<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam (Publications)
Romanenko method, which identified and counted live and dead eggs. RESULTS: From the first sampling (0 storage day) to the final sampling (181 storage days) the average percentage of viable A. lumbricoides
Sensitive and accurate quantification of human malaria parasites using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) (Publications)
falciparum, and equal sensitivity for P. vivax. Correspondence in quantification was very high (> 0.95) between qPCR and ddPCR. Quantification between technical replicates by ddPCR differed 1.5-1.7-fold
Pharmacokinetics, tolerability, and bacteriological response of rifampin administered at 600, 900, and 1,200 milligrams daily in patients with... (Publications)
assessed by culture conversion in liquid and solid media.Results. Geometric mean total exposures (AUC0-24h) were 24.6, 50.8 and 76.1 h*mg/L in the 600 mg, 900 mg and 1200 mg group respectively, reflecting
Predictors of residual antimalarial drugs in the blood in community surveys in Tanzania (Publications)
having LF/DLF or SP in the blood. RESULTS: Amongst 6391 participants, 12.4% (792/6391) had LF/DLF and 8.0% (510/6391) SP in the blood. Factors associated with higher odds of detecting LF/DLF in the blood included
Structure-activity relationships and antiplasmodial potencies of novel 3,4-disubstituted 1,2,5-oxadiazoles (Publications)
high in vitro activity against the chloroquine-sensitive strain NF54 of P. falciparum (PfNF54 IC(50) = 0.034 µM), resulting in a very promising selectivity index of 1526.
Establishing an antimicrobial stewardship program in Sierra Leone: a report of the experience of a low-income country in West Africa (Publications)
training and review of guidelines. We performed a GPPS on 175 patients, of whom more than half (98, 56.0%) were prescribed an antibiotic: 63 (69.2%) in the surgical wards and 53 (51.2%) in the medical wards
Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (Publications)
investigated determinants of the intention to vaccinate. Previously validated scores (Cronbach's alphas > 0.70) were applied to our data for inclusion in the ordinal logistic regression model. Results: Individuals
Female genital mutilation/cutting in the Swiss HIV cohort study: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
who provided an answer, 80 (20.7%) reported to have undergone FGM/C. Fifty-six of the 80 women (70.0%) who reported having undergone FGM/C, also reported that they had never discussed their cutting with
Spatial mobility and large-scale resource extraction: an analysis of community well-being and health in a copper mining area of Zambia (Publications)
secondary school vs. 7.3%), had higher employment (43.8% vs. 15.8%), and higher mean wealth (3.6 vs. 3.0). The odds of having a child
SPHN - The Swiss Aging Citizen Reference (SACR) (Publications)
In Switzerland by 2045, we expect 2.7 Mio citizens aged 65+ of whom 1.0 Mio. aged 80+. A priority and focus of personalized health research is therefore aging biology to extend healthy life expectancy
