Antibiotic-resistant <em>Escherichia coli</em> in drinking water samples from rural Andean households in Cajamarca, Peru (Publications)
isolated in 37.3% (n = 117), Klebsiella spp. in 8.0% (n = 25), Enterobacter spp. in 5.1% (n = 16), and Citrobacter spp. in 2.5% (n = 8). Of the 117 E. coli samples, 48.7% (95% CI [39.4, 58.1], n = 57) showed
Safety and efficacy of C-reactive protein-guided antibiotic use to treat acute respiratory infections in Tanzanian children: a planned subgroup... (Publications)
0.06, 0.040.09). There were fewer secondary hospitalizations and deaths in the CRP arm: 0.5% (4/865) versus 1.5% (13/854, RR 0.30, 0.100.93). Conclusions: CRP testing using a high cut-off, combined with
Long-term air pollution and traffic noise exposures and mild cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Heinz Nixdorf... (Publications)
noise were associated with overall MCI and aMCI. For example, an interquartile range increase in PM2.5 and a 10 dB(A) increase in LDEN were associated with overall MCI (odds ratio (95% confidence interval)=1 [...] respectively). In two-exposure models, AP and noise associations were attenuated (i.g., for aMCI: PM2.5 1.13 (0.98, 1.30) and LDEN 1.46 (1.11, 1.92)). CONCLUSIONS: Long-term exposures to air pollution and
Correlates and outcomes of posttransplant smoking in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis (Publications)
Ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed for correlates/outcomes investigated > /= 5 times. RESULTS: Seventy-three studies (43 in kidney, 17 in heart, 12 in liver, 1 in lung transplantation) [...] plant cardiovascular disease (OR 1.41, 95%CI 1.02-1.95), nonskin malignancies (OR 2.58, 95%CI 1.26-5.29), a shorter patient survival time (OR 0.59, 95%CI 0.44-0.79) and higher odds of mortality (OR 1.74
Community-based surveillance to monitor mortality in a malaria-endemic and Ebola-epidemic setting in rural Guinea (Publications)
table proportional mortality decreased by 26.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 13.9-33.1, P < 0.001) in the program area and by 6.6% (95% CI = -17.3-30.5, P = 0.589) in Koundou. Sixty-eight deaths were
Effects of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on serum creatinine concentration and development of acute kidney injury in nonazotemic cats (Publications)
cohort received a mean volume of 98.5 +/- 76.2 mL/kg (range, 8-278 mL/kg) HES over a median of 4 (range, 1-11) days, resulting in a median dose of 20.1 (range, 8-40.5) mL/kg per day. Short-term %change
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of tribendimidine against hookworm infections in children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
dose. The ERRs (geometric mean) were 30.6% (95% CI, -24.7-64.1, 65.4% (95% CI, 24.5-85.9), 82.1% (95% CI, 58.4-92.5) and 92.2% (95% CI, 81.0-97.1) for placebo, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg tribendimidine
Effect of ibandronate on spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (Publications)
+/- 10.7 years) with ON of the knee were assigned to receive either ibandronate (cumulative dose, 13.5 mg) or placebo intravenously (divided into five doses 12 weeks). All subjects received additional treatment [...] reduced in both ibandronate- (mean change, -2.98; 95 % CI, -4.34 to -1.62) and placebo- (-3.59; 95 % CI, -5.07 to -2.12) treated subjects (between-group comparison adjusted for age, sex, and osteonecrosis type
The relevance of commuter and work/school exposure in an epidemiological study on traffic-related air pollution (Publications)
concentrations. Mean contribution of commuting to total weekly exposure was small (3.2%; range 0.1-13.5%). Thus, ignoring commute in the total population may not significantly underestimate health effects [...] Basel-Country, ignoring commute may produce, however, a significant attenuation bias of 4% (95% CI: 4-5%). Our results illustrate the importance of including work/school locations in assessments of long-term
Modifying effect of a common polymorphism in the interleukin-6 promoter on the relationship between long-term exposure to traffic-related particulate... (Publications)
(SDNN) (GG-carriers: -1.8%; 95% confidence interval -3.5 to 0.01; pinteraction(additive) = 0.028); and low frequency power (LF) (GG-carriers: -5.7%; 95%CI: -10.4 to -0.8; pinteraction(dominant) = 0.049)