Particulate matter composition and respiratory health: the PIAMA birth cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND:: Ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure is associated with children's respiratory health. Little is known about the importance of different PM constituents. We investigated the effects o
Anti-trypanosomal cadinanes synthesized by transannular cyclization of the natural sesquiterpene lactone nobilin (Publications)
Acid-catalyzed transannular cyclization of the germacrene-type sesquiterpene lactone nobilin 1 was investigated with the aim of obtaining new anti-trypanosomal cadinane derivatives. The reaction was r
One-hour rule-in and rule-out of acute myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to prospectively derive and validate a novel 1h-algorithm using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) for early rule-out and rule-in of acute myocardial infarction. METHODS
Health & demographic surveillance system profile: the Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Rufiji HDSS) (Publications)
The Rufiji Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) was established in October 1998 to evaluate the impact on burden of disease of health system reforms based on locally generated data, prior
Clinical features for diagnosis of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the biggest cause of deaths in young children in developing countries, but early diagnosis and intervention can effectively reduce mortality. We aimed to assess the diagnostic
Detection of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> by EasyNAT diagnostic kit in sputum samples from Tanzania (Publications)
EasyNAT was evaluated for detection of tuberculosis in sputum smears of presumptive pulmonary TB patients in an African high TB and HIV setting. The sensitivity of EasyNAT was 66.7%, specificity and p