Publications by authors named "C Hatz"
Article Synopsis
- * Two vaccines are available: Dengvaxia®, which is not recommended for travelers, and Qdenga®, which is now licensed for travelers in several European countries, including Switzerland.
- * The Swiss Expert Committee for Travel Medicine advises that Qdenga® should not be given to those without prior dengue infection, but may be suitable for travelers aged 6 and older who have proof of past infection and are going to areas with high dengue transmission.
Background: Travellers frequently visit popular destinations like Brazil, India, Peru, Thailand, and Tanzania, each presenting varying malaria risks. The extent to which travellers enter high-risk malaria-endemic areas in destinations with heterogeneous malaria risk remains unclear. We used geo-location via smartphone application to (i) describe where travellers go within countries with heterogeneous malaria risk (Brazil, India, Peru, Thailand), and (ii) compare mosquito bite prevention behaviours between these destinations and Tanzania, considered entirely high-risk for malaria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWaiting for surgery after hip fracture-Health and/or economic risk?
Int J Health Plann Manage
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Patients waiting for hip surgery often have a tough time, and it can affect their recovery and how long they stay in the hospital.
- A study looked at hospital records from Switzerland to understand how waiting times, patient details, and costs all connect during the surgery process for hip fractures.
- Although waiting times for surgery got shorter over the years, the overall time patients spent in the hospital didn’t change much, meaning there are still ways to improve how waiting times are managed.