Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in pastoral cattle herds in the Oromia region, southern Ethiopia (Publications)
reactors was 5.5% (95% confidence interval (CI), 4.0-8.0%) and 7.0% (95% CI, 5.0-10.0%), whereas the true prevalence estimate was 4.4% (95% CI, 0.8-8.0%) and 6.1% (95% CI, 2.6-9.5%), when using the 4-mm
Coarse particles from Saharan dust and daily mortality (Publications)
increase of 10 microg/m3 of PM10-2.5 increased daily mortality by 8.4% (95% confidence interval = 1.5%-15.8%) compared with 1.4% (-0.8% to 3.4%) during non-Saharan dust days (P value for interaction =
<em>Plasmodium vivax</em> diversity and population structure across four continents (Publications)
was highest in South-East Asia (mean allelic richness 10.0-12.8), intermediate in the South Pacific (8.1-9.9) Madagascar and Sudan (7.9-8.4), and lowest in South America and Central Asia (5.5-7.2). A reduced
Possible healthcare-associated transmission as a cause of secondary infection and population structure of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> isolates from... (Publications)
c analysis. Twenty-four (22.8%) isolates were identified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus and lukFS genes encoding Panton-Valentine leucocidin were identified in 67 (63.8%) of the isolates. Phenotype [...] one S. aureus isolates were isolated from wounds (n = 93, 92.1%) and the hospital environment (n = 8, 7.9%) and characterized by the spa gene, mecA and the Panton-Valentine leucocidin toxin followed by
Reproducibility of oscillometrically measured arterial stiffness indices: results of the SAPALDIA 3 cohort study (Publications)
from 0.6 for pAI to 0.8 for CAVI, and 0.9 for baPWV. The mixed linear model revealed that 68.7%/80.1%/55.0% of the CAVI/baPWV/pAI variance was accounted for by the subject, 5.2%/8.1%/ < 0.01% by the fieldworker [...] fieldworker, 6.7%/7.8%/28.5% by variation between measurement days, and 19.4%/4%/16.5% by measurement error. Bland-Altman plots showed no particular dispersion patterns except for pAI. Conclusions. Oscillometric
Investigating the association between African spontaneously fermented dairy products, faecal carriage of <em>Streptococcus infantarius</em> subsp.... (Publications)
compared to controls (8.4% vs 21.6%: OR: 4.6; CI 1.3-15.9). Patients with haemorrhoids represented an unexpected carrier group with significantly higher Sii faecal carriage (30.4%, CI: 17.7-45.8). Consumption [...] Consumption of traditional fermented dairy products (tFDP) in Africa leads to the ingestion of up to 10(8)Streptococcus infantarius subspecies infantarius (Sii) per millilitre of spontaneously fermented milk
Michellamines A6 and A7, and further mono- and dimeric naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from a Congolese <em>Ancistrocladus</em> liana and their... (Publications)
reported from other Ancistrocladus species were identified, ancistroealaine C (7), korupensamines A (8a) and B (8b), and michellamines A2 (9) and E (10). Their complete structural elucidation succeeded due to [...] Michellamines A6 (1) and A7 (2) are the first dimers of 5,8′-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids with cis-configured stereocenters in both tetrahydroisoquinoline subunits. They were isolated from the
Molecular characterization, toxin detection and resistance testing of human clinical <em>Clostridium difficile </em>isolates from Lebanon (Publications)
gene detection and antibiotic resistance testing. Ribotype 014 (RT014, 16.8%) predominated, followed by RT002 (9.3%), RT106 (8.4%) and RT070 (6.5%). Binary toxin gene-positive isolates (RT023, RT078 and [...] strains displayed resistance against moxifloxacin, rifampicin, and clarithromycin (5.6%, 1.9%, and 2.8%), respectively. The data indicate that the genetic strain composition of Lebanese strains differs markedly
The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation: a case-crossover analysis (Publications)
5% (95%CI:0.9-8.3) and 3.2% (95%CI:0.7-5.8) respectively. The overall increase in risk of exacerbation for a 10 mug/m(3) increase in air pollutant concentration was 11.2% (95%CI:6.0-16.8) for PM10 and
Using dried blood spots to facilitate therapeutic drug monitoring of antiretroviral drugs in resource-poor regions (Publications)
+29.0%)] and efavirenz [-9.6% (-42.9% to +23.8%)]. For lopinavir, however, adjusted DBS concentrations remained considerably below [-32.8% (-70.4% to +4.8%)] corresponding plasma concentrations due to
