The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SolarMal): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial (Publications)
and 33 episodes in non-intervened clusters (adjusted effectiveness 40.8% [95% CI -172.8 to 87.1], p=0.5) during the roll-out. Malaria prevalence measured by rapid diagnostic test was 29.8% (95% CI 20.9-38 [...] SMoTS clusters (prevalence 23.7%; 1552 of 6550 people) than in non-intervened clusters (prevalence 34.5%; 2002 of 5795 people). The unexpectedly low clinical incidence of malaria during roll-out led to an
Tuberculous spondylitis diagnosed through Xpert MTB/RIF assay in urine: a case report (Publications)
noticeable reduction of intervertebral space between L4 and L5, and a small calcification in the anterior longitudinal ligament between L4 and L5, being compatible with focal spondylosis deformans but in
Prevalence and social drivers of HIV among married and cohabitating heterosexual adults in south-eastern Tanzania: analysis of adult health community... (Publications)
odds of being HIV positive, with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Prevalence of HIV/AIDS was 6.7% (5.9% males and 7.1% females). Gender norms, that is, perception that a woman is not justified to ask her [...] behavior characteristics, that is, lifetime number of sexual partners (2-4: AOR=1.47, 95% CI 1.02-2.11; 5+: AOR=1.61, 95% CI 1.05-2.47) were the main independent predictors of HIV prevalence. CONCLUSIONS: Among
Evaluation of spoligotyping, SNPs and customised MIRU-VNTR combination for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>clinical isolates in... (Publications)
of the MIRU-VNTR loci number within each main spoligotype families, three different sets composed of 5 customised MIRU-VNTR loci had a similar discrimination level to the reference 15 loci MIRU-VNTR in lineage [...] subtype the Harleem and LAM spoligotype families, respectively. For the T spoligotype family, a set of 5 MIRU-VNTR loci was proposed. CONCLUSION: According to the lineages and the spoligotype families, the
Absence of the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene increases cytochrome P4501A2 activity among frequent consumers of cruciferous vegetables in a... (Publications)
exhibited a 21% higher geometric mean level of CYP1A2 activity relative to GSTM1 non-null individuals (5.24 versus 4.32, two-sided P = 0.01). No such difference was observed in subjects who consumed broccoli [...] showed a 16% higher geometric mean level of CYP1A2 activity relative to GSTM1 non-null individuals (5.03 versus 4.33, two-sided P = 0.02), whereas no difference was evident among those who consumed cruciferous
Epidemiological characterization of malaria in rural southern Tanzania following China-Tanzania pilot joint malaria control baseline survey (Publications)
selected site. Its distribution was 5.6, 12.8, 16.7, and 18% from Ikwiriri, Kibiti, Bungu, and Chumbi wards, respectively. The corresponding LLIN use discovered were 57.5% over the district. The highest usage
A multi-country analysis on potential adaptive mechanisms to cold and heat in a changing climate (Publications)
to 0.15-0.93%, in the first and last 5-year periods, respectively) except in Australia, Ireland and UK. Different patterns were found for cold (where AFs ranged from 5.57-15.43% to 2.16-8.91%), showing either
Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health Programme, 2011- 2015 (Projects)
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infant mortality decreased in 1.5-2.5 times, and the percent of physiological deliveries increased twice. On a country level, Ukraine declared the achievement of MDG 4 and 5 in the end of 2013. Target Groups
Impact of the diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF on patient outcomes for tuberculosis (Review) (Publications)
all-cause mortality, both overall (risk ratio (RR) 0.89, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.75 to 1.05; 5 RCTs, 9932 participants, moderate-certainty evidence), and restricted to studies with six-month follow-up [...] mortality in participants known to be infected with HIV (odds ratio (OR) 0.80, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.96; 5 RCTs, 5855 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). It is uncertain whether Xpert MTB/RIF has no [...] on the proportion of participants who were treated for tuberculosis (RR 1.10,...
Small-scale field evaluation of PermaNet® Dual (a long-lasting net coated with a mixture of chlorfenapyr and deltamethrin) against... (Publications)
samples were 93.6 +/- 0.2% and 83.2 +/- 0.9% for PermaNet((R)) Dual, 37.5 +/- 2.9% and 14.4 +/- 3.9% for PermaNet((R)) 3.0, and 7.4 +/- 5.1% and 11.7 +/- 3.4% for PermaNet((R)) 2.0, respectively. Moreover, [...] percentage blood-feeding inhibition of 41.4 +/- 6.9% and 43.7 +/- 4.8% with PermaNet((R)) Dual, 51.0 +/- 5.7% and 9.8 +/- 3.6% with PermaNet((R)) 3.0, and 12.8 +/- 4.3% and - 13.0 +/- 3.6% with PermaNet((R))