Co-administration of routine paediatric vaccines in England often deviates from the immunisation schedule (Publications)
co-administrations (OR 1.60) and strongly increased the odds for never recommended co-administrations (OR 5.34). Differences between genders, NHS regions, and IMD quintiles were statistically significant but
Factors associated with stunted growth in children under five years in Antananarivo, Madagascar and Bangui, Central African Republic (Publications)
performed a case-control study on 175 + 194 stunted and 237 + 230 non-stunted control children aged 2-5 years and matched for age, gender and district of residency. Factors associated with stunting were
Clinical and epidemiologic phenotypes of childhood asthma (Publications)
exhaled nitric oxide and medication use were calculated using regression models. Results: LCA identified 5 classes, which verified the clinically defined wheeze phenotypes with high sensitivity and specificity;
Assessment of the excretion time of electronic capsules placed in the intestinal lumen of cows with cecal dilatation-dislocation, healthy control... (Publications)
occurring CDD (group 1), 14 healthy control cows (group 2), and 18 cows with LDA (group 3). PROCEDURES 5 electronic transmitters were encased in capsules and placed in the lumen of the ileum, cecum, proximal
HIV prevalence and risk factors in university students (Publications)
intercourse and this rate was the same for men and women. Reported intravenous drug use was very low: 0.5% for men and 0.1% for women. Condom use was more common for partners of short acquaintance, but unrelated
<em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> procyclins: unmasking cryptic major surface glycoproteins in procyclic forms (Publications)
The protein is densely N glycosylated, with up to 13 high-mannose oligosaccharides ranging from Man(5)GlcNAc(2) to Man(9)GlcNAc(2) linked to the peptide repeats. The lipid moiety of the glycosylphospha
Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe (Publications)
ally. Central Europe had the highest attributable fractions (AFs), corresponding to 7.68% (95% CI: 5.25-9.89) of total deaths for Q4 of TV, while the lowest AFs were observed in North America, with the
Effects of a partially supervised conditioning program in cystic fibrosis: an international multicenter, randomized controlled trial (ACTIVATE-CF) (Publications)
control group compared with the intervention group (2.70% predicted [95% confidence interval, 0.13-5.26]; P = 0.04). The intervention group reported increased vigorous PA compared with the control group
Tuberculosis in pediatric antiretroviral therapy programs in low- and middle-income countries: diagnosis and screening practices (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The global burden of childhood tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be 0.5 million new cases per year. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children are at high risk for TB. Diagnosis of
Prevalence and spatial distribution of<em> Theileria parva</em> in cattle under crop-livestock farming systems in Tororo district, eastern Uganda (Publications)
prevalence and spatial distribution determined. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of T. parva was found to be 5.3%. Herd level prevalence ranged from 0% to 21% with majority of the infections located in the North
