Evidence of an 'invitation' effect in feeding sylvatic <em>Stegomyia albopicta</em> from Cambodia (Publications)
the arms and legs. Landings recorded within three minutes of each other on a collector were about 2.5 times more likely to be on the same body part than on a random body part, weighted for landing site
Health & demographic surveillance system profile: the Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
conducted to determine causes of death. Repeated cross-sectional epidemiological surveys on approximately 5-7% of the population and specific, layered-on haematological, parasitological and questionnaire surveys
Putative compensatory mutations in the <em>rpoC</em> gene of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> are associated with ongoing... (Publications)
tuberculosis. Sequencing of a portion of the RpoA-RpoC interaction region of the rpoC gene revealed that 23.5% of all rifampicin-resistant isolates tested carried a non-synonymous mutation in this region. These
Prevalence of airflow obstruction in smokers and never smokers in Switzerland (Publications)
tions of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.Prevalence of AO ranged from 2.5% in subjects aged 30-39 to 8.0% in those aged 70 or more. In multivariate analysis, age (ORaged70+ vs
Auswirkungen von Luftschadstoffen auf die Atemwege von Kleinkindern (Publications)
A one year study on a random sample of 1225 Swiss children aged 0-5 years was conducted in four different areas (two urban, one suburban and one rural) of Switzerland to investigate the relationship between
Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
10-22) per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. The mean annual incidence of sarcoidosis was 7 (95% CI 5-11) per 100,000 inhabitants. The regional workforce in the metal industry, water supply, air transport
Clinical and laboratory predictors of imported malaria in an outpatient setting: an aid to medical decision making in returning travelers with fever (Publications)
leucocytes < or = 10 x 10(3)/L, platelets < 150 x 10(3)/L, hemoglobin < 12 g/dL, and eosinophils < or = 5% to be associated with parasitemia. Enlarged spleen had the highest positive likelihood ratio for a
Myeloperoxidase, but not oxidized LDL, is associated with leisure-time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Studies 1984-1995 (Publications)
high leisure-time PA (124.2 mug/ml; 95%-CI, 116.8-132.0) compared to the inactive reference group (133.5 mug/ml; 95%-CI, 127.6-139.6) (P(trend) across PA levels: 0.007). No significant association between
Influence of <em>M. tuberculosis</em> lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
belonged to the Euro-American lineage, with sublineage 724 predominating at African sites (99/192, 51.5%), and the Euro-American strains other than 724 predominating at non-African sites (89/114, 78.1%).
The timing of complementary feeding of infants in Switzerland: Compliance with the Swiss and the WHO guidelines (Publications)
analysis of data collected were conducted.Results: Introduction of solids mainly occurred between the 5th and 6th months. Five per cent of the mothers introduced complementary food before the age of 4 mo