutrition, Niger

September 1, 2007

Whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations are not depressed in subjects with clinical pellagra

Paul I. Creeke, Filippo Dibari, Edith Cheung, Tina van den Briel, Eustace Kyroussis, Andrew J. Seal
J Nutr 2007;137(9):2013-7.
Journal of Nutrition

Angola, Malnutrition, Pellagra

September 1, 2007

Management of moderate acute malnutrition with RUTF in Niger

Isabelle Defourny, Gwenola Seroux, Issaley Abdelkader, Géza Harczi
Field Exchange 2007;31:2-4.

Malnutrition, Niger

April 1, 2007

Can height-adjusted cut-offs improve MUAC's utility as an assessment tool?

Michel Van Herp, An Verwulgen, Bérengère Leurquin, Pascale Delchevalerie
Field Exchange 2007;30:23-26.

Chad, Darfur, Ethiopia, Malnutrition, Sudan

January 1, 2007

Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola

Andrew J Seal, Paul I Creeke, Filippo Dibari, Edith Cheung, Eustace Kyroussis, Paulina Semedo, Tina van den Briel
Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85(1):218-24.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Angola, Malnutrition, Pellagra

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