Prévalence des diarrhées infantojuvéniles dans deux districts de Nouakchott (Mauritanie) en 2008: analyse de l'influence de l'hygiène du milieu... (Publications)
In urban areas in Nouakchott, diarrheal diseases present a major public health problem, especially for children and adolescents. In August, 2008, a cross-sectional survey of 300 households in two adja
IS6<em>110</em>-based global phylogeny of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
IS6110, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species-specific insertion element, is targeted primarily for DNA fingerprinting of M. tuberculosis strains. The number and chromosomal positions of copies
Prognostic significance of epithelial-mesenchymal and mesenchymal-epithelial transition protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer (Publications)
PURPOSE: In carcinomas, invasive tumor growth is accompanied by desmoplastic stroma reaction and facilitated by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cancer cells. We investigated the prognostic
Detection of arsenical drug resistance in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> with a simple fluorescence test [Research letters] (Publications)
The resurgence of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), coupled with an increased incidence of drug resistance, is of concern. We report a quick, simple, and sensitive test for identification of parasi
Gender and socio-cultural determinants of TB-related stigma in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Colombia (Publications)
SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in Bangladesh, India, Malawi and Colombia. OBJECTIVE: Assess indicators of TB-related stigma and socio-cultural and gender-related features of illness ass
In vitro and in vivo treatments of <em>Echinococcus </em>protoscoleces and metacestodes with artemisinin and artemisinin derivatives (Publications)
In vitro treatment of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus larval stages with the antimalarials dihydroartemisinin and artesunate (10 to 40 microM) exhibited promising results, whil
Childhood cancer and nuclear power plants in Switzerland: a census-based cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies on childhood cancer and nuclear power plants (NPPs) produced conflicting results. We used a cohort approach to examine whether residence near NPPs was associated with leuk