Donald M. Thea
Boston University
213 Papers
2.5K Citations
Donald M. Thea is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 198 publications. Previous affiliations of Donald M. Thea include Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai Roosevelt & Tufts University.
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Causes of severe pneumonia requiring hospital admission in children without HIV infection from Africa and Asia: the PERCH multi-country case-control study
Katherine L. O'Brien,Henry C. Baggett,W. Abdullah Brooks,Daniel R. Feikin,Laura L. Hammitt,Melissa M. Higdon,Stephen R. C. Howie,Maria Deloria Knoll,Karen L. Kotloff,Orin S. Levine,Shabir A. Madhi,David R. Murdoch,Christine Prosperi,J. Anthony G. Scott,Qiyuan Shi,Donald M. Thea,Zhenke Wu,Scott L. Zeger,Peter V. Adrian,Pasakorn Akarasewi,Trevor P. Anderson,Martin Antonio,Juliet O. Awori,Vicky L. Baillie,Charatdao Bunthi,James Chipeta,Mohammod Jobayer Chisti,Jane Crawley,Andrea DeLuca,Amanda J. Driscoll,Bernard E. Ebruke,Hubert P. Endtz,Nicholas Fancourt,Wei Fu,Doli Goswami,Michelle J. Groome,Meredith Haddix,Lokman Hossain,Yasmin Jahan,E Wangeci Kagucia,Alice Kamau,Ruth A. Karron,Sidi Kazungu,Nana Kourouma,Locadiah Kuwanda,Geoffrey Kwenda,Mengying Li,Eunice M. Machuka,Grant A. Mackenzie,Nasreen Mahomed,Susan A. Maloney,Jessica McLellan,Joanne L. Mitchell,David P. Moore,Susan C. Morpeth,Azwifarwi Mudau,Lawrence Mwananyanda,James Mwansa,Micah Silaba Ominde,Uma Onwuchekwa,Daniel E. Park,Julia Rhodes,Pongpun Sawatwong,Phil Seidenberg,Arifin Shamsul,Eric A. F. Simões,Seydou Sissoko,Somwe Wa Somwe,Samba O. Sow,Mamadou Sylla,Boubou Tamboura,Milagritos D. Tapia,Somsak Thamthitiwat,Aliou Toure,Nora L. Watson,Khalequ Zaman,Syed M. A. Zaman +76 more
TL;DR: Estimating causes of pneumonia in young African and Asian children, using novel analytical methods applied to clinical and microbiological findings, estimated that viruses accounted for 61·4% (95% credible interval [CrI] 57·3–65·6) of causes, whereas bacteria accounted for 27·3% (23·3-31·6).
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The mode of delivery and the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1--a meta-analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies.
W. Andiman,M. Boucher,David N. Burns,Yvonne J. Bryson,John Farley,Mary Glenn Fowler,Clara Gabiano,Laura Galli,Cecelia Hutto,C. Kind,Bette T. Korber,Andrea Kovacs,Paul Krogstad,Sheldon H. Landesman,N. Lapointe,M. Lemay,J. Lew,Laurent Mandelbrot,M. J. Mayaux,Robert B. Mellins,Howard Minkoff,Lm Mofenson,K. Nielsen,Marie-Louise Newell,Giorgio Pardi,Hh Peavy,Catherine Peckham,Jennifer S. Read,C. Rother,C. Rudin,G. Scott,Augusto E. Semprini,W.T. Shearer,R. J. Simonds,B. J. Simpson,Alice Stek,Pier-Angelo Tovo,Ruth Tuomala,R. B. Van Dyke,Jeremy Weedon,M. De Martino,D. Harris,Michael K. Lindsay,S. Belair,L. Chan,Leslie A. Kalish,L. Muenz,Robert P. Nugent,Mark D. Schluchter,S. Durako,S. Goodwin,R. Mitchell,P. Nourjah,W. Owen,S. Widmayer,Arlene Bardeguez,Celine Hanson,A. Wiznia,K. Luzuriaga,R. Viscarello,D. Ho,Richard A. Koup,I. Chen,James I. Mullins,Steven M. Wolinsky,B. Walker,A. Ammann,S. Clapp,D. McDonald,M. Fauvel,Catherine Hankins,J. Samson,A. Bailey,C. Giaquinto,E. Ruga,A. De Rossi,D. Truscia,I. Grosch-Wörner,A. Schäfer,J. Mok,F. Johnstone,J. Jiminez,C. de Alba,M. Garcia-Rodriguez,I. Bates,I. de José,F. Hawkins,R. Martinez Zapico,F. Asensi-Botet,M. C. Otero,D. Pérez-Tamarit,A. Moya,M. J. Galbis,H. Scherpbier,K. Boer,A. B. Bohlin,S. Lindgren,A. Ehrnst,B. Anzen,E. Belfrage,J. Levy,A. Alimenti,P. Barlow,A. Ferrazin,A. De Maria,C. Gotta,V. Maritati,A. Mûr,M. Rovira,A. Paya,O. Coll,C. Fortuny,J. Boguña,M. Casellas Caro,Y. Canet,Marina Ravizza,C. Castagna,Simona Fiore,B. Guerra,Marcello Lanari,S. Bianchi,L. Bovicelli,E. Prati,S. Zanelli,M. Duse,A. Soresina,G. Scaravelli,M. Stegagno,M. De Santis,M.L. Muggiasca,Alessandra Viganò,Paola Marchisio,A. Iasci,A. Spinillo,A. Bucceri,E. Grossi,L. Rancilio,M. Della Torre,Fabio Parazzini,P. Dallacasa,U. Bianchi,A. Pachì,S. Mancuso,P. Villa,M. Conti,Nicola Principi,C. Zara,F. Ravagni,M. Vignali,Giovanni B. Rossi,L. Selvaggi,P. Greco,A. Vimercati,Guido Massi,T. Innocenti,A. Fiscella,Pasquale Martinelli,M. Sansone,Chiara Benedetto,Cecilia Tibaldi,N. Ziarati,B. Tadrist,D. Thevenieau,J. Gondry,B. Paulard,C. Alisy,D. Brault,N. Tordjeman,J. Mamou,M. Rozan,D. Colombani,O. Pincemaille,A. Salvetti,C. Chabanier,X. Hernandorena,J. Leroy,J. Schaal,P. Balde,P. Faucher,E. Lachassinne,S. Benoit,D. Douard,C. Hocke,P. Barjot,J. Brouard,P. Delattre,L. Stien,F. Audibert,P. Labrune,M. Vial,F. Mazy,D. Sitbon,C. Crenn-Hebert,C. Floch-Tudal,R. Akakpo,C. Daveau,A. Leblanc,P. Cesbron,M. Duval-Arnould,C. Huraux-Rendu,S. Lemerle,C. Touboul,M. Guerin,C. Maingueneau,I. Reynaud,T. Rousseau,V. Ercoil,M. Lanza,M. Denavit,J. Garnier,K. Lahsinat,P. Pia,C. Allouche,M. Nardou,F. Grall,A. May,M. Dallot,P. Lhuillier,W. Cecile,R. Mezin,A. Bech,J. Lobut,G. Algava,A. Chalvon Dermesay,R. Busuttil,M. Jacquemot,B. Bader-Meunier,S. Fridman,X. Codaccioni,F. Maxingue,D. Thomas,J. Alain,L. De Lumley,J. Tabaste,P. Bailly Salin,H. Seaume,A. Guichard,K. Kebaïll,C. Roussouly,C. Botto,A. De Lanete,P. Wipff,L. Cravello,P. De Boisse,M. Leclaire,G. Michel,C. Crumiere,V. Lefevre,B. Le Lorier,I. Pauly,B. Robichez,D. Seguy,M. Delhinger,F. Rideau,P. Talon,P. Benos,C. Huret,J. Nicolas,B. Heller-Roussin,S. Saint-Leger,M. Delaporte,C. Hubert,B. De Sarcus,P. Karoubi,F. Mechinaud,D. Bertcrottiere,A. Bongain,F. Monpoux,C. De Gennes,F. Devianne,I. Nisand,M. Rousset,G. Mouchnino,J. Muray,M. Munzer,C. Quereux,V. Brossard,B. Clavier,M. Allemon,D. Rotten,J. Stephan,M. Varlet,B. Guyot,P. Narcy,F. Bardinet,F. De Caunes,R. Jeny,M. Robin,A. Raison Boulley,L. Savey,A. Berrebi,J. Tricoire,J. Borderon,A. Fignon,F. Guillot,B. Maria,A. Broyard,Y. Chitrit,G. Firtion,M. Lafay Pillet,S. Parat,C. Boissinot,N. Garec,M. Levine,A. Ottenwalter,F. Schaller,E. Vilmer,C. Courpotin,C. Brunner,N. Ciraru-Vigneron,G. Hatem-Gantzer,Xavier Fritel,A. Wallet,J. Bouille,J. Milliez,D. Bensaid Mrejen,E. Dermer,G. Noseda,D. Bardou,J. Cressaty,C. Francoual,C. Carlus Moncomble,Harvey J. Cohen,S. Blanche,H. Bastion,J. Benifla,F. Benkhatar,N. Berkane,F. Hervé,M. Ronzier,G. Ferraris,S. Tulisso,C. Scolfaro,C. Riva,Alberto Vierucci,M. De Luca,S. Farina,C. Fundarò,Orazio Genovese,G. Mereu,G. L. Forni,P. Falconieri,Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti,Enrica Riva,Monica Cellini,C. Baraldi,Rita Consolini,G. Palla,M. Ruggeri,Claudio Pignata,Alfredo Guarino,P. Osimani,A. Metri,A. Antonellini,G. Benaglia,A. Romano,D. De Mattia,Désirée Caselli,S. Boni,G. Dell'Erba,F. Bassanetti,M. Sticca,C. Timpano,C. Magnani,C. Salvatore,G. Gambaretto,R. Lipreri,R. Tornaghi,R. Pinzani,M. T. Cecchi,T. Bezzi,L. Battisti,E. Bresciani,Guido Castelli Gattinara,R. Berrino,A. Pellegatta,Antonio Mazza,F. Baldi,E. Micheletti,R. Altobelli,M. Deiana,C. Colnaghi,L Tarallo,U. Tondo,E. Anastasio,P. G. Chiriacò,I. Contardi,C. Ruggeri,P. Ibba,Mary Jo O'Sullivan,A. Malmsberry,Anne Willoughby,Goedert Jj,Hermann Mendez,S. Holman,A Rubinstein,Steven R. Nesheim,S. Clark,F. Lee,Andre J. Nahmias,M. Sawyer,Peter E. Vink,L. Alger,Ej Abrams,M Bamji,Genevieve Lambert,Ellie E. Schoenbaum,Donald M. Thea,Pauline A. Thomas,Paul Palumbo,Tn Denny,J. Oleske,Sherry Orloff,J. Ethier-Ives,Martha F. Rogers,M. Kutner,S. Kaplan,Meyer Kattan,Steven E. Lipshultz,George Sopko,E. Sloand,M. Wu,D. Nadal,C. A. Siegrist,C. A. Wyler,J. J. Cheseaux,C. Aebi,H. Gnehm,G. Schubiger,J. Klingler,U. Hunziker,H. Kuchler,M. Gianinazzi,U. Buhlmann,K. Biedermann,U. Lauper,O. Irion,A. Brunelli,Gabriele Spoletini,A. Schreyer,I. Hosli,E. Saurenmann,G. Drack,M. Isenschmid,M. Poorbeik,J. Schupbach,L. Perrin,P. Erb,H. Joller,M. Dillon,P. Boyer,D. Liao,M. Keller,A. Deveikis,Margaret M. Khoury,Clemente Diaz,E. Pacheco-Acosta,Er Cooper,D. Mesthene,Jane Pitt,A. Higgins,G. Moroso,Kenneth Rich,Delmyra B. Turpin,N. Cooper,V. Smeriglio,S. McKinlay,S. Ellis +467 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the relation between elective cesarean section and vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), using data on individual patients from 15 prospective cohort studies.
Effects of early, abrupt weaning on HIV-free survival of children in Zambia.
Louise Kuhn,Grace M. Aldrovandi,Moses Sinkala,Chipepo Kankasa,Katherine Semrau,Mwiya Mwiya,Prisca Kasonde,Nancy A. Scott,Cheswa Vwalika,Jan Walter,Marc Bulterys,Wei-Yann Tsai,Donald M. Thea +12 more
TL;DR: Early, abrupt cessation of breast-feeding by HIV- Infected women in a low-resource setting, such as Lusaka, Zambia, does not improve the rate of HIV-free survival among children born to HIV-infected mothers and is harmful to HIV -infected infants.
Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Kojo Yeboah-Antwi,Portipher Pilingana,William B. MacLeod,Katherine Semrau,Kazungu Siazeele,Penelope Kalesha,Busiku Hamainza,Phil Seidenberg,Arthur Mazimba,Lora Sabin,Karen Kamholz,Donald M. Thea,Davidson H. Hamer +12 more
TL;DR: In a cluster randomized trial, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi and colleagues find that integrated management of malaria and pneumonia in children under five by community health workers is both feasible and effective.
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Does severity of HIV disease in HIV-infected mothers affect mortality and morbidity among their uninfected infants?
Louise Kuhn,Prisca Kasonde,Moses Sinkala,Chipepo Kankasa,Katherine Semrau,Nancy A. Scott,Wei-Yann Tsai,Sten H. Vermund,Grace M. Aldrovandi,Donald M. Thea +9 more
TL;DR: Children born to HIV-infected mothers with advanced disease who escaped perinatal or early breastfeeding-related HIV infection are nonetheless at high risk of mortality and morbidity during the first few months of life.