Luís E Cuevas

Dados Biográficos

ID1787675
NOMELuís E Cuevas
PRENOMESLuís E
SOBRENOMECuevas
ASSINATURACUEVAS L E
AFILIAÇÕESLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0002-6581-0587
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES17
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1999
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ÍNDICE H2

  • Pooled testing of sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra during tuberculosis active case finding campaigns in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    Open AccessVibol Iem, Phonenaly Chittamany et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Active case finding (ACF) of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) is a key intervention to find the 30% of people missed every year. However, ACF requires screening large numbers of individuals who have a low probability of positive results, typically <5%, which makes using the recommended molecular tests expensive. METHODS: We conducted two ACF surveys (in 2020 and 2021) in high TB burden areas of Lao PDR. Participants were screened …

  • Engaging pharmacies in tuberculosis control

    Open AccessJacob Bigio, Nathaly Aquilera Vasquez et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

  • Pooling sputum for Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert Ultra testing during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    Open AccessVibol Iem, Phonenaly Chittamany et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    The global Covid-19 pandemic has limited access to molecular TB diagnostics and National Programmes are struggling to maintain essential services. The pooling method (testing several samples together) could reduce the number of cartridges and staff time needed for TB diagnosis but has not been tested within the pandemic. We conducted two independent cross-sectional surveys. Pools composed of four sputum samples were tested using either Xpert-MTB/…

  • Ethical issues in intervention studies on the prevention and management of diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessElizabeth Shayo, Elizabeth H Shayo et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Conducting intervention studies in Africa, where medicines supply for chronic conditions is inequitable and patchy, raises major ethical issues. \n \nHere we discuss what should the ethical approach be for a research programme in terms of provision of a steady and sustainable supply of medicines for patients with diabetes and hypertension

  • Yield of household contact investigation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessMubarek A Yassin, Kesetebirhan Delele Yirdaw et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    HHCs of index PTB+ cases have high risk of developing active TB. Long term follow-up of HHCs could help improve TB case finding depending on country contexts. Further studies on effectiveness and feasibility of the approach and integration in routine settings are needed

  • Sub-national prevalence survey of tuberculosis in rural communities of Ethiopia

    Open AccessDaniel G Datiko, Ermias Amsalu Guracha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    The prevalence of smear positive TB varies by districts and is high in rural southern Ethiopia compared to the estimated national prevalence. More TB patients remain missed and unreached, impacting negatively on health outcomes. TB case finding approaches should be revisited and innovative approaches and tools to identify missing people with TB should be scaled up

  • Patient and community experiences of tuberculosis diagnosis and care within a community-based intervention in Ethiopia

    Open AccessOlivia Tulloch, Sally Theobald et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    There is evidence rural populations with high levels of poverty, and in particular women, are at high risk of unmet health needs and undiagnosed TB. Embedding TB services within communities was an acceptable approach for vulnerable groups experiencing poor access to health facilities. In the Ethiopian context this approach can facilitate early diagnosis and improve treatment outcomes

  • Acute respiratory infections in children

    Open AccessC Anthony Hart, Luís E CuevasARTICLERevista Brasileira de Saúde…2007

    Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading cause of mortality in children under five years of age worldwide and most of these deaths are due to bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Recent evidence from studies using genome detection systems such as polymerase chain reaction or micro-array technology show that, in most cases, these deaths are caused or precipitated by viruses. In this paper, the definitions of upper and lower respiratory tract inf…

  • Acceptability of the use of iron cooking pots to reduce anaemia in developing countries

    Open AccessPaul Prinsen Geerligs, Bernard J Brabin et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2002

    Objective: To evaluate acceptability, compliance and attitude towards the use of iron pots compared with aluminium pots, for cooking in a community that traditionaly did not use iron pots. Design: Randomised trial. Setting: Two rural Malawian villages. Subjects: Fifty-two households received iron pots and 61 aluminium pots. Results: Pot characteristics were assessed by a questionnaire after 3, 6, 11 and 20 weeks of use. Within households using ir…

  • Anemia and intestinal parasitic infections in primary school students in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

    Open AccessReiko Tsuyuoka, J Wendy Bailey et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica1999Citada por: 10Referências: 25

    Anemia is estimated to affect half the school-age children and adolescents in developing countries. The main causes are parasitic infections, malaria, and low iron intake. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia, parasitic infections, and nutritional status of children attending public primary schools in Aracaju, Northeast Brazil. Of 360 students, 26.7% were anemic, and prevalence was higher in children under 8 and over 15 years of …

  • Incidência e fatores de risco de diarréia e infecções respiratórias agudas em comunidades urbanas de Pernambuco, Brasil

    Open AccessMaría-Luisa Vázquez, M Luisa Vázquez et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica1999Citada por: 7Referências: 9

    Em estudo de intervenção educativa sobre diarréia e infecções respiratórias agudas (IRA) nos Municípios de Olinda e Recife, realizaram-se duas pesquisas domiciliares em uma amostra de famílias, com pelo menos uma criança abaixo de cinco anos, em abril-maio de 1992 e 1994. Foram estudadas 5.436 crianças. A incidência anual corrigida (IAC) de diarréia foi de 2,7 episódios por criança/ano, com uma incidência de 10,2% nas duas semanas prévias ao inqu…