The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 8. Effect of iron supplementation and malaria prophylaxis in infants on... (Publications)
association was observed between the number of infections and parasite densities (Spearman's p = 0.25, P-0.047). This association was lost in the group receiving chemoprophylaxis alone, or in combination [...] children (relative risk = 1.487, P = 0.013). Such an association was also found for the present risk of clinical malaria in infants receiving prophylaxis (odds ratio = 3.84, P = 0.026), which might imply that
Perception par les éleveurs des nuisances causées par les insectes et les tiques aux bovins dans le Canton du Jura (Publications)
the district of Delemont than in the rest of the canton (p < 0.001) which was associated with the presence of ticks observed by farmers (p < 0.001). Cases of clinical babesiosis, which is common in the [...] and 72%, respectively) than in Ajoie and in the Franches-Montagnes (29% and 19%, respectively, p < 0.0001). 20% of the farmers perceived the tick populations to be increasing. The following diseases were [...] area, on the presence of ticks observed by farmers and on the presence of water...
IGFBP2 and IGFBP3 protein expressions in human breast cancer: association with hormonal factors and obesity (Publications)
was an independent and positive predictor of overall survival (hazard ratio, 0.48; 95% confidence interval, 0.24-0.95; P = 0.04). There was a weak suggestion for IGFBP2 and overweight to modify each other's
Long-term outcome in elderly patients with chronic angina managed invasively versus by optimized medical therapy: four-year follow-up of the... (Publications)
years old, 42% were women, and they were designated as being in angina class 3.2+/-0.7, despite their taking 2.5+/-0.7 antiischemic drugs. Patients were randomized to an invasive (n=153) or an optimized [...] patients was 91.5% versus 95.9% after 6 months, 89.5% versus 93.9% after 1 year, and 70.6% versus 73.0% after 4.1 years (P=NS). Mortality was independently increased in patients > or=80 years of age, with [...] within the first year. Revascularization within the first year improved survival...
The dental safety profile of high-dose radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer: long-term results of a longitudinal cohort study (Publications)
1.31 [1.05-1.63], P = 0.015) and xerostomia (odds ratio: 1.58 [1.16-2.16], P = 0.004). The caries risk increased by postradioiodine xerostomia (% increase: 98.8 [26.5-212], P = 0.003). The long-term risk [...] increasing cumulative radioiodine activities (% increase [per gigabequerel]: 8.14 [1.07, 15.7], P = 0.02). CONCLUSION: High-dose radioiodine treatment can impair the long-term dental health, depending on
<em>In vitro</em>, <em>ex vivo</em> and<em> in vivo</em> activity of diamidines against <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> and <em>Trypanosoma vivax</em> (Publications)
ex vivo drug sensitivity assays. The IC50 values obtained ranged from 0.007 to 0.562 mug/ml for T. congolense and from 0.019 to 0.607 mug/ml for T. vivax Based on these promising results, 33 of these
Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: a novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission (Publications)
markets (4.8% for traders, but 0.5% for their customers), passengers on public transport (2.4%), public schools (4.0%), nightclubs (1.7%), religious (0.13%), and social halls (0.12%). CONCLUSION: For the first
Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> from Ghana (Publications)
of published M. bovis genomes. RESULTS: Mycobacterium bovis was isolated from 3/560(0.5%) females and 12/1195(1.0%) males with pulmonary TB. The average age of M. bovis infected cases was 46.8 years [...] (1.9%;4/212) had a higher rate of infection with M. bovis (OR = 2.7,p = 0.0968) compared to those from the Greater Accra region (0.7%;11/1543). Among TB patients with available HIV status, the odds of isolating
Predicting fine-scale daily NO2 for 2005-2016 incorporating OMI satellite data across Switzerland (Publications)
(R(2) range, 0.56-0.64) of the variation in measured NO2 concentrations using mixed-effect models at a 1 x 1 km resolution. The random forest models explained approximately 73% (R(2) range, 0.70-0.75) of the
Trends and risk factors associated with stillbirths: a case study of the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Northern Ghana (Publications)
1% in 2013. Female neonates were less likely to be stillborn (Adjusted Odds ratio = 0.62 and 95%CI [0.46, 0.84]; p = 0.002) compared to male neonates; neonates with low birth weight (4.02 [2.92, 5.53])
