Evaluation of the novel substrate RUG™ for the detection of<em> Escherichia coli</em> in water from temperate (Zurich, Switzerland) and tropical... (Publications)
Direct testing of water quality to promote drinking water safety contributes to the sustainable development goals, which call for universal access to safely-managed drinking water services by 2030. En
Evaluation of a treatment protocol for anaemia in pregnancy nested in routine antenatal care in a limited-resource setting (Publications)
Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is typically due to iron deficiency (IDA) but remains a complex and pervasive problem, particularly in low resource settings. At clinics on the Myanmar-Thailand border
A systematic literature review of reported challenges in health care delivery to migrants and refugees in high-income countries - the 3C model (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Migrants and refugees have important health needs and face inequalities in their health status. Health care delivery to this patient group has become a challenging public health focus in h
Rapid identification of <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei</em> and <em>Burkholderia mallei </em>by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) from culture... (Publications)
We evaluated newly developed probes for rapid identification of Burkholderia (B.) pseudomallei and B. mallei and differentiation from B. thailandensis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FIS
Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) for the identification of <em>Candida albicans</em> in comparison with three phenotypic... (Publications)
Severe Candida infections are increasing and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Rapid and accurate differentiation of Candida albicans from non-C. albicans species is essential
Diagnosis of neuroschistosomiasis by antibody specificity index and semi-quantitative real-time PCR from cerebrospinal fluid and serum (Publications)
We describe the case of a 16-year-old German male expatriate from Ghana who presented with obstipation, dysuria, dysaesthesia of the gluteal region and the lower limbs, bilateral plantar hypaesthesia
Detection and differentiation of chlamydiae by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
Chlamydiae are important pathogens of humans and animals but diagnosis of chlamydial infections is still hampered by inadequate detection methods. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using rRNA-
Human <em>Dirofilaria repens</em> infection in romania: a case report (Publications)
Human dirofilariasis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the filarial nematodes of dogs Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis. Depending on the species involved, human infections usually m