Engineered synthetic virus-like particles and their use in vaccine delivery (Publications)
Engineered nanoparticles have been designed based on the self-assembling properties of synthetic coiled-coil lipopeptide building blocks. The presence of an isoleucine zipper within the lipopeptide to
Comparison of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of a two injection combined high-dose hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine to those of Twinrix (Publications)
Twinrix (SmithKline Beecham Biologicals) is a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine licensed with a three-dose schedule. A two-dose combined hepatitis A and B vaccine would facilitate immunisation progra
Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren in German-speaking Switzerland compared to seven countries in... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Overweight in children and adolescents have increased significantly and are a major public health problem. To allow international comparisons, Switzerland joined the European stu
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of pyrethrins and pyrethroids (Publications)
In a screen of 1800 plant and fungal extracts for antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal, and leishmanicidal activity, the n-hexane extract of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Vis. flowers showed str
Electron microscopical study to assess the in vitro effects of the synthetic trioxolane OZ78 against the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica (Publications)
Adult Fasciola hepatica were incubated for 48 h in vitro in the synthetic peroxide, OZ78 at a concentration of 100 microg/ml and then prepared for scanning and transmission electron microscopy. There
Treatment of acute uncomplicated <em>Falciparum</em> malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in nonimmune populations: a safety, efficacy, and... (Publications)
The efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of malaria in nonimmune populations are not well defined. In this study, 165 nonimmune patients from Europe and non-malarious areas