SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid plasma antigen for diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 (Publications)
plasma samples. Median plasma antigen concentration (log10 fg/mL) was 5.4 (interquartile range 3.9-6.0) in outpatients, 6.0 (5.4-6.5) in inpatients, and 6.6 (6.1-7.2) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients
Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
interviewed about access to WASH and environmental and socioeconomic factors. All children abed between 5 and 15 years living in the households were selected to provide stool and urine samples for parasitological [...] among school-aged children in Korhogo was 1.9% (45/2341) composed of 0.3% (3/1248) S. haematobium and 3.5% (42/1202) S. mansoni. Due to the low prevalence of S. haematobium infection, risk factor analysis was [...] and 15 years of age were 3.8 times more likely to be infected than...
Identifying the mental health burden in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients in Switzerland: a pilot study (Publications)
to gather data from 169 individuals diagnosed with ME/CFS. RESULTS: The majority of the patients (90.5%) reported a lack of understanding of their disease, resulting in patients avoiding talking about the [...] reactions. They felt most supported by close family members (67.1%). Two thirds of the patients (68.5%) experienced stigmatization. ME/CFS had a negative impact on mental health in most patients (88.2%) [...] factors contributing to suicidal thoughts were (i) being told the disease was...
Prevalence and predictors of residual antibiotics in children's blood in community settings in Tanzania (Publications)
detected antibiotics were trimethoprim (144/1699; 8.5%), sulfamethoxazole (102/1699; 6.0%), metronidazole (61/1699; 3.6%) and amoxicillin (43/1699; 2.5%). The strongest predictors of residual antibiotics [...] home (aOR=2.9; 95% CI: 2.0-4.1) and reported consumption of antibiotics in the last two weeks (aOR=2.5; 95% CI: 1.6-3.9). However, half (145/296) of the children who had residual antibiotics in their blood
Risk factors for Buruli ulcer in Ghana - a case control study in the Suhum-Kraboa-Coaltar and Akuapem south districts of the eastern region (Publications)
of wetland in the neighborhood (OR = 3.9, 95% CI = 1.9-8.2), insect bites in water/mud (OR = 5.7, 95% CI = 2.5-13.1), use of adhesive when injured (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.1-6.8), and washing in the Densu river [...] District) diagnosed according to the WHO clinical case definition for BU and matched with age- (+/-5 years), gender-, and community controls. A structured questionnaire on host, demographic, environmental
Effect of immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment on the risk of acquired HIV drug resistance (Publications)
acquired drug resistance was 3.2% (2.8,3.5) for immediate initiation, 3.1% (2.7,3.3) for initiation with CD4 cell count less than 500 cells/mul, and 2.8% (2.5,3.0) for initiation with CD4 cell count less [...] restricted to individuals with baseline in 2005-2015, the corresponding estimates were 1.9% (1.8, 2.5), 1.9% (1.7, 2.4), and 1.8% (1.7, 2.2). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the risk of acquired drug
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention and the spread of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>quintuple-mutant parasites resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: a... (Publications)
monthly cycles to children aged 3 months to 5 years (with 95% initial coverage declining each cycle), the quintuple mutant required 53·1 years (95% CI 50·5-56·0) to spread from 1% to 50% of inoculations [...] yrimethamine plus amodiaquine prevents millions of clinical malaria cases in children younger than 5 years in Africa's Sahel region. However, Plasmodium falciparum parasites partially resistant to sul
Burden and risk factors of suspected cholangiocarcinoma in high <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> endemic rural communities in southern Lao PDR (Publications)
associated with OV infection (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.4, 95% CI 1.7-6.5), and a history of cholecystectomy (aOR 2.7, 95% CI 1.5-4.9). CONCLUSION: Our CCA screening in high OV prevalence rural areas of [...] 400 participants, the overall prevalence of suspected CCA was 7.2% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 5.4-9.6). The suspected CCA prevalence increased with age, and was higher in men at all ages. Almost all
Malaria vectors and their blood-meal sources in an area of high bed net ownership in the western Kenya highlands (Publications)
sensu stricto obtained blood-meals from humans, 26.5 % from goats and 18.4 % from bovines. Single blood-meal sources by An. gambiae s.s. from humans were 26.5 %, 8.2 % from bovines and 2.0 % from goats. Mixed [...] Mixed blood-meal sources by An. gambiae s.s. identified included: 24.5 % human/goat, 10.2 % human/bovine, 8.2 % human/bovine/goat and also 8.2 % bovine/goat. One An. arabiensis mosquito obtained blood-meal
Effect of lifting COVID-19 restrictions on utilisation of primary care services in Nepal: a difference-in-differences analysis (Publications)
s was associated with an average increase per palika of 57.5 contraceptive users (95% CI 14.6 to 100.5), 15.6 antenatal care visits (95% CI 5.3 to 25.9) and 1.6 child pneumonia visits (95% CI 0.2 to 2