Associations of air pollution and greenness with the nasal microbiota of healthy infants: a longitudinal study (Publications)
reduced within-subject Ruzicka dissimilarity (PM2.5: per 1mug/m(3) -0.004, 95% CI -0.008, -0.001; NO2: per 1mug/m(3) -0.004, 95% CI -0.007, -0.001). Whole microbial community comparison with nonmetric mult [...] was additionally associated with reduced abundance of Corynebacteriaceae (per 1mug/m(3): -0.027, 95% CI -0.053, -0.001). No associations were found between greenness and the nasal microbiota. CONCLUSION:
Relationship between child survival and malaria transmission: an analysis of the malaria transmission intensity and mortality burden across Africa... (Publications)
efficacy of ITN was observed (i.e. neonates: HR = 0.65; 95% BCI:0.39-1.05; infants: HR = 0.72; 95% BCI:0.48-1.07; children 1-4 years: HR = 0.88; 95% BCI:0.62-1.23) and reduction on the effect of malaria [...] exposure was detected (i.e. neonates: HR = 1.15; 95% BCI:0.95-1.36; infants: HR = 1.13; 95% BCI:0.98-1.25; children 1-4 years: HR = 1.04; 95% BCI:0.89-1.18). A very strong spatial correlation was also observed
Long-term benefits and limitations of combined antianginal drug therapy in elderly patients with symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease (Publications)
median of 3.7 (0.1-6.9) years. RESULTS: At baseline, patients were 79.8 +/- 3.5 years old with Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class angina 3.0 +/- 0.7 despite the use of 2.4 +/- 0.6 antianginal drugs [...] REVASC patients had more frequently CCS class 4 angina (37% vs 20%, P < 0.05) but reported less prior heart failure (5% vs 20%, P < 0.01), fewer prior cerebral events (3% vs 13%, P < .05) and a lower rate [...] DRUG compared to REVASC patients (CCS class, 1.8 +/- 1.6 vs 1.0 +/- 1.4, P <...
Predictive value of clinical and laboratory features for the main febrile diseases in children living in Tanzania: a prospective observational study (Publications)
tract infection (UTI) age > /=3 years (0.20,0-0.50), for radiological pneumonia abnormal chest auscultation (4.3,2.8-6.1), for acute HHV6 infection dehydration (0.18,0-0.75), for bacterial disease (any type) [...] type) chest indrawing (19,8.2-60) and for viral disease (any type) jaundice (0.28,0.16-0.41). Other clinically relevant and easy to assess predictors were also found: malaria could be ruled in by recent
Associations of air pollution and greenness with the nasal microbiota of healthy infants: a longitudinal study (Publications)
reduced within-subject Ruzicka dissimilarity (PM2.5: per 1mug/m(3) -0.004, 95% CI -0.008, -0.001; NO2: per 1mug/m(3) -0.004, 95% CI -0.007, -0.001). Whole microbial community comparison with nonmetric mult [...] was additionally associated with reduced abundance of Corynebacteriaceae (per 1mug/m(3): -0.027, 95% CI -0.053, -0.001). No associations were found between greenness and the nasal microbiota. CONCLUSION:
Relationship between child survival and malaria transmission: an analysis of the malaria transmission intensity and mortality burden across Africa... (Publications)
efficacy of ITN was observed (i.e. neonates: HR = 0.65; 95% BCI:0.39-1.05; infants: HR = 0.72; 95% BCI:0.48-1.07; children 1-4 years: HR = 0.88; 95% BCI:0.62-1.23) and reduction on the effect of malaria [...] exposure was detected (i.e. neonates: HR = 1.15; 95% BCI:0.95-1.36; infants: HR = 1.13; 95% BCI:0.98-1.25; children 1-4 years: HR = 1.04; 95% BCI:0.89-1.18). A very strong spatial correlation was also observed
Long-term benefits and limitations of combined antianginal drug therapy in elderly patients with symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease (Publications)
median of 3.7 (0.1-6.9) years. RESULTS: At baseline, patients were 79.8 +/- 3.5 years old with Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class angina 3.0 +/- 0.7 despite the use of 2.4 +/- 0.6 antianginal drugs [...] REVASC patients had more frequently CCS class 4 angina (37% vs 20%, P < 0.05) but reported less prior heart failure (5% vs 20%, P < 0.01), fewer prior cerebral events (3% vs 13%, P < .05) and a lower rate [...] DRUG compared to REVASC patients (CCS class, 1.8 +/- 1.6 vs 1.0 +/- 1.4, P <...
Predictive value of clinical and laboratory features for the main febrile diseases in children living in Tanzania: a prospective observational study (Publications)
tract infection (UTI) age > /=3 years (0.20,0-0.50), for radiological pneumonia abnormal chest auscultation (4.3,2.8-6.1), for acute HHV6 infection dehydration (0.18,0-0.75), for bacterial disease (any type) [...] type) chest indrawing (19,8.2-60) and for viral disease (any type) jaundice (0.28,0.16-0.41). Other clinically relevant and easy to assess predictors were also found: malaria could be ruled in by recent
Evaluation of the Merlin MICRONAUT system for rapid direct susceptibility testing of gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli from positive blood... (Publications)
resistant [SIR]) agreement was found for 99.0%, with results for 0.04% of combinations showing very major errors, those for 0.2% showing major errors, and those for 0.8% showing minor errors. For gram-positive [...] SIR agreement was found for 98.8%, with results for 0.3% of combinations showing very major errors, those for 0.4% showing major errors, and those for 0.5% showing minor errors. Although the number of tested
Determinants of low bone turnover in type 2 diabetes-the role of PTH (Publications)
mass index (BMI), patients with T2DM had lower serum levels of PINP (p < 0.001), CTX (p < 0.001), iPTH (p = 0.03) and magnesium (p < 0.001) compared to controls. Serum calcium, creatinine, 25-Hydroxyvitamin [...] iPTH remained an independent determinant of bone turnover markers in T2DM (PINP: p = 0.02; CTX: p < 0.001 and BAP: p < 0.01), whereas glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), disease duration, age and BMI were not
