Strengthening HIV therapy and care in rural Tanzania affects rates of viral suppression (Publications)
copies/mL. CD4 cell count 8-fold increased odds of developing HIV-DRM (aOR = 8.46, 95% CI = 2.48-28.93, P = 0.001). Conclusions: High levels of viral suppression can be achieved in rural sub-Saharan Africa when
Previous exposure in a high-risk area for travellers' diarrhoea within the past year is associated with a significant protective effect for... (Publications)
within the past year before the current trip is associated with a significantly decreased risk (OR 0.19). No association was found between consumption of high risk food (i.e. tap water, ice cream, raw
High proportions of asymptomatic and submicroscopic <em>Plasmodium vivax </em>infections in a peri-urban area of low transmission in the Brazilian... (Publications)
were gametocyte positive. The P. vivax parasite density was associated with gametocyte carriage (P < 0.001). Sixty-seven percent of P. vivax infected individuals and 53.4% of P. vivax gametocyte carriers
Orientia <em>tsutsugamushi</em> is highly susceptible to the RNA polymerase switch region inhibitor corallopyronin a <em>in vitro</em> and<em> in... (Publications)
of O. tsutsugamushiin vitro and in vivo The MIC of CorA against O. tsutsugamushi was remarkably low (0.0078 mug/ml), 16-fold lower than that against Rickettsia typhi In the lethal intraperitoneal O. tsu
Physical activity and dual disease burden among South African primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods (Publications)
standards (2-5 physically active days/week), or who were insufficiently active on almost all days (0-1 physically active days/week) were compared with regard to systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body
Response of cord blood cells to environmental, hereditary and perinatal factors: a prospective birth cohort study (Publications)
nitrogen dioxide 14 days before birth was associated with a decrease in leukocyte (6.7%, 95% CI:-12.1,-1.0) and monocyte counts (11.6%, 95% CI:-19.6,-2.8). Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with
Spatial-temporal heterogeneity in malaria receptivity is best estimated by vector biting rates in areas nearing elimination (Publications)
biting period (from 18:00 to 00:00 h) of the primary vector, Anopheles farauti, ranged from less than 0.3 bites per person per half night in low receptivity villages to 26 bites per person in highly receptive
Safety and differential antibody and T-cell responses to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoite vaccine by age in Tanzanian adults, adolescents,... (Publications)
vaccinees and controls or between dosage regimens. Because all age groups received three doses of 9.0 x 10(5) PfSPZ of PfSPZ Vaccine, immune responses were compared at this dosage. Median antibody responses
Evaluation of the novel substrate RUG™ for the detection of<em> Escherichia coli</em> in water from temperate (Zurich, Switzerland) and tropical... (Publications)
(C-18), m-TEC and m-ColiBlue24®. In temperate waters, AT-RUG was found to be as sensitive as m-TEC (97.0%) and C-18 (98.5%) and showed strong agreement with the reference methods. The false-positive rate for
Pharmacometric analysis to describe pharmacokinetics and exposure-efficacy response of ivermectin in adolescents infected with <em>Trichuris... (Publications)
first-order absorption, and no delay in absorption, with the absorption rate constant estimated as 0.26 per h, an apparent volume of distribution of 162.43 L, and an apparent clearance of 7.82 L/h. In