Drinking water from dug wells in rural ghana - <em>Salmonella</em> contamination, environmental factors, and genotypes (Publications)
contamination with Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria was 99.2% (n = 395). Out of 398 samples, 26 (6.5%) tested positive for Salmonella spp. The serovar distribution was diverse including strains not commonly
"We treat humans, not herds!": a qualitative study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers' individualized approaches to vaccination... (Publications)
providers we interviewed (N=17) and observed during vaccination consultations (N=18 observations with 5 providers) employed individualized approaches to vaccination. Triangulation of qualitative evidence
Short course amphotericin B in addition to sertraline and fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in rural Tanzania (Publications)
sertraline 400 mg/day and fluconazole 1200 mg/day (n=28) vs. sertraline, fluconazole and additional 5-days of amphotericin B deoxycholate 0.7-1 mg/kg (n=18) for cryptococcal meningitis. RESULTS: 2-week
Marginal bone loss one year after implantation: a systematic review of different loading protocols (Publications)
loaded implants (0.05+/-0.67mm) and the highest for immediate non-occlusally loaded implants (1.37+/-0.5mm). The results of the meta-analysis showed an estimated mean MBL of 0.457mm (95% confidence interval
Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for the detection of fungi directly from blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid from patients... (Publications)
times to diagnosis after the detection of microbial growth by automated blood culture systems were 5 hours, 20 hours and 6 days for FISH, PCR-RFLP and traditional microbiology, respectively. The results
Microbiological characterisation of community-acquired urinary tract infections in Bagamoyo, Tanzania: a prospective study (Publications)
time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and automated resistance testing. Overall, 104 out of 270 (38.5%) individuals had a positive urine culture and 119 putative pathogens were identified. The most frequently
Rickettsial infections are neglected causes of acute febrile illness in Teluk Intan, Peninsular Malaysia (Publications)
pathogens were identified in 214 (69%) patients, of which 199 (93%) patients had a single etiology, and 15 (5%) patients had > 1 etiologies. The top three causes of febrile illness requiring hospitalization in
Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> from Ghana (Publications)
global collection of published M. bovis genomes. RESULTS: Mycobacterium bovis was isolated from 3/560(0.5%) females and 12/1195(1.0%) males with pulmonary TB. The average age of M. bovis infected cases was
Antitrypanosomal activity of sesquiterpene lactones from <em>Helianthus tuberosus</em> L. including a new furanoheliangolide with an unusual structure (Publications)
oxygen atom of the furanoid ring is part of a hemiketal structure at C-3 and a double bond between C-5 and C-6. For this new STL we propose the name heliantuberolide-8-O-tiglate. Its activity against Trypanosoma
Quantification of viable bacterial load in artificial sputum spiked with <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
were well grouped around the mean TTP (hours; standard deviation) of low: 271.7 (25.9), medium: 233.5 (16.3), and two batches of high load: 186.9 (12.3) and 191.8 (9.0), respectively. A variance component