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Medical ResearchMedical 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 NigerAugust 16, 2010Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries
Kathryn M Chu, Nathan Ford, Miguel Trelles Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Surgery
July 26, 2010Reducing 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
March 23, 2010Effectiveness 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
October 5, 2009Field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during the 2006 outbreak in Niger
Angela M. C. Rose, Sibylle Gerstl, Ali E-H Mahamane, Fati Sidikou, Saacou Djibo, Laurence Bonte, Dominique A. Caugant, Philippe J. Guerin, Suzanne Chanteau
May 6, 2009A large-scale distribution of milk-based fortified spreads: Evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutritionIsabelle Defourny, Andrea Minetti, Géza Harczi, Stéphane Doyon, Susan Shepherd, Milton Tectonidis, Jean-Hervé Bradol, Michael Golden
March 3, 2009Prognostic accuracy of WHO growth standards to predict mortality in a large-scale nutritional program in NigerNathanael Lapidus, Francisco J. Luquero, Valérie Gaboulaud, Susan Shepherd, Rebecca F. Grais
February 1, 2009Comparison 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
January 29, 2009Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006Nael Lapidus, Andrea Minetti, Ali Djibo, Philippe J. Guerin, Sarah Hustache, Valérie Gaboulaud, Rebecca F. Grais
January 21, 2009Effect 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
December 29, 2008Assessing the impact of the introduction of the World Health Organization growth standards and weight-for-height z-score criterion on the response to treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: Secondary data analysis
Sheila Isanaka, Eduardo Villamor, Susan Shepherd, Rebecca F. Grais
February 7, 2008The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa
Matthew J. Ferrari, Rebecca F. Grais, Nita Bharti, Andrew J. K. Conlan, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, Lara J. Wolfson, Philippe J. Guerin, Ali Djibo, Bryan T. Grenfell
January 6, 2008Time is of the essence: Exploring a measles outbreak response vaccination in Niamey, Niger
RF Grais, AJK Conlan, MJ Ferrari, A Djibo, A Le Menach, ON Bjørnstad, BT Grenfell
September 1, 2007Management of moderate acute malnutrition with RUTF in NigerIsabelle Defourny, Gwenola Seroux, Issaley Abdelkader, Géza Harczi
January 2, 2007Unacceptably high mortality related to measles epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and ChadRebecca F. Grais et al.
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