Michael Hoffmann, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Ariadne Angulo, Monika Böhm et al.
Assessing Biodiversity Declines Understanding human impact on biodiversity depends on sound quantitative projection. Pereira et al. (p. 1496 , published online 26 October) review quantitative scenarios that have been developed for four main areas of concern: species extinctions, species abundances a...
David M. Greer, Sam D. Shemie, Ariane Lewis, Sylvia Torrance et al.
IMPORTANCE: There are inconsistencies in concept, criteria, practice, and documentation of brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) both internationally and within countries. OBJECTIVE: To formulate a consensus statement of recommendations on determination of BD/DNC based on review of the l...
Jena Hamadani, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Andrew Baldi, Sheikh Jamal Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Stay-at-home orders (lockdowns) have been deployed globally to control COVID-19 transmission, and might impair economic conditions and mental health, and exacerbate risk of food insecurity and intimate partner violence. The effect of lockdowns in low-income and middle-income countries mu...
Sant‐Rayn Pasricha, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Sabine Braat, Leila M Larson et al.
BACKGROUND: Universal provision of iron supplements (drops or syrup) or multiple micronutrient powders to young children in low-to-middle-income countries where anemia is prevalent is recommended by the World Health Organization and widely implemented. The functional benefits and safety of these int...
Andrew Baldi, Sabine Braat, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Cavan Bennett et al.
Anemia is highly prevalent globally, especially in young children in low-income countries, where it often overlaps with a high burden of diarrheal disease. Distribution of iron interventions (as supplements or iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders, MNPs) is a key anemia reduction strategy. ...
Andrew Baldi, Sabine Braat, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Cavan Bennett et al.
Antibiotics may alter the gut microbiome, and this is one of the mechanisms by which antimicrobial resistance may be promoted. Suboptimal antimicrobial stewardship in Asia has been linked to antimicrobial resistance. We aim to examine the relationship between oral antibiotic use and composition and ...
Leila M Larson, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, Sabine Braat, Andrew Baldi et al.
There are concerns that capillary haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations do not agree with venous Hb, which has implications for global estimates of anaemia largely derived from capillary Hb. In children enrolled in the Benefits and Risks of Iron Supplementation in Children (BRISC) trial, we examined diffe...
Rina Das, Andrew Baldi, Sant‐Rayn Pasricha, Lisa M. Thompson et al.
The early-life composition and maturation of the upper respiratory microbiome, and their associations with environmental exposures and respiratory health, remain poorly characterized. We collected nasopharyngeal (NP) and oropharyngeal (OP) samples (n = 257) from a cohort of 114 Guatemalan infants at...
Leila M Larson, Andrew Baldi, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, N. F. Jones et al.
Objectives: Hepcidin level may determine individual responses to iron supplementation, but limited evidence exists from pediatric trials. We examined the influence of hepcidin on the effects of supplementation with iron syrup and multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) on hemoglobin and ferritin conce...
Leila M Larson, Andrew Baldi, Mohammed Imrul Hasan, N. F. Jones et al.
BACKGROUND: Hepcidin can determine individuals' responses to iron supplementation, but limited evidence exists from pediatric trials. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the influence of hepcidin on the effects of supplementation with iron syrup and multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) on hemoglobin an...
Andrew Baldi, Sant‐Rayn Pasricha, Aaron R. Jex, Mohammed Imrul Hasan et al.
Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high burden of anemia, much of which is attributable to iron deficiency. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends universal iron interventions in preschool-aged children in countries where there is a high anemia prevalence. However, o...