Liver morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> in Cambodia after seven rounds of mass drug administration (Publications)
fibrosis with portal hypertension was diagnosed in 46% (vs. 0%) of people in this area; 18% (vs. 0%) and 5% (vs. 0%) of portal hypertension was classified as moderate and severe, respectively. People aged between
Assessment of deaths attributable to air pollution: should we use risk estimates based on time series or on cohort studies? (Publications)
attributable cases based on time-series studies from those based on cohort studies, the latter being 5-10 times larger. The authors distinguish four categories of death associated with air pollution: A)
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing <em>Enterobacteriaceae</em> in healthy companion animals living in nursing homes and in the community (Publications)
ts of resistance. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of ESBL isolates, adjusted for clustering, was 2.5% (95% confidence interval: 1.3-4.6). Pets that received an antibiotic treatment in the 3 months prior
Muscle force up to 50% of maximum does not affect cutaneous silent periods in thenar muscles (Publications)
obtained from abductor pollicis brevis muscle following ipsilateral recurrent noxious digit 2 and digit 5 stimulation. RESULTS: Group average CSP onset and end latency, CSP duration, and the magnitude of EMG
Real-time PCR detection and quantification of vector trichodorid nematodes and <em>Tobacco rattle virus</em> (Publications)
r trichodorid nematodes and associated Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) based on a real-time fluorogenic 5' nuclease PCR assay (TaqMan). Two independent primer/probe sets were designed targeting the 18S gene
Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2-29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent... (Publications)
BOX-PCR and MLST. RESULTS: Twenty-nine different serotypes were identified; serotypes 14, 19A, 12F, 5, 23F, and 1 were common and accounted for 58.3% of all serotypes overall. MLST analysis showed 72 sequence
The extended AT-hook is a novel RNA binding motif (Publications)
identified 80 human and 60 mouse eAT-hook proteins and biochemically characterized the eAT-hooks of Tip5/BAZ2A, PTOV1 and GPBP1. Microscale thermophoresis and electrophoretic mobility shift assays reveal the
MMP-1 and -3 promoter variants are indicative of a common susceptibility for skin and lung aging: results from a cohort of elderly women (SALIA) (Publications)
(MMP-1) 2G (rs1799750) or the MMP-3 6A (rs3025058) allele but not in homozygous carriers of the 1G or 5A allele. Thus, skin and lung aging are linked in carriers of the 2G or 6A allele. These alleles appear
Relationship between humoral response to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoite surface antigen-2 and malaria morbidity in a highly endemic area of... (Publications)
IgG to FC27, 3D7, and d3D7 was 91%, 90%, and 90%, respectively. The majority of individuals > or = 5 years of age had antibodies to both forms of MSA-2. The geometric mean antibody units increased with
Do health workers' preferences influence their practices? Assessment of providers' attitude and personal use of new treatment recommendations for... (Publications)
suitable for the management of uncomplicated malaria for the three patient categories: i) children below 5; ii) older children and adults; and iii) pregnant women. Practice was ascertained by asking which a