Aromatase and breast cancer susceptibility (Publications)
ethnic specific E1/A ratios x 100 among women without oophorectomy were 7.92 in African-Americans, 8.22 in Japanese, 10.73 in Latinas and 9.29 in non-Latina Whites (P=0.09). The high E1/A ratio in Latina
Lack of associations of alpha(+) - thalassemia with the risk of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection and disease in... (Publications)
homozygote and heterozygote children. An excessive risk of moderate-to-severe anemia (hemoglobin (Hb) < 8 g/dl) was observed in alpha(+)-thalassemia homozygote children (IRR = 1.54, CI(95)(1.12, 2.11), P =
The use of personal digital assistants for data entry at the point of collection in a large household survey in southern Tanzania (Publications)
histories, child health and health-seeking behaviour. The questionnaire was loaded onto Palm m130 PDAs with 8 Mb RAM. One hundred and twenty interviewers, the vast majority with no more than four years of secondary
Evaluation of antiprotozoal and plasmodial enoyl-ACP reductase inhibition potential of turkish medicinal plants (Publications)
5 microg[sol ]mL), P. leucophracta (IC(50) 1.6 microg[sol ]mL), Scrophularia cryptophila (IC(50) 1.8 microg[sol ]mL), Morina persica (IC(50) 1.9 microg[sol ]mL) and the aqueous root extract of Asperula
Geospatial health: the first five years (Publications)
were based on GIS, one third on spatial analysis, often using advanced Bayesian geostatistics (13.8%), and one quarter on remote sensing. The 120 original research articles, reviews and editorials were
Enterobiasis and strongyloidiasis and associated co-infections and morbidity markers in infants, preschool- and school-aged children from rural... (Publications)
in 4.2% of infants, 16.7%, of PSAC, and 26.3% of SAC. S. stercoralis infections were detected in 5.8%, 7.5%, and 7.1% of infants, PSAC, and SAC, respectively. Multivariable regression analyses revealed
Changes in malaria burden and transmission in sentinel sites after the roll-out of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
09-0.17; P < 0.001). The average population prevalence of malaria decreased from 15.7 % pre-LLIN to 4.8 % post-LLIN (adjusted odds ratio = 0.26; 95 % CI: 0.20-0.33; P < 0.001). In general, reductions in incidence
Incidence and risk factors for hypertension among HIV patients in rural Tanzania - a prospective cohort study (Publications)
and estimated glomerular filtration rate (aHR < 60 versus > /= 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 3.79, 95% CI 1.60-8.99, p = 0.003) as independent risk factors for hypertension development. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence
False-negative malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Rwanda: impact of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> isolates lacking <em>hrp2</em> and declining malaria... (Publications)
80.2 and 94.3%, respectively. When the results for both RDTs were combined, sensitivity rose to 91.8% and specificity was 85.7%. Additionally, when smear positivity fell from 46 to 3%, the sensitivity
HIV viral load as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis in South Africa: collaborative analysis of cohort studies (Publications)
follow-up time of 2.7 years (interquartile range [IQR] 1.0-5.0); 3,819 incident TB cases were recorded (8.6%). At baseline, the median age was 34 years (IQR 28-41); 30,675 patients (69.3%) were female. The
