Validating the children's depression inventory in the context of Rwanda (Publications)
Sensitivity of the CDI ranged from 44 to 76 % and specificity was 92 to 100 % for cut-off scores from 5 to 9. The area under the curve (AUC) for receiver operating characteristic analysis, an estimate of
Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function (Publications)
novel loci not previously associated with pulmonary function. SNPs in or near DNER (smallest P(JMA = )5.00×10(-11)), HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DQA2 (smallest P(JMA = )4.35×10(-9)), and KCNJ2 and SOX9 (smallest P(JMA
Immuno-gold silver staining assays on capillary-driven microfluidics for the detection of malaria antigens (Publications)
n microfluidic chips and combining sandwich immunoassays with electroless silver staining. We used 5 mum fluorescent beads functionalized with capture antibodies (cAbs). These beads are self-assembled
Detection and characterization of drug-resistant conferring genes in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex strains: a prospective study in two... (Publications)
associated genetic elements of drug resistant strains were analyzed for mutations. A total of 111 (7.5%), 10 (0.7%) and 40 (2.6%) were mono-resistant to INH, RIF, and MDR, respectively. We found the Ghana
Clinical and socio-demographic predictors for virologic failure in rural Southern Africa: preliminary findings from CART-1 (Publications)
ratios (aOR). RESULTS: Data from 1,488 patients were analyzed. Overall VF-prevalence was 6.9% (95% CI 5.7-8.3). In univariate analysis, the following were associated with VF: age /=2 hours, disclosure of
Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study (Publications)
power of HRV compared with subjects not exposed to ETS at home or work. We also found a 2.7% (_0.01 to 5.34%) higher heart rate during the recording in exposed subjects. Conclusions Exposure to ETS at home
Can an airway challenge test predict respiratory diseases? A population-based international study (Publications)
the greatest risk of developing asthma, COPD, and allergic rhinitis (incidence rate ratios of 10.82, 5.53, and 4.84, respectively; all P < .01). A low slope predicted disease occurrence, even in subjects
Recruiting families at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer from a statewide cancer registry: a methodological study (Publications)
40% Black) who returned a survey had 1,875 at-risk relatives and were willing to contact 1,360 (72.5%). From 853 invited at-risk relatives (up to two relatives per YBCS), 442 responded (51.6% response
Development of a pharmacovigilance system in a resource-limited country: the experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
the health system; (3) data collection and analysis; (4) collaboration with public health programs; (5) collaboration with the National Regulatory Authority. Lessons learnt from the DRC experience show that
Multicentre assessment of motor and sensory evoked potentials in multiple sclerosis: reliability and implications for clinical trials (Publications)
changes from 0.4 to 1.8 ms and 0.36 to 0.62, within-subject minimal detectable change from 1.2 to 5.8 ms and 1.2 to 2.0, within-subject improvement from 0.8 to 3.8ms and 0.8 to 1.3, for single EP modalities