Prospective assessment of loss to follow-up: incidence and associated factors in a cohort of HIV-positive adults in rural Tanzania (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves health outcomes for HIV-positive individuals, but is jeopardized by irregular clinic attendance and hence poor adherence. Loss to follow-up
Use of insecticides in agriculture and the prevention of vector-borne diseases: population knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs in Elibou,... (Publications)
People's knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs (KAPB) pertaining to malaria are generally well described. However, little is known about population knowledge and awareness of insecticide resista
The immunology of other mycobacteria:<em> M. ulcerans, M. leprae</em> (Publications)
Mycobacterial pathogens can be categorized into three broad groups: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex causing tuberculosis, M. leprae and M. lepromatosis causing leprosy, and atypical mycobacteria, o
The role of HIV asymptomatic status when starting ART on adherence and treatment outcomes and implications for test and treat: the Swiss HIV Cohort... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Since the advent of universal test and treat policies, a higher share of people living with HIV (PLHIV) initiating ART are asymptomatic with a preserved immune system. We explored the pote
Epitope mapping and fine specificity of human T and B cell responses for novel candidate blood-stage malaria vaccine P27A (Publications)
P27A is a novel synthetic malaria vaccine candidate derived from the blood stage Plasmodium falciparum protein Trophozoite Exported Protein 1 (TEX1/PFF0165c). In phase 1a/1b clinical trials in malaria
Implications of asymptomatic infection for the natural history of selected parasitic tropical diseases (Publications)
Progress has been made in the control or elimination of tropical diseases, with a significant reduction of incidence. However, there is a risk of re-emergence if the factors fueling transmission are n
Pharmacokinetic profiles of boosted darunavir, dolutegravir and lamivudine in aging people living with HIV (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs may differ in elderly people living with HIV (PLWH) because of age-related physiological changes. We aimed to assess the pharmacokinetics of se
Secreted microRNA data from the parasitic filarial nematode <em>Acanthocheilonema viteae</em> (Publications)
microRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of non-coding RNA species with important regulatory roles in gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. The helminth Acanthocheilonema viteae serves as
Parental satisfaction with quality of neonatal care in different level hospitals: evidence from Vietnam (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Most health systems provide the most specialized, and presumably also the highest quality of care at a central level. This study assessed parental satisfaction and its determinants in the