Genetic variability and consequence of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage 3 in Kampala-Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Limited data existed exclusively describing Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 3 (MTB-L3), sub-lineages, and clinical manifestations in Kampala, Uganda. This study sought to elucidate the
Impact of alcohol-based hand-gel sanitizer and hand hygiene advice on travellers' diarrhoea and colonization with extended-spectrum... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) is the most common health problem in international travellers. Besides being bothersome for the individual and a considerable economic burden for the public, TD
Evaluation of new selective culture media and a rapid fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization assay for identification of <em>Clostridium... (Publications)
Two new Clostridium difficile-selective agars, from Oxoid (according to Brazier) and from BD, were compared with cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose agar (Oxoid) for their sensitivity of recovery of toxige
Are brucellosis, Q fever and melioidosis potential causes of febrile illness in Madagascar? (Publications)
Brucellosis, Q fever and melioidosis are zoonoses, which can lead to pyrexia. These diseases are often under-ascertained and underreported because of their unspecific clinical signs and symptoms, insu
Drinking water from dug wells in rural ghana - <em>Salmonella</em> contamination, environmental factors, and genotypes (Publications)
Salmonellosis is an important but neglected disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Food or fecal-oral associated transmissions are the primary cause of infections, while the role of waterborne transmission is
Prevalence and management of drug-drug interactions with antiretroviral treatment in 2069 people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: a prospective... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Widespread access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially increased life expectancy in sub-Saharan African countries. As a result, the rates of comorbidities and use of co-medica