Microbiological characterisation of community-acquired urinary tract infections in Bagamoyo, Tanzania: a prospective study (Publications)
time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and automated resistance testing. Overall, 104 out of 270 (38.5%) individuals had a positive urine culture and 119 putative pathogens were identified. The most frequently
Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: a novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission (Publications)
in public transport. Lower transmission risks were found in central markets (4.8% for traders, but 0.5% for their customers), passengers on public transport (2.4%), public schools (4.0%), nightclubs (1.7%)
Schistosomiasis in European travelers and migrants: analysis of 14 years TropNet Surveillance Data (Publications)
Schistosoma mansoni was identified in 570 (39%) and Schistosoma haematobium in 318 (22%) cases; 57.5% of patients were symptomatic. Acute symptoms were reported in 27% of patients leading to earlier p
<em>In vitro</em> antischistosomal activity of <em>Artemisia</em> species (Publications)
fraction infusions of A. afra (BB) were the most active with IC(50) values of 0.35 µg/ml against NTS and 4.5 µg/ml against adult worms. Chemical fingerprinting using High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
The influence of genotype on the natural history of types 1 - 3 spinal muscular atrophy (Publications)
individuals with two SMN2 copies was 8 months (standard deviation [SD]: 4 months) and 10 years (SD: 5 months) for individuals with three copies, and no deaths were reported in individuals with ≥4 SMN2 copies
Individual aircraft noise exposure assessment for a case-crossover study in Switzerland (Publications)
different nighttime windows. Average nighttime aircraft noise levels were 45.2 dB, 64.6 dB, and 18.5 for LAeq, LAmax, and NAT55 respectively. In this paper, we present a method to estimate individual aircraft
Lessons learned in conducting mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control and measuring coverage in an operational research setting (Publications)
enrolled in schools and 75% for all school-age children. Over the 4 years of intervention, an estimated 3.5 million treatments were administered to study communities. By year 4, the median village coverage was
Dog-assisted therapy in neurorehabilitation of children with severe neurological impairment: an explorative study (Publications)
at an inpatient neurorehabilitation center. The dataset included 196 children and adolescents (Md = 5.50, 0.58-20.33 years) suffering from severe neurological impairments (disorders of consciousness in
Trends and risk factors associated with stillbirths: a case study of the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Northern Ghana (Publications)
95%CI [0.46, 0.84]; p = 0.002) compared to male neonates; neonates with low birth weight (4.02 [2.92, 5.53]) and extreme low birth weight (18.9 [10.9, 32.4]) were at a higher risk of still birth (p
Immune system development varies according to age, location, and anemia in African children (Publications)
this at-risk population. We sought to identify factors that shape immune development in children under 5 years of age from Tanzania and Mozambique by detailed immunophenotyping of longitudinal blood samples