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
Five-year impact of different multi-year mass drug administration strategies on childhood <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em>-associated morbidity: a... (Publications)
trials conducted in villages in Kenya and Tanzania having baseline prevalence > /= 25%. Children aged 7-8 years were enrolled at baseline and followed to ages 11-12 years. Infection intensity and odds of infection
Prevalence and genetic characterization of <em>Anaplasma marginale</em> in zebu cattle (<em>Bos indicus</em>) and their ticks (<em>Amblyomma... (Publications)
214 zebu cattle were collected. Rhipicephalus (R) microplus (40.2%) and Amblyomma (A) variegatum (59.8%) were identified on the cattle. A. marginale DNA was found in 89.7% of the examined zebu cattle and
Prevalence and management of drug-drug interactions with antiretroviral treatment in 2069 people living with HIV in rural Tanzania: a prospective... (Publications)
participants, 1945 (94%) were prescribed at least one co-medication during a median follow-up of 1.8 years. Of these, 645 (33%) had at least one potentially clinically relevant DDI, with the highest grade
Safety of co-administration versus separate administration of the same vaccines in children: a systematic literature review (Publications)
vaccine, and pneumococcal conjugate 7-valent (PCV7) or 13-valent (PCV13) vaccines. Of this, 16% (n = 8) of the studies reported significantly more adverse events following immunization (AEFI) while in 10%
A genome-wide association study on medulloblastoma (Publications)
10(-5)), but none were statistically significant after adjusting for multiple testing (p < 5 x 10(-8)). Thirteen of these variants were genotyped, whereas 46 were imputed. Genotyped variants were further
Effectiveness of four different interventions against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in a seasonal transmission setting of Côte d'Ivoire: a cluster... (Publications)
not statistically significantly different from the standard strategy (both ORs 0.4, 95% CI = .1 to ~1.8). New cases of infection were still observed in all arms at study end. CONCLUSIONS: Biannual MDA was
life years (DALYs), followed by respiratory infections and tuberculosis (9%) and neoplasms/cancers (8%) (7). There are also health systems challenges related to human resources for health, health financing
life years (DALYs), followed by respiratory infections and tuberculosis (9%) and neoplasms/cancers (8%) (7). There are also health systems challenges related to human resources for health, health financing
