Demand-side financing in the form of baby packages in Northern Mozambique: results from an observational study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Maternal Mortality Ratio in Mozambique has stagnated at 405 deaths per 100,000 live births with virtually no progress over the last 15 years. Low Institutional Birth Rates (IBRs) level
<em>Dirofilaria repens</em> infection and concomitant meningoencephalitis (Publications)
Dirofilaria repens, a filarial nematode of dogs and other carnivores, can accidentally infect humans. Clinical symptoms are usually restricted to a subcutaneous nodule containing a single infertile pa
Accelerated identification of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> from blood cultures by a modified fluorescence <em>in situ</em> hybridization procedure (Publications)
This study evaluated fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) directly from blood cultures. Initially, 36
Rapid identification of clinically relevant <em>Enterococcus</em> species by fluorescence in situ hybridization (Publications)
A fluorescence in situ hybridization assay for the rapid identification of clinically relevant enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium, E. gallinarum, the VanC-type resistance group) was develo
Two successful decades of Swiss collaborations to develop new anti-malarials (Publications)
Over the last two decades there has been a renaissance in the pipeline of new drugs targeting malaria, with the launch of new products that help save the lives of children throughout the world. In add
Discovering, defining, and summarizing persistent hotspots in SCORE studies (Publications)
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) conducted large field studies on schistosomiasis control and elimination in Africa. All of these studies, carried out in
SCORE studies on the impact of drug treatment on morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and<em> Schistosoma haematobium</em> infection (Publications)
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research (SCORE) was funded in 2008 to improve the evidence base for control and elimination of schistosomiasis-better understanding of the systemic morb