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R. Varo

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R. Varo — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 91
Citations: 1,333

Most-cited papers

Causes of Death Among Infants and Children in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network
Q. Bassat, D. Blau, I. Ogbuanu, S. Samura +36 more
2023JAMA Network Open109 citations Open access
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Adjunctive therapy for severe malaria: a review and critical appraisal
R. Varo, Valerie M. Crowley, A. Sitoe, L. Madrid +3 more
2018Malaria Journal104 citations Open access
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Mortality Surveillance Methods to Identify and Characterize Deaths in Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network Sites
Navit T. Salzberg, Kasthuri Sivalogan, Q. Bassat, A. Taylor +55 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases93 citations Open access
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Overview and Development of the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Determination of Cause of Death (DeCoDe) Process and DeCoDe Diagnosis Standards
D. Blau, J. P. Caneer, Rebecca Philipsborn, S. Madhi +17 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases75 citations Open access
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Update on malaria.
R. Varo, Carlos J. Chaccour, Q. Bassat
2020Medicina clínica (Ed. impresa)73 citations Open access
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Causes of death identified in neonates enrolled through Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), December 2016 –December 2021
S. Mahtab, S. Madhi, V. Baillie, Toyah Els +37 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health65 citations Open access
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Postdischarge Mortality Prediction in Sub-Saharan Africa
L. Madrid, A. Casellas, Charfudin Sacoor, L. Quintó +12 more
2018Pediatrics51 citations
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Post-mortem investigation of deaths due to pneumonia in children aged 1–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from 2016 to 2022: an observational study
S. Mahtab, D. Blau, Z. Madewell, I. Ogbuanu +166 more
2024The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health48 citations Open access
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Postmortem investigations and identification of multiple causes of child deaths: An analysis of findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network
R. Breiman, D. Blau, P. Mutevedzi, V. Akelo +35 more
2021PLoS Medicine47 citations Open access
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Contribution of malnutrition to infant and child deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Z. Madewell, A. Keita, P. Das, A. Mehta +38 more
2024BMJ Global Health45 citations Open access
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African isolates show a high proportion of multiple copies of the Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsin-2 gene, a piperaquine resistance marker
D. Leroy, Fiona Macintyre, Yeka Adoke, Serge Ouoba +13 more
2019Malaria Journal42 citations Open access
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Diagnosis of clinical malaria in endemic settings
R. Varo, Núria Balanza, A. Mayor, Q. Bassat
2020Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy34 citations
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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in summer schools applying stringent control measures in Barcelona, Spain
I. Jordan, M. F. de Sevilla, V. Fumado, Q. Bassat +31 more
2021Clinical Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access
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Plasma MicroRNA Profiling of Plasmodium falciparum Biomass and Association with Severity of Malaria Disease
H. Gupta, Mercedes Rubio, A. Sitoe, R. Varo +11 more
2021Emerging Infectious Diseases29 citations Open access
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Clinico-pathological discrepancies in the diagnosis of causes of death in adults in Mozambique: A retrospective observational study
J. Ordi, P. Castillo, A. García-Basteiro, C. Moraleda +27 more
2019PLoS ONE29 citations Open access
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Performance of the minimally invasive autopsy tool for cause of death determination in adult deaths from the Brazilian Amazon: an observational study
Antonio E. M. Palhares, Luiz C. L. Ferreira, Monique Freire, P. Castillo +16 more
2019Virchows Archiv28 citations Open access
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Neural tube defects as a cause of death among stillbirths, infants, and children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia: an analysis of the CHAMPS network
L. Madrid, Kartavya J. Vyas, V. Kancherla, Haleluya Leulseged +36 more
2023Lancet Global Health26 citations Open access
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Burden of child mortality from malaria in high endemic areas: Results from the CHAMPS network using minimally invasive tissue sampling
I. Ogbuanu, K. Otieno, R. Varo, S. Sow +35 more
2024Journal of Infection25 citations Open access
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Host-Based Prognostic Biomarkers to Improve Risk Stratification and Outcome of Febrile Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Núria Balanza, Clara Erice, M. Ngai, R. Varo +2 more
2020Frontiers in Pediatrics23 citations Open access
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Positive direct antiglobulin test in post-artesunate delayed haemolysis: more than a coincidence?
D. Camprubí, A. Pereira, N. Rodriguez-Valero, A. Almuedo +5 more
2019Malaria Journal23 citations Open access
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The Positive Rhinovirus/Enterovirus Detection and SARS-CoV-2 Persistence beyond the Acute Infection Phase: An Intra-Household Surveillance Study
P. Brotons, I. Jordan, Q. Bassat, D. Henares +13 more
2021Viruses22 citations Open access
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Congenital and perinatally-acquired infections in resource-constrained settings
L. Madrid, R. Varo, A. Sitoe, Q. Bassat
2016Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy22 citations Open access
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Etiologies and comorbidities of meningitis deaths in children under 5 years in high-mortality settings: Insights from the CHAMPS Network in the post-pneumococcal vaccine era
S. Mahtab, Z. Madewell, V. Baillie, Z. Dangor +35 more
2024Journal of Infection17 citations Open access
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Safety and tolerability of adjunctive rosiglitazone treatment for children with uncomplicated malaria
R. Varo, Valerie M. Crowley, A. Sitoe, L. Madrid +6 more
2017Malaria Journal17 citations Open access
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Prognostic accuracy of biomarkers of immune and endothelial activation in Mozambican children hospitalized with pneumonia
Núria Balanza, Clara Erice, M. Ngai, Chloe R. McDonald +14 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health16 citations Open access
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High prevalence and mortality due to Histoplasma capsulatum in the Brazilian Amazon: An autopsy study
N. Rakislova, J. Hurtado, Antonio E. M. Palhares, Luiz C. L. Ferreira +20 more
2021PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases16 citations Open access
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Plasmodium falciparum sexual conversion rates can be affected by artemisinin-based treatment in naturally infected malaria patients
H. Portugaliza, H. M. Natama, P. Guetens, E. Rovira-Vallbona +12 more
2022EBioMedicine15 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence of CMV, HSV-2 and HBV among HIV-Infected Malawian Children: A Cross-sectional Survey
R. Varo, W. Buck, P. Kazembe, S. Phiri +2 more
2016Journal of Tropical Pediatrics15 citations Open access
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Provider adherence to clinical care recommendations for infants and children who died in seven low- and middle-income countries in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network
Chris A. Rees, K. Igunza, Z. Madewell, V. Akelo +36 more
2023EClinicalMedicine14 citations Open access
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Continuous determination of blood glucose in children admitted with malaria in a rural hospital in Mozambique
L. Madrid, A. Sitoe, R. Varo, T. Nhampossa +6 more
2017Malaria Journal14 citations Open access
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Individual prevention and containment measures in schools in Catalonia, Spain, and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 after school re-opening
S. Alonso, M. Català, D. López, Enric Alvarez-Lacalle +20 more
2022PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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Klebsiella spp. cause severe and fatal disease in Mozambican children: antimicrobial resistance profile and molecular characterization
Arsénia J. Massinga, Marcelino Garrine, A. Messa, Nélio Nobela +14 more
2021BMC Infectious Diseases13 citations Open access
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Performance of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia in Mozambique and Pakistan
A. Ginsburg, Jennifer L. Lenahan, F. Jehan, Rubão Bila +14 more
2020Pediatric Pulmonology13 citations Open access
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Sneathia amnii and Maternal Chorioamnionitis and Stillbirth, Mozambique
Pio Vitorino, R. Varo, P. Castillo, J. Hurtado +10 more
2019Emerging Infectious Diseases13 citations Open access
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Congenital cytomegalovirus, parvovirus and enterovirus infection in Mozambican newborns at birth: A cross-sectional survey
L. Madrid, R. Varo, S. Maculuve, T. Nhampossa +10 more
2018PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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How Did the COVID-19 Lockdown Affect Children and Adolescent's Well-Being: Spanish Parents, Children, and Adolescents Respond
S. Ajanovic, Jon Garrido-Aguirre, B. Baro, Núria Balanza +13 more
2021Frontiers in Public Health12 citations Open access
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Maternal Carriage of Group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli in a District Hospital in Mozambique
L. Madrid, S. Maculuve, Alba Vilajeliu, Emma Sáez +12 more
2018The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal12 citations Open access
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Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling as an Alternative to Complete Diagnostic Autopsies in the Context of Epidemic Outbreaks and Pandemics: The Example of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Q. Bassat, R. Varo, J. Hurtado, L. Marimón +15 more
2021Clinical Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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Clinical trials to assess adjuvant therapeutics for severe malaria
R. Varo, Clara Erice, Sydney Johnson, Q. Bassat +1 more
2020Malaria Journal9 citations Open access
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Climate change, cyclones and cholera - Implications for travel medicine and infectious diseases.
R. Varo, X. Rodó, Q. Bassat
2019Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease9 citations Open access
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Investigating the Role of Cytomegalovirus as a Cause of Stillbirths and Child Deaths in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through Postmortem Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling
S. Velaphi, Z. Madewell, Beth A Tippett-Barr, D. Blau +33 more
2025Clinical Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access
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Adjunctive rosiglitazone treatment for severe paediatric malaria: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Mozambican children.
R. Varo, Valerie M Crowley, Humberto Mucasse, A. Sitoe +16 more
2023International Journal of Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access
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Endothelial transcriptomic analysis identifies biomarkers of severe and cerebral malaria
Claudia Gomes, R. Varo, Miquel Duran-Frigola, A. Sitoe +5 more
2023JCI Insight8 citations Open access
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Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS): Manhiça site description, Mozambique
C. Sacoor, Pio Vitorino, A. Nhacolo, K. Munguambe +23 more
2023Gates Open Research7 citations Open access
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Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker of Neuronal Damage in Children With Malaria
Núria Balanza, Caroline K Francis, Valerie M. Crowley, Andrea M. Weckman +22 more
2023Journal of Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Resource-Constrained Settings for Hypoglycaemia Detection: Looking at the Problem from the Other Side of the Coin
Rubão Bila, R. Varo, L. Madrid, A. Sitoe +1 more
2018Biosensors7 citations Open access
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Host biomarkers and parasite biomass are associated with severe malaria in Mozambican children: a case–control study
R. Varo, A. Sitoe, L. Madrid, P. Aide +14 more
2025Scientific Reports5 citations Open access
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Neurological Symptoms and Cause of Death Among Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
S. Ajanovic, Z. Madewell, S. El Arifeen, E. Gurley +32 more
2024JAMA Network Open5 citations Open access
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Clinicopathological discrepancies in the diagnoses of childhood causes of death in the CHAMPS network: An analysis of antemortem diagnostic inaccuracies
Haleluya Leulseged, Christine Bethencourt, K. Igunza, V. Akelo +40 more
2024BMJ Paediatrics Open5 citations Open access
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Serial lung ultrasounds in pediatric pneumonia in Mozambique and Pakistan
A. Ginsburg, I. Nisar, L. Madrid, Jennifer L. Lenahan +12 more
2021Scientific Reports5 citations Open access
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