Rabies knowledge and practices among human and veterinary health workers in Chad (Publications)
To prevent human rabies deaths close communication between the veterinary and human health sector is needed for timely and adequate treatment after a bite exposure. Good practice treatment and efficie
PCR correction strategies for malaria drug trials: updates and clarifications (Publications)
Malaria drug trials conducted in endemic areas face a major challenge in their analysis because it is difficult to establish whether parasitaemia in blood samples collected after treatment indicate dr
Going operational with health systems governance: supervision and incentives to health workers for increased quality of care in Tanzania (Publications)
Improving the quality of care is increasingly recognized as a priority of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Given the labour-intensive nature of healthcare interventions, quality of
A new chemotype with promise against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> (Publications)
Pyridyl benzamide 2 is a potent inhibitor of Trypanosoma cruzi, but not other protozoan parasites, and had a selectivity-index of > /=10. The initial structure-activity relationship (SAR) indicates th
Atopy modifies the association between inhaled corticosteroid use and lung function decline in patients with asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are the mainstay of asthma treatment, but response to medication is variable. Patients with allergic inflammation generally show a better short-term response
Non-randomized studies using causal-modelling may give different answers than RCTs: a meta-epidemiological study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how estimated treatment effects agree between non-randomized studies using causal modelling with marginal structural models (MSM-studies) and randomized trials (RCTs). STUDY DE