Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool (Publications)
At baseline FECPAKG2 revealed a sensitivity of 75.6% (72.0-77.7) for detecting A. lumbricoides, 71.5% (67.4-95.3) for hookworm and 65.8% (64.9-66.2) for T. trichiura, which was significantly lower (all
Detection of second line drug resistance among drug resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> isolates in Botswana (Publications)
isolates analyzed, 33 (58%) were MDR-TB, 4 (7%) were additionally resistant to flouroquinolones and 3 (5%) were resistant to both fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs. The most common fluoroquinolone
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for rapid identification of <em>Salmonella</em> spp. from agar and blood culture broth--an option for the... (Publications)
of 97.4% for environmental Salmonella spp. isolates, and sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 99.5% for blood culture materials. CONCLUSIONS: FISH proved to be highly reliable for a rapid identification
Are brucellosis, Q fever and melioidosis potential causes of febrile illness in Madagascar? (Publications)
assays (qPCRs) were performed on 1020 blood samples drawn from febrile patients. In total, 15 samples (1.5%) were Brucella-positive, mainly originating from patients without travel history, while DNA from C
Antenatal care and skilled delivery service utilization in Somali pastoral communities of eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
confounders. RESULTS: 27% [95%CI 22.8-31.2%] of women used antenatal care and 22.6% [95%CI 18.7-26.5%] received skilled delivery service. None of the respondents reported postnatal care. 43% reported that
Health care professionals' interest in vaccination training in Switzerland: a quantitative survey (Publications)
with vaccination counseling/administration; 4) comfort level in addressing vaccine hesitancy (VH); 5) perspectives on patient/client VH, delays, and refusals. Results: In total, 1,933 practicing HCPs responded
Assembling a global database of child pneumonia studies to inform WHO pneumonia management algorithm: methodology and applications (Publications)
clinical symptoms and signs for identifying, classifying, and treating pneumonia in children up to 5 years old. We aimed to collate an individual patient-level data set from large, high-quality pre-existing
Development of the systems thinking for health actions framework: a literature review and a case study (Publications)
and understanding feedback, (3) identifying leverage points, (4) understanding dynamic behaviour, (5) using mental models to suggest possible solutions to a problem and (6) creating simulation models to
Investigation of dengue infection in asymptomatic individuals during a recent outbreak in La RĂ©union (Publications)
possible asymptomatic dengue infections detected by the presence of anti-dengue IgM antibodies. Only 5.3% of the participants had a recent dengue infection confirmed by RT-PCR. Although the resurgence of
Development of a pharmacovigilance system in a resource-limited country: the experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
the health system; (3) data collection and analysis; (4) collaboration with public health programs; (5) collaboration with the National Regulatory Authority. Lessons learnt from the DRC experience show that