Skin and soft tissue infections in intercontinental travellers and the import of multi-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> to Europe (Publications)
ciprofloxacin (13%), methicillin (12%) and clindamycin (8%). Place of exposure was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with predominant resistance phenotypes and spa genotypes: Latin America (methicillin;
Two-year evaluation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Children (IPTc) combined with timely home treatment for malaria control in Ghana (Publications)
after the third and sixth IPTc was given. RESULTS: Parasite prevalence which reduced from 25% to 3.0% at year-one evaluation had reduced further from 3% to 1% at year-two-evaluation. At baseline, 13.8%
Patient's site of first access to health system influences length of delay for tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan (Publications)
made their first contact with the health system, was the main determinant of health system delay (p < 0.00005). We show for the first time that patients who had fallen ill and first presented to health care
Paediatric referrals in rural Tanzania: the Kilombero District Study - a case series (Publications)
admitted to the paediatric ward, and whether the child was referred. RESULTS: From record review, only 0.6% of children from primary level government facilities were referred to a higher level of care. At
SCYX-7158, an orally-active benzoxaborole for the treatment of stage 2 human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Most importantly, in rodents brain exposure of SCYX-7158 is high, with C(max) > 10 microg/mL and AUC(0-24 hr) > 100 microg*h/mL following a 25 mg/kg oral dose. Furthermore, SCYX-7158 readily distributes
Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage (Publications)
danger signs was negatively associated with vitamin A supplementation coverage (80% versus 70%) (p = 0.04). Nevertheless, we did not find any disparities in coverage of vitamin A by district, gender, so
History of malaria control in Tajikistan and rapid malaria appraisal in an agro-ecological setting (Publications)
Tajikistan was conducted. RESULTS: One case of P. vivax was detected among the 363 schoolchildren examined (0.28%). The interviewees reported to protect themselves against mosquito bites and used their own concepts
Prevalence and risk factors of helminths and intestinal protozoa infections among children from primary schools in western Tajikistan (Publications)
survey. The overall prevalence of infection with helminths and pathogenic intestinal protozoa was 32.0% and 47.1%, respectively. There was pronounced spatial heterogeneity. The most common helminth species
Geographical patterns and predictors of malaria risk in Zambia: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of the 2006 Zambia national malaria indicator survey... (Publications)
do not support spatial dependence. Overall the averaged population-adjusted parasitaemia risk was 20.0% in children less than five years with the highest risk predicted in the northern (38.3%) province.
No <em>Paragonimus</em> in high-risk groups in Côte d'Ivoire, but considerable prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoon infections (Publications)
had tuberculosis, with a higher prevalence in males than females (28.8% vs. 13.9%, chi2 = 8.79, p = 0.003). The prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoa was 4.6% and 16.9%, respectively. In the school
