Differences in aerobic fitness and lifestyle characteristics in preschoolers according to their weight status and sports club participation (Publications)
participation. Method: As part of the Ballabeina study, 600 randomly selected preschoolers (mean age 5.1 +/- 0.6 years; 50.2% girls) were analyzed. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance
Comparative immunogenicity of a PreS/S hepatitis B vaccine in non- and low responders to conventional vaccine12 (Publications)
Conventional hepatitis B vaccines do not elicit adequate antibody production in 5-10% vaccinees. This trial tests the ability of a third-generation vaccine, containing PreS1 and PreS2 antigens in addition
<em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> antigen detects <em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> infection (Publications)
for presence of S. mekongi eggs and the results were correlated with serology. A sensitivity of 94.5% was calculated for a combination of ELISA and IFA as compared to the detection of S. mekongi eggs in
Differences in aerobic fitness and lifestyle characteristics in preschoolers according to their weight status and sports club participation (Publications)
participation. Method: As part of the Ballabeina study, 600 randomly selected preschoolers (mean age 5.1 +/- 0.6 years; 50.2% girls) were analyzed. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance
The use of acoustic reflectometry in the study of middle ear effusion in children suffering from acute otits media, upper respiratory tract infection... (Publications)
= 81) as well as in healthy control children (n = 152). Data are reported in age categories 0-4 and 5-13 years. Middle ear effusion was found in 86% of children with acute otitis media, 49% of children
Provider-patient interaction in rural Cameroon: how it relates to the patient's understanding of diagnosis and prescribed drugs, the patient's concept... (Publications)
related to the extent of clarity a provider used in mentioning it during consultation (recall rates: 87.5% if mentioned explicitly, 56.7% if mentioned indirectly and 19.2% if not mentioned at all; p
IV thrombolysis and renal function (Publications)
without IVT treatment served as a comparison group. RESULTS: Among 4,780 IVT-treated patients, 1,217 (25.5%) had a low GFR (
Structure and biosynthesis of isatropolones, bioactive amine-scavenging fluorescent natural products from <em>streptomyces Go66</em> (Publications)
heterologous expression, and structural characterization of various intermediates. Owing to their 1,5-diketone moiety, they can react with ammonia, amines, lysine, and lysine-containing peptides and proteins
Safety profile of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children: additional data from a phase III randomized controlled trial in sub-Saharan... (Publications)
against malaria. We now present in-depth safety results from this study. 8922 children (enrolled at 5-17 months) and 6537 infants (enrolled at 6-12 weeks) were 1:1:1-randomized to receive 4 doses of RTS
Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and its associated risk factors in the emerging dairy belts of regional cities in Ethiopia (Publications)
prevalence was 22.4% (95% CI: 17-29%) while the animal prevalence was 5.2% (95% CI: 4-6%) at the cut-off > 4 mm. The herd prevalence rose to 65.5% (95% CI: 58-72%) and the animal prevalence rose to 9% (95% CI: