Contributions of the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) to schistosomiasis control and elimination: key... (Publications)
through adaptive strategies; 4) annual MDA is more effective than biennial MDA in high-prevalence areas; 5) the current WHO thresholds for decision-making based on the prevalence of heavy infections should be
SCORE studies on the impact of drug treatment on morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and<em> Schistosoma haematobium</em> infection (Publications)
children had less undernutrition, less portal vein dilation, and increased quality of life in Year 5 compared with baseline. We also conducted a pilot study of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children
Stunted children display ectopic small intestinal colonization by oral bacteria, which cause lipid malabsorption in experimental models (Publications)
performed a cross-sectional study in two African countries recruiting roughly 1,000 children aged 2 to 5 years and assessed the microbiota in the stomach, duodenum, and feces. Upper gastrointestinal samples
Care seeking and treatment of febrile children with and without danger signs of severe disease in northern Uganda: results from three household... (Publications)
diarrhea. We set out to determine the treatment-seeking practices and treatment patterns for children < 5 years of age with an acute febrile illness, with or without danger signs of severe disease, in a highly
Eau potable, assainissement et risque de maladies diarrhéiques dans la Communauté Urbaine de Nouakchott, Mauritanie (Publications)
affected like Sebkha (19.1%). The distribution according to the age categories shows that children under 5 years are the most affected with 51.7% followed by people aged over 14 with 34.2%. The correlation analysis
Occupational exposures and 20-year incidence of COPD: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
unexposed (relative risk (RR) 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.3), as did those exposed to gases and fumes (RR 1.5, 95% CI 1.0 to 2.2) and pesticides (RR 2.2, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.8). The combined population attributable
Associations of various nighttime noise exposure indicators with objective sleep efficiency and self-reported sleep quality: a field study (Publications)
outdoor noise measurements at their bedroom window. Actimetry-recorded sleep latency increased by 5.6 min (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.6 to 9.6 min) per 10 dB(A) increase in noise exposure during
Influence of parasite density and sample storage time on the reliability of <em>Entamoeba histolytica</em>-specific PCR from formalin-fixed and... (Publications)
tissue sections. PCR was negative in 9 samples with visible amebae in neighboring sections and in 5 samples without visible parasites in neighboring sections. PCR was negative in all specimens that were
The molecular clock of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
MTB. For data sets where such calibration was possible, we obtained a clock rate between 1x10-8 and 5x10-7 nucleotide changes per-site-per-year (0.04-2.2 SNPs per-genome-per-year), with substantial differences
Synthesis, <em>in-vitro</em> antiprotozoal activity and molecular docking study of isothiocyanate derivatives (Publications)
exhibited antiplasmodial activity with IC50s in the range of 1.1-2.7microM and SI values between 1.1 and 14.5. The isothiocyanate derivative 7c showed against T. cruzi with an IC50 value of 1.9microM and SI 4.