Doxycycline responding illnesses in returning travellers with undifferentiated non-malaria fever: a European multicenter prospective cohort study (Publications)
347 travellers with undifferentiated NMF, 106 (30.5%) were finally diagnosed with DRI. Only 57 (53.8%) of the 106 DRI infections were diagnosed by the standard of care. The main causes of DRI were: 55
Geographic distribution of the V1016G knockdown resistance mutation in <em>Aedes albopictus</em>: a warning bell for Europe (Publications)
mutation was identified in 12 sites from nine countries (with allele frequencies ranging from 1 to 8%), mostly distributed in two geographical clusters. The western cluster includes Mediterranean coastal
Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not associated with maximal aerobic exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an... (Publications)
significant predictors of VO2peak (mL.min(-1)), however CFRD [coefficient 82.1, 95% CI -69.5 to 233.8, p = 0.28] was not. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests no meaningful differences in VO2peak between people
Predicting complicated appendicitis based on clinical findings: the role of Alvarado and appendicitis inflammatory response scores (Publications)
sensitivity of > 90% to detect complicated appendicitis was > == 5 (sensitivity = 95%, specificity 8.99%). The highest AIR score with a sensitivity of > 90% to detect complicated appendicitis was > ==
Cumulative antibiotic exposure in the first five years of life: estimates for 45 low- and middle-income countries from demographic and health survey... (Publications)
11.6-24.6) in LMICs. Cumulative antibiotic exposure ranged from 3.7 treatments in Niger (95% CI: 2.8-4.6) to 38.6 treatments in DR Congo (95% CI: 34.7-42.4). A median of 9.0% of antibiotic treatment was
Exposure to ambient air pollution and cognitive decline: results of the prospective Three-City cohort study (Publications)
domain-specific cognitive decline. Results The participants’ (n = 6380) median age was 73.4 years (IQR: 8.0), and 61.5% were women. At baseline, the median MMSE score was 28 (IQR: 3). Global cognition decline
Failure to return pillbox is a predictor of being lost to follow-up among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania (Publications)
pillbox return than among those who returned their pillbox [30.0%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 26.8-33.2% vs. 19.4%, 95% CI: 17.4-21.6%, respectively, at 24 months (hazard ratio = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.46-1
Rabies burden in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
each year [95% CI 16122-30969]. The estimated annual cost of rabies is 40.15 million USD [95% CI 27.8-53.4]. Overall, 99% of the cost was due to premature deaths. The cost of post-exposure prophylaxis was
Dynamics and risk of transmission of bovine tuberculosis in the emerging dairy regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
survey, consistent with the infection being endemic. The incidence rate was estimated at 3.6 (95% CI 2.8-4.5) and 6.6 (95% CI 3.0-12.6) cases/100 cattle (or herd)-years at the animal- and herd-levels, respectively
Evaluating different storage media for identification of <em>Taenia saginata</em> proglottids using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (Publications)
LC–MS grade water; (ii) 0.45% sodium chloride; (iii) 70% ethanol; and (iv) 37% formalin after 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 weeks of storage. MALDI-TOF MS correctly identified 97.2–99.7% of samples stored in water
