Prevalence and clinical significance of respiratory viruses and bacteria detected in tuberculosis patients compared to household contact controls in... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of respiratory pathogens in tuberculosis (TB) patients and in their household contact controls, and to determine the clinical significance of respiratory pathoge
If you can't measure it- you can't change it - a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for Health. To this end an integrated quality management s
Effects of intensive use of computers in secondary school on gender differences in attitudes towards ICT: a systematic review (Publications)
There is a wealth of interventions focusing on the intensive use of computers in secondary schools, largely aiming at improving students' performance. However, global evidence on the effects of the us
Outdoor air pollution, exhaled 8-isoprostane and current asthma in adults: the EGEA study (Publications)
Associations between outdoor air pollution and asthma in adults are still scarce, and the underlying biological mechanisms are poorly understood. Our aim was to study the associations between 1) long-
Measuring trust in vaccination: a systematic review (Publications)
Vaccine acceptance depends on public trust and confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccines and immunization, the health system, healthcare professionals and the wider vaccine research community.
Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Differences in rural and urban settings could account for distinct characteristics in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB). We comparatively studied epidemiological features of TB and hel
Population genomics of <em>Francisella tularensis </em>subsp.<em> holarctica</em> and its implication on the eco-epidemiology of tularemia in... (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) methods provide new possibilities in the field of molecular epidemiology. This is particularly true for monomorphic organisms where the discriminatory power of traditiona
