Tenfold difference in DNA recovery rate: systematic comparison of whole blood vs. dried blood spot sample collection for malaria molecular... (Publications)
for a spin-column based method. For extractions from DBS, the magnetic bead-based method resulted in 8-20% DNA recovery, while the spin-column based method resulted in only 2% DNA recovery. The Tween-Chelex
Tick borne relapsing fever: a systematic review and analysis of the literature (Publications)
reaction (JHR) appears to be lower in TBRF (19.3%) compared to louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) (55.8%). The overall case fatality rate of TBRF (6.5%) and LBRF (4-10.2%) appears to not differ. Unlike LBRF
Measuring user experience of care among caregivers of sick children: validation and descriptive analysis in a sample of 75 health facilities in rural... (Publications)
group according to theoretical domains. We therefore assessed items individually and designed a single 8-item additive measure of user experience. Using this composite measure, and adjusting for differences
Leprosy and cutaneous leishmaniasis affecting the same individuals: a retrospective cohort analysis in a hyperendemic area in Brazil (Publications)
From the leprosy (n = 28,204) and CL (n = 24,771) databases of the national reporting system, 414 (0.8%; 414/52,561) patients presenting both diseases were identified through a probabilistic linkage procedure
The economic impact of schistosomiasis (Publications)
schistosomiasis unchecked, in turn, would correspond to a loss of gross domestic product of approximately 0.8%. We identify the disease burden as a shock to the agricultural productivity of farmers. The poorest
WHO global vaccine safety multi-country collaboration project on safety in pregnancy: assessing the level of diagnostic certainty using standardized... (Publications)
maternal immunization will be important for vaccine safety studies. Following the field-testing of these 8 GAIA definitions, several improvements are suggested that may lead to their easier implementation, increased
Perinatal mental health care from the user and provider perspective: protocol for a qualitative study in Switzerland (Publications)
involved in perinatal care, and a health insurance representative. The focus groups will consist of 5-8 professionals. Data collection and thematic analysis will consider Levesque's et al. (2013) conceptual
Viral suppression after transition from nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: a prospective... (Publications)
February and December 2020. Blood samples collected at transition and at 16 weeks' follow-up (window 8-32 weeks) were used for viral load (VL) and resistance testing. RESULTS: Among 1347 participants, follow-up
Treatment strategies for nitroimidazole-refractory giardiasis: a systematic review (Publications)
quinacrine monotherapy was administered to a total of 179 patients with a clinical cure rate of 88.8%. Overall, quinacrine was fairly well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: Reports on the treatment of nitroimidazole
Land use regression modelling of NO2 in São Paulo, Brazil (Publications)
NO2 levels ranged from 43.2 mug/m(3) to 93.4 mug/m(3) in the winter and between 28.1 mug/m(3) and 72.8 mug/m(3) in summer. Based on our annual prediction, about 67 % of the population living in the study
