The first case of <em>Fusarium falciforme</em> eumycetoma in Sudan and an extensive literature review about treatment worldwide (Publications)
Eumycetoma is an infectious disease caused by various fungal pathogens. The disease is characterised by black and pale-yellowish grain discharge. In this communication, we report a case of eumycetoma
In vaccinated individuals serum bactericidal activity against B meningococci is abrogated by C5 inhibition but not by inhibition of the alternative... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Several diseases caused by the dysregulation of complement activation can be treated with inhibitors of the complement components C5 and/or C3. However, complement is required for serum
Modular Clinical Decision Support Networks (MoDN)-Updatable, interpretable, and portable predictions for evolving clinical environments (Publications)
Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have the potential to improve and standardise care with probabilistic guidance. However, many CDSS deploy static, generic rule-based logic, resulting in inequi
A social network analysis model approach to understand tuberculosis transmission in remote rural Madagascar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Quality surveillance data used to build tuberculosis (TB) transmission models are frequently unavailable and may overlook community intrinsic dynamics that impact TB transmission. Social n
Towards hybrid dialog management strategies for a health coach chatbot (Publications)
We present an iterative and incremental approach to designing dialog management for a health coach chatbot based on our in-progress research. The requirements are derived from the coaching needs of yo
Systèmes d’aide à la décision clinique pour la pédiatrie en santé (Publications)
Effective, scalable and sustainable strategies to improve quality of care are needed to address the substantial burden of preventable deaths of children under-five in resource-constrained settings. Cl
Digitalizing clinical guidelines: experiences in the development of clinical decision support algorithms for management of childhood illness in... (Publications)
Key MessagesClinical decision support systems (CDSSs)—digital tools that support health care providers to improve quality of care—have been developed by various groups to support the management of chi
The long road to schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar: a systematic review covering 100 years of research, interventions and control milestones (Publications)
Zanzibar is among the few places in sub-Saharan Africa where interruption of Schistosoma transmission seems an achievable goal. Our systematic review identifies and discusses milestones in schistosomi
Predictors of spontaneous remission and recovery among women with untreated perinatal depression in India and Pakistan (Publications)
BackgroundMothers with perinatal depression can show different symptom trajectories and may spontaneously remit from depression, however, the latter is poorly understood. This is the first study which