Justified concern or exaggerated fear: the risk of anaphylaxis in percutaneous treatment of cystic echinococcosis - a systematic literature review (Publications)
Percutaneous treatment (PT) emerged in the mid-1980s as an alternative to surgery for selected cases of abdominal cystic echinococcosis (CE). Despite its efficacy and widespread use, the puncture of e
Improved antiretroviral treatment outcome in a rural African setting is associated with cART initiation at higher CD4 cell counts and better general... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Data on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in remote rural African regions is increasing. METHODS: We assessed prospectively initial cART in HIV-infected adults treated fr
Estimating the burden of malaria: the need for improved surveillance (Publications)
Ivo Mueller, Laurence Slutsker, and Marcel Tanner highlight the importance of using complementary methods to estimate the burden of malaria and call for a renewed focus on efficient malaria surveillan
Development of behaviour change communication strategy for a vaccination-linked malaria control tool in southern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and linked to the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) is a promising strategy for malar
Delivering at home or in a health facility? Health-seeking behaviour of women and the role of traditional birth attendants in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traditional birth attendants retain an important role in reproductive and maternal health in Tanzania. The Tanzanian Government promotes TBAs in order to provide maternal and neonatal heal