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Cost effectiveness of intermittent screening followed by treatment versus int...
Abstract Background Emergence of high-grade sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance in parts of Africa has led to growing concerns about the efficacy of intermittent... -
Investigating the delivery of health and nutrition interventions for women an...
Abstract Globally, the number of people affected by conflict is the highest in history, and continues to steadily increase. There is currently a pressing need to better... -
Oxidative stress and premature senescence in corneal endothelium following pe...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to address the question of how the premature senescence process may affect corneal endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty,... -
Enhancing evidence use in public health nutrition policymaking: theoretical i...
Abstract Background Enhancing the use of evidence in policymaking is critical to addressing the global burden of nutrition-related disease. Whilst the public health nutrition... -
Spatiotemporal epidemiology of, and factors associated with, the tuberculosis...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue worldwide. However, evidence concerning the impact of environmental factors on TB is sparse. We... -
Improved ascertainment of modes of HIV transmission in Ukraine indicates impo...
Abstract Background It is important to understand how HIV infection is transmitted in the population in order to guide prevention activities and properly allocate limited... -
Nutritional counseling with or without mobile health technology: a randomized...
Abstract Background Nutritional status is an important prognostic factor in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We wished to study the safety, tolerability and efficacy of... -
Time to death and risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Northern Ethiopia
Abstract Objective The main objective of this study was to assess time to death and associated risk factors among tuberculosis (TB) patients. Results A total of 769 TB patients... -
Identification of a major Listeria monocytogenes outbreak clone linked to sof...
Abstract Background Molecular subtyping and enhanced surveillance in Lombardy region identified a cluster of possibly related listeriosis cases from 2006 to 2010. This cluster... -
Effects of cyanobacterial toxins on the human gastrointestinal tract and the ...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial blooms occur with increasing frequency in freshwater ecosystems, posing a hazard to human and environmental health. Exposure of human to... -
A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of an adjunct brief social ne...
Abstract Background Approximately 3% of people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from prescribed and illicit drugs within three... -
Incidence and impact on outcomes of acute kidney injury after a stroke: a sys...
Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney disease have worse outcomes after stroke. However, the burden of acute kidney injury after stroke has not been extensively... -
Erythropoietin as an add-on treatment for cognitive side effects of electroco...
Abstract Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for severe depression, but its use is impeded by its cognitive side effects. Novel treatments... -
The interplay of HIV and human papillomavirus-related cancers in sub-Saharan ...
Abstract Background People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at a high risk of developing HPV-related cancers. HPV-related malignancies occur frequently and/or are high among PLHIV,... -
The pre-synaptic vesicle protein synaptotagmin is a novel biomarker for Alzhe...
Abstract Background Synaptic degeneration is a central pathogenic event in Alzheimer’s disease that occurs early during the course of disease and correlates with cognitive... -
Risk factors for tuberculosis smear non-conversion in Eden district, Western ...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global health problem. While progress has been made to improve TB cure rates, South Africa’s 76 % smear-positive... -
Avian influenza A (H5N1) outbreaks in different poultry farm types in Egypt: ...
Abstract Background The Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus is endemic in poultry in Egypt. The winter of 2014/2015 was particularly worrying as new clusters of HPAI A (H5N1) virus... -
Adherence to guidelines across different specialties to prevent infections in...
Abstract Background Substantial numbers of patients are now receiving either immunosuppressive therapies or chemotherapy. There are significant risks in such patients of... -
Efficacy, safety and effectiveness of licensed rotavirus vaccines: a systemat...
Abstract Background RotaTeq™ (RV5; Merck & Co. Inc., USA) and Rotarix™ (RV1, GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium) vaccines, developed to prevent rotavirus diarrhea in children under... -
Impact of antiretroviral treatment on height evolution of HIV infected children
Abstract Background Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been shown to have a beneficial effect on the weight evolution but its effect on height remains unclear. We described...
