Progression to active tuberculosis, but not transmission, varies by <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage in The Gambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is considerable variability in the outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We hypothesized that Mycobacterium africanum was less likely than M. tuberculosis to transmit and
Risk factors for surgical site infection in a Tanzanian district hospital: a challenge for the traditional National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance... (Publications)
The incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) was 24% in a district hospital in Tanzania. Wound classification was not an independent risk factor for SSI, indicating that risk scores developed in i
How to treat childhood obesity? Importance of primary prevention (Publications)
The prevalence of childhood obesity increases dramatically. First signs of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes appear early in life. The treatment of childhood obesity aims at weight maintenan