Lung allograft microbiome association with gastroesophageal reflux, inflammation, and allograft dysfunction (Publications)
microbial density in BALF samples, especially the CST1-specific genus, Prevotella. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
Assessing the population coverage of a health demographic surveillance system using satellite imagery and crowd-sourcing (Publications)
System was established in the area that surrounds the Majete Wildlife Reserve (1600 km2), using the OpenHDS data system. We compared house locations obtained using GPS recordings on mobile devices during
Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
(odds ratio [OR] = 0.29, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13-0.70) and abstaining from swimming in open freshwater bodies (OR = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.04-0.56) were significantly associated with decreased odds
Same day ART initiation versus clinic-based pre-ART assessment and counselling for individuals newly tested HIV-positive during community-based HIV... (Publications)
pre-ART assessment often requiring several clinic visits before ART-initiation. METHODS: This two-armed open-label randomized controlled trial compares in individuals tested HIV-positive during community-based
Soil-transmitted helminth infection in South America: a systematic review and geostatistical meta-analysis (Publications)
relevant survey prevalence data. We georeferenced 6948 survey locations and entered the data into the open-access Global Neglected Tropical Diseases database. Survey data were sparse for the south of the continent
Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Cambodia: do socioeconomic factors improve predictions? (Publications)
parasitological surveys and made every effort possible to extract, georeference and upload the data in the open source Global Neglected Tropical Diseases database. Bayesian geostatistical models were employed to
Is misoprostol a safe, effective and acceptable alternative to manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care? Results from a randomised trial in... (Publications)
vacuum aspiration (MVA) for treatment of incomplete abortion in a developing country setting. DESIGN: Open-label randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Two university teaching hospitals in Burkina Faso, West
In-hospital safety in field conditions of nifurtimox eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for <em>T.b. gambiense</em> sleeping sickness (Publications)
of its safety profile in field conditions will support its wider use.METHODOLOGY: In a multicentre, open label, single arm, phase IIIb study of the use of NECT for 2(nd) stage T.b. gambiense HAT, all patients
Effects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study (Publications)
ical models, where LLINs decayed over time, were used. The epidemiological models, implemented in OpenMalaria, were employed to study the impact of a single mass distribution of LLINs on malaria, both
Improved retention rates with low-cost interventions in hypertension and diabetes management in a rural African environment of nurse-led care: a... (Publications)
shifting and nurse-led care in rural health districts in Central Cameroon. Methods This study is an open-label, three-arm, cluster-randomised trial in nurse-led facilities. All three groups implemented a
