Author's response to reviews Title: Treatment actions and treatment failure: case studies in the response to severe childhood febrile illness in Mali Authors:

Treatment actions and treatment failure: case studies in the response to severe childhood febrile illness in Mali

BACKGROUND Appropriate home management of illness is vital to efforts to control malaria. The strategy of home management relies on caregivers to recognize malaria symptoms, assess severity and promptly seek appropriate care at a health facility if necessary. This paper examines the management of severe febrile illness (presumed malaria) among children under the age of five in rural Koulikoro R...

Author’s response to reviews Title: Cost-Effectiveness of the Treatment of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition by Community Health Workers Compared to Treatment Provided at an Outpatient Facility in rural Mali

Title: Cost-Effectiveness of the Treatment of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition by Community Health Workers Compared to Treatment Provided at an Outpatient Facility in rural Mali Authors: Eleanor Rogers ([email protected]) Karen Martinez ([email protected]) Jose Luis Alvarez Morán ([email protected]) Franck Alé ([email protected]) Pilar Charle (pcharle@accionc...

Author's response to reviews Title: Cost of dengue and other febrile illnesses to households in rural Cambodia: A prospective community-based case-control study Authors:

Title: Cost of dengue and other febrile illnesses to households in rural Cambodia: A prospective community-based case-control study

Author's response to reviews Title: Health systems supports for community case management of childhood illness: Lessons from an assessment of early implementation in Malawi Authors:

Childhood Autoimmune Hepatitis in Bahrain: a Tertiary Center Experience

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. In AIH, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG). Ob...