Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza
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Recent Articles
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Marks F, Im J, Park S, Pak G, Jeon H, Wandji Nana L, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2024 Mar;
12(4):e599-e610.
PMID: 38485427
Background: Typhoid Fever remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. The Severe Typhoid in Africa programme was designed to address regional gaps in typhoid burden data...
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Kim C, Cruz Espinoza L, Vannice K, Tadesse B, Owusu-Dabo E, Rakotozandrindrainy R, et al.
Res Rep Trop Med
. 2022 Mar;
13:1-9.
PMID: 35308424
While typhoid fever has largely been eliminated in high-income regions which have developed modern water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, it remains a significant public health burden resulting in morbidity and...
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Keller C, Rakotozandrindrainy R, von Kalckreuth V, Heriniaina J, Schwarz N, Pak G, et al.
Pathogens
. 2021 Nov;
10(11).
PMID: 34832637
Rickettsiae may cause febrile infections in humans in tropical and subtropical regions. From Madagascar, no molecular data on the role of rickettsioses in febrile patients are available. Blood samples from...
4.
Grundy B, Panzner U, Liu J, Jeon H, Im J, von Kalckreuth V, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2021 Nov;
106(2):454-456.
PMID: 34749309
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) of dried blood spots (DBS) for pathogen detection is a potentially convenient method for infectious disease diagnosis. This study tested 115 DBS samples paired with...
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Park S, Pham D, Pak G, Panzner U, Cruz Espinoza L, von Kalckreuth V, et al.
BMJ Glob Health
. 2021 Aug;
6(8).
PMID: 34341020
Background: Invasive non-typhoidal (iNTS) is one of the leading causes of bacteraemia in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to provide a better understanding of the genetic characteristics and transmission patterns associated...
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Marks F, Liu J, Soura A, Gasmelseed N, Operario D, Grundy B, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2021 Apr;
73(8):1338-1345.
PMID: 33822011
Background: The etiology and optimal clinical management of acute febrile illness (AFI) is poorly understood. Methods: Blood samples taken from study participants with acute fever (≥37.5°C) or a history of...
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Haselbeck A, Tadesse B, Park J, Gibani M, Cruz Espinoza L, Abreu A, et al.
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2021 Apr;
9(3).
PMID: 33808924
Typhoid fever remains a significant health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, with incidence rates of >100 cases per 100,000 person-years of observation. Despite the prequalification of safe and effective typhoid conjugate...
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Baker S, Ali M, Deerin J, Eltayeb M, Cruz Espinoza L, Gasmelseed N, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2019 Oct;
69(Suppl 6):S474-S482.
PMID: 31665783
Background: Robust household sampling, commonly applied for population-based investigations, requires sampling frames or household lists to minimize selection bias. We have applied Google Earth Pro satellite imagery to constitute structure-based...
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Cruz Espinoza L, McCreedy E, Holm M, Im J, Mogeni O, Parajulee P, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2019 Oct;
69(Suppl 6):S435-S448.
PMID: 31665781
Background: Complications from typhoid fever disease have been estimated to occur in 10%-15% of hospitalized patients, with evidence of a higher risk in children and when delaying the implementation of...
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Mogeni O, Cruz Espinoza L, Im J, Panzner U, Toy T, Pak G, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2019 Oct;
69(Suppl 6):S510-S518.
PMID: 31665780
Background: There is limited information on the best practices for monitoring multicountry epidemiological studies. Here, we describe the monitoring and evaluation procedures created for the multicountry Severe Typhoid Fever in...