Molecular epidemiology of human rhinoviruses and enteroviruses highlights their diversity in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and enteroviruses (HEVs) belong to the Enterovirus genus and are the most frequent cause of infection worldwide, but data on their molecular epidemiology in Africa are scarce
Monitoring multiple sclerosis by multimodel evoked potentials: numerically versus ordinally scaled scoring systems (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the ability of different evoked potential scores (EPS) to monitor and predict the disease course in multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Seventy-two patients with MS or clinically i
Omega-3 fatty acids contribute to the asthma-protective effect of unprocessed cow's milk (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Living on a farm has repeatedly been shown to protect children from asthma and allergies. A major factor involved in this effect is consumption of unprocessed cow's milk obtained directly
Clinical implications of molecular drug resistance testing for <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>: a TBNET/RESIST-TB consensus statement (Publications)
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a challenge to global tuberculosis (TB) control. Although culture-based methods have been regarded as the gold standard for dru
First report of <em>Echinococcus granulosus</em> (genotype G6) in a dog in Bamako, Mali (Publications)
Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most widespread and important helminthic zoonoses, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. However, to date there is little information ab
Early phase evaluation of SQ109 alone and in combination with rifampicin in pulmonary TB patients (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: SQ109, an asymmetrical diamine, is a novel anti-TB drug candidate. This first study in patients was done to determine safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and bacteriological effect of d
Population genomics of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in Ethiopia contradicts the virgin soil hypothesis for human tuberculosis in sub-Saharan... (Publications)
Colonial medical reports claimed that tuberculosis (TB) was largely unknown in Africa prior to European contact, providing a "virgin soil" for spread of TB in highly susceptible populations previously
Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is a human lung carcinogen; however, the components responsible have not been identified. We assessed the associations between PM components and lung
European regional differences in all-cause mortality and length of stay for patients with hip fracture (Publications)
The objective of this study was to compare healthcare performance for the surgical treatment of hip fractures across and within Finland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden.
