Evaluation of spoligotyping, SNPs and customised MIRU-VNTR combination for genotyping <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>clinical isolates in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Combining different molecular typing methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) can be a powerful tool for molecular epidemiology-based investigation of TB. However, the current
The relative roles of ANC and EPI in the continuous distribution of LLINs: a qualitative study in four countries (Publications)
Background: The continuous distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for malaria prevention, through the antenatal care (ANC) and the Expanded Programme on Immunizations (EPI), is recomme
Ethnicity predicts viral rebound after travel to the tropics in HIV-infected travelers to the tropics in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The number of HIV-infected individuals from developed countries travelling to tropical and subtropical areas has increased as a result of the clinical and survival benefits of combination
First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia (Publications)
Human intestinal sarcocystosis (HIS), caused by Sarcocystis species, is acquired by eating undercooked meat from sarcocyst-containing cattle (S. hominis, S. heydorni) and pigs (S. suihominis). We repo
The development of an ivermectin-based attractive toxic sugar bait (ATSB) to target <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa are moving towards malaria-elimination, mostly thanks to successful vector control campaigns. However, elimination has proven challe
Patient-centered boundary mechanisms to foster intercultural partnerships in health care: a case study in Guatemala (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up to one half of the population in Africa, Asia and Latin America has little access to high-quality biomedical services and relies on traditional health systems. Medical pluralism is thus
Short-term association between ambient air pollution and pneumonia in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of time-series and... (Publications)
Ambient air pollution has been associated with respiratory diseases in children. However, its effects on pediatric pneumonia have not been meta-analyzed. We conducted a systematic review and meta-anal
Automated high throughput analysis of antiretroviral drugs in dried blood spots (Publications)
For therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in remote settings, dried blood spots (DBS) are particularly advantageous, as blood sample collection and handling is uncomplicated. The aim of this study was to