Publications

September 2015
The State of the World's Antibiotics, 2015: Executive Summary
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
September 2015
The State of the World's Antibiotics, 2015
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
September 2014
Policies to Address Antibiotic Resistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Antibiotic Resistance, Disease Control Priorities
December 2013
Reinvesting in health post-2015
Antibiotic Resistance, Disease Control Priorities
November 2013
Antibiotic Resistance - the need for global solutions
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
The causes of antibiotic resistance are complex and include human behaviour at many levels of society; the consequences affect everybody in the world. Similarities with climate change are evident. Many efforts have been made to describe the many different facets of antibiotic resistance and the...Read more
May 2010
What is the Value of Reduced Morbidity in Taiwan?
Environmental Health, Environmental Health
May 2010
A Probabilistic Characterization of the Relationship between Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality: Elicitation of European Experts
Environmental Health, Environmental Health
In support of an assessment of the mortality impacts of the Kuwait Oil Fires we interviewed six European experts in epidemiology and toxicology using formal procedures for elicitation of expert judgment. While the primary focus of the elicitations was to characterize the public health impacts of...Read more
May 2010
What Risk Assessment Can Tell Us About the Mortality Impacts of the Kuwaiti Oil Fires
Malaria, Environmental Health
May 2010
Microbial Diversity of Biofilms in Dental Unit Water Systems
Environmental Health
We investigated the microbial diversity of biofilms found in dental unit water systems (DUWS) by three methods. The first was microscopic examination by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), acridine orange staining, and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Most bacteria present in the biofilm...Read more
May 2010
Human Interventions on Evolution of Host-Bacteria Interactions
Environmental Health, Antibiotic Resistance
May 2010
Mortality in Kuwait Due to PM from Oil Fires after the Gulf War: Combining Expert Elicitation Assessments
Disease Control Priorities, Environmental Health