Pharyngeal carriage of beta-haemolytic <em>Streptococcus </em>species and seroprevalence of anti-streptococcal antibodies in children in Bouaké, Côte... (Publications)
The pharynx of the child may serve as a reservoir of pathogenic bacteria, including beta-haemolytic group A streptococci (GAS), which can give rise to upper airway infections and post-streptococcal di
A meta-research study revealed several challenges in obtaining placebos for investigator-initiated drug trials (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the kind of placebos used in investigator-initiated randomized controlled trials (RCTs), where they are obtained, and what hurdles exist in obtaining them. STUDY D
Development of Europe-wide models for particle elemental composition using supervised linear regression and random forest (Publications)
We developed Europe-wide models of long-term exposure to eight elements (copper, iron, potassium, nickel, sulfur, silicon, vanadium, and zinc) in particulate matter with diameter
Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of radiation-attenuated and chemo-attenuated PfSPZ vaccines in Equatoguinean adults (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) Vaccine (radiation-attenuated, aseptic, purified, cryopreserved PfSPZ) and PfSPZ-CVac (infectious, aseptic, purified, cryopreserved PfSPZ administered to subje
An in-depth report of quality control on Kato-Katz and data entry in four clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of albendazole against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the past decade. Field-survey data on STH prevalence, infection intensity and drug efficacy is necessary
Analytical and clinical assessment of a portable, isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for the molecular diagnosis of... (Publications)
Accurate diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is crucial for disease surveillance and control. Routine diagnostic methods, however, lack sensitivity when assessing patients with low levels of infec
Retention of <em>E. coli </em>and water on the skin after liquid contact (Publications)
The frequent contact people have with liquids containing pathogenic microorganisms provides opportunities for disease transmission. In this work, we quantified the transfer of bacteria-using E. coli a