Persistent high burden and mortality associated with advanced HIV disease in rural Tanzania despite uptake of World Health Organization "test and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Information about burden, characteristics, predictors, and outcomes of advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease (AHD) is scarce in rural settings of sub-Saharan Africa. Human immunode
Implementing a multisector public-private partnership to improve urban hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease presents an increasing health burden to low- and middle-income countries. Although ample therapeutic options and care improvement frameworks exist to address its pri
Health care professionals' interest in vaccination training in Switzerland: a quantitative survey (Publications)
Objectives: Health care professionals (HCPs) play an important role for patients' vaccination decisions. To counsel patients/clients appropriately, HCPs need current factual knowledge about vaccines a
Immediate surgery compared with short-course neoadjuvant gemcitabine plus capecitabine, FOLFIRINOX, or chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma have relatively low resection rates and poor survival despite the use of adjuvant chemotherapy. The aim of our study wa
The burden of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective study (Publications)
Despite the prolongation of hospitalization, increase in morbidity, mortality and cost of care associated with both surgical site infections (SSIs) and antibiotic resistance, there are limited data on
Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson's disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: an ELAPSE study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The link between exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality from cardiorespiratory diseases is well established, while evidence on neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's Di
Inhibition of the different complement pathways has varying impacts on the serum bactericidal activity and opsonophagocytosis against <em>Haemophilus... (Publications)
Defense against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is dependent on antibodies and complement, which mediate both serum bactericidal activity (SBA) and opsonophagocytosis. Here we evaluated the influe
The need to address fragmentation and silos in mortality information systems: the case of Ghana and Peru (Publications)
Objectives: We aimed to understand the information architecture and degree of integration of mortality surveillance systems in Ghana and Peru. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using a com
Effectiveness of a peer educator-coordinated preference-based differentiated service delivery model on viral suppression among young people living... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Southern and Eastern Africa is home to more than 2.1 million young people aged 15 to 24 years living with HIV. As compared with other age groups, this population group has poorer outcomes