Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam,... (Publications)
causes of infections were the respiratory tract (43%), dengue (26%), malaria (6%) and typhoid fever (5%). Twenty-eight-day all-cause mortality was 6%: 3% for patients with a qSOFA /=2 (absolute difference
The contribution of livestock to urban resilience: the case of Bamako, Mali (Publications)
these figures, the city-wide urban livestock total gross margin for Bamako in 2010 was estimated at USD 5.6 million. Detailed population data help clarify the urban livestock animal human interface in diverse
Analysis of clinical drug-drug interaction data to predict uncharacterized interaction magnitudes between antiretroviral drugs and co-medications (Publications)
successfully quantified meaning 53%, 85% and 98% of the predictions were within 1.25-fold (0.80 - 1.25), 1.5-fold (0.66 - 1.48) and 2-fold (0.66 - 1.94) of the observed clinical data. In addition, the method
Characterizing the pharmacological interaction of the antimalarial combination artefenomel-piperaquine in healthy volunteers with induced blood-stage... (Publications)
respectively. These results closely matched the observed APR(28) in the phase 2b trial of 67.0%, 65.5%, and 75.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that VIS offer an efficient means for
Genotyping Group | Malaria Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Surveillance and Response in Rwanda Malaria incidence has considerably reduced in Rwanda in the last 5 years through combined malaria control interventions. Further decreasing and reducing transmissions [...] project proposes to (1) evaluate the impact of malaria control interventions in Rwanda over the last 5 years, (2) evaluate the contribution of integrated interventions approach through reactive Community-based [...] Plasmodium falciparum infections from long-read Nanopore sequencing data. J...
Women and Gynecology in Evaluation (Projects)
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150 in each care setting). Since a higher number of gynaecologists is working in the WHC (5 gynaecologists, 5 lay women) while only one in the other practices, additional 450 new and 450 long-term patients
Short- and long-term effects of a multi-component physical activity intervention in primary school (Publications)
14% reduced cardiovascular risk score, 5% reduced body mass index and skinfold thickness, 6% improved aerobic fitness, 18% higher physical activity levels, and 5-8% higher bone mineral content and bone
Short- and long-term effects of a multi-component physical activity intervention in primary school (Publications)
14% reduced cardiovascular risk score, 5% reduced body mass index and skinfold thickness, 6% improved aerobic fitness, 18% higher physical activity levels, and 5-8% higher bone mineral content and bone
Majete Malaria Control Project Monitoring (Projects)
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design, starting from three sides of the area, and gradually cover the entire Majete Perimeter in a 5-year programme. A monitoring & evaluation (M&E) tool will be applied to assess the impact of the in
Development of New Drugs against Parasitic Worm Diseases (Page)
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infections, particularly in poor and deprived communities in tropical and subtropical countries. 1.5 billion people are affected by parasitic worm infections. Soil-transmitted helminths are worm infections