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Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in white and African American children aged 6 through 71 months the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study.

Friedman DS, Repka MX, Katz J, Giordano L, Ibironke J, Hawse P, Tielsch JM.

Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov;116(11):2128-34.e1-2. Epub 2009 Sep 16.PMID: 19762084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exposure to indoor biomass fuel and tobacco smoke and risk of adverse reproductive outcomes, mortality, respiratory morbidity and growth among newborn infants in south India.

Tielsch JM, Katz J, Thulasiraj RD, Coles CL, Sheeladevi S, Yanik EL, Rahmathullah L.

Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Oct;38(5):1351-63. Epub 2009 Sep 16.PMID: 19759098 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Adjusting for the acute phase response is essential to interpret iron status indicators among young Zanzibari children prone to chronic malaria and helminth infections.

Kung'u JK, Wright VJ, Haji HJ, Ramsan M, Goodman D, Tielsch JM, Bickle QD, Raynes JG, Stoltzfus RJ.

J Nutr. 2009 Nov;139(11):2124-31. Epub 2009 Sep 9.PMID: 19741202 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Nasopharyngeal carriage of S. pneumoniae among young children in rural Nepal.

Coles CL, Sherchand JB, Khatry SK, Katz J, Leclerq SC, Mullany LC, Tielsch JM.

Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Sep;14(9):1025-33. Epub 2009 Jun 28.PMID: 19563428 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence and risk factors for newborn umbilical cord infections on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Mullany LC, Faillace S, Tielsch JM, Stolzfus RJ, Nygaard KE, Kavle JA, Farag TH, Haji HJ, Khalfan SS, Ali NS, Omar RS, Darmstadt GL.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jun;28(6):503-9.PMID: 19504734 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for maternal night blindness in rural South India.

Katz J, Tielsch JM, Thulasiraj RD, Coles C, Sheeladevi S, Yanik EL, Rahmathullah L.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2009 May-Jun;16(3):193-7.PMID: 19437315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Early Exposure of Infants to GI Nematodes Induces Th2 Dominant Immune Responses Which Are Unaffected by Periodic Anthelminthic Treatment.

Wright VJ, Ame SM, Haji HS, Weir RE, Goodman D, Pritchard DI, Mohamed MR, Haji HJ, Tielsch JM, Stoltzfus RJ, Bickle QD.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009;3(5):e433. Epub 2009 May 19.PMID: 19436745 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Traditional birth attendants in rural Nepal: knowledge, attitudes and practices about maternal and newborn health.

Thatte N, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Darmstadt GL.

Glob Public Health. 2009;4(6):600-17.PMID: 19431006 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The effects of iron and/or zinc supplementation on maternal reports of sleep in infants from Nepal and Zanzibar.

Kordas K, Siegel EH, Olney DK, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Kariger PK, Khalfan SS, LeClerq SC, Khatry SK, Stoltzfus RJ.

J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2009 Apr;30(2):131-9.PMID: 19322104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Potential role of traditional birth attendants in neonatal healthcare in rural southern Nepal.

Falle TY, Mullany LC, Thatte N, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Darmstadt GL, Katz J, Tielsch JM.

J Health Popul Nutr. 2009 Feb;27(1):53-61.PMID: 19248648 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of refractive error among preschool children in an urban population: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study.

Giordano L, Friedman DS, Repka MX, Katz J, Ibironke J, Hawes P, Tielsch JM.

Ophthalmology. 2009 Apr;116(4):739-46, 746.e1-4. Epub 2009 Feb 25.PMID: 19243832 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia, and stunting in Pemba, Zanzibar.

Olney DK, Kariger PK, Stoltzfus RJ, Khalfan SS, Ali NS, Tielsch JM, Sazawal S, Black R, Allen LH, Pollitt E.

J Nutr. 2009 Apr;139(4):763-72. Epub 2009 Feb 18.PMID: 19225131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of mortality subsequent to umbilical cord infection among newborns of southern Nepal: cord infection and mortality.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Katz J, Khatry SK, Leclerq SC, Adhikari RK, Tielsch JM.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jan;28(1):17-20.PMID: 19034065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Zinc modifies the association between nasopharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and risk of acute lower respiratory infection among young children in rural Nepal.

Coles CL, Sherchand JB, Khatry SK, Katz J, Leclerq SC, Mullany LC, Tielsch JM.

J Nutr. 2008 Dec;138(12):2462-7.PMID: 19022973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diet as a factor in unexpectedly low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Farag TH, Fahey JW, Khalfan SS, Tielsch JM.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Nov;102(11):1164-5. Epub 2008 Sep 18. No abstract available. PMID: 18804252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Young maternal age and the risk of neonatal mortality in rural Nepal.

Sharma V, Katz J, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Shrestha SR, Darmstadt GL, Tielsch JM.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Sep;162(9):828-35.PMID: 18762599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Association between anaemia during pregnancy and blood loss at and after delivery among women with vaginal births in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Kavle JA, Stoltzfus RJ, Witter F, Tielsch JM, Khalfan SS, Caulfield LE.

J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Jun;26(2):232-40.PMID: 18686556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Maternal and birth attendant hand washing and neonatal mortality in southern Nepal.

Rhee V, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Katz J, LeClerq SC, Darmstadt GL, Tielsch JM.

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jul;162(7):603-8.PMID: 18606930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vitamin A supplements in newborns and child survival.

Tielsch JM.

BMJ. 2008 Jun 21;336(7658):1385-6. Epub 2008 Jun 16. No abstract available. PMID: 18558638 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Simplified age-weight mortality risk classification for very low birth weight infants in low-resource settings.

Rosenberg RE, Ahmed S, Saha SK, Ahmed AS, Chowdhury MA, Law PA, Choi Y, Mullany LC, Tielsch JM, Katz J, Black RE, Santosham M, Darmstadt GL.

J Pediatr. 2008 Oct;153(4):519-24. Epub 2008 Jun 9.PMID: 18539298 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of decreased visual acuity among preschool-aged children in an American urban population: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study, methods, and results.

Friedman DS, Repka MX, Katz J, Giordano L, Ibironke J, Hawes P, Burkom D, Tielsch JM.

Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct;115(10):1786-95, 1795.e1-4. Epub 2008 Jun 5.PMID: 18538407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Lack of concordance between fixation preference and HOTV optotype visual acuity in preschool children: the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study.

Friedman DS, Katz J, Repka MX, Giordano L, Ibironke J, Hawse P, Tielsch JM.

Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct;115(10):1796-9. Epub 2008 Jun 5.PMID: 18538405 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for neonatal mortality due to birth asphyxia in southern Nepal: a prospective, community-based cohort study.

Lee AC, Mullany LC, Tielsch JM, Katz J, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Adhikari RK, Shrestha SR, Darmstadt GL.

Pediatrics. 2008 May;121(5):e1381-90.PMID: 18450881 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Verbal autopsy methods to ascertain birth asphyxia deaths in a community-based setting in southern Nepal.

Lee AC, Mullany LC, Tielsch JM, Katz J, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Adhikari RK, Shrestha SR, Darmstadt GL.

Pediatrics. 2008 May;121(5):e1372-80.PMID: 18450880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A randomized controlled trial of the impact of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on bacterial colonization of hospital-born infants in Nepal.

Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Sherchand JB, LeClerq SC, Darmstadt GL, Katz J, Gauchan P, Adhikari RK, Rana A, Tielsch JM.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jun;27(6):505-11.PMID: 18449064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Maternal night blindness during pregnancy is associated with low birthweight, morbidity, and poor growth in South India.

Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Katz J, Thulasiraj RD, Coles C, Sheeladevi S, Prakash K.

J Nutr. 2008 Apr;138(4):787-92.PMID: 18356336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Breast-feeding patterns, time to initiation, and mortality risk among newborns in southern Nepal.

Mullany LC, Katz J, Li YM, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Darmstadt GL, Tielsch JM.

J Nutr. 2008 Mar;138(3):599-603.PMID: 18287373 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating the rate of progressive visual field damage in those with open-angle glaucoma, from cross-sectional data.

Broman AT, Quigley HA, West SK, Katz J, Munoz B, Bandeen-Roche K, Tielsch JM, Friedman DS, Crowston J, Taylor HR, Varma R, Leske MC, Bengtsson B, Heijl A, He M, Foster PJ.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Jan;49(1):66-76.PMID: 18172076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting, or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotion.

Olney DK, Pollitt E, Kariger PK, Khalfan SS, Ali NS, Tielsch JM, Sazawal S, Black R, Mast D, Allen LH, Stoltzfus RJ.

J Nutr. 2007 Dec;137(12):2756-62.PMID: 18029495 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Maternal reports of sleep in 6-18 month-old infants from Nepal and Zanzibar: association with iron deficiency anemia and stunting.

Kordas K, Siegel EH, Olney DK, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Chwaya HM, Kariger PK, Leclerq SC, Khatry SK, Stoltzfus RJ.

Early Hum Dev. 2008 Jun;84(6):389-98. Epub 2007 Nov 26.PMID: 18022771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The metabolic syndrome and retinal microvascular signs in a Japanese population: the Funagata study.

Kawasaki R, Tielsch JM, Wang JJ, Wong TY, Mitchell P, Tano Y, Tominaga M, Oizumi T, Daimon M, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Yamashita H.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Feb;92(2):161-6. Epub 2007 Oct 26.PMID: 17965107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Newborn vitamin A dosing reduces the case fatality but not incidence of common childhood morbidities in South India.

Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Thulasiraj RD, Katz J, Coles C, Sheeladevi S, John R, Prakash K.

J Nutr. 2007 Nov;137(11):2470-4.PMID: 17951487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of daily zinc supplementation on child mortality in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

Tielsch JM, Khatry SK, Stoltzfus RJ, Katz J, LeClerq SC, Adhikari R, Mullany LC, Black R, Shresta S.

Lancet. 2007 Oct 6;370(9594):1230-9.PMID: 17920918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for corneal infiltrates with continuous wear of contact lenses.

Chalmers RL, McNally JJ, Schein OD, Katz J, Tielsch JM, Alfonso E, Bullimore M, O'Day D, Shovlin J.

Optom Vis Sci. 2007 Jul;84(7):573-9.PMID: 17632304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Unexpectedly low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among pregnant women on Pemba Island, Zanzibar.

Farag TH, Stoltzfus RJ, Khalfan SS, Tielsch JM.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Sep;101(9):915-22. Epub 2007 Jul 6.PMID: 17617430 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Geophagia is not associated with Trichuris or hookworm transmission in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Young SL, Goodman D, Farag TH, Ali SM, Khatib MR, Khalfan SS, Tielsch JM, Stoltzfus RJ.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Aug;101(8):766-72. Epub 2007 Jun 12.PMID: 17568644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A comparison of methods for detecting the eggs of Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm in infant stool, and the epidemiology of infection in Zanzibari infants.

Goodman D, Haji HJ, Bickle QD, Stoltzfus RJ, Tielsch JM, Ramsan M, Savioli L, Albonico M.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Apr;76(4):725-31.PMID: 17426179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with severe anemia of pregnancy on Pemba Island, Zanzibar.

Farag TH, Stoltzfus RJ, Khalfan SS, Tielsch JM.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Mar;76(3):541-8.PMID: 17360881 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of newborn skin-cleansing with chlorhexidine on neonatal mortality in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial.

Tielsch JM, Darmstadt GL, Mullany LC, Khatry SK, Katz J, LeClerq SC, Shrestha S, Adhikari R.

Pediatrics. 2007 Feb;119(2):e330-40. Epub 2007 Jan 8.PMID: 17210728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The economic burden of major adult visual disorders in the United States.

Rein DB, Zhang P, Wirth KE, Lee PP, Hoerger TJ, McCall N, Klein R, Tielsch JM, Vijan S, Saaddine J.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec;124(12):1754-60. Erratum in: Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;125(9):1304. PMID: 17159036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Iron supplementation in early childhood: health benefits and risks.

Iannotti LL, Tielsch JM, Black MM, Black RE.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Dec;84(6):1261-76. Review.PMID: 17158406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of umbilical cord cleansing with 4.0% chlorhexidine on time to cord separation among newborns in southern Nepal: a cluster-randomized, community-based trial.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Katz J, Tielsch JM.

Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):1864-71.PMID: 17079556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for umbilical cord infection among newborns of southern Nepal.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Katz J, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Adhikari RK, Tielsch JM.

Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Jan 15;165(2):203-11. Epub 2006 Oct 25.PMID: 17065275 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5- to 11-mo old.

Olney DK, Pollitt E, Kariger PK, Khalfan SS, Ali NS, Tielsch JM, Sazawal S, Black R, Allen LH, Stoltzfus RJ.

J Nutr. 2006 Sep;136(9):2427-34.PMID: 16920865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Measurement of blood loss at childbirth and postpartum.

Kavle JA, Khalfan SS, Stoltzfus RJ, Witter F, Tielsch JM, Caulfield LE.

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Oct;95(1):24-8. Epub 2006 Aug 21.PMID: 16919628 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between the surrogate anthropometric measures, foot length and chest circumference and birth weight among newborns of Sarlahi, Nepal.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Khatry SK, Leclerq SC, Tielsch JM.

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jan;61(1):40-6. Epub 2006 Aug 2.PMID: 16885929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety and impact of chlorhexidine antisepsis interventions for improving neonatal health in developing countries.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Tielsch JM.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Aug;25(8):665-75. Review.PMID: 16874163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Topical applications of chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Khatry SK, Katz J, LeClerq SC, Shrestha S, Adhikari R, Tielsch JM.

Lancet. 2006 Mar 18;367(9514):910-8.PMID: 16546539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety of neonatal skin cleansing in rural Nepal.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM.

Indian Pediatr. 2006 Feb;43(2):117-24.PMID: 16528107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A low cost, colour coded, hand held spring scale accurately categorises birth weight in low resource settings.

Mullany LC, Darmstadt GL, Coffey P, Khatry SK, LeClerq SC, Tielsch JM.

Arch Dis Child. 2006 May;91(5):410-3. Epub 2006 Feb 7.PMID: 16464960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article