A prospective, open-label, randomized trial of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus (Publications)
Background: Murine typhus, or infection with Rickettsia typhi, is a global but neglected disease without randomised clinical trials to guide antibiotic therapy. Doxycycline is commonly used but withou
Malaria and the 'last' parasite: how can technology help? (Publications)
Malaria, together with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and hepatitis are the four most deadly infectious diseases globally. Progress in eliminating malaria has saved millions of lives, but also creates new cha
Immunologic-based diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among children less than 5 years of age exposed and unexposed to tuberculosis in Tanzania:... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is acquired following exposure to an infectious TB case, often within the household. We prospectively screened children 6-59 months of age, exposed and unexpose
Adverse impact of nocturnal transportation noise on glucose regulation in healthy young adults: effect of different noise scenarios (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence indicates an association between transportation noise exposure and a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sleep disturbances are thought to be one of the mec
Comparative genomics of <em>Mycobacterium africanum</em> lineage 5 and lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches (Publications)
Mycobacterium africanum (Maf) causes a substantial proportion of human tuberculosis in some countries of West Africa, but little is known on this pathogen. We compared the genomes of 253 Maf clinical