Comparing a disease-specific and a generic health-related quality of life instrument in subjects with asthma from the general population (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Few epidemiologic studies have assessed health-related quality of life (HRQL) of asthma patients from a general population and it is unclear which instrument is best suitable for
Embedding systematic quality assessments in supportive supervision at primary healthcare level: application of an electronic tool to improve quality... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Assessing quality of health services, for example through supportive supervision, is essential for strengthening healthcare delivery. Most systematic health facility assessment mechanisms,
Operational challenges to continuous LLIN distribution: a qualitative rapid assessment in four countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria prevention should be distributed continuously through antenatal care (ANC) and the expanded
Clinical implications of <em>Mycobacterium chimaera</em> detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),... (Publications)
Mycobacterium chimaera, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, was recently identified as causative agent of deep-seated infections in patients who had previously undergone open-chest cardiac surgery. Outbr
Efficacy and safety of tribendimidine against <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em>: two randomised, parallel-group, single-blind, dose-ranging, phase 2... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of the liver fluke infection Opisthorchis viverrini relies exclusively on praziquantel. Tribendimidine could be an alternative treatment option. We aimed to assess the efficacy a
A worldwide map of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> K13-propeller polymorphisms (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent gains in reducing the global burden of malaria are threatened by the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinins. The discovery that mutations in portions of a P.