Stoma associated complications after diverting loop ileostomy, end ileostomy or split stoma formation after right sided colectomy: a retrospective... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: For high-risk patients receiving right-sided colectomy, stoma formation is a safety strategy. Options are anastomosis with loop ileostomy, end ileostomy, or split stoma. The aim is to comp
Geography and health: role of human translocation and access to care (Publications)
Natural, geographical barriers have historically limited the spread of communicable diseases. This is no longer the case in today's interconnected world, paired with its unprecedented environmental an
Long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic kidney disease-associated mortality: results from the pooled cohort of the European multicentre... (Publications)
Despite the known link between air pollution and cause-specific mortality, its relation to chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated mortality is understudied. Therefore, we investigated the association
Association between short-term pollen exposure and blood pressure in adults: a repeated-measures study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have related high pollen concentrations to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, yet very little research concerns pre-clinical cardiovascular health, including
Reagent-free detection of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria infections in field-collected mosquitoes using mid-infrared spectroscopy and machine... (Publications)
Field-derived metrics are critical for effective control of malaria, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where the disease kills over half a million people yearly. One key metric is entomological inocu
Seroprevalence of <em>Rickettsia</em> spp. and <em>Orientia tsutsugamushi</em> in indigenous populations from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,... (Publications)
Background: Rickettsia spp. are vector-borne zoonotic pathogens that cause febrile illness in humans. Rickettsioses is not included in the Colombian national surveillance system and is subsequently ex
Incomplete<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> growth inhibition following piperaquine treatment translates into increased parasite viability in the <em>in... (Publications)
Antimalarial resistance to the first-line partner drug piperaquine (PPQ) threatens the effectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapy. In vitro piperaquine resistance is characterized by incom
Association between concurrence of multiple risk factors and under-5 mortality: a pooled analysis of data from demographic and health survey in 61... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to multiple risk factors is prevalent in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), challenging one-directional strategies to address preventable under-5 mortality (U5M). This study
Removable dental prostheses and difficulties with chewing among frail individuals: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort (Publications)
Oral healthcare among the frail is an underestimated geriatric care element. While neglected oral health (OH) is a well-established risk factor for frailty, frailty can be a risk factor for subsequent
