Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
provision in 2011 in 8 of the 15 health centres in Ventanilla District were estimated from a provider perspective and the actual costs of those services covered by the SIS fee of $3.8 for each ANC visit [...] assumptions. Results are reported in 2011 US$. RESULTS: The total economic cost of ANC provision in all 8 health centres was $569,933 with an average cost per ANC visit of $31.3 (95 % CI $29.7-$33.5). Salaries [...] of the total cost. The average cost of the services covered by the SIS fee...
Tribendimidine and albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths, <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and <em>Taenia</em> spp.: open-label... (Publications)
the prevalence of S. stercoralis was reduced from 19.3% to 8.8% (observed cure rate 54.5%, p = 0.107), and that of Taenia spp. from 26.3% to 8.8% (observed cure rate 66.7%, p = 0.014). Similar prevalence
Efficacy and safety of ivermectin against <em>Trichuris trichiura </em>in preschool- and school-aged children: a randomized controlled dose-finding... (Publications)
cure rates (20.9% [95% CI 11.9-52.8%] vs. 19.5% [95% CI 10.4-49.9%]) and geometric mean egg-reduction rates (78.6% [95% CI 60.1-89.5%] vs. 68.2% [95% CI 40.5 to 84.8%]). In school-aged children even a [...] of 600 microg/kg ivermectin revealed a low cure rate (12.2% [95% CI 4.8-32.3%] and moderate egg-reduction rate (66.3% [95% CI 43.8-80.2%]. Only mild adverse events and no organ toxicity based on serum
Efficacy and safety of moxidectin-albendazole and ivermectin-albendazole combination therapy compared to albendazole monotherapy in adolescents and... (Publications)
the CR of 13.4% (9/67) in the albendazole arm (differences: 1.8%-points [95% confidence interval: -10.1 to 13.6]; 9.1%-points [-3.9 to 21.8], respectively). Most common adverse events were abdominal pain [...] clinically eligible participants were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive single oral doses of moxidectin (8 mg) and albendazole (400 mg), ivermectin (200 microg/kg) and albendazole (400 mg), or albendazole (400 [...] pain (range across arms: 11.9-20.9%), headache (4.7-14.3%), and itching...
Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
provision in 2011 in 8 of the 15 health centres in Ventanilla District were estimated from a provider perspective and the actual costs of those services covered by the SIS fee of $3.8 for each ANC visit [...] assumptions. Results are reported in 2011 US$. RESULTS: The total economic cost of ANC provision in all 8 health centres was $569,933 with an average cost per ANC visit of $31.3 (95 % CI $29.7-$33.5). Salaries [...] of the total cost. The average cost of the services covered by the SIS fee...
Tribendimidine and albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths, <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> and <em>Taenia</em> spp.: open-label... (Publications)
the prevalence of S. stercoralis was reduced from 19.3% to 8.8% (observed cure rate 54.5%, p = 0.107), and that of Taenia spp. from 26.3% to 8.8% (observed cure rate 66.7%, p = 0.014). Similar prevalence
Efficacy and safety of ivermectin against <em>Trichuris trichiura </em>in preschool- and school-aged children: a randomized controlled dose-finding... (Publications)
cure rates (20.9% [95% CI 11.9-52.8%] vs. 19.5% [95% CI 10.4-49.9%]) and geometric mean egg-reduction rates (78.6% [95% CI 60.1-89.5%] vs. 68.2% [95% CI 40.5 to 84.8%]). In school-aged children even a [...] of 600 microg/kg ivermectin revealed a low cure rate (12.2% [95% CI 4.8-32.3%] and moderate egg-reduction rate (66.3% [95% CI 43.8-80.2%]. Only mild adverse events and no organ toxicity based on serum
High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of... (Publications)
The mean age of the 459 recruited patients was 48.8 years. The majority were females (236, 51.3%). Amongst the 196 (42.6%) catheterized patients, 29 (14.8%) developed CAUTI. Bacterial growth was reported [...] patients. Escherichia coli (14, 23.7%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (10, 17.0%), and Klebsiella oxytoca (8, 13.6%) were the most common isolates. Most isolates were ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (33, 56%)
Alterations in T cell subsets in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults with co-infections in southern Mozambique (Publications)
to a lesser extent HTLV-I/II seropositivity were independently associated with higher CD8 T cell activation (CD8+ CD38+ HLA-DR+) whereas only syphilis was associated with higher CD4 T cell activation. [...] ed herpesvirus [KSHV], Plasmodium falciparum malaria, and tuberculosis), and levels of activated CD8 and CD4 T cell subsets as well as naive and memory CD4 T cells in HIV-infected adults in a rural area
Secondary bacterial infections of Buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with Streptomycin and Rifampicin (Publications)
treatment with streptomycin and rifampicin for eight weeks (SR8) and determined drug resistance of the bacteria isolated from the lesions. Before SR8 treatment, more than 60% of the examined BU lesions were [...] treatment, 65% of all lesions were still infected, mainly with P. aeruginosa. After completion of SR8 treatment, still more than 75% of lesions clinically suspected to be infected were microbiologically
