Using dried blood spots to facilitate therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretroviral drugs in resource-poor regions (Publications)
+2.2% (-20.0% to +24.2%)]. Storage and transportation of samples from Tanzania to Switzerland did not affect the good agreement between plasma and DBS for nevirapine [-2.9% (-34.7% to +29.0%)] and efavirenz
Physical inactivity caused economic burden depends on regional cultural differences (Publications)
related to physical inactivity. Physical inactivity was responsible for 2.0% (95%CI 1.7%-2.2%) of total DALYs lost and 1.2% (95%CI 1.0%-1.3%) of total medical costs in 2013. This is equivalent to 116 (95%CI
Comparison between generalized linear modelling and additive Bayesian network; identification of factors associated with the incidence of antibodies... (Publications)
odds of Pomona infection (OR, [95% CI]) was highest at stunning and hide removal (ABN 41.0, [6.9-1044.2]; GLM 57.0, [6.9-473.3]), followed by removal of intestines, bladder, and kidneys (ABN 30.7, [4.9-788
Daily variation of heavy metal contamination and its potential sources along the major urban wastewater channel in Kampala, Uganda (Publications)
the environment. Among 78 water samples, 29 exceeded the national standards for Pb (> 0.1 mg/L) and one for Hg (> 0.01 mg/L). High daily variation and peak concentrations were detected which are likely
Manganese exposure and working memory-related brain activity in smallholder farmworkers in Costa Rica: results from a pilot study (Publications)
level. Geometric mean (geometric standard deviation) toenail and hair Mn concentrations were 0.40mug/g (3.52) and 0.24mug/g (3.54), respectively. We did not find strong evidence that Mn concentrations were
Associations between ambient pollen exposure and measures of cognitive performance (Publications)
attention, and visual-spatial memory. We observed a 1% increase [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.13%, 2.0%] in average reaction time on a test of grammatical reasoning for allergic participants at an exposure
Population-based prevalence of antibiotic residuals in low, moderate and high malaria endemicity areas in Tanzania (Publications)
6–15.0%) in Mbeya (moderate), and 11.2% (95% CI: 7.9–11.6%) in Mtwara (high). Trimethoprim was the most frequently detected antibiotic (6.1%), followed by sulfamethoxazole (4.4%) and penicillin V (0.001%)
Characterizing the pharmacological interaction of the antimalarial combination artefenomel-piperaquine in healthy volunteers with induced blood-stage... (Publications)
over three consecutive cohorts were inoculated with Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes on day 0. Participants were randomized within each cohort to one of seven dose combination groups and administered [...] 74.8%, respectively. These results closely matched the observed APR(28) in the phase 2b trial of 67.0%, 65.5%, and 75.4%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that VIS offer an efficient means
Incidence of cough from acute exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Madagascar: a pilot study (Publications)
frequency (IRR = 1.21; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.44) and was not significant with a two-hour lag (IRR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.71, 1.23). This study demonstrates the feasibility of objective PM2.5 and cough monitoring in
Burden of chronic pain among adult pastoralists in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional household survey (Publications)
self-reported by 17.0% (95% CI: 10.8-25.7) of male and 34.7% (95% CI: 28.4-41.5) of female adult pastoralists. The prevalence of chronic pain increased with age from 5.4% (95% CI: 0.8-30.1; 18-34 years)
