Ownership and usage of mosquito nets after four years of large-scale free distribution in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
for LLINs and 44.3% for nets in general. Amongst children under five years, 39.5% used a LLIN and 51.8% any type of net, whereas 41.3% of pregnant women used a LLIN and 56.1% any net. Accessibility of villages [...] 3% to 66.7%. Among children under five years, usage of LLINs and of nets in general increased from 8.2% to 67.0% and from 44.6% to 76.1%, respectively (all p
Transmission of malaria in relation to distribution and coverage of long-lasting insecticidal nets in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
annual entomological inoculation rate (EIR) increased significantly from 116.8 infectious bites/human/year (ib/h/y) to 408.8 ib/h/y, while in the intervention villages, the EIR decreased significantly from
Short-term effects of ambient particles on mortality in the elderly: results from 28 cities in the APHEA2 project (Publications)
m(-3) increase in PM10, in the elderly daily number of deaths was 0.8%, (0.7-0.9%) and the corresponding number for BS was 0.6%, (0.5-0.8%). The effect size was modified by the long-term average levels of
Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults (Publications)
years) or elementary school (aged 6-12) O(3) exposure was associated with a 7.8 mum (95% CI -0.3, 15.9) or 10.1 mum (95% CI 1.8, 18.5) higher CIMT, respectively. Lifetime exposure to O(3) showed similar but
Response of Kampuchean strains of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> to antimalarials: in-vivo assessment of quinine and quinine plus tetracycline;... (Publications)
average parasite clearance time was 5.9 days, and the average duration of fever was 3.8 days. After 7 days of treatment, 81.8% of patients were parasite negative, while one patient had a recrudescence after
Chimney stoves modestly improved indoor air quality measurements compared with traditional open fire stoves: resulty from a small-scale intervention... (Publications)
environment compared to the control stoves (n=34, PM(2.5) , 189?g/m(3) , 95%CI 116-261; n=44, CO, 5.8ppm, 95%CI 3.3-8-2). Likewise, although not statistically significant, personal exposures for OPTIMA-improved
Effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 isoenzyme and N-acetyltransferase-2 genes on the metabolism of artemisinin-based... (Publications)
single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cytochrome P450 isoenzyme (CYP, namely CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5) and N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) genes on the pharmacokinetics [...] were found in Tanzanians for CYP2D6*17 (1023C> T and 2850C> T), CYP3A4*1B, NAT2*5, and NAT2*14. In 8 SNPs no significant differences in frequencies were observed. In the genetic-based population pharm
Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation and management of acute dyspnea (Publications)
as compared with 24 percent of those in the control group (P=0.01). The median time to discharge was 8.0 days in the B-type natriuretic peptide group and 11.0 days in the control group (P=0.001). The mean [...] natriuretic peptide group, as compared with 7,264 dollars (95 percent confidence interval, 6,301 dollars to 8,227 dollars) in the control group (P=0.006). The respective 30-day mortality rates were 10 percent and
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (Publications)
hazard ratios (HR). RESULTS: NHL incidence reached 13.6 per 1000 py in 1993-1995 and declined to 1.8 in 2002-2006. HAART use was associated with a decline in NHL incidence [HR = 0.26; 95% confidence interval [...] low CD4 cell counts at study enrollment (HR = 12.26 for < 50 versus > or= 350 cells/microl; 95% CI, 8.31-18.07) were significant predictors of NHL onset. Among HAART users, only age was significantly associated
Different strategies to overcome the effect of carbimazole on high- and low-dose radioiodine therapy: results from continuous dose-effect models (Publications)
and 839 Gy were applied. Overall, the euthyroidism rates were 16.5% and 64.8%, while the hypothyroidism rates were 37.6% and 14.8% in Graves' disease and toxic nodular goitre, respectively. The success rate
