Barriers and facilitators to enrollment and re-enrollment into the community health funds/Tiba Kwa Kadi (CHF/TIKA) in Tanzania: a cross-sectional... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Introduction of a health insurance scheme is one of the ways to enhance access to health care services and to protect individuals from catastrophic health expenditures. Little is known on
The influence of meteorological factors and atmospheric pollutants on the risk of preterm birth (Publications)
Atmospheric pollutants and meteorological conditions are suspected to be causes of preterm birth. We aimed to characterize their possible association with the risk of preterm birth (defined as birth o
Safety, immunogenicity, and preliminary clinical efficacy of a vaccine against extraintestinal pathogenic<em> Escherichia coli</em> in women with a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli infections are increasing worldwide in community and hospital settings. The E coli O-antigen is a promising vaccine target. We aimed to assess the safety and immunogenicit
Reversion of antibiotic resistance in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> by spiroisoxazoline SMARt-420 (Publications)
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health globally. Alarmingly, multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis have now spread worldwide. Some
Entomopathogenic bacteria use multiple mechanisms for bioactive peptide library design (Publications)
The production of natural product compound libraries has been observed in nature for different organisms such as bacteria, fungi and plants; however, little is known about the mechanisms generating su
Combined stool-based multiplex PCR and microscopy for enhanced pathogen detection in patients with persistent diarrhoea and asymptomatic controls from... (Publications)
Infectious diarrhoea ranks among the leading causes of morbidity worldwide. While most acute diarrhoeal episodes are self-limiting, diagnosis and treatment of persistent diarrhoea (=2 weeks) are cumbe
Clinical presentation and treatment outcome of sleeping sickness in Sudanese pre-school children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Existing data on human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense among children are limited. Here, we described the demographic, clinical, diagnostic, treatment and