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Blaise Genton

Researcher at University of Lausanne

Publications -  241
Citations -  10715

Blaise Genton is an academic researcher from University of Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Population. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 226 publications receiving 9683 citations. Previous affiliations of Blaise Genton include West Health & University Hospital of Lausanne.

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The effect of dose on the antimalarial efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine: a systematic review and pooled analysis of individual patient data.

Nicholas M. Anstey, +133 more
TL;DR: The recommended dose of artemether-lumefantrine provides reliable efficacy in most patients with uncomplicated malaria, however, therapeutic efficacy was lowest in young children from Asia and young underweight children from Africa; a higher dose regimen should be assessed in these groups.
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Dengue, Zika and chikungunya during pregnancy: pre- and post-travel advice and clinical management.

TL;DR: Young adults of childbearing age and pregnant women are travelling more frequently to tropical areas, exposing them to specific arboviral infections such as dengue, zika and chikungunya viruses, which may impact ongoing and future pregnancies.
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Inactivated hepatitis A vaccine booster given >/=24 months after the primary dose.

TL;DR: Delaying the booster dose up to 66 months after primary vaccination did not seem to influence the immunogenicity of the boosters, however, the recommended 6-12-month interval remains if detectable antibody titers are to be warranted constantly.
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Adherence to and acceptability of artemether-lumefantrine as first-line anti-malarial treatment: evidence from a rural community in Tanzania

TL;DR: Adherence to the dosing regimen and timing of AL administration was very good and patients believed that AL was more effective than sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which is likely to be helpful packaging, pictorial dosing instructions and patients' conviction that AL is effective.