Patterns of migration and risks associated with leprosy among migrants in Maranhao, Brazil (Publications)
diagnosis. Past 5 year migration was found to be associated with leprosy (OR: 1.59; 95% CI 1.07-2.38; p = 0.02), and remained significantly associated with leprosy after controlling for leprosy contact in the
Correct dosing of artemether-lumefantrine for management of uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania: do facility and patient characteristics matter? (Publications)
bands in terms of age or weight, had statistically significant lower odds of correct AL dosing (p < 0.05) compared to those in the lowest age or weight group. Other factors such as health worker supervision
Diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>and drug resistance in different provinces of Papua New Guinea (Publications)
2 was dominating (60.5% and 84.4%, respectively) (p inverted question mark < inverted question mark0.001). Overall, phenotypic drug susceptibility testing showed 10.8% resistance to at least one of the
Health system guidance appraisal-concept evaluation and usability testing (Publications)
the development (85 %), appraisal (92 %), and reporting (81 %) of HSG. From this process, version 1.0 of the HSG appraisal tool was generated complete with 32 items (and their descriptions) and 4 domains
A population-based study on the implementation of treatment recommendations for chemotherapy in early breast cancer (Publications)
predictor for the use of chemotherapy (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 9.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 7.2-13.0). Tumor biological characteristics such as histologic differentiation (OR, 4.4; 95% CI, 3.2-6.2), estrogen
Reference values for methacholine reactivity (SAPALDIA study) (Publications)
For the first and last quartiles of FEV1, a linear relation with FEV1 was assumed (i.e., d was set to 0). Sex was not a predictor term in this model. A negative linear association with slope was found for
Evaluation of media and derivatization chemistry for six aldehydes in a passive sampler (Publications)
chromatograph. The GMD sampler was tested for background contamination and aldehyde recoveries after 0, 1, and 7 d of storage. Results indicated that the GMD monitor, as currently manufactured, is suitable
Role of highway traffic on spatial and temporal distributions of air pollutants in a Swiss alpine valley (Publications)
biweekly integrated passive measurements taken at thirteen homes and nine community sites (validation R(2)=0.74). The excellent spatio-temporal performance of our model provides a very promising basis for the
Antiprotozoal activity of <em>Khaya anthotheca</em>, (Welv.) C.D.C. A plant used by chimpanzees for self medication (Publications)
four extracts tested, the petroleum ether extract showed activity against Plasmodium falciparum (IC50 0.955?g/ml) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 5.72?g/ml). The pure compounds (1) and (2) demonstrated
Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire: effect of diagnostic approach and implications for... (Publications)
approach, the respective prevalences increased to 92%, 53% and 33%. S. haematobium prevalences were 0.8%, 4% and 65%. Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma spp., soil-transmitted helminths and intestinal