First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia (Publications)
Human intestinal sarcocystosis (HIS), caused by Sarcocystis species, is acquired by eating undercooked meat from sarcocyst-containing cattle (S. hominis, S. heydorni) and pigs (S. suihominis). We repo
Ethnicity predicts viral rebound after travel to the tropics in HIV-infected travelers to the tropics in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The number of HIV-infected individuals from developed countries travelling to tropical and subtropical areas has increased as a result of the clinical and survival benefits of combination
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function (Publications)
Pulmonary function measures reflect respiratory health and are used in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We tested genome-wide association with forced expiratory volume in 1 seco
Gender differences in adult-onset asthma: results from the Swiss SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)
A higher incidence of asthma is reported in women compared with men, but evidence in later adulthood is limited. We aimed to determine the 20-year cumulative incidence of adult asthma in Switzerland a
Re-estimated equations for 5th percentiles of lung function variables (Letter to editors) (Publications)
In 1996 we published reference equations for the 5th percentiles of lung function parameters (FVC, FEV1, PEF, FEF25, FEF50, FEF75, FEF25-75, FEV1/FVC) as a function of age and height.1 These reference
Occupational exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Due to contradictory literature we have performed a systematic review and meta-analyse of population-based studies that have used Job Exposure Matrices to assess occupational exposure an
Long-term smoking cessation and heart rate dynamics in an aging healthy cohort: is it possible to fully recover? (Publications)
AIM: To evaluate the long-term influence of smoking cessation on the regulation of the autonomic cardiovascular system in an aging general population, using the subpopulation of lifelong non-smokers a