Ziehl-neelsen staining technique can diagnose paragonimiasis (Publications)
WF technique was 84.6 (p = 0.48), 76.9 (p = 0.25) and 61.5% (p = 0.07), respectively. Percentage of fragmented eggs was below 19% and did not differ between techniques (p = 0.13). Additional operational [...] costs per slide were 0 (ZNS), 0.10 US$ (WF), and 0.79 US$ (FECT). ZNS heated for five minutes contained less eggs than briefly heated slides (29 eggs per slide [eps] vs. 42 eps, p = 0.01). Bloodstained sputum [...] sputum portions contained more eggs than unstained parts (3.3 eps vs. 0.7...
Associations between modeled residential outdoor and measured personal exposure to ultrafine particles in four European study areas (Publications)
l outdoor versus personal exposure were smaller for UFP (0.16 ± 0.04) than for simultaneously measured PM2.5 and soot (0.32 ± 0.10 and 0.43 ± 0.06). Our findings provide some support for the use of LUR [...] mean personal exposures. Regression slopes (±se) combined for the four areas were 0.12 ± 0.04 for median and −0.06 ± 0.17 for mean personal exposure. The LUR model explained variance of the median personal
Comparison of ambient radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) levels in outdoor areas and public transport in Switzerland in 2014 and 2021 (Publications)
2021 ranged from 0.19 V/m in rural areas to 0.43 V/m in industrial areas (overall mean: 0.27 V/m). In public transports, the mean levels were 0.27 V/m in buses, 0.33 V/m in trains and 0.36 V/m in trams [...] trams. In 2021, mean levels across all outdoor areas were -0.022 V/m lower (95% confidence interval: -0.072, 0.030) than in 2014. Results from our comprehensive measurement study across Switzerland suggest
Inferring transmission fitness advantage of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern from wastewater samples using digital PCR, Switzerland, December 2020... (Publications)
SARS-CoV-2 Alpha based on the spike Delta69-70 was 0.34 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.30-0.39) and based on ORF1a Delta3675-3677 was 0.53 (95% CI: 0.49-0.57), aligning with the transmission fitness advantage [...] advantage of Alpha estimated by clinical sample sequencing in the surrounding canton of 0.49 (95% CI: 0.38-0.61).ConclusionDigital PCR assays targeting signature mutations in wastewater offer near real-time
Short-term joint effects of PM10, NO2 and SO2 on cardio-respiratory disease hospital admissions in Cape Town, South Africa (Publications)
SO2at lag0–1 for hospital admissions due to respiratory disease (RD) were 1.9% (0.5–3.2%), 2.3% (0.6–4%), and1.1% (−0.2–2.4%), respectively. For cardiovascular disease (CVD), these values were 2.1% (0.6–3.5%) [...] 5%),1% (−0.8–2.8%), and−0.3% (−1.6–1.1%), respectively, per inter-quartile range increase of 12μg/m3for PM10, 7.3μg/m3for NO2, and 3.6μg/m3for SO2. The overall cumulative risks for RD perIQR increase in [...] in PM10and NO2for children were 2% (0.2–3.9%) and 3.1% (0.7–5.6%),...
A household-based community health worker programme for non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, HIV and maternal health: a stepped-wedge... (Publications)
NCD care each month (-0.8 percentage points (pp) (95% credible interval: -2.5 to 0.5)) while maintaining the already low default rates for HIV patients (0.0 pp, 95% CI: -0.6 to 0.5). First trimester ANC [...] attendance increased by approximately 30% (6.5pp (-0.3, 15.8)) and paediatric malnutrition case finding declined by 10% (-0.6 per 1000 (95% CI -2.5 to 0.8)). There were no changes in TB programme outcomes
How much remains undetected? Probability of molecular detection of human <em>Plasmodia</em> in the field (Publications)
Estimated detectability was high in our data set (0.79 [95% CI 0.76-0.82] for P. falciparum and, depending on the marker, 0.61 [0.58-0.63] or 0.73 [0.71-0.75] for P. vivax). When genotyping data from sequential
Validation of activity questionnaires in patients with cystic fibrosis by accelerometry and cycle ergometry (Publications)
activitiy categories and MVPA (ICC = 0.40-0.44). Only the LRC showed moderate correlations with the exercise test (Wmax: r = 0.46, p = 0.002; VO2peak: r = 0.32, p = 0.041). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, the [...] Time spent in the categories 'hard','very hard' and 'hard & very hard' of the 7D-PAR (0.41 < r < 0.56) and 'active' (r = 0.33) of the HAES correlated significantly with MVPA. The activity levels of the LRC
How important is the angle of tilt in the WHO cone bioassay? (Publications)
6-55.6, p < 0.001) and were more likely to die when the test was done at 45 degrees (OR 3.3, 95 % CI 1.7-6.3, p = 0.001), 60 degrees (OR 3.1, 95 % CI 1.7-5.9, p < 0.001) and 90 degrees (OR 6.0, 95 % CI 1 [...] also exposed at 0 degrees and 60 degrees and the amount of time each spent in contact with the net was recorded. RESULTS: Mosquitoes spent more time on the net at 60 degrees as compared to 0 degrees (coefficient [...] 1.9-18.5, p = 0.002) as compared to 0 degrees . CONCLUSION: The angle at...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (Publications)
for NHL declined steeply in the first months after HAART initiation (HR = 0.46; 95% CI, 0.27-0.77) and was 0.12 (95% CI, 0.05-0.25) 7 to10 years afterwards. CONCLUSIONS: HAART greatly reduced the incidence [...] 8 in 2002-2006. HAART use was associated with a decline in NHL incidence [HR = 0.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.20-0.33], and this decline was greater for primary brain lymphomas than other NHL. Among
