Does systemic lidocaine reduce ketamine requirements for endotracheal intubation in calves? (Publications)
one of two groups (L: lidocaine or S: saline). The calves were administered xylazine (0.07 mg kg-1) and butorphanol (0.1 mg kg-1) intramuscularly and 10 minutes later lidocaine (2 mg kg-1; group L) or saline
Long-term exposure to traffic-related PM10 and decreased heart rate variability: is the association restricted to subjects taking ACE inhibitors? (Publications)
(HF) power, of 4.5% (-8.2 to -0.5) in the standard deviation of all normal-to-normal RR intervals (SDNN), of 10.6% (-18.5 to -1.9) in total power (TP) and an increase of 9.2% (0.8 to 20.2) in the LF/HF power
Childhood hospitalisation and related deaths in Hanoi, Vietnam: a tertiary hospital database analysis from 2007 to 2014 (Publications)
Hanoi. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study reviewed 212 216 hospitalisation records of children (aged 0-17) who attended the Vietnam National Children's Hospital in Hanoi between 2007 and 2014. Four indicators [...] visits and 25.1 per 1000 children during 2009-2014 for hospital admissions. Digestive diseases (32.0%) and injuries (30.2%) were common causes of emergency visits, whereas respiratory diseases (37.7%)
Can school-based distribution be used to maintain coverage of long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets: evidence from a large scale programme in... (Publications)
of at least one LLIN had dropped significantly in the control area to 65.4% (95% CI 59.5-71.0) in 2015 (P < 0.001), while coverage in the intervention area was maintained at 79.3% (95% CI 75.4 x 82.6).
Malaria prevention strategies and recommendations, from chemoprophylaxis to stand-by emergency treatment: a 10-year prospective study in a Swiss... (Publications)
both. Between 2002 and 2012, there was a 16% drop of CP prescription ( P < 0.001) and a 21% increase of SBET prescription ( P < 0.001). Among travellers receiving CP, the proportion of those prescribed
Investigating the association between African spontaneously fermented dairy products, faecal carriage of <em>Streptococcus infantarius</em> subsp.... (Publications)
Consumption of tFDP was not associated with CRC (odds ratio (OR) 1.4; 95% Confidence interval (CI) 0.7-2.7; p=0.34). Risk factors associated with CRC included age above 40 years, and consumption of processed
Global investment targets for malaria control and elimination between 2016 and 2030 (Publications)
$6.4 billion (95% uncertainty interval (UI $4.5-$9.0 billion)) by 2020, $7.7 billion (95% UI $5.4-$10.9 billion) by 2025 and $8.7 billion (95% UI $6.0-$12.3 billion) by 2030 will be required to reach the
Evaluation of two DNA extraction methods on the detection of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infection (Publications)
and 62 (65.3%) with the POL method. The sensitivities were 86% (95% CI 76.7-92.9), 31.0% (95% CI 21.3-42.6) and 78.0% (95% CI 66.8-86.1) for the Baermann, QIA and POL methods, respectively. The sensitivity
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
