Prof. Dr. med. Niklaus Labhardt

Gerber, F., Sanchez-Samaniego, G., Tahirsylaj, T., Lejone, T. I., Lee, T., Raeber, F., Chitja, M., Mathulise, M., Kabi, T., Mokaeane, M., Maphenchane, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Masike, S., Bane, M., Sematle, M. P., Molulela, M., Makabateng, R., Gupta, R., et al. (2024). Cohort profile: design, sociodemographic characteristics, chronic disease risk factors, and baseline hypertension and diabetes care cascades of the open, prospective Community-Based chronic disease Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) cohort [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.18.24313892

Bosman, S., Ayakaka, I., Muhairwe, J., Kamele, M., van Heerden, A., Madonsela, T., Labhardt, N. D., Sommer, G., Bremerich, J., Zoller, T., Murphy, K., van Ginneken, B., Keter, A. K., Jacobs, B. K. M., Bresser, M., Signorell, A., Glass, T. R., Lynen, L., & Reither, K. (2024). Evaluation of C-Reactive Protein and Computer-Aided Analysis of Chest X-rays as Tuberculosis Triage Tests at Health Facilities in Lesotho and South Africa [Journal-article]. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae378

Brown, Jennifer Anne, Ringera, Isaac Kaumbuthu, Luoga, Ezekiel, Bresser, Moniek, Mothobi, Buoang, Kabundi, Lorraine, Ilunga, Mulume, Mokhele, Kuena, Isaac, Andreas Boy, Tsoaeli, Ntsepiseng, Mbaya, Thomas, Simba, Brenda, Mayogu, Kasasi, Mabula, Elizabeth, Cheleboi, Molisana, Molatelle, Mamello, Kimera, Namvua, Mollel, Getrud Joseph, Sando, David, et al. (2024). Resistance-informed versus empirical management of viraemia in children and adolescents with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania (GIVE MOVE trial): a multisite, open-label randomised controlled trial [Journal-article]. The Lancet Global Health, 12(8), e1312–e1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00183-9

Gerber, F., Gupta, R., Lejone, T. I., Tahirsylaj, T., Lee, T., Sanchez-Samaniego, G., Kohler, M., Haldemann, M.-I., Raeber, F., Chitja, M., Mathulise, M., Khabi, T., Mokaeane, M., Maphenchane, M., Molulela, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Masike, S., Bane, M., et al. (2024, April 9). Community-based management of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors by lay village health workers for people with controlled and uncontrolled blood pressure in rural Lesotho: Joint protocol for two cluster-randomized trials within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL aHT Twic 1 & ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 2) [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3805346/v1

Tschumi, Nadine, Lukau, Blaise, Tlali, Katleho, Motaboli, Lipontso, Kao, Mpho, Kopo, Mathebe, Hänggi, Kathrin, Mokebe, Moleboheng, Naegele, Klaudia, Ayakaka, Irene, Leuzinger, Karoline, Brown, Jennifer A, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2024). Emergence of acquired dolutegravir resistance in treatment-experienced people with HIV in Lesotho [Journal-article]. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae185

Brown, Jennifer A., Motaboli, Lipontso, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Kohler, Maurus, Hänggi, Kathrin, Mokete, Moliehi, Chakely, Makobefo G., Kao, Mpho, Kopo, Mathebe, Mokebe, Moleboheng, Nsakala, Bienvenu L., Lukau, Blaise, Ayakaka, Irene, Amstutz, Alain, Ehmer, Jochen, Klimkait, Thomas, Glass, Tracy R., Muhairwe, Josephine, Chammartin, Frédérique, et al. (2024). Cohort profile: the Viral load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL) from 2016 to 2022 - cohort description, test volumes, predictors of viraemia, and the road ahead [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.12.24304025

Devendra, Akash, Kohler, Maurus, Letsika, Motlatsi, Khooa, Hape, Motaboli, Lipontso, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Tschumi, Nadine, Labhardt, Niklaus D., & Brown, Jennifer A. (2024). HIV viral suppression in children and adolescents two years after transition to dolutegravir: a multicentre cohort study [Journal-article]. AIDS. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000003835

Amstutz, Alain, Chammartin, Frédérique, Audigé, Annette, Eichenberger, Anna L., Braun, Dominique L., Amico, Patrizia, Stoeckle, Marcel P., Hasse, B., Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Matthaios, Manuel, Oriol, Bongard, Cédric, Schuurmans, Macé, Hage, René, Damm, Dominik, Tamm, Michael, Mueller, Nicolas J., Rauch, Andri, Günthard, H.F., Koller, Michael, et al. (2024). Antibody and T-Cell Response to Bivalent Booster SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in People With Compromised Immune Function: COVERALL-3 Study [Journal-article]. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230, e847–e859. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae291

Amstutz, Alain, Schönenberger, Christof M., Speich, Benjamin, Griessbach, Alexandra, Schwenke, Johannes M., Glasstetter, Jan, James, Sophie, Verkooijen, Helena M., Nickolls, Beverley, Relton, Clare, Hemkens, Lars G., Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Labhardt, Niklaus D., Schandelmaier, Stefan, & Briel, Matthias. (2024). Characteristics, consent patterns, and challenges of randomized trials using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design - A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111469

Begré, Lorin, Boyd, Anders, Plissonnier, Marie-Laure, Testoni, Barbara, Salazar-Vizcaya, L., Suter-Riniker, Franziska, Scholtès, Caroline, Béguelin, Charles, Rockstroh, Jürgen K, Günthard, H.F., Calmy, Alexandra, Cavassini, Matthias, Hirsch, Hans H, Schmid, Patrick, Bernasconi, Enos, Levrero, Massimo, Wandeler, G., Zoulim, Fabien, Rauch, Andri, et al. (2024). Circulating HBV RNA and Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Trajectories in Persons With HIV/HBV Coinfection and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss During Tenofovir Therapy [Journal-article]. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230, e954–e963. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae189

Belus, Jennifer M., Johnson, Natalie E., Yoon, Grace H., Tschumi, Nadine, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Falgas-Bague, Irene, Lee, Tristan T., Letsoela, Pearl, Magidson, Jessica F., Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2024). SMSs as an alternative to provider-delivered care for unhealthy alcohol use: study protocol for Leseli, an open-label randomised controlled trial of mhGAP-Remote vs mhGAP-Standard in Lesotho. Trials, 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08411-3

Brockhaus, Lisa, Lötscher, Claudia, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2024). Infection prevention practice in home healthcare: a mixed-method study in two Swiss home healthcare organisations. BMC Health Services Research, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11111-y

Brockhaus, Lisa, Sass, Nikita, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to infection prevention practices in home healthcare: a scoping review and proposed implementation framework [Journal-article]. Infection Prevention in Practice, 100342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100342

Brockhaus, Lisa, Urwyler, Pascal, Leutwyler, Ulrike, Würfel, Eva, Kohns Vasconcelos, Malte, Goldenberger, Daniel, Keller, Peter Michael, Tschudin Sutter, Sarah, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2024). Diphtheria in a Swiss Asylum Seeker Reception Centre: Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation of Testing and Vaccination Strategies. International Journal of Public Health, 69. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606791

Capoferri, G., Ghielmetti, G., Glatz, B., Mutke, M. R., Tzankov, A., Stephan, R., Keller, P. M., & Labhardt, N. D. (2024). Disseminated, fatal reactivation of bovine tuberculosis in a patient treated with adalimumab: a case report and review of the literature. Infection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-024-02364-0

Damas, José, Munting, Aline, Fellay, Jacques, Haerry, D., Marzolini, C., Tarr, Philip E., Steffen, Ana, Braun, Dominique L., Stoeckle, Marcel, Bernasconi, Enos, Nawej Tshikung, Olivier, Fux, C.A., Darling, Katharine E. A., Béguelin, Charles, Wandeler, G., Cavassini, Matthias, Surial, Bernard, Abela, I., Aebi-Popp, K., et al. (2024). Weight, Anthropometric and Metabolic Changes After Discontinuing Antiretroviral Therapy Containing Tenofovir Alafenamide in People With HIV [Journal-article]. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 79, 990–998. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae189

Devendra, Akash, Kohler, Maurus, Letsika, Motlatsi, Khooa, Hape, Motaboli, Lipontso, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Tschumi, Nadine, Labhardt, Niklaus D., & Brown, Jennifer A. (2024). HIV viral suppression in children and adolescents 2 years after transition to dolutegravir: a multicentre cohort study [Journal-article]. AIDS (London, England), 38, 1013–1023. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000003835

Fernández, Lucia González, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahali, Mosa, McCrosky, Stephen, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Seelig, Eleonora, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2024). Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003721

Fernández, Lucia González, Yoon, Grace H., Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahani, Mosa, Lee, Tristan T., Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Amstutz, Alain, & Belus, Jennifer M. (2024). Prevalence of Mental Health and Substance use Problems and Awareness of Need for Services in Lesotho: Results from a Population-Based Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01309-w

Firima, E., Gonzalez, L., Manthabiseng, M., Bane, M., Lukau, B., Leigh, B., Kaufmann, B. A., Weisser, M., Amstutz, A., Tromp, J., Labhardt, N. D., & Burkard, T. (2024). Implementing focused echocardiography and AI-supported analysis in a population-based survey in Lesotho: implications for community-based cardiovascular disease care models. Hypertension Research, 47, 708–713. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41440-023-01559-6

Gerber, Felix, Gupta, Ravi, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lee, Tristan, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Kohler, Maurus, Haldemann, Maria-Inés, Raeber, Fabian, Chitja, Mamakhala, Mathulise, Malebona, Kabi, Thuso, Mokaeane, Mosoetsi, Maphenchane, Malehloa, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Masike, Sesale, Bane, Matumaole, et al. (2024). Community-based management of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors by lay village health workers for people with controlled and uncontrolled blood pressure in rural Lesotho: joint protocol for two cluster-randomized trials within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL aHT Twic 1 and ComBaCaL aHT TwiC 2). Trials, 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08226-2

Gerber, Felix, Semphere, Robina, Lukau, Blaise, Mahlatsi, Palesa, Mtenga, Timeo, Lee, Tristan, Kohler, Maurus, Glass, Tracy Renée, Amstutz, Alain, Molatelle, Mamello, MacPherson, Peter, Marake, Nthuseng Bridgett, Nliwasa, Marriot, Ayakaka, Irene, Burke, Rachael, & Labhardt, Niklaus. (2024). Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: Protocol for an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi. PLoS ONE, 19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288944

Gerber, Felix, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Lee, Tristan, Sanchez-Samaniego, Giuliana, Raeber, Fabian, Masike, Sesale, Gupta, Ravi, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Bane, Matumaole, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Browne, Jason Immanuel, Wittwer, Jonas, Basler, Dave Brian, Kindler, Kevin, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2024). eConsent administered by Community Health Workers in a study using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design—Experiences from the Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) project. Digital Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241288757

Harder, Michelle T., Mokete, Moliehi, Chammartin, Frédérique, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Motaboli, Lipontso, Kopo, Mathebe, Kao, Mpho, Mokebe, Moleboheng, Chejane, Ntoiseng, Mahlatsi, Palesa, Nyakane, Morongoe, Tarumbiswa, Tapiwa, Labhardt, Niklaus D., Tschumi, Nadine, & Belus, Jennifer M. (2024). Cervical cancer screening delay and associated factors among women with HIV in Lesotho: a mixed-methods study. BMC Women’s Health, 24, 543. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03382-8

Kohler, Maurus, Brown, Jennifer A., Tschumi, Nadine, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Motaboli, Lipontso, Mokete, Moliehi, Chammartin, Frédérique, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2024). Clinical Relevance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Low-level Viremia in the Dolutegravir era: Data From the Viral Load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae013

Raeber, Fabian, Haldemann, Maria-Inés, Ray, Somidha, Huber, Jacqueline, Firima, Emmanuel, Fernandez, Lucia Gonzalez, Amstutz, Alain, Gerber, Felix, Labhardt, Niklaus D., & Belus, Jennifer M. (2024). Community-based models of care for adolescent and adult depression, suicidal behavior, anxiety, trauma, and substance use in Africa: a scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1241403

Tschumi, Nadine, Lukau, Blaise, Tlali, Katleho, Motaboli, Lipontso, Kao, Mpho, Kopo, Mathebe, Hänggi, Kathrin, Mokebe, Moleboheng, Naegele, Klaudia, Ayakaka, Irene, Leuzinger, Karoline, Brown, Jennifer A., & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2024). Emergence of Acquired Dolutegravir Resistance in Treatment-Experienced People with HIV in Lesotho [Posted-content]. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4683840

Weber, M.S.R., Ramirez, J.J. Duran, Hentzien, M., Cavassini, M., Bernasconi, E., Hofmann, E., Furrer, H., Kovari, H., Stöckle, M., Schmid, P., Haerry, D., Braun, D.L., Günthard, H.F., Kusejko, K., Abela, I., Aebi-Popp, K., Anagnostopoulos, A., Battegay, M., Calmy, A., et al. (2024). Time Trends in Causes of Death in People With HIV: Insights From the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 79, 177–188. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae014

Cheleboi, M., Brown, J., Olivier, D., Klimkait, T., & Labhardt, N. (2023). Prevalence of HIV-1 drug resistance among patients with high viral loads while on second-line antiretroviral treatment in Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong, Lesotho [Journal-article]. The Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology of South Africa, 5(2), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.36303/jmlstsa.148

Griessbach, Alexandra, Chammartin, Frédérique, Abela, Irene A, Amico, Patrizia, Stoeckle, Marcel P, Eichenberger, Anna L, Hasse, Barbara, Braun, Dominique L, Schuurmans, Macé M, Müller, Thomas F, Tamm, Michael, Audigé, Annette, Mueller, Nicolas J, Rauch, Andri, Günthard, Huldrych F, Koller, Michael T, Trkola, Alexandra, Epp, Selina, Amstutz, Alain, et al. (2023). Antibody Response After the Third SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and People Living With HIV (COVERALL-2) [Journal-article]. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(11). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad536

Brown JA, Hauser A, Abela IA, Pasin C, Epp S, Mohloanyane T, Nsakala BL, Trkola A, Labhardt ND, Kouyos RD, & Günthard HF. (2023). Seroprofiling of Antibodies Against Endemic Human Coronaviruses and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cohort in Lesotho: Correlates of Antibody Response and Seropositivity. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 228(8), 1042–1054. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad197

Labhardt ND, Brown JA, Sass N, Ford N, & Rosen S. (2023). Treatment Outcomes After Offering Same-Day Initiation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment-How to Interpret Discrepancies Between Different Studies. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 77(8), 1176–1184. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad317

Gerber, F., Gupta, R., Lejone, T. I., Tahirsylaj, T., Lee, T., Kohler, M., Haldemann, M. I., Räber, F., Chitja, M., Manthabiseng, M., Khomolishoele, M., Mota, M., Bane, M., Sematle, P. M., Makabateng, R., Mphunyane, M., Phaaroe, S., Basler, D. B., Kindler, K., et al. (2023, October 5). Community-based type 2 diabetes care by lay village health workers in rural Lesotho Protocol for a cluster-randomized trial within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL T2D TwiC) [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3252316/v1

Firima, Emmanuel, Retselisitsoe, Lefokotsane, Leisa, Ikhetheleng, Manthabiseng, Molulela, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane P., Bane, Matumaole, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Gonzalez, Lucia, Gupta, Ravi, McCrosky, Stephen, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Leigh, Bailah, Weisser, Maja, Amstutz, Alain, Burkard, Thilo, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2023). Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during household-based screening: a diagnostic accuracy study in Lesotho [Journal-article]. eClinicalMedicine, 63, 102197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102197

González Fernández L, Firima E, Gupta R, Sematle MP, Khomolishoele M, Molulela M, Bane M, Meli R, Tlahani M, Lee T, Chammartin F, Geber F, Lejone TI, Ayakaka I, Weisser M, Amstutz A, & Labhardt ND. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey. International Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad058

González Fernández, Lucia, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane Pauline, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Meli, Raphaela, Tlahali, Mosa, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Weisser, Maja, Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors in Lesotho: a population-based survey [Journal-article]. International Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihad058

Fernández, Lucia González, Firima, Emmanuel, Gupta, Ravi, Sematle, Mamoronts’ane, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Molulela, Manthabiseng, Bane, Matumaole, Tlahali, Mosa, McCrosky, Stephen, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Seelig, Eleonora, Gerber, Felix, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Ayakaka, Irene, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2023). Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3189573/v1

Gerber, F., Semphere, R., Lukau, B., Mahlatsi, P., Mtenga, T., Lee, T., Kohler, M., Glass, T. R., Amstutz, A., Molatelle, M., MacPherson, P., Marake, N. B., Nliwasa, M., Ayakaka, I., Burke, R., & Labhardt, N. (2023, July 12). Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in HIV-positive individuals presenting with symptoms of tuberculosis: protocol for an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.10.23292457

Tschumi N, Lerotholi M, Motaboli L, Mokete M, Labhardt ND, & Brown JA. (2023). Two-year outcomes of treatment-experienced adults after programmatic transitioning to dolutegravir: longitudinal data from the VICONEL HIV cohort in Lesotho. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad390

Dräger, S., von Rotz, M., Labhardt, N. D., Siegemund, M., Rentsch, K. M., Osthoff, M., & Franzeck, F. C. (2023). Early target attainment with continuous infusion meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam and utilization of therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study from 2017 to 2020. Open Forum Infect Dis, 10(4), ofad143. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad143

Firima, Emmanuel, Gonzalez, Lucia, Khan, Moazziz Ali, Manthabiseng, Molulela, Sematle, Mamoronts’sane P., Bane, Matumaole, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Leisa, Ikhetheleng, Retselisitsoe, Lefokotsane, Burkard, Thilo, Seelig, Eleonara, Lee, Tristan, Chammartin, Frédérique, Gupta, Ravi, Leigh, Bailah, Weisser, Maja, Amstutz, Alain, Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2023). High Rates of Undiagnosed Target Organ Damage Among Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure or Diabetes Mellitus in a Community-Based Survey in Lesotho. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 13, 857–869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-023-00158-5

Firima, Emmanuel, Gonzalez, Lucia, Ursprung, Fabiola, Robinson, Elena, Huber, Jacqueline, Belus, Jennifer M., Raeber, Fabian, Gupta, Ravi, Deen, Gibrilla F., Amstutz, Alain, Leigh, Bailah, Weisser, Maja, Weisser, Maja, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2023). Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. PLoS ONE, 18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278353

Firima, E., Retselisitsoe, L., Leisa, I., Manthabiseng, M., Sematle, M. P., Bane, M., Khomolishoele, M., Gonzalez, L., Gupta, R., McCrosky, S., Lee, T., Chammartin, F., Leigh, B., Weisser, M., Amstutz, A., Burkard, T., & Labhardt, N. D. (2023). Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during household-based screening: a diagnostic accuracy study in Lesotho. EClinicalMedicine, 63, 102197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102197

Gerber, Felix, Gupta, Ravi, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Tahirsylaj, Thesar, Lee, Tristan, Kohler, Maurus, Haldemann, Maria Ines, Räber, Fabian, Chitja, Mamakhala, Manthabiseng, Molulela, Khomolishoele, Makhebe, Mota, Mota, Bane, Matumaole, Sematle, Pauline Mamorontsane, Makabateng, Retselisitsoe, Mphunyane, Madavida, Phaaroe, Sejojo, Basler, Dave, Kindler, Kevin, et al. (2023). Community-based type 2 diabetes care by lay village health workers in rural Lesotho: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial within the ComBaCaL cohort study (ComBaCaL T2D TwiC). Trials, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07729-8

Griessbach, Alexandra, Chammartin, Frédérique, Abela, Irene A., Amico, Patrizia, Stoeckle, Marcel P., Eichenberger, Anna L., Hasse, Barbara, Braun, Dominique L., Schuurmans, Macé M., Müller, Thomas F., Tamm, Michael, Audigé, Annette, Mueller, Nicolas J., Rauch, Andri, Günthard, Huldrych F., Koller, Michael T., Trkola, Alexandra, Epp, Selina, Amstutz, Alain, et al. (2023). Antibody Response After the Third SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and People Living With HIV (COVERALL-2). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad536

Hamusonde, Kalongo, Nicca D., Gunthard H.F., Stockle M., Darling, Katharine E.A., Calmy, Alexandra, Bernasconi, Enos, Haerry D., Schmid, Patrick, Kouyos R.D., Rauch, Andri, Salazar-Vizcaya L., Abela I., Aebi-Popp K., Anagnostopoulos A., Battegay M., Bernasconi E., Braun D.L., Bucher H.C., et al. (2023). Triggers of Change in Sexual Behavior Among People With HIV: The Swiss U = U Statement and COVID-19 Compared. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 227, 407–411. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiac459

Kopo, M., Lejone, T. I., Tschumi, N., Glass, T. R., Kao, M., Brown, J. A., Seiler, O., Muhairwe, J., Moletsane, N., Labhardt, N. D., & Amstutz, A. (2023). Effectiveness of a peer educator-coordinated preference-based differentiated service delivery model on viral suppression among young people living with HIV in Lesotho: the PEBRA cluster-randomized trial. PLoS Med, 20(1), e1004150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004150

Labhardt, N. D., González Fernández, L., Katende, B., Muhairwe, J., Bresser, M., Amstutz, A., Glass, T. R., Ruhwald, M., Sacks, J. A., Escadafal, C., Mareka, M., Mooko, S. M., de Vos, M., & Reither, K. (2023). Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho. PLoS One, 18(3), e0278653. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278653

Seiler, O., Kopo, M., Kao, M., Lejone, T. I., Tschumi, N., Glass, T. G., Brown, J. A., Labhardt, N. D., & Amstutz, A. (2023). HIV care preferences among young people living with HIV in Lesotho: a secondary data analysis of the PEBRA cluster randomized trial. AIDS Res Treat, 2023, 8124192. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8124192

Zeeb, Marius, Tepekule, Burcu, Kusejko, Katharina, Reiber, Claudine, Kälin, Marisa, Bartl, Lena, Notter, Julia, Furrer, Hansjakob, Hoffmann, Matthias, Hirsch, Hans H, Calmy, Alexandra, Cavassini, Matthias, Labhardt, Niklaus D, Bernasconi, Enos, Braun, Dominique L, Günthard, Huldrych F, Kouyos, Roger D, Nemeth, Johannes, Meier, Jan, et al. (2023). Understanding the Decline of Incident, Active Tuberculosis in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Switzerland. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 77, 1303–1311. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad330

Katende, B., Bresser, M., Kamele, M., Chere, L., Tlahali, M., Erhardt, R. M., Muhairwe, J., Ayakaka, I., Glass, T. R., Ruhwald, M., van Ginneken, B., Murphy, K., de Vos, M., Amstutz, A., Mareka, M., Mooko, S. M., Labhardt, N. D., Reither, K., & González Fernández, L. (2022, December 22). Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.20.22283748

Firima, E., Gonzalez, L., Ursprung, F., Robinson, E., Huber, J., Belus, J. M., Raeber, F., Gupta, R., Deen, G. F., Amstutz, A., Leigh, B., Weisser, M., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022, November 17). Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.17.22282376

Seiler, O., Kopo, M., Kao, M., Lejone, T. I., Tschumi, N., Glass, T. R., Brown, J. A., Labhardt, N. D., & Amstutz, A. (2022). HIV care preferences among young people living with HIV in Lesotho: A secondary data analysis of the PEBRA cluster randomized trial [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.29.22278205

Brandt, Oliver, Wegenstein, Benjamin, Müller, Ivan, Smith, Danielle, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Adams, Larissa, Müller, Simon, du Randt, Rosa, Pühse, Uwe, Gerber, Markus, Navarini, Alexander A., Utzinger, Jürg, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Schindler, Christian, & Walter, Cheryl. (2022). Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren in Gqeberha, South Africa. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 52(5), 670–683. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14100

Brown, J. A., Nsakala, B. L., Mokhele, K., Rakuoane, I., Muhairwe, J., Glass, T. R., Amstutz, A., Tschumi, N., Belus, J. M., Klimkait, T., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Dolutegravir in real life: self-reported mental and physical health outcomes after transitioning from efavirenz- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in a prospective cohort study in Lesotho. HIV Med, 24(2), 153–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13352

Brown, Jennifer A., Nsakala, Bienvenu L., Mokhele, Kuena, Rakuoane, Itumeleng, Muhairwe, Josephine, Urda, Lorena, Amstutz, Alain, Tschumi , Nadine, Klimkait, Thomas, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2022). Viral suppression after transition from nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor- to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study in Lesotho (DO-REAL study). HIV medicine, 23(3), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13189

Bruno, J., Ragozzino, S., Quitt, J., Siegemund, M., & Labhardt, N. (2022). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, primary varicella zoster virus coinfection, and a polymicrobial ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis in an adult immunocompetent male: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 16(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03253-6

Fernández, L. G., Firima, E., RObinson, E., Ursprung, F., Huber, J., Amstutz, A., Gupta, R., Gerber, F., Mokhohlane, J., Lejone, T., Ayakaka, I., Xu, H., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Correction: Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review and framework for designing chronic services. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1640. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13988-y

Firima, Emmanuel, Gonzalez, Lucia, Huber, Jacqueline, Belus, Jennifer M., Raeber, Fabian, Gupta, Ravi, Mokhohlane, Joalane, Mphunyane, Madavida, Amstutz, Alain, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2022). Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 10, 535. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52114.2

González Fernández, L., Firima, E., Robinson, E., Ursprung, F., Huber, J., Amstutz, A., Gupta, R., Gerber, F., Mokhohlane, J., Lejone, T., Ayakaka, I., Xu, H., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review and framework for designing chronic services. BMC Public Health, 22, 1126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13467-4

Katende, B., Fernández, L. G., Muhairwe, J., Glass, T. R., Ayakaka, I., Labhardt, N. D., Ruhwald, M., de Vos, M., Bresser, M., & Reither, K. (2022). Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection from breath - a proof-of-concept study. IJID Reg, 5, 163–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.10.007

Labhardt, N. D., Fernández, L. G., Katende, B., Muhairwe, J., Bresser, M., Amstutz, A., Glass, T. R., Ruhwald, M., Sacks, J. A., Escadafal, C., Mareka, M., Mookho, M. S., de Vos, M., & Reither, K. (2022, January 1). Head-to-head comparison of nasal and nasopharyngeal sampling using SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen testing in Lesotho [Posted-content]. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.29.21268505

Mohloanyane T, Olivier D, Labhardt ND, & Amstutz A. (2022). Recent HIV infections among newly diagnosed individuals living with HIV in rural Lesotho: Secondary data from the VIBRA cluster-randomized trial. PloS One, 17(11), e0277812. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277812

Muhairwe, J. A., Brown, J. A., Motaboli, L., Nsakala, B. L., Lerotholi, M., Amstutz, A., Klimkait, T., Glass, T. R., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). The suboptimal pediatric HIV viral load cascade: multidistrict cohort study among children taking antiretroviral therapy in Lesotho, Southern Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 41(3), e75–e80. https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000003415

Scherrer, R., Tschumi, N., Lejone, T. I., Kopo, M., Motaboli, L., Mothobi, B., Amstutz, A., Deml, M. J., Lerotholi, M., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). eHealth supported multi-months dispensing of antiretroviral therapy: a mixed-methods preference assessment in rural Lesotho. Pilot Feasibility Stud, 8(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01019-x

Tschumi, N., Lerotholi, M., Kopo, M., Kao, M., Lukau, B., Nsakala, B., Chejane, N., Motaboli, L., Lee, T., Barnabas, R., Shapiro, A. E., van Heerden, A., Lejone, T. I., Amstutz, A., Brown, J. A., Heitner, J., Belus, J. M., Chammartin, F., & Labhardt, N. D. (2022). Assessment of a viral load result-triggered automated differentiated service delivery model for people taking ART in Lesotho (the VITAL study): study protocol of a cluster-randomized trial. PLoS One, 17(5), e0268100. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268100

Firima, E., Gonzalez, L., Huber, J., Belus, J. M., Raeber, F., Gupta, R., Mokhohlane, J., Mphunyane, M., Amstutz, A., & Labhardt, N. D. (2021). Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol [Journal-article]. F1000Research, 10, 535. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52114.1

Amstutz, A., Lejone, T. I., Khesa, L., Kopo, M., Kao, M., Muhairwe, J., Bresser, M., Räber, F., Klimkait, T., Battegay, M., Glass, T. R., & Labhardt, N. D. (2021). Offering ART refill through community health workers versus clinic-based follow-up after home-based same-day ART initiation in rural Lesotho: the VIBRA cluster-randomized clinical trial. PLoS Medicine, 18(10), e1003839. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003839

Amstutz, A., Matsela, L., Lejone, T. I., Kopo, M., Glass, T. R., & Labhardt, N. D. (2021). Reaching absent and refusing individuals during home-based HIV testing through self-testing-at what cost? Front Med, 8, 653677. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.653677

Brown, J. A., Amstutz, A., Nsakala, B. L., Seeburg, U., Vanobberghen, F., Muhairwe, J., Klimkait, T., Daniel Labhardt, N., & Daniel Labhardt, N. (2021). Extensive drug resistance during low-level HIV viraemia while taking NNRTI-based ART supports lowering the viral load threshold for regimen switch in resource-limited settings: a pre-planned analysis from the SESOTHO trial. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76(5), 1294–1298. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkab025

Brown, J. A., Mbunkah, H. A., Lejone, T. I., Ringera, I., Cheleboi, M., Klimkait, T., Metzner, K. J., Gunthard, H. F., Labhardt, N. D., Kouyos, R. D., & Tschumi, N. (2021). Emergence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 drug resistance during the 3-month World Health Organization-recommended enhanced adherence counseling period in the CART-1 cohort study. Open Forum Infect Dis, 8(5), ofab046. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab046

Burke, R. M., Rickman, H. M., Singh, V., Kalua, T., Labhardt, N. D., Hosseinipour, M., Wilkinson, R. J., & MacPherson, P. (2021). Same-day antiretroviral therapy initiation for people living with HIV who have tuberculosis symptoms: a systematic review. HIV medicine, 23(1), 4–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13169

Chernet, A., Probst-Hensch, N., Sydow, V., Paris, D. H., & Labhardt, N. D. (2021). Mental health and resilience among Eritrean refugees at arrival and one-year post-registration in Switzerland: a cohort study. BMC Res Notes, 14(1), 281. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05695-5

Labhardt, N. D., Smit, M., Petignat, I., Perneger, T., Marinosci, A., Ustero, P., Diniz Ribeiro, M. P., Ragozzino, S., Nicoletti, G. J., Faré, P. B., Andrey, D. O., Jacquerioz, F., Lebowitz, D., Agoritsas, T., Meyer, B., Spechbach, H., Salamun, J., Guessous, I., Chappuis, F., et al. (2021). Efficacy of Lopinavir-Ritonavir Prophylaxis for Individuals Exposed to SARS-CoV-2: The COPEP Pragmatic Open-Label, Cluster Randomized Trial [Journal-article]. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3878828

Erismann, S., Pesantes, M. A., Beran, D., Leuenberger, A., Farnham, A., Berger Gonzalez de White, M., Labhardt, N. D., Tediosi, F., Akweongo, P., Kuwawenaruwa, A., Zinsstag, J., Brugger, F., Somerville, C., Wyss, K., & Prytherch, H. (2021). How to bring research evidence into policy? Synthesizing strategies of five research projects in low-and middle-income countries. Health Res Policy Syst, 19(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-00646-1

Hoekstra, Pytsje T., Chernet, Afona, de Dood, Claudia J., Brienen, Eric A. T., Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., Labhardt, Niklaus D., Nickel, Beatrice, Wammes, Linda, van Dam, Govert J., Neumayr, Andreas, & van Lieshout, Lisette. (2021). Sensitive diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of Schistosoma mansoni infections in asymptomatic Eritrean refugees by Circulating Anodic Antigen (CAA) detection and PCR. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106(4), 1240–1246. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0803

Labhardt, N. D., Smit, M., Petignat, I., Perneger, T., Marinosci, A., Ustero, P., Diniz Ribeiro, M. P., Ragozzino, S., Nicoletti, G. J., Faré, P. B., Andrey, D. O., Jacquerioz, F., Lebowitz, D., Agoritsas, T., Meyer, B., Spechbach, H., Salamun, J., Guessous, I., Chappuis, F., et al. (2021). Post-exposure lopinavir-ritonavir prophylaxis versus surveillance for individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2: the COPEP pragmatic open-label, cluster randomized trial. EClinicalMedicine, 42, 101188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101188

Mapesi, H., Gupta, R., Wilson, H. I., Lukau, B., Amstutz, A., Lyimo, A., Muhairwe, J., Senkoro, E., Byakuzana, T., Mphunyane, M., Bresser, M., Glass, T. R., Lambiris, M., Fink, G., Gingo, W., Battegay, M., Paris, D. H., Rohacek, M., Vanobberghen, F., et al. (2021). The coArtHA trial-identifying the most effective treatment strategies to control arterial hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), 77. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05023-z

Martinez, A. E., Banderet, F., Labhardt, N. D., & Battegay, M. (2021). Long-term outcome after SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers: a single centre cohort study. Swiss Med Wkly, 151, w30094. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2021.w30094

Gonzalez Fernandez L., Firima E., Huber J., Raeber F., Amstutz A., Gupta R., Mokhohlane J., Belus J.M., & Labhardt N.D. (2021). Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 10. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51929.1

Mapesi, H., Gupta, R., Wilson, H. I., Lukau, B., Amstutz, A., Lyimo, A., Muhairwe, J., Senkoro, E., Byakuzana, T., Mphunyane, M., Bresser, M., Glass, T. R., Lambiris, M., Fink, G., Gingo, W., Battegay, M., Paris, D. H., Rohacek, M., Vanobberghen, F., et al. (2020, December 16). The coArtHA Trial - Identifying the Most Effective Treatment Strategies to Control Arterial Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial [Posted-content]. Research Square Platform LLC. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-60225/v1

Amstutz, Alain, Kopo, Mathebe, Lejone, Thabo I., Khesa, Lefu, Kao, Mpho, Muhairwe, Josephine, Glass, Tracy R., & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2020). “If it is left, it becomes easy for me to get tested”: use of oral self-tests and community health workers to maximize the potential of home-based HIV testing among adolescents in Lesoth. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23(Suppl 5), e25563. https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25563

Amstutz, Alain, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Khesa, Lefu, Muhairwe, Josephine, Bresser, Moniek, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Kopo, Mathebe, Kao, Mpho, Nsakala, Bienvenu Lengo, Tlali, Katleho, Klimkait, Thomas, Battegay, Manuel, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Glass, Tracy Renée. (2020). Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet. HIV, 7(11), e752–e761. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(20)30233-2

Amstutz, Alain, Nsakala, Bienvenu L., Cheleboi, Molisana, Lejone, Thabo I., Hobbins, Michael A., Battegay, Manuel, Klimkait, Thomas, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2020). Low rates of active hepatitis B and C infections among adults and children living with HIV and taking antiretroviral therapy: a multicenter screening study in Lesotho. Journal of Medical Virology, 92(12), 3857–3861. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25970

Amstutz, Alain, Nsakala, Bienvenu Lengo, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Muhairwe, Josephine, Glass, Tracy Renée, Namane, Tilo, Mpholo, Tlali, Battegay, Manuel, Klimkait, Thomas, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2020). Switch to second-line versus continued first-line antiretroviral therapy for patients with low-level HIV-1 viremia: an open-label randomized controlled trial in Lesotho. PLoS medicine, 17(9), e1003325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003325

Blum, Johannes, Chaney, Matthew, Mudji, Junior, Mfungwa, Jean-Aimé Kibala, Rice, Timothy, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2020). Glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes followed in a rural African primary care setting - a reality check in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Primary Care Diabetes, 14(2), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2019.08.002

Brown, Jennifer Anne, Ringera, Isaac, Luoga, Ezekiel, Cheleboi, Molisana, Kimera, Namvua, Muhairwe, Josephine, Kayembe, Buntshi Paulin, Molapo Hlasoa, Mosa, Kabundi, Lorraine, Yav, Ching Wey David, Mothobi, Buoang, Thahane, Lineo, Amstutz, Alain, Bachmann, Nadine, Mollel, Getrud Joseph, Bresser, Moniek, Glass, Tracy Renée, Paris, Daniel Henry, Klimkait, Thomas, et al. (2020). Genotype-Informed Versus Empiric Management Of VirEmia (GIVE MOVE): study protocol of an open-label randomised clinical trial in children and adolescents living with HIV in Lesotho and Tanzania. BMC infectious diseases, 20(1), 773. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05491-9

Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Kopo, Mathebe, Bachmann, Nadine, Brown, Jennifer Anne, Glass, Tracy Renée, Muhairwe, Josephine, Matsela, Tebatso, Scherrer, Ramona, Chere, Lebohang, Namane, Tilo, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Amstutz, Alain. (2020). PEBRA trial - effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young adults living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 425. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08535-6

Smit, M., Marinosci, A., Nicoletti, G. J., Perneger, T., Ragozzino, S., Andrey, D. O., Stoeckle, M., Jacquerioz, F., Lebowitz, D., Agoritsas, T., Meyer, B., Spechbach, H., Salamun, J., Back, M., Schaubhut, C., Fuchs, S., Decosterd, L., Battegay, M., Guessous, I., et al. (2020). Efficacy of pragmatic same-day ring prophylaxis for adult individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in Switzerland (COPEP): protocol of an open-label cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open, 10(11), e040110. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040110

Amstutz, Alain, Brown, Jennifer Anne, Ringera, Isaac, Muhairwe, Josephine, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Klimkait, Thomas, Glass, Tracy Renée, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2019). Engagement in care, viral suppression, drug resistance and reasons for non-engagement after home-based same-day ART initiation in Lesotho: a two-year follow-up of the CASCADE trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 71(10), 2608–2614. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz1126

Amstutz, Alain, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Khesa, Lefu, Muhairwe, Josephine, Nsakala, Bienvenu Lengo, Tlali, Katleho, Bresser, Moniek, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Kopo, Mathebe, Kao, Mpho, Klimkait, Thomas, Battegay, Manuel, Glass, Tracy Renée, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2019). VIBRA trial - Effect of village-based refill of ART following home-based same-day ART initiation vs clinic-based ART refill on viral suppression among individuals living with HIV : protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. Trials, 20(1), 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3510-5

Amstutz, Alain, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Khesa, Lefu, Muhairwe, Josephine, Nsakala, Bienvenu Lengo, Tlali, Katleho, Bresser, Moniek, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Kopo, Mathebe, Kao, Mpho, Klimkait, Thomas, Battegay, Manuel, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, & Glass, Tracy Renée. (2019). The HOSENG trial - effect of the provision of oral self-testing for absent and refusing individuals during a door-to-door HIV-testing campaign on testing coverage : protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho. Trials, 20(1), 496. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3469-2

Bachmann, Nadine, von Braun, Amrei, Labhardt, Niklaus D., Kadelka, Claus, Günthard, Huldrych F., Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Christine, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Kambugu, Andrew, Lejone, Thabo I., Böni, Jürg, Yerly, Sabine, Perreau, Matthieu, Klimkait, Thomas, Kouyos, Roger D., Fehr, Jan, & Swiss HIV Cohort Study. (2019). Importance of routine viral load monitoring : higher levels of resistance at ART failure in Uganda and Lesotho compared with Switzerland. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(2), 468–472. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky436

Chernet, Afona, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Sydow, Véronique, Paris, Daniel H., Neumayr, Andreas, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2019). Cardiovascular diseases risk factors among recently arrived Eritrean refugees in Switzerland. BMC Research Notes, 12(1), 668. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4715-0

Courlet, Perrine, Decosterd, Laurent Arthur, Brown, Jennifer Anne, Alves Saldanha, Susana, Marzolini, Catia, Cavassini, Matthias, Stoeckle, Marcel, Csajka, Chantal, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Calmy, Alexandra, & Swiss HIV Cohort Study,. (2019). Emtricitabine and lamivudine concentrations in saliva : a simple suitable test for treatment adherence. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(8), 2468–2470. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz181

Glass, Tracy Renee, Motaboli, Lipontso, Nsakala, Bienvenu, Lerotholi, Malebanye, Vanobberghen, Fiona, Amstutz, Alain, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Muhairwe, Josephine, Klimkait, Thomas, & Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel. (2019). The viral load monitoring cascade in a resource-limited setting : a prospective multicentre cohort study after introduction of routine viral load monitoring in rural Lesotho. PLoS ONE, 14(8), e0220337. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220337

Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Ringera, Isaac, Lejone, Thabo Ishmael, Amstutz, Alain, Klimkait, Thomas, Muhairwe, Josephine, & Glass, Tracy Renee. (2019). Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1441. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7784-z

Melamed, Sabra, Chernet, Afona, Labhardt, Niklaus D., Probst-Hensch, Nicole, & Pfeiffer, Constanze. (2019). Social resilience and mental health among Eritrean asylum-seekers in Switzerland. Qualitative Health Research, 29(2), 222–236. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318800004

Neumayr, Andreas, Chernet, Afona, Sydow, Véronique, Kling, Kerstin, Kuenzli, Esther, Marti, Hanspeter, Paris, Daniel H., Nickel, Beatrice, & Labhardt, Niklaus D. (2019). Performance of the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) urine cassette test for follow-up after treatment of S. mansoni infection in Eritrean refugees. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 28, 59–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.09.004

Salazar-Vizcaya, Luisa, Kouyos, Roger D., Metzner, Karin J., Cortes, Kamila Caraballo, Boni, Jurg, Shah, Cyril, Fehr, Jan, Braun, Dominique L., Bernasconi, Enos, Mbunkah, Herbert A., Hoffmann, Matthias, Labhardt, Niklaus, Cavassini, Matthias, Rougemont, Mathieu, Gunthard, Huldrych F., Keiser, Olivia, Rauch, Andri, Aubert, V., Battegay, M., et al. (2019). Changing Trends in International Versus Domestic HCV Transmission in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Perspective for the Direct-Acting Antiviral Scale-Up Era. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 220(1), 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz069