Resistance-informed versus empirical management of viraemia in children and adolescents with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania (GIVE MOVE trial): a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) have high rates of viraemia. We assessed if genotypic resistance testing (GRT) to inform onward treatment improved tre
Association of air pollution with incidence of end-stage kidney disease in two large European cohorts (Publications)
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) poses a high burden on patients and health systems. While numerous studies indicate an association between air pollution and chronic kidney disease, studies on ESKD are
Waiting for surgery after hip fracture: health and/or economic risk? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Waiting for surgery is a disconcerting experience. It can have a negative impact on patients' outcomes and length of stay (LOS) as driver for treatment costs. Process-optimisation may be a
Externe Effekte des Verkehrs 2021 : Umwelt-, Unfall- und Gesundheitseffekte des Strassen-, Schienen-, Luft- und Schiffsverkehrs (Publications)
Ausganglage und Zweck Die externen Effekte des Verkehrs sind Bestandteil der vom Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) publizierten Statistik «Kosten und Finanzierung des Verkehrs» (KFV). Diese umfassende Zus
Contrasting genomic epidemiology between sympatric <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> populations (Publications)
The malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax differ in key biological processes and associated clinical effects, but consequences on population-level transmission dynamics are diff
Temperature-mortality associations by age and cause: a multi-country multi-city study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity in temperature-mortality relationships across locations may partly result from differences in the demographic structure of populations and their cause-specific vulnerabilitie
Potential associations between <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection and physico-chemical characteristics and water-related human activities in Côte... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is intimately connected to poverty and environmental factors. Our research was readily embe