The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and<em> Plasmodium vivax </em>parasitaemia and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The widespread presence of low-density asymptomatic infections with concurrent gametocytes may be a stumbling block for malaria elimination. This study investigated the asymptomatic reserv
Incidence and risk factors for hypertension among HIV patients in rural Tanzania - a prospective cohort study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Scarce data are available on the epidemiology of hypertension among HIV patients in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We explored the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for incident hyperten
Embedding systematic quality assessments in supportive supervision at primary healthcare level: application of an electronic tool to improve quality... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Assessing quality of health services, for example through supportive supervision, is essential for strengthening healthcare delivery. Most systematic health facility assessment mechanisms,
Understanding pneumococcal serotype 1 biology through population genomic analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcus kills over one million children annually and over 90 % of these deaths occur in low-income countries especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where HIV exacerbates the disease b
Clinical implications of <em>Mycobacterium chimaera</em> detection in thermoregulatory devices used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),... (Publications)
Mycobacterium chimaera, a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, was recently identified as causative agent of deep-seated infections in patients who had previously undergone open-chest cardiac surgery. Outbr
