Retention in care and virological failure among adult HIV+ patients on second-line ART in Rwanda: a national representative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Currently, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this challenge, outcomes of second-line protease inh
Correlates and outcomes of alcohol use after single solid organ transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reviews on alcohol use in transplant recipients focus on liver recipients and their risk of post-transplant rejection, but do not assess alcohol use in kidney, heart, or lung transplant re
Quantification of viable bacterial load in artificial sputum spiked with <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Artificial sputum spiked with Mycobacterium tuberculosis could serve for validation of procedures that determine viable mycobacterial load. DESIGN: Artificial sputum specimens prepared in-h
Food-borne and water-borne diseases under climate change in low- and middle-income countries: further efforts needed for reducing environmental health... (Publications)
This paper provides a view of the major facts and figures related to infectious diseases with a focus on food-borne and water-borne diseases and their link with environmental factors and climate chang
Effects of animal-assisted therapy on social behaviour in patients with acquired brain injury: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is increasingly used to address impaired social competence in patients with acquired brain injury. However, the efficacy of AAT has not been tested in these patients. We
Point-of-Care-Ultraschall: Lehren und Lernen in Ifakara, Tansania (Publications)
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Teaching and Learning in Ifakara, Tanzania Abstract. Presentation of two practical cases from the point-of-care ultrasound class in Ifakara, Tanzania. The first case shows th
Testing bio-efficacy of insecticide-treated nets with fewer mosquitoes for enhanced malaria control (Publications)
Malaria control programs implementing Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) are encouraged to conduct field monitoring of nets' survival, fabric integrity and insecticidal bio-efficacy. The reference
Vaccine hesitancy among mobile pastoralists in Chad: a qualitative study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Demand side barriers to vaccination among rural and hard-to-reach populations in Chad are not yet well understood. Although innovative approaches such as linking human and animal vaccinati
