Effects of animal-assisted therapy on social behaviour in patients with acquired brain injury: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is increasingly used to address impaired social competence in patients with acquired brain injury. However, the efficacy of AAT has not been tested in these patients. We
Next-generation sequencing for hypothesis-free genomic detection of invasive tropical infections in poly-microbially contaminated, formalin-fixed,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The potential of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for hypothesis-free pathogen diagnosis from (poly-)microbially contaminated, formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue samples from patient
Food-borne and water-borne diseases under climate change in low- and middle-income countries: further efforts needed for reducing environmental health... (Publications)
This paper provides a view of the major facts and figures related to infectious diseases with a focus on food-borne and water-borne diseases and their link with environmental factors and climate chang
Correlates and outcomes of alcohol use after single solid organ transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reviews on alcohol use in transplant recipients focus on liver recipients and their risk of post-transplant rejection, but do not assess alcohol use in kidney, heart, or lung transplant re
Quantification of viable bacterial load in artificial sputum spiked with <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Artificial sputum spiked with Mycobacterium tuberculosis could serve for validation of procedures that determine viable mycobacterial load. DESIGN: Artificial sputum specimens prepared in-h
Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up (LDFU) contribute to substantial increase in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality. We examined factors, including perceive