Spatio-temporal analysis of leprosy risks in a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso-Brazilian Amazon: results from the leprosy post-exposure... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis (LPEP) with single dose rifampicin (SDR) can be integrated into different leprosy control program set-ups once contact tracing has been established. We an
Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited information on surgical site infections (SSI) and the related antibiotic resistance needed to guide their management and prevention in Sierra Leone. In this study, we aime
Determinants of modern paediatric healthcare seeking in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Objectives: To determine factors that influence healthcare seeking among children with fatal and non-fatal health problems. Methods: Last disease episodes of surviving children and fatal outcomes of c
Tick borne relapsing fever: a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
Tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonosis caused by various Borrelia species transmitted to humans by both soft-bodied and (more recently recognized) hard-bodied ticks. In recent years, molecula
Whole genome sequencing has the potential to improve treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in high burden settings: a retrospective cohort... (Publications)
Background Treatment of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB), although improved in recent years with shorter, more tolerable regimens, remains largely standardised and
Healthcare professional and professional stakeholders' perspectives on vaccine mandates in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There currently are no mandatory vaccines in Switzerland. However, Swiss federal legislation allows for vaccination mandates in settings where the risk of transmission to vulnerable groups
Pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation to optimize albendazole dosing in hookworm- or <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>-infected infants to adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Albendazole is the most commonly used drug in preventive chemotherapy programmes against soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, with the standard dose of 400 mg resulting in suboptima
First serodetection and molecular phylogenetic documentation of <em>Coxiella burnetii </em>isolates from female camels in Wasit governorate, Iraq (Publications)
This study aims to detect Coxiellaburnetiiin one-humped female camels (Camelus dromedarius) using ELISA andconfirmation of infection by PCR with the phylogenetic analysis of local isolates. The 91 adu
