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Eve Lackritz

World Health Organization
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Epidemiology of late and moderate preterm birth

CK Shapiro-Mendoza, EM Lackritz - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal …, 2012 - Elsevier
Preterm birth affects 12.5% of all births in the USA. Infants of Black mothers are disproportionately
affected, with 1.5 times the risk of preterm birth and 3.4 times the risk of preterm-related …

Prevention of preterm birth: harnessing science to address the global epidemic

…, Y Sadovsky, L Muglia, MG Gravett, E Lackritz… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide, but current
interventions to prevent prematurity are largely ineffective. Preterm birth is increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Born too soon: accelerating actions for prevention and care of 15 million newborns born too soon

…, EM Mason, L McDougall, J Larson, E Lackritz… - Reproductive health, 2013 - Springer
Preterm birth complication is the leading cause of neonatal death resulting in over one million
deaths each year of the 15 million babies born preterm. To accelerate change, we provide …

Short-course oral zidovudine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: a randomised trial

…, ST Severin, TH Roels, MK Kouassi, EM Lackritz… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background In Africa, the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection is high. Short-course
perinatal oral zidovudine might decrease the rate of transmission. We assessed the …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing preterm births: analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index

…, S Cairns-Smith, EM Lackritz, SK Lee, E Mason… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Every year, 1·1 million babies die from prematurity, and many survivors are
disabled. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks' gestation), with two …

The contribution of preterm birth to infant mortality rates in the United States

…, SA Rasmussen, C Qin, EM Lackritz - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Although two thirds of infant deaths in the United States occur among infants
born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation), only 17% of infant deaths are classified as being …

Efficacy of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole prophylaxis to decrease morbidity and mortality in HIV-1-infected patients with tuberculosis in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: a …

…, A Yapi, P Combe, O Tossou, TH Roels, EM Lackritz… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background There is a high incidence of opportunistic infection among HIV-1-infected patients
with tuberculosis in Africa and, consequently, high mortality. We assessed the safety and …

[HTML][HTML] Low birth weight: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunization safety data

CL Cutland, EM Lackritz, T Mallett-Moore, A Bardají… - Vaccine, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Use electronic scale which is graduated to 10 g AND … Scale (electronic/spring) is
graduated to at least 50 g AND … Scale used: could be electronic or spring scale, including …

Every Newborn: health-systems bottlenecks and strategies to accelerate scale-up in countries

…, MV Kinney, L Huicho, L Vesel, E Lackritz… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Universal coverage of essential interventions would reduce neonatal deaths by an estimated
71%, benefit women and children after the first month, and reduce stillbirths. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus by screened blood in the United States

EM Lackritz, GA Satten, J Aberle-Grasse… - … England Journal of …, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In the United States, transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
by blood transfusion occurs almost exclusively when a recently infected blood donor is …