The influence of sampling effort and the performance of the Kato-Katz technique in diagnosing <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and hookworm co-infections... (Publications)
estimate of 79.6%, with marginal prevalence estimates for hookworm and S. mansoni infections of 83.9% and 91.6% respectively. The sensitivities of a single Kato-Katz thick smear for detection of S. mansoni [...] have a low sensitivity. In the case of Schistosoma mansoni, statistical methods have been developed to compensate for the poor sensitivity, but the same is not true of any other helminth parasite, or infections [...] intensities of both parasites, combined with intra-specimen and...
Influence of sugar availability and indoor microclimate on survival of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> (Diptera: Culicidae) under semifield conditions in... (Publications)
The potential influence of seemingly minor heterogeneities of indoor microclimate upon vector longevity and vectorial capacity may merit further investigation. Also, the availability of sugar was shown [...] The influence of indoor microclimate on survival of female Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Giles (Diptera: culicidae) mosquitoes fed on different nutrition sources was evaluated in a semifield experimental [...] or a combination of the two diets over three experiments so that each cage...
Influence of parenteral administration routes and additional factors on vaccine safety and immunogenicity: a review of recent literature (Publications)
factors potentially impacting on the 'performance' of a given route of administration, as reported in recent literature, are outlined and discussed in view of their importance. These factors need to be accounted [...] addition, there are factors, such as body site, needle length, injection technique, depth of injection, type of antigen, vaccine formulation, adjuvants, age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass, and pre-existing [...] immunity, which can have an impact on the reactogenicity and...
Influence of HIV-related immunodeficiency on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (Publications)
for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among persons infected with HIV, while controlling for the effect of frequent coinfection with hepatitis C and B viruses. DESIGN: A case-control study nested in the Swiss [...] (OR per 10% decrease = 1.65, 95% CI 1.01-2.71) were significantly associated with HCC. The effects of CD4+ cell count were concentrated among men having sex with men/heterosexual/other rather than injecting
The influence of HIV on the evolution of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
encoding regions were enriched for sites displaying weak evidence of directional selection influenced by HIV-1. Although the low degree of genetic diversity observed in our M. tuberculosis dataset means [...] these results should be interpreted carefully, the effects of HIV-1 on epitope evolution in M. tuberculosis may have implications for the design of M. tuberculosis vaccines that are intended for use in p [...] significantly affects the immunological environment during tuberculosis...