Diagnostic comparison of Baermann funnel, Koga agar plate culture and polymerase chain reaction for detection of human <em>Strongyloides... (Publications)
Human infection with the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, which may have a life-threatening course, primarily occurs in tropical settings. Epidemiological data on the occurrence of strongyloidiasis
Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter
Acute phase proteins and IP-10 as triage tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We examined the data reported in studies for diagnostic purposes and discuss whether their intended use could be extended to triage, as rule in or rule out tests to select individuals who
Effect of a 20-week physical activity intervention on selective attention and academic performance in children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods:... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a 20-week school-based physical activity intervention program on academic performance and selective attention among disadvantaged South African primary school chi
Marginal structural models and other analyses allow multiple estimates of treatment effects in randomized clinical trials: meta-epidemiological... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To determine how marginal structural models (MSMs), which are increasingly used to estimate causal effects, are used in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and compare their results with tho
Ancistrobrevines E-J and related naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the West African liana <em>Ancistrocladus abbreviatus</em> with inhibitory... (Publications)
From the roots of the West African liana Ancistrocladus abbreviatus (Ancistrocladaceae), ten new naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids (7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, and 9-14), displaying three different coupling types (5
Polyamidoamine nanoparticles for the oral administration of antimalarial drugs (Publications)
Current strategies for the mass administration of antimalarial drugs demand oral formulations to target the asexual Plasmodium stages in the peripheral bloodstream, whereas recommendations for future
Does test-based prescription of evidence-based treatment for malaria improve treatment seeking and satisfaction? Findings of repeated cross-sectional... (Publications)
Introduction: The presumptive treatment of febrile illness with antimalarial medication is becoming less common in low-income and middle-income countries as access to reliable diagnostic tests improve
Laboratory-reflex cryptococcal antigen screening is associated with a survival benefit in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in persons with advanced HIV/AIDS is recommended to prevent death. Implementing CrAg screening only in outpatients may underestimate the true CrAg pre
