Cancer in HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents and young adults in South Africa: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
(aOR 2.12, 95% CI 1.69 to 2.66) and anogenital cancers other than cervix (aOR 2.73, 95% CI 1.27 to 5.86) than AYAs without HIV. About 44% (n=1062) of AYAs with HIV-related cancers had not been tested for
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
Treatment strategies for nitroimidazole-refractory giardiasis: a systematic review (Publications)
data was conducted with pooling of data for interventions. KEY FINDINGS: Included in this review were 5 prospective studies, 3 retrospective studies, 7 case series and 9 case reports. Across these reports
Long-term neurological and psychological distress symptoms among smallholder farmers in Costa Rica with a history of acute pesticide poisoning (Publications)
in hands or feet (3.23; 1.66, 6.32), insomnia (2.53; 1.34, 4.79), accelerated heartrate (2.42; 1.03, 5.47), dizziness (2.38; 1.19, 4.72), increased irritability/anger (2.37; 1.23, 4.55), low energy (2.33;
Self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy as a predictor of viral failure and mortality (Publications)
ratio [HR] 1.15, 95% confidence interval 0.79-1.67; two doses: 2.15, 1.31-3.53; more than two doses: 5.21, 2.96-9.18). The risk of death increased with more than two missed doses (HR 4.87, 2.21-10.73). Missing
Should we treat <em>Blastocystis </em>sp.? A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized pilot trial (Publications)
was positive for other protozoa in 25% (10/40) of the patients. We identified Dientamoeba fragilis in 5, Entamoeba dispar in 3 and Cyclospora cayetanensis in 2 patients. Stratified analysis according to
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
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
The INSPIRE population survey: development, dissemination and respondent characteristics (Publications)
ire. RESULTS: The overall response rate was 30.7% (n = 8,846), with variations between 20.6 and 34.5% across the different care regions in the canton. A generally higher response rate was found in the
Emergence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 drug resistance during the 3-month World Health Organization-recommended enhanced adherence counseling... (Publications)
31 of 57 (54.4%) before to 36 of 57 (63.2%) after EAC. Median susceptibility scores dropped from 0.5 (interquartile range [IQR] = 0.25-) to 0.25 (IQR = 0.25-1) during the EAC period (P = .16). Conclusions:
