Ultrasound in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled two-center study (Publications)
overtreatment of tuberculosis and to underdiagnosis of possible differential diagnoses. METHODS: This open-label, parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial is done in a rural and an urban center
The spatial distribution of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection in four regions of western Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
obtained from readily available school lists, while climatic and environmental data were extracted from open-access remote sensing databases. Multivariable, binary non-spatial models and a Bayesian geostatistical
Deciphering the complex distribution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtypes among different cohorts in Northern Tanzania (Publications)
preparing for HIV-1 prevention trials (hospitality facility-worker cohorts), and among men and women in an open cohort demographic surveillance system (Kisesa cohort). METHODS: The polymerase encompassing partial
Intensified therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists at the onset of upper respiratory tract Infection to prevent chronic... (Publications)
driven, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study. At inclusion, patients were assigned to open-labelled low maintenance dose ICS/LABA. Each patient was randomised either to intensified dose ICS/LABA
Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
observed stronger effects of Lden road among participants reporting poor sleep quality or sleeping with open windows. Conclusions: Transportation noise may be more relevant than AP in the development of diabetes
Surveillance and response systems for elimination of tropical diseases: summary of a thematic series in Infectious Diseases of Poverty (Publications)
journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty provides a new platform to engage with, and disseminate in an open-access format, science outside traditional disciplinary boundaries. The current piece reviews a thematic
Relationships between long-term residential exposure to total environmental noise and stroke incidence (Publications)
environmental noise and stroke incidence in Montreal, Canada. Materials and Methods: We created an open cohort of adults aged > /=45years, free of stroke before entering the cohort for the years 2000 to
Path concentration profile reconstruction of optical remote sensing measurements using polynomial curve fitting procedures (Publications)
Open path Fourier transform infrared (OP-FTIR) spectroscopy is one of several optical remote sensing (ORS) techniques that can identify and quantify many air pollutants. These instruments provide path
Rifampicin/Cotrimoxazole/Isoniazid versus mefloquine or quinine + sulfadoxine- pyrimethamine for malaria: a randomized trial1 (Publications)
efficacy of Cotrifazid against drug-resistant malaria in Papua New Guinea. DESIGN: The trial design was open-label, block-randomised, comparative, and multicentric. SETTING: The trial was conducted in four primary
Illness costs to households are a key barrier to access diagnostic and treatment services for tuberculosis in Tajikistan (Publications)
groups (community members, patients and providers). They were also highly consistent between the open discussion and the confidential rating. CONCLUSIONS: Illness-costs to households were identified as
