Acute-phase proteins and mortality in status epilepticus: a 5-year observational cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Acute-phase proteins, such as C-reactive protein and albumin, may be related with course and outcome in status epilepticus, as changes of cytokine levels and blood-brain barrier breakdown d
Maurer's clefts, the enigma of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, completely remodels the infected human erythrocyte to acquire nutrients and to evade the immune system. For this process, the parasite exports mo
Antitrypanosomal isothiocyanate and thiocarbamate glycosides from <em>Moringa peregrina </em>[Letter] (Publications)
O-Methyl (1), O-ethyl (2), and O-butyl (3) 4-[(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl] thiocarbamate (E), along with 4-(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl isothiocyanate (4) have been isolated from the aerial parts o
Evaluation of four single-locus markers for <em>Leishmania</em> species discrimination by sequencing (Publications)
Several genetic markers have been described for discriminating Leishmania species. In most reported cases, one or a few polymorphisms are the basis of species identification, and the methods were vali
Feasibility and clinical outcomes when using practice guidelines for evaluation of fever in returning travelers and migrants: a validation study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines for examining febrile patients presenting upon returning from the tropics were developed to assist primary care physicians in decision making. Because of the low level