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Charalambos Sismanidis
Researcher at World Health Organization
Publications - 52
Citations - 3473
Charalambos Sismanidis is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Population. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 49 publications receiving 2929 citations. Previous affiliations of Charalambos Sismanidis include University of London & St George's Hospital.
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A Four-Month Gatifloxacin-Containing Regimen for Treating Tuberculosis
Corinne Merle,Katherine Fielding,Omou Bah Sow,M. Gninafon,Mame B. Lo,Thuli Mthiyane,Joseph Odhiambo,Evans Amukoye,Boubacar Bah,Ferdinand Kassa,Roxana Rustomjee,Bouke C. de Jong,John R. Horton,Christian Perronne,Charalambos Sismanidis,Olivier Lapujade,Piero Olliaro,Christian Lienhardt,Abstr Act +18 more
TL;DR: Noninferiority of the 4-month regimen to the standard regimen with respect to the primary efficacy end point was not shown, and there was no evidence of increased risks of prolongation of the QT interval or dysglycemia with the 4 month regimen.
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Surveillance of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world: an updated analysis, 2007-2010
Matteo Zignol,Wayne van Gemert,Dennis Falzon,Charalambos Sismanidis,Philippe Glaziou,Katherine Floyd,Mario C. Raviglione +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a global update of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and explore trends in 1994-2010 through logistic regression and explore associations between multidrug-resistant TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and sex.
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The global burden of tuberculosis mortality in children: a mathematical modelling study.
Peter J. Dodd,Courtney M. Yuen,Courtney M. Yuen,Charalambos Sismanidis,James A Seddon,Helen E. Jenkins +5 more
TL;DR: A global mortality burden estimate in children using a complementary approach not dependent on vital registration data is produced, implying substantial scope to reduce this burden.
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Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
TL;DR: This article presents estimates of TB incidence, prevalence, and mortality in 2012 and an assessment of progress toward the 2015 targets for reductions, and analyzes trends in TB notifications and in the implementation of the Stop TB Strategy.
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Global burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: a mathematical modelling study.
TL;DR: Far more drug- resistant tuberculosis occurs in children than is diagnosed, and there is a large pool of drug-resistant infection.