Use of recombinant ApxIV in serodiagnosis of <em>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</em> infections, development and prevalidation of the ApxIV ELISA (Publications)
free of A. pleuropneumoniae, revealed that the ELISA had a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 93.8%. The pre-validation study of the ApxIV-ELISA revealed that the latter was able to detect A. pleuro
Single-dose tafenoquine to prevent relapse of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> malaria (Publications)
hypnozoites are cleared from the liver (a treatment termed "radical cure"). Tafenoquine is a single-dose 8-aminoquinoline that has recently been registered for the radical cure of P. vivax. METHODS: This multicenter
Whole genome sequencing for drug resistance profile prediction in<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
drug resistance mechanisms. The overall sensitivity and specificity of whole genome-based DST were 86.8 % and 94.5 %, respectively.Despite some limitations, whole genome sequencing has the potential to infer
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage 1 genetic diversity in Para, Brazil, suggests common ancestry with east-African isolates potentially... (Publications)
L1/EAI6-BGD1 (SIT591, sp. 23) showed a poor correlation with SNP data and are not monophyletic. L1/EAI8-MDG and L1/EAI3-IND belonged to C5; this result suggests that they share a common ancestor. L1.1.3/SIT129
Population-based prevalence of antibiotic residuals in low, moderate and high malaria endemicity areas in Tanzania (Publications)
overall prevalence of residual antibiotics in the study population was 14.4% (438/3036; 95% CI: 11.4–15.8%). Stratified by malaria transmission intensity, antibiotic prevalence was 17.2% (95% CI: 12.9–17.2%)
Association of pesticide exposure with respiratory health outcomes and rhinitis in avocado farmworkers from Michoacán, Mexico (Publications)
insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide metabolites in urine samples collected during two study visits (8-10 weeks apart). We collected survey data on self-reported pesticide use during the 12 months prior
The number of comorbidities as an important cofactor to ASA class in predicting postoperative outcome: an international multicentre cohort study (Publications)
comorbidities significantly increased from 1.5 in ASA I (95% CI, 1.1-1.9) to 10.5 in ASA IV (95% CI, 8.3-12.7) patients. Furthermore, independent of ASA class, postoperative complications measured by the
Comparison of the trapping efficacy of locally modified gravid <em>Aedes</em> trap and autocidal gravid ovitrap for the monitoring and surveillance of... (Publications)
Deployment of multiple yeast-baited GAT lined with bifenthrin net is cost-effective (single GAT < $8) compared to other traps such as BGS ($160).
Cardiac cystic echinococcosis-a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
3% of cases and manifest as embolism, pericardial tamponade, or anaphylactic reaction in 83.2%, 17.8% and 10.9% of these cases, respectively. As for CE cysts localized in other organs, the diagnosis of
Removable dental prostheses and difficulties with chewing among frail individuals: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort (Publications)
respectively, compared to non-frail individuals. Frail individuals with CD reported chewing difficulties 7.8 times more often than non-frail individuals without CD. The results are in line with the hypothesis
