Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: protocol for an open-label randomized... (Publications)
should be prioritized in people with HIV (PWH) and presumptive TB. DESIGN AND METHODS: SaDAPT is an open-label, pragmatic, parallel, 1:1 individually randomized, non-inferiority trial comparing two strategies
Crisis management by HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations in the post-Euromaidan Ukraine led to opening new horizons (Publications)
Purpose Civil society played a significant role during and after the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, which led to the resignation of President Yanukovich and his government and triggered a series of polit
Animal-assisted psychotherapy for pediatric chronic pain: case series of an open pilot study to test initial feasibility and potential efficacy (Publications)
To date, however, AAIs have not been examined in pediatric chronic pain. METHODS: The aim of this open pilot study was to examine the initial feasibility of recruitment and potential efficacy of an an [...] revealed that patients and their parents had a positive attitude towards AAIs. CONCLUSION: Our initial open pilot study is the first to investigate AAIs in the context of pediatric chronic pain. Notably, we
Oral fexinidazole for stage 1 or early stage 2 African <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> trypanosomiasis: a prospective, multicentre, open-label,... (Publications)
the safety and efficacy of fexinidazole in early g-HAT. METHODS: In this prospective, multicentre, open-label, single-arm cohort study, patients with stage 1 or early stage 2 g-HAT were recruited from eight
Discovery of novel antischistosomal scaffolds from the open access Pandemic Response Box (Publications)
prevent the emergence of resistance. METHODS: We screened 400 drug-like compounds contained in the open-access Pandemic Response Box (PRB) against newly transformed schistosomula (NTS) at a concentration
Less is more: repellent-treated fabric strips as a substitute for full screening of open eave gaps for indoor and outdoor protection from malaria... (Publications)
at comparing the protection provided by transfluthrin-treated and untreated complete screens over open eave gaps with incomplete transfluthrin-treated eave strips as a potential replacement for a full [...] finding a human volunteer indoors and attempting to bite were similar whether the eaves were completely open or there was an untreated fabric strip fixed around the eaves. However, when the eave gap was completely
Using open-access data to explore relations between urban landscapes and diarrhoeal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
focused on Côte d’Ivoire. This analysis aimed to (i) build a framework strictly based on open-access data and open-source software to investigate diarrhoea risk factors originating from the physical environment [...] landscape patterns and health outcomes. We conducted an ecological analysis based on a large ensemble of open-access data to identify specific landscape features associated with diarrhoea. Designed as a proo
Industrial mining and HIV risk: evidence from 39 mine openings across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
ifferences design using repeated cross-sectional data from around newly opened mines. METHODS: We combined data on mine openings with HIV data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Using logistic [...] areas before and after mine opening to identify their impact on HIV prevalence, sexual behavior and HIV knowledge. RESULTS: A total of 33,086 individuals across 39 mine openings were analyzed. Adjusting for [...] for baseline differences and temporal trends in the study regions, mine open...
TB-PRACTECAL: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase II-III trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of regimens containing... (Publications)
would improve outcomes for people with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. METHODS: TB-PRACTECAL is an open-label, randomised, controlled, phase II/III non-inferiority trial evaluating the safety and efficacy