La malaria importée en Suisse 1974-1976 (Publications)
In recent years there has been an increase in imported tropical diseases in Switzerland. Travellers to the tropics are often inadequately or not at all informed about the dangers and possible prophyla
Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: a 34-country comparison (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in schoolchildren from 34 countries across 5 WHO Regions. STUDY DESIGN: The analysis included 72,845 schoolchildre
Association between domains of physical activity and all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality (Publications)
Few studies have investigated the independent effects of domain-specific physical activity on mortality. We sought to investigate the association of physical activity performed in different domains of
Naturally acquired immunoglobulin (Ig)G subclass antibodies to crude asexual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> lysates: evidence for association with... (Publications)
There is longstanding evidence for a role of immunoglobulin (Ig)G in protection against malarial disease and infection. IgG1 and IgG3 have been shown to be particularly efficient at associating with m
A randomised, controlled trial of once daily and multi-dose daily gentamicin in young Kenyan infants (Publications)
AIMS: To test the suitability of a simple once daily (OD) gentamicin regimen for use in young infants where routine therapeutic drug monitoring is not possible. METHODS: In an open, randomised, contro
Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programs in rural Southern Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Data on outcomes of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in rural sub-Saharan African are scarce. We describe early losses and long-term outcomes in 6 rural programs in Southern Africa
Ocular findings in HIV-1 positive and HIV-1 negative participants in a rural population-based cohort in Uganda (Publications)
PURPOSE: To report the ocular findings in HIV-1 seropositive individuals and HIV-negative controls in a population-based cohort in rural Uganda. METHODS: Participants were examined by an ophthalmologi