Spatial PM2.5, NO2, O3 and BC models for Western Europe - evaluation of spatiotemporal stability (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In order to investigate associations between air pollution and adverse health effects consistent fine spatial air pollution surfaces are needed across large areas to provide cohorts with c
Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such
Population pharmacokinetics of the antimalarial amodiaquine: a pooled analysis to optimize dosing (Publications)
Amodiaquine plus artesunate is the recommended antimalarial treatment in many malaria-endemic countries. However, pediatric doses are largely based on a linear extrapolation from adult doses. We poole
Using dried blood spots to facilitate therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretroviral drugs in resource-poor regions (Publications)
Objectives: We evaluated whether dried blood spots (DBS) are suitable to monitor combined ART when samples are collected in rural Tanzania and transported over a long distance to a specialized bioanal
Comparative genomics of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> lineage 5 and lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches (Publications)
Mycobacterium africanum (Maf) causes a substantial proportion of human tuberculosis in some countries of West Africa, but little is known on this pathogen. We compared the genomes of 253 Maf clinical