Possible healthcare-associated transmission as a cause of secondary infection and population structure of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> isolates from... (Publications)
We have previously shown that secondary infections of Buruli ulcer wounds were frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus. To gain understanding into possible routes of secondary infection, we charact
Acute <em>Gastroenteritis </em>and <em>Campylobacteriosi</em>s in Swiss primary care: the viewpoint of general practitioners (Publications)
Acute gastroenteritis (AG) is frequently caused by infectious intestinal diseases (IID) including food- and waterborne pathogens of public health importance. Among these pathogens, Campylobacter spp.
Common genetic variations in cell cycle and DNA repair pathways associated with pediatric brain tumor susceptibility (Publications)
Knowledge on the role of genetic polymorphisms in the etiology of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) is limited. Therefore, we investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), i
Sleep disturbance from road traffic, railways, airplanes and from total environmental noise levels in Montreal (Publications)
The objective of our study was to measure the impact of transportation-related noise and total environmental noise on sleep disturbance for the residents of Montreal, Canada. A telephone-based survey
The relative contribution of climate variability and vector control coverage to changes in malaria parasite prevalence in Zambia 2006-2012 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Four malaria indicator surveys (MIS) were conducted in Zambia between 2006 and 2012 to evaluate malaria control scale-up. Nationally, coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor
Ultrasound assessment of schistosomiasis (Publications)
In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an ultrasound field protocol for assessing the morbidity due to Schistosoma (S.) haematobium and S. mansoni. The experience with this classification
Nitrotriazole-based acetamides and propanamides with broad spectrum antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
3-Nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based acetamides bearing a biphenyl- or a phenoxyphenyl moiety have shown remarkable antichagasic activity both in vitro and in an acute murine model, as well as substantial
Community co-designed schistosomiasis control interventions for school-aged children in Zanzibar (Publications)
Top-down biomedical interventions to control schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa have had limited success, primarily because they fail to engage with the social, political, economic and ecological c
Should viral load thresholds be lowered? Revisiting the WHO definition for virologic failure in patients on antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited... (Publications)
The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on antiretroviral therapy (ART) define treatment failure as 2 consecutive viral loads (VLs) > /=1000 copies/mL. There is, however, little evidence suppor