Cervical cancer prevention and care in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa: results of a facility-based survey (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: To eliminate cervical cancer (CC), access to and quality of prevention and care services must be monitored, particularly for women living with HIV (WLHIV). We assessed implementation pra
Savings from the introduction of BPaL and BPaLM regimens at the country level (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the WHO recommended the 6-month regimens BPaL (bedaquiline + pretomanid + linezolid) and BPaLM (BPaL + moxifloxacin) as treatment options for most forms of drug-resistant TB. SLAS
Adaptation and validation of a light microscope for use in energy insecure settings: a proof-of-concept study (Publications)
Microscopy as a basic diagnostic method cannot be used everywhere globally. Validity of slide reading was tested on torch-modified microscopes. Experienced microscopists handled the modification witho
All-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality and wildfire-related ozone: a multicountry two-stage time series analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Wildfire activity is an important source of tropospheric ozone (O(3)) pollution. However, no study to date has systematically examined the associations of wildfire-related O(3) exposure wi
2,8-disubstituted-1,5-naphthyridines as dual inhibitors of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase and hemozoin formation with... (Publications)
Structure-activity relationship studies of 2,8-disubstituted-1,5-naphthyridines, previously reported as potent inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase β (PI4K), identifi
Genetic characterization and population structure of drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> isolated from Brazilian patients using... (Publications)
The present study aimed to determine the genetic diversity of isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) from presumed drug-resistant tuberculosis patients from several states of Brazil. The isolate
RAIN: machine learning-based identification for HIV-1 bNAbs (Publications)
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are promising candidates for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infections. Despite their critical importance, automatic detection of HIV-1 bNAbs from immune
Human placental schistosomiasis-a systematic review of the literature (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosome egg deposition in pregnant women may affect the placenta of infected mothers and cause placental schistosomiasis (PS). Histopathological examination of placental tissue is an i