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Center for Global Health Faculty

Michele Dreyfuss

Michele Dreyfuss

Academic Degrees

Departmental Address

Department of Population and Family Health Sciences 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W4033

Contact Information

Phone:
410-614-4760
Fax:
410-614-7386

Keywords

Population and Family Health Sciences, iron deficiency, anemia, pregnancy, pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, micronutrient deficiencies, HIV infection, vertical HIV transmission

Selected Publications

Dreyfuss ML, Fawzi WW. Micronutrients and vertical transmission of HIV-1. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;75:959-70.

Dreyfuss ML, Spiegelman D, Msamanga GI, Hunter D, Hertzmark E, Urassa E, Fawzi WW. Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74:814-26.

Yamini S, West KP Jr, Wu LSF, Dreyfuss ML, Yang D-X, Khatry SK. Circulating levels of retinol, tocopherol and carotenoid in Nepali pregnant and postpartum women following long term b-carotene and vitamin A supplementation. Eur J Clin Nutr 2001;55:252-259.

Congdon NG, Dreyfuss ML, Christian P, Navitsky R, Sanchez AM, Wu L, Khatry SK, Thapa MD, Humphrey J, Haselwood D, West KP, Jr. Responsiveness of dark adaptation threshold to vitamin A and b-carotene supplementation in pregnant and lactating women in Nepal. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;72:1004-1009.

Dreyfuss ML, Stoltzfus RJ, Shrestha JB, Pradhan EK, LeClerq SC, Khatry SK, Shrestha SR, Katz J, Albonico M, West KP, Jr. Hookworms, malaria, and vitamin A deficiency contribute to anemia and iron deficiency among pregnant women in the plains of Nepal. J Nutr 2000;130:2527-2536.

Stoltzfus RJ, Edward-Raj A, Dreyfuss ML, Albonico M, Montresor A, Thapa MD, West KP, Jr, Chwaya HM, Savioli L, Tielsch J. Clinical pallor is useful to detect severe anemia in populations where anemia is prevalent and severe. J Nutr 1999;129:1675-1681.

Navitsky RC, Dreyfuss ML, Shrestha J, Khatry SK, Stoltzfus RJ, Albonico M. Ancylostoma duodenale is responsible for hookworm infections among pregnant women in the rural plains of Nepal. J Parasitol 1998;84:647-651.

Stoltzfus RJ, Dreyfuss ML. Guidelines for the use of iron supplements to prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia. ILSI Press, 1998.

Stoltzfus RJ, Dreyfuss ML, Chwaya HM, Albonico M. Hookworm control as a strategy to prevent iron deficiency. Nutr Rev 1997;55:223-232.

Dreyfuss ML, Shrestha JB, Khatry SK, Shrestha SR, Dali SM, Adhikari RA, Pohkrel RP. The prevalence of anemia among pregnant and lactating women, and among their infants in Sarlahi District. J Nepal Med Assoc 1997;35:234-240.

Schaumberg DA, Linehan M, Hawley G, O'Connor J, Dreyfuss M, Semba RD. Vitamin A deficiency in the South Pacific. Public Health 1995;109:311-17.

      
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