Risk factors for <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em> infection in an agricultural community in Hanam province, Vietnam (Publications)
status had a 4.3 times higher risk of E. histolytica infection (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-14.0) compared with those from households with a good socioeconomic status. Those individuals who never or [...] or rarely used soap for hand washing had a 3.4 times higher risk for infection (95% CI 1.1-10.0), compared to those who used always soap. In contrast, none of the factors related to use of human or animal [...] domestic animals presented a greater risk of E. histolytica infection (odds...
Years of life lost and morbidity cases attributable to transportation noise and air pollution: a comparative health risk assessment for Switzerland in... (Publications)
threshold of 48dB(A) was 8.74dB(A), 1.89dB(A) and 0.37dB(A) for road, rail and aircraft noise. Corresponding mean exposure contributions were 4.4, 0.54, 0.12µg/m3 for PM10. We estimated that in 2010 in
Reduced exposure to PM10 and attenuated age-related decline in lung function (Publications)
associations between the decrease in PM10 and the rate of decline in FEV1 (P=0.045), FEV1 as a percentage of FVC (P=0.02), and FEF25-75 (P=0.001). The net effect of a decline of 10 microg of PM10 per cubic meter
Objectively measured physical activity in population-representative parent-child pairs: parental modelling matters and is context-specific (Publications)
part of Switzerland. An increase of 1 min of mother's and of father's MVPA was associated with 0.24 and 0.21 min more MVPA in children, respectively. Father's PA was associated with that of their sons [...] moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was associated with MVPA of their children in general (p < 0.001). Correlations between parents' and children's MVPA were stronger for children aged 10-12 years
Land use regression modelling of outdoor NO2 and PM2.5 concentrations in three low income areas in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (Publications)
and 76% of the variance (R(2)). The PM2.5 annual models had lower explanatory power (R(2) = 0.36, 0.29, and 0.29). The best predictors for NO(2) were traffic related variables (major roads, bus routes)
Malaria standby emergency treatment (SBET) for travelers visiting malaria endemic areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
of travelers with appropriate response to fever (23%-100%), adverse events (0%-33%) and incorrect dosage/duration of SBET (0%-100%). Adherence to the proposed recommendations for SBET use, notably the [...] The overall pooled prevalence of SBET use among the 26'403 travelers was 2.5% (95%CI 1.1%-4.3%; range 0.4%-10.8%). There was significant variation in the proportion of travelers carrying SBET medication
Antibiotic-resistant <em>Escherichia coli</em> in drinking water samples from rural Andean households in Cajamarca, Peru (Publications)
CI [49.7, 61.0], n = 174) were identified as thermotolerant coliforms. Among the samples positive for thermotolerant coliform, E. coli was isolated in 37.3% (n = 117), Klebsiella spp. in 8.0% (n = 25), [...] 2%), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (21.4%), and nalidixic acid (13%). Some 19.7% (95% CI [12.9, 28.0], n = 23) of the E. coli isolates displayed multidrug resistance, defined as resistance to at least
Genetic characterization and population structure of drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> isolated from Brazilian patients using... (Publications)
observed between suffering from fatal disease and genotypic p-XDR-TB (p = 0.03) and either phenotypic (p = 0.006) or genotypic (p = 0.0007) ethambutol resistance. The use of WGS analysis improved our understanding
Genetic characterization and population structure of drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> isolated from Brazilian patients using... (Publications)
observed between suffering from fatal disease and genotypic p-XDR-TB (p = 0.03) and either phenotypic (p = 0.006) or genotypic (p = 0.0007) ethambutol resistance. The use of WGS analysis improved our understanding
Antibiotic point prevalence survey and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized patients across Peruvian reference hospitals (Publications)
susceptibility. RESULTS: 1620 patient charts were reviewed; in 924 cases antibiotics were prescribed (57.0 %, range 45.9-78.9 %). Most of the antibiotics (74.2 %) were prescribed as empirical treatment, only [...] 5 % of cases the reason for antibiotic use was unknown. Cephalosporins were the most prescribed (30.0 %), followed by carbapenems (11.3 %). Ninety-four blood cultures were positive for bacterial growth [...] urine cultures (n = 639), 43.9 % of E. coli and 49.2 % of K. pneumoniae were...
