Browsing Medicine Research by Author "Yakob, L."
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis
Furuya-Kanamori, L.; Wangdi, K.; Yakob, L.; McKenzie, S.J.; Doi, S.A.R.; Clark, J.; Paterson, D.L.; Riley, T.V.; Clements, A.C.A.... more authors ... less authors ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2017 , Article)Background: Well-known risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are exposure to antibiotics and gastric acid suppressants. Recent studies have provided some evidence of an association between hypovitaminosis ... -
In Response: Heterogeneous and dynamic prevalence of asymptomatic influenza virus infections
Furuya-Kanamori L.; Yakob L. ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 2018 , Article)In Response: We thank Leung and Cowling (1) for taking time to comment on our article (2). One problem with the random effects model is the rapid decline in performance of the model as the heterogeneity within studies ... -
Investigating the blood-host plasticity and dispersal of Anopheles coluzzii using a novel field-based methodology
Orsborne J.; Furuya-Kanamori L.; Jeffries C.L.; Kristan M.; Mohammed A.R.; Afrane Y.A.; O'Reilly K.; Massad E.; Drakeley C.; Walker T.; Yakob L.... more authors ... less authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: The biting behaviour and dispersal of insect vectors in the field underlies the transmission of many diseases. Here, a novel collection methodology coupled with the molecular analysis of blood-meal sources and ...