Estimated population-level impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against all-cause pneumonia mortality among unvaccinated age groups in five Latin... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) provide strong direct protection in children, while limited data are available on their indirect effect on mortality among older age groups. This mul
PHARE: a bioinformatics pipeline for compositional profiling of multiclonal <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections from long-read Nanopore... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The emergence of drug-resistant clones of Plasmodium falciparum is a major public health concern, and the ability to detect and track the spread of these clones is crucial for effective ma
Steatotic liver disease among lean and non-lean individuals in Southern Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study of risk factors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Steatotic liver disease (SLD) prevalence is rising worldwide, linked to insulin resistance and obesity. SLD prevalence can surpass 10% even among those with normal weight. In Lao People's
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