Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana (Publications)
potential confounding variables. All tests were two-sided and test of significance was set at p-value of < 0.05. RESULTS: There were 8,263 live births (44.9% females) with an overall average birth weight of 2
The burden of gastroenteritis in Switzerland (BUGS) study: a research proposal for a 1-year, prospective cohort study (Publications)
is a usually self-limiting, but common disease worldwide. In Europe, incidence estimates range from 0.3-1.5 AG episodes/person-year. For Switzerland, available information on AG is restricted to notifiable
Multiplex PCR for bacterial, viral and protozoal pathogens in persistent diarrhoea or persistent abdominal pain in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Nepal (Publications)
and up to tenfold higher than in Nepal. In all settings, the most prevalent bacteria were EAEC (13.0-39.9%) and Campylobacter spp. (3.9-35.3%). Giardia intestinalis was the predominant intestinal protozoon
Multiplex PCR for bacterial, viral and protozoal pathogens in persistent diarrhoea or persistent abdominal pain in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Nepal (Publications)
and up to tenfold higher than in Nepal. In all settings, the most prevalent bacteria were EAEC (13.0-39.9%) and Campylobacter spp. (3.9-35.3%). Giardia intestinalis was the predominant intestinal protozoon
Effects of climate variability on malaria transmission in southern Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa (Publications)
to 2080. The monthly EIR for RCP8.5 was very high (1.74 to 1131.71 bites/person) compared to RCP4.5 (0.48 to 908 bites/person). These findings call for greater efforts to control malaria that take into account
High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of... (Publications)
growth was reported in 32 (84%) patients. Escherichia coli (14, 23.7%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (10, 17.0%), and Klebsiella oxytoca (8, 13.6%) were the most common isolates. Most isolates were ESBL-producing
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
09; 95% CI: 1.02; 1.17 per 10 mug/m(3)), but less pronounced for diabetes incidence (RR 1.04; 95% CI: 0.96; 1.13 per 10 mug/m(3)). The overall confidence in the evidence was rated moderate, strengthened by
Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in Hargeisa, Somaliland: a hospital-based cross-sectional study (Publications)
approach to obtain patient information. A total of 319 participants (54.2% males; mean age 40.4 ± 14.0 years) had complete data records. The prevalence of hypertension was 22.6% (95% confidence interval;
Jozibrevine D from <em>Ancistrocladus ileboensis</em>, the fifth alkaloid in a series of six possible atropo-diastereomeric naphthylisoquinoline... (Publications)
ric dimers. It shows potent, and selective, antiprotozoal activity against P. falciparum (IC(50) = 0.14 muM), and it also exhibits good cytotoxic activities against drug-sensitive acute lymphoblastic CCRF-CEM
Schistosomiasis in the People’s Republic of China – down but not out (Publications)
animals were only found in Hunan. The prevalence of schistosomiasis in humans was 1.8% in Jiangxi and 8.0% in Hunan determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), while 18.3% of animals were positive
