Exposure of gut bacterial isolates to the anthelminthic drugs, ivermectin and moxidectin, leads to antibiotic-like phenotypes of growth inhibition and... (Publications)
Due to their broad-spectrum activities, ivermectin and moxidectin are widely used anthelminthics in veterinary and human medicine. However, ivermectin has recently been shown to perturbate bacterial g
Incidence and duration of human papillomavirus infections in young women: insights from a bimonthly follow-up cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We studied the duration of HPV detection and risk of (re-) detection for 25 HPV genotypes in a cohort of 132 women followed every eight weeks for up to two years between 2016 and 2020. Par
Mapping inequalities in health service coverage in Africa: a scoping review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In this scoping review, we aim to consolidate the evidence on inequalities in service coverage in Africa using a comprehensive set of stratifiers. These stratifiers include place of residen
Urine-Xpert Ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in people living with HIV: a prospective, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diagnostic delays for tuberculosis are common, with high resultant mortality. Urine-Xpert Ultra (Cepheid) could improve time to diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance.
Impact of climate variability and interventions on malaria incidence and forecasting in Burkina Faso (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a climate-driven public health issue in Burkina Faso, yet the interactions between climatic factors and malaria interventions across different zones are not well understood
Regioselective synthesis of potential non-quinonoid prodrugs of plasmodione: antiparasitic properties against two hemoglobin-feeding parasites and... (Publications)
Ψ-1,4-naphthoquinones (Ψ-NQ) are non-quinoid compounds in which aromaticity-found in 1,4-naphthoquinones-is broken by the introduction of an angular methyl at C-4a or -8a. This series was designed to
Pfizer-Preis geht an zwei Swiss TPH Forscher (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/20190207-pfizer-preis-2
Kristina Keitel-Hasler - Preisträgerin im Fachbereich Pädiatrie Kristina Keitel-Hasler, Swiss TPH und Inselspital Bern, und ihre Forschungsgruppe konnten mithilfe einer Smartphone-basierten Applikatio
Besuch des Regierungsrats Basel-Landschaft am Swiss TPH (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/besuch-des-regierungsrats-basel-landschaft-am-swiss-tph
Das Swiss TPH hat am 12. Februar 2019 den gesamten Regierungsrat des Kantons Basel-Landschaft empfangen. Die Gäste erfuhren mehr über die Aufgabenbereiche des Swiss TPH und die Zukunftspläne des Insti
Swiss-Tanzanian Cooperation: Achieving Universal Health Coverage (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tanzanian-cooperation-achieving-universal-health-coverage
At least half of the world's population cannot access essential health services, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. Each year, out-of-pocket healthcare ex
One Third of Cambodians Infected with Threadworm (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/one-third-of-cambodians-infected-with-threadworm
S. stercoralis is transmitted through infected larvae in the soil and, like hookworms, infects humans through the skin. The worm can cause long-lasting and potentially fatal infections in people. Larv
