TnSeq of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> clinical isolates reveals strain-specific antibiotic liabilities (Publications)
Once considered a phenotypically monomorphic bacterium, there is a growing body of work demonstrating heterogeneity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains in clinically relevant characteristic
Isothermal microcalorimetry – a quantitative method to monitor <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in... (Publications)
Trypanosoma congolense is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies, causing African Animal Trypanosomiasis, also known as Nagana, in sub-Saharan Africa. Nagana is a fatal disease of li
Impact of mammography screening programmes on breast cancer mortality in Switzerland, a country with different regional screening policies (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: In the past decades, mortality due to breast cancer has declined considerably in Switzerland and other developed countries. The reasons for this decline remain controversial as several f
Association between gastrointestinal tract infections and glycated hemoglobin in school children of poor neighborhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low- and middle-income countries are facing a dual disease burden with infectious diseases (e.g., gastrointestinal tract infections) and non-communicable diseases (e.g., diabetes) being co
Diurnal variability of transportation noise exposure and cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide cohort study from Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Most epidemiological noise studies consider 24h average noise exposure levels. Our aim was to exploratively analyze the impact of noise exposure at different time windows during day and ni
Effect of offering same-day ART vs usual health facility referral during home-based HIV testing on linkage to care and viral suppression among adults... (Publications)
Importance: Home-based HIV testing is a frequently used strategy to increase awareness of HIV status in sub-Saharan Africa. However, with referral to health facilities, less than half of those who tes