Rapid and accurate detection of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in sputum samples by Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF assay - a clinical validation study (Publications)
negative. Within 45 sputum samples which grew non-tuberculous mycobacteria the assay's specificity was 97.8% (95%CI = 88.2% to 99.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The Xpert MTB/RIF Assay is a highly sensitive, specific and
Low efficacy of single-dose albendazole and mebendazole against hookworm and effect on concomitant helminth infection in Lao PDR (Publications)
and mebendazole resulted in CRs of 36.0% and 17.6% (odds ratio: 0.4; 95% confidence interval: 0.2-0.8; P = 0.01), and ERRs of 86.7% and 76.3%, respectively. In children co-infected with O. viverrini, a
Determining treatment needs at different spatial scales using geostatistical model-based risk estimates of schistosomiasis (Publications)
(> 50%). Overall, 72.7 million annualized praziquantel treatments (50% confidence interval (CI): 68.8-100.7 million) are required for the school-aged population if country-level schistosomiasis prevalence
Bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Hamer Woreda, South Omo, southern Ethiopia (Publications)
and bacteriological (culture of lymph nodes) techniques. Individual BTB prevalence in cattle was 0.8% (CI: 0.3%-2%) with the > 4 mm cut-off and 3.4% (CI: 2.1%-5.4%) with the > 2 mm cut-off. Herd prevalence
Self-rated quality of life and school performance in relation to helminth infections: case study from Yunnan, People's Republic of China (Publications)
ted helminth infections as well as self-rated QoL indicators among 252 students attending grades 5-8 in two schools (Bulangshan and Pu'er) in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. Each student provided
Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
hookworm, S. haematobium, T. trichiura, S. mansoni, and A. lumbricoides of 33.5%, 7.0%, 1.6%, 1.3% and 0.8%, respectively. Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar were detected in 15.0% and
Adherence as a predictor of the development of class-specific resistance mutations: the Swiss HIV cohort study (Publications)
considerably lower in PI/r group and adherence was only significantly associated with M184V mutations (OR 8.38, 95% CI: 1.26-55.70). Adherence was significantly associated with HIV RNA in PI/r but not NNRTI regimens
Praziquantel, mefloquine-praziquantel, and mefloquine-artesunate-praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em>: a randomized, exploratory,... (Publications)
based on available case analysis, cure rates of 33% (95% confidence interval (CI) 11-55%), 29% (95% CI 8-50%), and 26% (95% CI 5-48%) were observed for praziquantel, mefloquine-artesunate-praziquantel, and
Collateral benefits of restricted insecticide application for control of African trypanosomiasis on <em>Theileria parva</em> in cattle: a randomized... (Publications)
treatment and once three monthly were analysed by molecular techniques for T.parva. RESULTS: In total, 8,975 samples from 3,084 animals were analysed. Prevalence of T.parva varied between 1-3% in different
Spatio-temporal distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Brazil (Publications)
The need for treatments in the school-aged population at the municipality level was estimated at 1.8 million doses of anthelminthic tablets per year. CONCLUSIONS: The analysis of the spatio-temporal aspect
