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Elizabeth M Collins

@DrEMCollins

Elizabeth Montgomery Collins MD MPH DTM: leader/learner of newborn, pediatric & tropical medicine, HIV, global health advocacy, policy, partnerships & diplomacy

 London, England
Joined April 2011
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⚡️ “Promote the Health of Vulnerable Refugees & Migrants” teapawt.net/i/moments/114197021343…
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📢 Just Published in JTP Clinical characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of non-typhoidal Salmonella in immunocompromised children: a 15-year retrospective study in Thailand academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals
Clinical characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of non-typhoidal Salmonella in immunocompr...

Clinical characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of non-typhoidal Salmonella in immunocompr...

Abstract. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes, antibiotic susceptibility of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS), and risk factors of invasive NTS (iNTS) infection

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📢 Latest Published JTP Editorial Moving the needle towards evidence-based guideline development in resource-constrained settings academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals #Pediatrics #ClinicalResearch #MedicalGuidelines
Moving the needle towards evidence-based guideline development in resource-constrained settings

Moving the needle towards evidence-based guideline development in resource-constrained settings

Evidence-informed healthcare decisions and delivery are not merely buzzwords, but the need of the hour in resource-constrained healthcare settings. This is

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New JTP Publications📢📢 Determinants of virological failure in HIV-infected children and adolescents on first-line anti retrovirals in three treatment centres in the Bamenda municipality, Cameroon @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…
Determinants of virological failure in HIV-infected children and adolescents on first-line anti...

Determinants of virological failure in HIV-infected children and adolescents on first-line anti...

Abstract. Virological failure is defined as a plasma viral load above 1000 copies/ml in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient after two consecutive

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Efficacy evaluation of pulmonary surfactant guided by lung ultrasound score in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: an observational study in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals
Efficacy evaluation of pulmonary surfactant guided by lung ultrasound score in neonatal respiratory...

Efficacy evaluation of pulmonary surfactant guided by lung ultrasound score in neonatal respiratory...

Abstract. We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of pulmonary surfactant (PS) in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS) when guided by lung u

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New Publication Alert 📢📢 Diarrheal pathogens in children under five: a cross-sectional study from Children’s Hospital 1, Vietnam academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals #pediatrics #tropicalhealth #under5health
Diarrheal pathogens in children under five: a cross-sectional study from Children’s Hospital 1,...

Diarrheal pathogens in children under five: a cross-sectional study from Children’s Hospital 1,...

Abstract. Background: Acute diarrhea remains a major cause of mortality in children under five, with over 40 known enteropathogens. In Vietnam, most studie

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals #TBresearch #pediatrics
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of...

Abstract. Diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children is challenging due to non-specific symptoms, paucibacillary disease, and difficulty producing sputum. Ch

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Clinico-etiological profile and prognostic factors of acute febrile encephalopathy in children: a prospective study from Indian subcontinent academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals #tropicalmedicine #epidemiology
Clinico-etiological profile and prognostic factors of acute febrile encephalopathy in children: a...

Clinico-etiological profile and prognostic factors of acute febrile encephalopathy in children: a...

Abstract. Acute febrile encephalopathy (AFE) is a common neurological emergency in all age groups. In tropical regions, long-standing infections such as Ja

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Effect of high-docosahexaenoic acid omega-3 supplementation in low-risk pregnant women on maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Southeast Brazil: a randomized clinical trial academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals
Effect of high-docosahexaenoic acid omega-3 supplementation in low-risk pregnant women on maternal...

Effect of high-docosahexaenoic acid omega-3 supplementation in low-risk pregnant women on maternal...

Abstract. Despite well-documented benefits of omega-3 for maternal and child health, evidence on high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation in low-ris

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New Article Alert: Clinical and epidemiological factors associated with severe dehydration from cholera among pediatric patients in the community of Lusaka, Zambia, October 2023–May 2024 academic.oup.com/tropej/arti…  @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxUniPress @OxfordJournals
Clinical and epidemiological factors associated with severe dehydration from cholera among pediat...

Clinical and epidemiological factors associated with severe dehydration from cholera among pediat...

Abstract. Factors associated with severe dehydration from cholera among children in the community is still not fully understood. We analyzed the characteri

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New JTP Articles 📢 Comparison of academic performance of primary school children presenting with strabismus and/or amblyopia in Nigeria with age- and sex-matched classmates academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals #tropicalpaediatrics
Comparison of academic performance of primary school children presenting with strabismus and/or...

Comparison of academic performance of primary school children presenting with strabismus and/or...

Abstract. To compare the academic performance of urban primary school children with strabismus and/or amblyopia seen at the Eye Clinic of University of Nig

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Acceptability and efficacy of low-dose zinc with or without probiotics in acute watery diarrhoea—a prospective comparative study academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals #gastroenterology #childhealth #diarrhoealdisease #QualityTreatmemt
Acceptability and efficacy of low-dose zinc with or without probiotics in acute watery diarrhoea—a...

Acceptability and efficacy of low-dose zinc with or without probiotics in acute watery diarrhoea—a...

Abstract. Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) has not been well-treated with 20 mg elemental zinc, primarily because of adverse symptoms like vomiting. In contras

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Incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis among live births in a tertiary center in Southern Brazil academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals #toxoplasmosis #fetalmedicine #tropicalmedicine
Incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis among live births in a tertiary center in Southern Brazil

Incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis among live births in a tertiary center in Southern Brazil

Abstract. Toxoplasmosis affects approximately one-third of the global population. Despite the high seroprevalence in Brazil, contemporary data on the incid

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Status of non-thiamine B-vitamins in children with septic shock from a lower middle-income country: a case–control study academic.oup.com/tropej/arti… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals #sepsis #nutrition #childhealth
Status of non-thiamine B-vitamins in children with septic shock from a lower middle-income country:...

Status of non-thiamine B-vitamins in children with septic shock from a lower middle-income country:...

Abstract. The role of B-vitamins in septic shock is gaining attention, especially among patients with deficiencies. However, evidence beyond thiamine remai

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Happy to Announce the Official Release of Our Latest issue: Volume 72 Issue 3 Accessible through this link: academic.oup.com/tropej/issu… @DrEMCollins @OUPAcademic @OxfordMedSci @OxfordJournals #pediatrics #tropicalmedicine #globalhealth #clinicalresearch
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Finally back home after a wonderful week @WHO World Health Assembly #WHA79 of #advocacy for children, #GlobalHealth policy solutions, and promoting #GlobalHealthDiplomacy alongside @GlobalHealthOrg, @AmerAcadPeds, @ASTMH, @WomenInGH, @Seed_Global Health... Au revoir, Genève!
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One thing I have loved about attending the @WHO #WHA79 and the World Health Assembly over the past decade is that the United Nations @UN in #Geneva is such a peaceful place to promote progress...
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WHO hosted complex #GlobalHealthArchitecture change conversations @WHO #WHA79 to push @UN Member States for a Member State-led process to simplify #GlobalHealth duplications inefficiencies & competition but might create silos, less NGO #CivilSociety power who.int/about/governance/glo…
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Important @WHO #WHA79 to hear updates on budget cuts, #hantavirus, #PublicHealth emergency of international concern for #Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing system #PABS Annex which should be approved soon, & #GlobalHealthArchitecture changes
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Helpful @GenevaForum led us through this @WHO #WHA79 for our global projects. Have you done STEEP analysis for how short-long term news & research from Society Technology Economy Environment & Politics will #ImpactDiplomacy of your #GlobalHealth project? geneva-forum.com/
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Great participating in @UN Economic & Social Council @UNECOSOC (platform coordinating economic, social, environmental, humanitarian sustainable development work) at end of @WHO #WHA79 Global Impact Projects workshop led by Thomas Egli @GenevaForum Minutes geneva-forum.com/2026-May-22…
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