Elimination of schistosomiasis mekongi from endemic areas in Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: current status and plans (Publications)
The areas endemic for schistosomiasis in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and in Cambodia were first reported 50 and 60 years ago, respectively. However, the causative parasite Schistosoma mekongi
TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: the importance of <em>Mycobacterium africanum </em>infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) but little is known on TB-Diabetes Mellitus (TBDM) co-morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Consecutive TB cases reg
Whole genome sequencing for drug resistance profile prediction in<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing allows rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. However, the availability of high-quality data linking quantitative phenotypic drug susceptibility
Drug susceptibility testing and mortality in patients treated for tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a multicentre cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Drug resistance is a challenge for the global control of tuberculosis. We examined mortality in patients with tuberculosis from high-burden countries, according to concordance or discordan