Comparison of real-time PCR and the Kato-Katz method for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and assessment of cure in a randomized... (Publications)
y of PCR compared with KK at this time point was 89.1% for T. trichiura, 72.7% for hookworm and 87.5% for A. lumbricoides. Cure rates (CRs) for T. trichiura and A. lumbricoides were slightly lower with
Decreasing incidence of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in people with HIV in South Africa (Publications)
for different risk factors using Royston-Parmar flexible parametric survival models. FINDINGS: Among 5,247,968 PWH, 1,059 incident SCCC were diagnosed for a crude overall SCCC incidence rate of 6.8/100,000
Investigating sustainability challenges for the National Health Insurance Fund in Tanzania: a modelling approach (Publications)
Insurance Fund in Tanzania. The analysis focused on determining the average cost per beneficiary across 5-year age groups separated by gender, and grouped by broad health condition categories. We then modelled
Breastmilk, stool, and meconium: bacterial communities in South Africa (Publications)
Breastmilk, meconium, and stool samples were analyzed using 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of the V4-V5 gene region using the MiSeq platform for identification and relative quantification of bacterial taxa
Ambient air pollution exposure and chronic bronchitis in the Lifelines cohort (Publications)
were seen for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and black carbon (BC) but not for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). For prevalent chronic bronchitis, associations with NO2 showed OR: 1.05 (95% CI: 1.02 to 1.08) and
Multiple air pollutant exposure and lung cancer in Tehran, Iran (Publications)
10 unit increase in air pollutant), benzene (IRR = 3.86), toluene (IRR = 1.50), ethylbenzene (IRR = 5.16), p-xylene (IRR = 9.41), o-xylene (IRR = 7.93), m-xylene (IRR = 2.63) and TBTEX (IRR = 1.21) were
Validation of a human-serum-based <em>in vitro </em>growth method for drug screening on juvenile development stages of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
similar in size as in vivo worms until 28 days of incubation (males 1.4 +/- 0.2 mm, females 1.1 +/- 0.5 mm long). qPCR analysis revealed similar gender distribution both on newly transformed schistosomula
Leprosy and cutaneous leishmaniasis affecting the same individuals: a retrospective cohort analysis in a hyperendemic area in Brazil (Publications)
using a Cox model we identified male sex (HR: 2.3; 95% CI: 1.7-2.9) and low schooling level (HR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2-1.9) as positively associated with the outcome. Furthermore, the hazard of developing the
Tick borne relapsing fever: a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
3%) compared to louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) (55.8%). The overall case fatality rate of TBRF (6.5%) and LBRF (4-10.2%) appears to not differ. Unlike LBRF, where perinatal fatalities are primarily a
Perinatal mental health care from the user and provider perspective: protocol for a qualitative study in Switzerland (Publications)
involved in perinatal care, and a health insurance representative. The focus groups will consist of 5-8 professionals. Data collection and thematic analysis will consider Levesque's et al. (2013) conceptual