The suboptimal pediatric HIV viral load cascade: multidistrict cohort study among children taking antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho, Southern Africa (Publications)
some exceptions. Here, we describe the pediatric VL cascade in Lesotho. METHODS: In a prospective open cohort study comprising routine VL results from 22 clinics in Lesotho, we assessed outcomes along
A MALDI-TOF MS library for rapid identification of human commensal gut bacteria from the class <em>Clostridia</em> (Publications)
library alone), thus classifying 60% of the formerly unknown isolates. DISCUSSION: We describe a new open-source MSP database for fast and accurate identification of the Clostridia class from the human gut
Intensified therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists at the onset of upper respiratory tract Infection to prevent chronic... (Publications)
driven, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study. At inclusion, patients were assigned to open-labelled low maintenance dose ICS/LABA. Each patient was randomised either to intensified dose ICS/LABA
Community knowledge, perceptions, and practices associated with urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in Zanzibar, United Republic of... (Publications)
and no teaching tools or materials for students. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Conducting activities in open natural freshwater contaminated by S. haematobium larvae compromises the health of school-aged children
Path concentration profile reconstruction of optical remote sensing measurements using polynomial curve fitting procedures (Publications)
Open path Fourier transform infrared (OP-FTIR) spectroscopy is one of several optical remote sensing (ORS) techniques that can identify and quantify many air pollutants. These instruments provide path
Seasonally dependent relationships between Indicators of malaria transmission and disease provided by mathematical model simulations (Publications)
were run with an ensemble of models of malaria epidemiology and within-host dynamics, as part of the OpenMalaria modeling platform. For a given seasonality profile, regression analysis mapped simulation results
Artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy in acute <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria in young children: a field study regarding neurological and... (Publications)
African children are scarce, although WHO recommends this therapy in Africa. METHODS: A phase IV, open label, single arm study was conducted among African children between 10 and 20 kg with acute uncomplicated
Caregiving can be costly: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal... (Publications)
mothers of preterm infants (N = 20) at a large academic medical center in Massachusetts. A series of open-ended interview questions were designed to elicit all aspects of mothers' experiences and to understand
Engagement in care, viral suppression, drug resistance and reasons for non-engagement after home-based same-day ART initiation in Lesotho: a two-year... (Publications)
HIV testing improved engagement in care and viral suppression 12 months after diagnosis. However, open questions remain regarding long-term outcomes and the risk of propagating drug resistance. METHODS:
Ultrasound in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomized controlled two-center study (Publications)
overtreatment of tuberculosis and to underdiagnosis of possible differential diagnoses. METHODS: This open-label, parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial is done in a rural and an urban center