Efficacy of DB289 in Thai patients with <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> or acute, uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections (Publications)
BACKGROUND: DB289 is the orally active prodrug of the diamidine DB75, which was developed for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis. METHODS: We tested the safety and efficacy of DB289 for th
Cost savings with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in low-transmission areas: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria may help rationalize antimalarial drug use. However, the economic effects of these tests may vary. Data on costs were collected from 259 patients in 6 health
Artemether and tribendimidine lack activity in experimental treatment of <em>Paragonimus westermani </em>in the dog (Publications)
Artemether and tribendimidine are active against several trematode species, but no data are available regarding the lung fluke Paragonimus westermani. We infected six dogs with 100 P. westermani metac
Histopathological changes in juvenile <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> harboured in hamsters treated with artemether (Publications)
Histopathological changes in juvenile Schistosoma haematobium, caused by artemether administered to the infected hamsters, were studied. Hamsters were infected with S. haematobium cercariae, and after