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Myo Minn Oo
Researcher at International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Publications - 32
Citations - 321
Myo Minn Oo is an academic researcher from International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 31 publications receiving 193 citations. Previous affiliations of Myo Minn Oo include Prince of Songkla University.
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High rate of virological failure and low rate of switching to second-line treatment among adolescents and adults living with HIV on first-line ART in Myanmar, 2005-2015.
Nang Thu Thu Kyaw,Anthony D. Harries,Anthony D. Harries,Ajay M. V. Kumar,Myo Minn Oo,Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,Than Win,Thet Ko Aung,Aung Chan Min,Htun Nyunt Oo +9 more
TL;DR: High rates of virological failure are found among one third of patients in the cohort who were tested for viral load, and routine viral load monitoring should be considered in this setting to detect all patients failing on first-line ART.
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Alarming prevalence and clustering of modifiable noncommunicable disease risk factors among adults in Bhutan: a nationwide cross-sectional community survey.
TL;DR: Lifestyle modifications at the population level are urgently required in Bhutan as several NCD risk factors such as high salt intake, unhealthy diet, overweight, and high blood pressure were alarmingly high and frequently clustered.
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Low mother-to-child HIV transmission rate but high loss-to-follow-up among mothers and babies in Mandalay, Myanmar; a cohort study.
Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,Myo Minn Oo,Nang Thu Thu Kyaw,Khaing Hnin Phyo,Thet Ko Aung,Theingi Mya,Nilar Aung,Htun Nyunt Oo,Petros Isaakidis +8 more
TL;DR: Lifelong ART provision to HIV-positive pregnant women was shown to reduce exposed babies’ LTFU, death and transmission rate (unfavorable outcomes) in this setting and Lessons learned from this program could be used to inform policy and practice in the country.
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Long-term outcomes of second-line antiretroviral treatment in an adult and adolescent cohort in Myanmar.
Nang Thu Thu Kyaw,Ajay M. V. Kumar,Myo Minn Oo,Htun Nyunt Oo,Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,Soe Thiha,Thet Ko Aung,Than Win,Yin Yin Mon,Anthony D. Harries +9 more
TL;DR: Long-term outcomes of patients on second-line ART were relatively good in this cohort, and the National HIV/AIDS Program should consider making routine viral load monitoring and third- line ART drugs available after a careful cost–benefit analysis.
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Evaluation of a tuberculosis active case finding project in peri-urban areas, Myanmar: 2014-2016.
Sandar Aye,Suman S Majumdar,Myo Minn Oo,Jaya Prasad Tripathy,Srinath Satyanarayana,Nang Thu Thu Kyaw,Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,Nay Lynn Oo,Saw Thein,Myat Kyaw Thu,Kyaw Thu Soe,Si Thu Aung +11 more
TL;DR: The yield from a household and neigbourhood intervention and a community intervention on tuberculosis (TB) case notification was lower than community intervention, which highlights reconsidering the strategy of screening of contacts from historical index cases.