Negligible risk of inducing resistance in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> with single-dose rifampicin as post-exposure prophylaxis for leprosy (Publications)
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for leprosy is administered as one single dose of rifampicin (SDR) to the contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. SDR reduces the risk of developing leprosy among
Design of trials for interrupting the transmission of endemic pathogens (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many interventions against infectious diseases have geographically diffuse effects. This leads to contamination between arms in cluster-randomized trials (CRTs). Pathogen elimination is th
The DASH study (2014-2017) [Video] (Publications)
The DASH study, or in full the Disease, Activity and Schoolchildren’s Health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is a joint research project between the University of Basel, Switzerland, the Swiss Tropic
Spread and establishment of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in southern Switzerland between 2003 and 2014: an analysis of oviposition data and weather... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a highly invasive mosquito species of public health importance. In the wake of its arrival in neighbouring Italy the authorities of the canto
Patient-related risk factors leading to aseptic stem loosening in total hip arthroplasty: a case-control study of 5,035 patients (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that certain patient characteristics have different effects on the risk of early stem loosening in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We therefore conducted a case-control study
The impact of indoor residual spraying with malathion on malaria in refugee camps in eastern Sudan (Publications)
An exploratory trial of the efficacy of indoor spraying with malathion on morbidity and mortality in refugee camps in eastern Sudan was conducted during the rainy season of 1997. The interior walls of