Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges (Publications)
rates were calculated. RESULTS: From 1988 to 2016, the HA notification rate decreased from 9.5 to 0.5 per 100'000 population in Switzerland. Median age and the proportion of hospitalised cases increased
Sensitivity of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine cassette test for diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in low-endemicity... (Publications)
gram of stool. Point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen revealed a prevalence of S. mansoni of 33.0% when trace results were considered positive and 12.4% when trace results were considered negative.
Quantification of viable bacterial load in artificial sputum spiked with <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
of low: 271.7 (25.9), medium: 233.5 (16.3), and two batches of high load: 186.9 (12.3) and 191.8 (9.0), respectively. A variance component model that included load, storage temperature, days of storage
Detection of second line drug resistance among drug resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> isolates in Botswana (Publications)
second-line drug susceptibility testing was done using the Hain Genotype MTBDRsl line probe assay version 2.0. The treatment outcomes were defined according to the Botswana national and World Health Organization
Dog-assisted therapy in neurorehabilitation of children with severe neurological impairment: an explorative study (Publications)
inpatient neurorehabilitation center. The dataset included 196 children and adolescents (Md = 5.50, 0.58-20.33 years) suffering from severe neurological impairments (disorders of consciousness in 37 patients)
Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania (Publications)
distribution. In its fifth year, 3 million nets were distributed at a cost of USD 3.64 per net and USD 0.60 per person-year of protection (including the net). ITN access and use were maintained at a high level
Serological and molecular evidence of <em>Brucella </em>species in the rapidly growing pig sector in Kenya (Publications)
bcsp31 gene and real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assays targeting IS711 and bcsp31 genes. RESULTS: A prevalence of 0.57% (n = 4/700) was estimated using RBT; none of these samples was positive on cELISA. All RBT positive
Assessment of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence and predictors by HbA1c in a population from sub-Saharan Africa with a high proportion of anemia: a... (Publications)
9 to 13.7), obesity (10.9%; 95% CI 6.9 to 16) compared with patients 18-29 years old (2.2%; 95% CI 0.9 to 4.4) (p
and from funding mechanisms such as the Global Fund's Breaking down Barriers, and the Stigma Index 2.0, the consensus building process aims to: Highlight the evidentiary and programmatic/implementation gaps
System for Infectious Diseases (NNSID). Estimates from other European countries suggest an incidence of 0.3-1.5 episodes of AG per person-year which causes a considerable burden. The burden of gastroenteritis
