Publications

Beynon F, Langet H, Bohle L.F, Awasthi S, Ndiaye O, Machoki M'Imunya J, Masanja H, Horton S, Ba M, Cicconi S, Emmanuel-Fabula M, Faye P.M, Glass T.R, Keitel K, Kumar D, Kumar G, Levine G.A, Matata L, Mhalu G, Miheso A, Mjungu D, Njiri F, Reus E, Ruffo M, Schär F, Sharma K, Storey H.L, Masanja I, Wyss K, D'Acremont V, TIMCI Collaborator Group. The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms. Glob Health Action. 2024;17:2326253. DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2326253

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schär F, Vounatsou P, Chammartin F, Marti H, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm co-infection: spatial distribution and determinants in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia. Parasit Vectors. 2018;11:33. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2604-8

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schär F, Hattendorf J, Marti H, Neumayr A, Char M.C, Hatz C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is associated with significant morbidity in rural Cambodia, including stunting in children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(10):e0005685. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005685

Jaleta T.G, Zhou S, Bemm F.M, Schär F, Khieu V, Muth S, Odermatt P, Lok J.B, Streit A. Different but overlapping populations of Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs and humans: dogs as a possible source for zoonotic strongyloidiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(8):e0005752. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005752

Forrer A, Khieu V, Schindler C, Schär F, Marti H, Char M.C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Ivermectin treatment and sanitation effectively reduce Strongyloides stercoralis infection risk in rural communities in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016;10(8):e0004909. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004909

Schär F, Giardina F, Khieu V, Muth S, Vounatsou P, Marti H, Odermatt P. Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection in South-East Asia. Acta Trop. 2016;159:227-238. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.03.008

Bless P.J, Schär F, Khieu V, Kramme S, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. High prevalence of large trematode eggs in schoolchildren in Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):232-233. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Bless P.J, Schär F, Khieu V, Kramme S, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. High prevalence of large trematode eggs in schoolchildren in Cambodia. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):295-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.007

Karagiannis-Voules D.A, Odermatt P, Biedermann P, Khieu V, Schär F, Muth S, Utzinger J, Vounatsou P. Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Cambodia: do socioeconomic factors improve predictions?. Acta Trop. 2015;141(Pt B):204-212. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.09.001

Khieu V, Schär F, Forrer A, Hattendorf J, Bless P.J, Marti H, Duong S, Char M.C, Vounatsou P, Muth S, Odermatt P. Highest prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):310-311

Khieu V, Strey S, Schar F, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is a cause of abdominal pain, diarrhea and urticaria in rural Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):232. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Schar F, Hattendorf J, Khieu V, Muth S, Char M.C, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis larvae excretion patterns before and after treatment. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):305

Schär F, Khieu V, Giardina F, Muth S, Vounatsou P, Marti H, Odermatt P. Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection globally and in South-East Asia. Trop Med Int Health, 2015;20(Suppl. 1):305. Abstracts of the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 6-10 September 2015, Basel, Switzerland

Inpankaew T, Schär F, Dalsgaard A, Khieu V, Chimnoi W, Chhoun C, Sok D, Marti H, Muth S, Odermatt P, Traub R.J. High prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm infections in humans, Cambodia, 2012. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(6):976-982. DOI: 10.3201/eid2006.131770

Inpankaew T, Schär F, Khieu V, Muth S, Dalsgaard A, Marti H, Traub R.J, Odermatt P. Simple fecal flotation is a superior alternative to guadruple kato katz smear examination for the detection of hookworm eggs in human stool. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(12):e3313. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003313

Inpankaew T, Schär F, Odermatt P, Dalsgaard A, Chimnoi W, Khieu V, Muth S, Traub R.J. Low risk for transmission of zoonotic Giardia duodenalis from dogs to humans in rural Cambodia. Parasit Vectors. 2014;7:412. DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-412

Khieu V, Hattendorf J, Schär F, Marti H, Char M.C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis infection and re-infection in a cohort of children in Cambodia. Parasitol Int. 2014;63(5):708-712. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.06.001

Khieu V, Schär F, Forrer A, Hattendorf J, Marti H, Duong S, Vounatsou P, Muth S, Odermatt P. High prevalence and spatial distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in rural Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014;8(6):e2854. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002854

Khieu V, Schär F, Marti H, Bless P.J, Char M.C, Muth S, Odermatt P. Prevalence and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in Takeo Province, Cambodia. Parasit Vectors. 2014;7:221. DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-221

Schär F, Guo L, Streit A, Khieu V, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis genotypes in humans in Cambodia. Parasitol Int. 2014;63(3):533-536. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.01.010

Schär F, Hattendorf J, Khieu V, Muth S, Char M.C, Marti H.P, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis larvae excretion patterns before and after treatment. Parasitology. 2014;141(7):892-897. DOI: 10.1017/S0031182012002345

Schär F, Inpankaew T, Traub R.J, Khieu V, Dalsgaard A, Chimnoi W, Chamnan C, Sok D, Marti H, Muth S, Odermatt P. The prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasitic infections in humans and domestic animals in a rural Cambodian village. Parasitol Int. 2014;63(4):597-603. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.03.007

Khieu V, Schär F, Marti H, Sayasone S, Duong S, Muth S, Odermatt P. Diagnosis, treatment and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in schoolchildren in Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(2):e2035. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002035

Khieu V, Srey S, Schär F, Muth S, Marti H, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis is a cause of abdominal pain, diarrhea and urticaria in rural Cambodia. BMC Res Notes. 2013;6:200. DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-200

Schär F, Odermatt P, Khieu V, Panning M, Duong S, Muth S, Marti H, Kramme S. Evaluation of real-time PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm as diagnostic tool in asymptomatic schoolchildren in Cambodia. Acta Trop. 2013;126(2):89-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.12.012

Schär F, Trostdorf U, Giardina F, Khieu V, Muth S, Marti H.P, Vounatsou P, Odermatt P. Strongyloides stercoralis: global distribution and risk factors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(7):e2288. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002288