Acute phase proteins and IP-10 as triage tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We examined the data reported in studies for diagnostic purposes and discuss whether their intended use could be extended to triage, as rule in or rule out tests to select individuals who
Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter
Hepatitis A in Switzerland: an analysis of 29 years of surveillance data and contemporary challenges (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A (HA) incidence declined in most European countries in the past decades. We analysed HA notification data for Switzerland of 29 years looking for disease- and notification syste
Moody oil: what is driving the crude oil price? (Publications)
The unparalleled surge of the crude oil price after 2003 has triggered a heated scientific and public debate about its ultimate causes. Unexpected demand growth particularly from emerging economies ap
Loss of genomic diversity in a <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> clone through a colonization bottleneck (Publications)
Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of epidemic meningitis in the 'meningitis belt' of Africa, where clonal waves of colonization and disease are observed. Point mutations and horizontal gene
Expanding the rubterolone family: intrinsic reactivity and directed diversification of PKS-derived pyrans (Publications)
We characterized two key biosynthetic intermediates of the intriguing rubterolone family (tropolone alkaloids) that contain a highly reactive pyran moiety (in equilibrium with the hydrolyzed 1,5-dione
Spontaneous point mutations in the capsule synthesis locus leading to structural and functional changes of the capsule in serogroup A meningococcal... (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing analysis of 100 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A isolates has revealed that the csaABCD-ctrABCD-ctrEF capsule polysaccharide synthesis locus represents a spontaneous point mu
Sachet water quality and product registration: a cross-sectional study in Accra, Ghana (Publications)
The study's objectives were to assess the extent to which packaged water producers follow product registration procedures and to assess the relationship between product registration and drinking water
Fostering population-based cohort data discovery: the Maelstrom Research cataloguing toolkit (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The lack of accessible and structured documentation creates major barriers for investigators interested in understanding, properly interpreting and analyzing cohort data and biological sam