Evidence-based interventions to reduce mortality among preterm and low-birthweight neonates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the leading cause of under-five-mortality worldwide, with the highest burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study was to synthesise evi
Prisons as ecological drivers of fitness-compensated multidrug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for one third of the annual deaths due to antimicrobial resistance(1). Drug resistance-conferring mutations frequently cause fitness costs in bacteri
Associations between infection intensity categories and morbidity prevalence in school-age children are much stronger for <em>Schistosoma haematobium... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for measuring global progress in schistosomiasis control classify individuals with Schistosoma spp. infections based on the concentration of excr
An antigen capture assay for the detection of mycolactone, the polyketide toxin of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
Mycolactone is a cytotoxin responsible for most of the chronic necrotizing pathology of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer). The polyketide toxin consists of a 12-membered lactone ring with