Accelerated identification of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> from blood cultures by a modified fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization procedure (Publications)
Gram-positive cocci were investigated by a previously described microwave-FISH procedure: 44/49 (89.8 %) S. aureus and 298/299 (99.7 %) CoNS were correctly identified. Because FISH proved useful and reliable
Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland (Publications)
cardiovascular risk factors at arrival and 1-year post registration. RESULTS: Among 107 participants (88.8% male; median age 25, 9 (9%) had a body mass index > /= 25 kg/m(2), one (1%) had elevated blood pressure
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
drug resistance, and coverage of insecticide-treated bednets. FINDINGS: Globally in 2013, there were 1.8 million new HIV infections (95% uncertainty interval 1.7 million to 2.1 million), 29.2 million prevalent [...] tuberculosis incidence was 7.1 million (6.9 million to 7.3 million), prevalence was 11.2 million (10.8 million to 11.6 million), and number of deaths was 1.3 million (1.2 million to 1.4 million). Annualised [...] occurs in men and boys (versus women and girls); 64.0% of cases (63.6...
Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global... (Publications)
drug resistance, and coverage of insecticide-treated bednets. FINDINGS: Globally in 2013, there were 1.8 million new HIV infections (95% uncertainty interval 1.7 million to 2.1 million), 29.2 million prevalent [...] tuberculosis incidence was 7.1 million (6.9 million to 7.3 million), prevalence was 11.2 million (10.8 million to 11.6 million), and number of deaths was 1.3 million (1.2 million to 1.4 million). Annualised [...] occurs in men and boys (versus women and girls); 64.0% of cases (63.6...
reproductive age (Hb <12g/dl) was 25.8%. Among them 0.6% were found to be severely anaemic.Highest rates of anaemia among women were found in Khatlon and GBAO (34.3% and 31.8%, respectively). Regional variations [...] feeding practices. The overall frequency of women with a low body mass index (BMI <18.5 kg/m2) was 8.0%, slightly higher than the one found in 2009 (6.7%). The highest prevalence of thinness among women [...] 41.2% to 24.2% of women with anaemia from 2003 to 2009, the prevalence...
The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting: a prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load... (Publications)
L unsuppressed. Patients with unsuppressed VL receive adherence counseling and follow-up VL within 8-12 weeks. Two consecutively unsuppressed VLs should trigger switch to second-line ART. For analysis
Glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes followed in a rural African primary care setting - a reality check in the Democratic Republic of... (Publications)
(212 men, 107 women) were enrolled. The target threshold of HbA1c level at 7.0% or below was met by 17.8% (19/107) of female and 12.3% (26/212) of male patients. The fasting plasma glucose level was
Lymph node dendritic cells harbor inducible replication-competent HIV despite years of suppressive ART (Publications)
years are transcriptionally silent but harbor replication-competent virus that can be induced upon TLR7/8 stimulation. Taken together, these results uncover a potential important contribution of LN DCs to HIV
Benefit-cost analysis of coordinated strategies for control of rabies in Africa (Publications)
lead to the elimination of dog rabies in Africa with total welfare gains of USD 9.5 billion (95% CI: 8.1 - 11.4 billion) between 2024 and 2054 (30 years). Coordinated disease control between African countries
