Is there a gender-specific association between asthma and carotid intima media thickness in Swiss adolescents? (Publications)
testing for interaction with gender and age. Of 257 offspring (mean age 15 years, 53% female), 11.5% reported doctor-diagnosed asthma (male 17%, female 7%). Mean CIMT was significantly different by gender
<em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> is associated with significant morbidity in rural Cambodia, including stunting in children (Publications)
2) were mostly resolved by treatment. S. stercoralis infection was associated with stunting, with 2.5-fold higher odds in case of heavy infection. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The morbidity associated with
Very high carriage of gametocytes in asymptomatic low-density <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> infections in western Thailand (Publications)
falciparum (OR = 9.0, P = 0.001) but not P. vivax infections (P = 0.13). A large number of P. vivax (71.5%) and P. falciparum (72.0%) infections were gametocyte positive by pvs25/pfs25 qRT-PCR. Detection of
Prescription of concomitant medications in patients treated with nifurtimox eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for <em>T.b. gambiense</em> second... (Publications)
neurological conditions such as convulsions, loss of consciousness, and coma was used in approximately 5% of patients. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The prescription of concomitant treatments was coherent with
<em>Blastocystis</em> in Swiss children: a practical approach (Publications)
36-1.61) were positive for Blastocystis. In 63% abdominal pain was the leading symptom, while in 17.5% it was an accidental finding without symptoms. There was a high significance in correlation of abdominal
Inequalities in the benefits of national health insurance on financial protection from out-of-pocket payments and access to health services:... (Publications)
reductions in financial risk from excess OOP medical spending relative to households living closer (-5 p.p. vs -9 p.p.). We also find evidence that in Ghana, the scheme was highly pro-poor. Once insured
Reasons for prehospital delay in acute ischemic stroke (Publications)
interviewed patients and proxies along a standardized questionnaire. Prehospital delay was defined as > 4.5 hours between stroke onset-or time point of wake-up-and admission. Overall, 336 patients were enrolled
Malaria control across borders: quasi-experimental evidence from the Trans-Kunene malaria initiative (TKMI) (Publications)
with simultaneous Angolan programmes. In Angola, the programme was highly effective in areas within 5 km of Namibian programmes (OR: 0.37, 95% CI 0.22 to 0.62), but mostly ineffective in areas closer to
Efficiency and stability evaluation of Cu2O/MWCNTs filters for virus removal from water (Publications)
non-bonded copper species dissolve from filters. Higher copper dissolution was observed for water at pH 5 than at pH 7, which decreased with time. Copper dissolution most likely caused an associated decrease
Malaria standby emergency treatment (SBET) for travelers visiting malaria endemic areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
including long-term travelers. The overall pooled prevalence of SBET use among the 26'403 travelers was 2.5% (95%CI 1.1%-4.3%; range 0.4%-10.8%). There was significant variation in the proportion of travelers