Chronic airflow obstruction in Tanzania - a cross-sectional study (Publications)
ts having refrained from taking a job because of shortness of breath exhibited lower FEF25-75 (p < 0.01). A history of prior active TB was the most relevant risk factor associated with a decrease in FEF25-75
Community-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus, brucellosis and malaria among symptomatic individuals in Afar Region, Ethiopia (Publications)
off value > /= 1:80. The combined sero-prevalence for Rickettsia infection by the two tests was 14.0% (88/630). The sero-prevalence for Brucella infection was 12.7% (80/630) by RBPT, of which 28/80 (35%)
Sonography to rule out tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective observational study (Publications)
(95% CI, 22.7-49.4), and a positive and negative predictive value of 75.2% (95% CI, 71.3-78.7) and 95.0% (95% CI, 72.3-99.3). Conclusions: The absence of FASH signs combined with a normal chest x-ray and
Resource use and costs of investigator-sponsored randomised clinical trials in Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom: a meta-research study (Publications)
contributed most to the total costs were protocol writing (7.2%; IQR 3.8% to 10.6%), data management (5.0%; IQR 2.2% to 8.1%) and follow up (4.5%; IQR 2.3% to 8.4%). Of the 66 RCTs with an available original
Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis (Publications)
increased daily all cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality, with cumulative relative risks across 0-14 lag days of 1.08 (95% confidence interval 1.05 to 1.11), 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08), and 1.29 (1.19 to 1
Does residential address-based exposure assessment for outdoor air pollution lead to bias in epidemiological studies? (Publications)
and time-activity integrated long-term air pollution exposure was generally high to very high (R > 0.8). For individual subjects large differences were found between residential and time-activity integrated
Efficacy thresholds and target populations for antiviral COVID-19 treatments to save lives and costs: a modelling study (Publications)
Professorship of MAP (P00P3_203450) and Swiss National Science Foundation NFP 78 Covid-19 2020 (4079P0_198428 to MAP). © 2024 The Authors
Cancer diagnostic service use in people living with HIV in South Africa: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
in PLHIV diagnosed in females 70.9% [n = 46,313]. Of all the PLHIV and cancer, 25% (n = 16,364 p < 0.001) sought treatment outside their province of residence with 60.7% (n = 10,235) travelling to Gauteng
Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: a systematic review (Publications)
miners, 9% (10); farmers, 5% (6); rubber tappers and missionaries, 1.8% (2) each; and forest workers, 0.9% (1). Risk of exposure was categorised into round-the-clock or specific times of day/night dependent
Efficacy thresholds and target populations for antiviral COVID-19 treatments to save lives and costs: a modelling study (Publications)
Professorship of MAP (P00P3_203450) and Swiss National Science Foundation NFP 78 Covid-19 2020 (4079P0_198428 to MAP). © 2024 The Authors
