Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis sequelae after treatment: a follow-up study 12 years after treatment (Publications)
were compared to before and immediately after treatment and to controls matched for sex and age (+/-5 years). In first stage HAT patients, the prevalence of all signs and symptoms decreased compared to
Noise-related sleep disturbances: does gender matter? (Publications)
confounding factors. Objectively measured sleep duration in highly exposed men (> 55 dB) was reduced by 1.5 h (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.3-0.8 h) compared with low exposed men (
Association between ambient air pollution and diabetes mellitus in Europe and North America: systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
varied across studies. Dose-response effects were not reported. Meta-analyses of three studies on PM2.5 (particulate matter
Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children... (Publications)
interest included incidence and severity of diarrhoea, measured daily during a follow-up period of 5 months. The exposure of interest was vitamin-D status at enrolment. RESULTS: Normal-weight and underweight
cART prescription trends in a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania from 2007 to 2011 (Publications)
(KIULARCO) in Ifakara, Tanzania from 2007-2011. This analysis included data of 3068 patients over a 5-year period. Of these subjects, 1997 (66.9%) were female, median age was 37 (interquartile range [IQR]
Sero-prevalence and risk factors for leptospirosis in abattoir workers in New Zealand (Publications)
average sero-prevalence of 10%-31%, from the two deer abattoirs 17%-19% and the two beef abattoirs 5%. The strongest risk factor for sero-positivity in sheep and deer abattoirs was work position. In sheep
Testing for <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em>: time trends in positivity rates in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland (Publications)
SUMMARY National health statistics report a 2·5-fold increase in laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) cases over the last decade in Switzerland where no CT screening programme exists. We obtained
Effectiveness of a chlorhexidine dressing on silver-coated external ventricular drain associated colonization/infection - a prospective single-blinded... (Publications)
bacterial regrowth in cultured skin swabs of the EVD exit wound before dressing application and after 5 days. Catheters were processed by sonication. The secondary endpoints were clinically diagnosed EVDAI
The influence of malaria control interventions and climate variability on changes in the geographical distribution of parasite prevalence in Kenya... (Publications)
indicators and climatic/environmental predictors of parasitaemia risk by age groups (6-59 months and 5-14 years). Parasitaemia risk and the number of infected children were predicted over a 1 × 1 km(2) grid
The burden of disease in Greece, health loss, risk factors, and health financing, 2000-16: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (Publications)
correlation analysis. Findings All-age mortality in Greece increased from 944.5 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 923.1-964.5) deaths per 100 000 in 2000 to 997.8 (975.4-1018) in 2010 and 1174.9 (1107.4-1243