Giorgia Sulis

Datos Biográficos

ID7769293
NOMBREGiorgia Sulis
NOMBRESGiorgia
APELLIDOSulis
FIRMASULIS G
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Ottawa
ORCID0000-0001-6641-0094
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS20
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR13
TOTAL COMO EDITOR7
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Antibiotic dispensing practices and determinants among informal healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessPoshan Thapa, Meera Tandan et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial stewardship efforts in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) largely focus on qualified practitioners, yet informal healthcare providers (IPs) deliver much of the primary care. Although these providers frequently dispense antibiotics, their practices remain poorly documented and are not captured in existing surveillance systems. METHODS: Using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, this scoping review synthesised …

  • Principles and priorities for integrated tuberculosis screening and care

    Open AccessClaire Jacqueline Calderwood, Tenzin Kunor et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Tuberculosis predominates in communities with multiple health and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Tuberculosis diagnosis presents an opportunity for expanded health services to tuberculosis-affected households. We conducted a modified Delphi process to ascertain if and how expanded services should be offered to people with tuberculosis and their households. Purposively invited panellists were identified through professional networks and included r…

  • Governing antibiotic resistance through One Health

    Open AccessMouhamadou Moustapha Sow, Léo Delpy et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), especially antibiotic resistance (ABR), could cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050. While ABR is a natural phenomenon, it is exacerbated by antibiotic misuse, poor sanitation, insufficient health infrastructure, weak biosecurity, and environmental contamination. The cross-transmission of resistant bacteria between humans, animal and the environment requires a multi-sectoral response inspired by the One He…

  • Barriers and facilitators to antibiotic stewardship in Nigeria’s private healthcare sector

    Open AccessAaya Mahdi, Sarah Pascale Ngassa Detchaptche et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing global health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Nigeria, where stewardship efforts have largely overlooked the private healthcare sector. Given that most Nigerians seek care from private providers, understanding the barriers and opportunities for implementing antibiotic stewardship programs in this setting is critical. We conducted a qualitative study consistin…

  • Assessing knowledge, attitudes, willingness, and barriers to Pneumococcal vaccination among Canadian older adults

    Open AccessNawal Maredia, Cassandra Laurie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with older adults aged 65 and above at particularly high risk for invasive pneumococcal infections. In Canada, pneumococcal vaccination has been recommended for this age group since 1989, yet coverage remains below national targets. Currently, only about 55% of older adults report being vaccinated, falling short of the 80% target. This study assessed knowledge, attitude…

  • Strengthening vaccine effectiveness research to rebuild public trust

    Open AccessGiorgia Sulis, Melissa Brouwers et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

  • Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand

    Open AccessNandini Venkatesan, Lena Faust et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease closely intertwined with stigma, discrimination, and the social determinants of health. Communities of people affected by TB are experts in their care pathways, but the TB field continues to fall short of meaningfully engaging communities in TB research. This is a missed opportunity to improve the quality, relevance, person-centeredness, positive impact, and sustainability of TB research outputs. We ackn…

  • Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada

    Open AccessJi Yoon Kim, I H Park et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Older adult immigrants face unique challenges in accessing healthcare and preventive health measures, including vaccines. While Asian immigrants in North America generally report high vaccine uptake, studies suggest that Korean immigrants may have lower willingness to vaccinate and experience barriers to healthcare utilization. Understanding the vaccination experiences and decision-making processes of this population is critical to addressing dis…

  • Improving tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa’s private sector

    Open AccessJody Boffa, Tsholofelo Mhlaba et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    While tuberculosis (TB) is primarily addressed in South Africa’s public sector, people with TB also present to private sector General Practitioners (GPs), where TB may be missed or treatment delayed. We introduced a pilot project in a high-TB burden health district to connect private GPs to free public sector TB testing. We aimed to gauge GPs’ willingness to participate and describe TB patterns in the private sector. GPs practicing in metropolita…

  • Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the ReLasv Pan-Lassa Antigen Rapid Test for Lassa Fever in Nigeria

    Open AccessHanesh F Chi, Johnson Etafo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease found in several countries across West Africa, with estimates of up to 300,000 infections and 10,000 deaths yearly. The highest incidence is in Nigeria. Suspected cases are often seen in areas with limited infrastructure and diagnostics capacity, hence the availability of an accurate rapid diagnostic test (RDT) that could be used in the community would be an important public health tool. Unfortunately, few RDTs f…

  • Coverage of the influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among immigrant and non-immigrant older adults in Canada

    Open AccessJi Yoon Kim, Giorgia Sulis et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Overall, we found disparities in influenza and pneumococcal vaccination by immigrant status among older adults in Canada. Further studies on vaccination coverage and decision-making among marginalized communities, including immigrants, are warranted to equitably improve vaccine uptake

  • Response to “Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals

    Open AccessSamantha Ellis, Jo Coombe et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    We write to draw attention to errors and concerns in the paper by Ranya Mulchandani et al., "Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals: 2020 to 2030", published earlier in 2023

  • Treatment seeking behaviours, antibiotic use and relationships to multi-drug resistance

    Open AccessKeina Sado, Katherine Keenan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Antibacterial resistance (ABR) is a major public health threat. An important accelerating factor is treatment-seeking behaviour, including inappropriate antibiotic (AB) use. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) this includes taking ABs with and without prescription sourced from various providers, including health facilities and community drug sellers. However, investigations of complex treatment-seeking, AB use and drug resistance in …

  • Pharmacy engagement in TB prevention and care

    Open AccessRosalind Miller, Francis Wafula et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Use of standardised patients to assess tuberculosis case management by private pharmacies in Patna, India

    Open AccessAnita Svadzian, Sebastian D Huber et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    As the first point of care for many healthcare seekers, private pharmacies play an important role in tuberculosis (TB) care. However, previous studies in India have showed that private pharmacies commonly dispense symptomatic treatments and broad-spectrum antibiotics over-the-counter (OTC), rather than referring patients for TB testing. Such inappropriate management by pharmacies can delaye TB diagnosis. We assessed medical advice and OTC drug di…

  • Facing the escalating burden of dengue

    Open AccessGathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Peter Sjö et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Dengue is the most rapidly emerging mosquito-borne infection and, due to climate change and unplanned urbanization, it is predicted that the global burden of dengue will rise further as the infection spreads to new geographical locations. Dengue-endemic countries are often unable to cope with such increases, with health care facilities becoming overwhelmed during each dengue season. Furthermore, although dengue has been predominantly a childhood …

  • Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa

    Open AccessAngela Salomon, Jody Boffa et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Medicine prescribing practices are integral to quality of care for leading infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). We describe prescribing practices in South Africa's private health sector, where an estimated third of people with TB symptoms first seek care. METHODS: Sixteen standardised patients (SPs) presented one of three cases during unannounced visits to private general practitioners (GPs) in Durban and Cape Town: TB sym…

  • Differential yield of universal versus selective drug susceptibility testing of patients with tuberculosis in high-burden countries

    Open AccessAnita Svadzian, Giorgia Sulis et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

  • Antibiotic overuse in the primary health care setting

    Open AccessGiorgia Sulis, Benjamin Daniels et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    INTRODUCTION: Determining whether antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate requires knowledge of patients' underlying conditions. In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where misdiagnoses are frequent, this is challenging. Additionally, such details are often unavailable for prescription audits. Recent studies using standardised patients (SPs) offer a unique opportunity to generate unbiased prevalence estimates of antibiotic overuse…

  • Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in adolescents in Northern Italy

    Open AccessAlberto Matteelli, Michela Capelli et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection among sexually active adolescents in Northern Italy was low, despite a high proportion of students who engage in risky sexual behaviour. No cases of N. gonorrhoeae infection were identified