Peter Vranken
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11 Papers
45 Citations
Peter Vranken is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Outbreak of pertussis in a neonatal intensive care unit--Louisiana, 2004
TL;DR: A 5-month-old infant, admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a Louisiana regional hospital since birth, was diagnosed with pertussis on November 12, 2004 as mentioned in this paper.
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Current Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV Services in South Africa, 2011
TL;DR: As of February 2011, integration of TB and HIV services is taking place in public medical facilities in South Africa, and IPT in people living with HIV and ART in TB patients are the least available.
Urethrocutaneous fistulas after voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention—15 African Countries, 2015–2019
Todd Lucas,Jonas Z Hines,Julia Samuelson,T. B. Hargreave,Stephanie M. Davis,Ian Fellows,Amber Prainito,D. Heather Watts,Valerian Kiggundu,Anne G. Thomas,Onkemetse Conrad Ntsuape,Kunle Dare,Elijah Odoyo-June,Leonard Soo,Likabelo Toti-Mokoteli,Robert Manda,Martin Kapito,Wezi Msungama,James Odek,Jotamo Come,Marcos Canda,Nuno Gaspar,Aupokolo Mekondjo,Brigitte Zemburuka,Collen Bonnecwe,Peter Vranken,Susan Mmbando,Daimon Simbeye,Fredrick Rwegerera,Nafuna Wamai,Shelia Kyobutungi,James Exnobert Zulu,Omega Chituwo,Sinokuthemba Xaba,John Mandisarisa,Carlos Toledo +35 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe fistula cases, identify possible risks and mechanisms of injury, and offer mitigation actions for men undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) to partially protect men from heterosexually acquired HIV.
Description of adverse events among adult men following voluntary medical male circumcision: Findings from a circumcision programme in two provinces of South Africa.
Evans Muchiri,Salome Charalambous,Sibuse Ginindza,Mpho Maraisane,Tintswalo Maringa,Peter Vranken,Dayanund Loykissoonlal,Vincent Muturi-Kioi,Candice M. Chetty-Makkan +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the occurrence and severity of adverse events (AEs) in a routine voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program implemented in Gauteng and North West provinces of South Africa were investigated.
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcisions for HIV Prevention — 13 Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2017–2021
Megan E. T. Peck,Katherine S. Ong,Todd Lucas,Pauline Harvey,Phenyo E. Lekone,Mpho Letebele,Vasavi Thomas,Vusi Maziya,Mandzisi Mkhontfo,Teruwork K. Gultie,Dejene Mulatu,M. Shimelis,Tiruneh Zegeye,Ambrose Juma,Elijah Odoyo-June,Paul Musingila,J. Njenga,Andrew F. Auld,Martin Kapito,Alice Maida,Wezi Msungama,Marcos Canda,Jotamo Come,Inacio Malimane,Mekondjo Aupokolo,Brigitte Zemburuka,Ida Kankindi,Samuel S. Malamba,Eric Remera,Emmanuel Tubane,R. Machava,Nandi Maphothi,Peter Vranken,Mbaraka Amuri,Kokuhumbya Kazaura,Daimon Simbeye,Stella Alamo,Geoffrey Kabuye,Omega Chituwo,Royd Kamboyi,Joseph Masiye,John Mandisarisa,Sinokuthemba Xaba,Carlos Toledo +43 more
TL;DR: In 2019, the number of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) performed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decreased by 31.8% compared with the number in 2019, primarily because of COVID-19-related disruptions to VMMC service delivery as discussed by the authors .
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