High prevalence of large trematode eggs in schoolchildren in Cambodia (Publications)
cup sedimentation and coprological ELISA. LTE were observed in the stools of 228 schoolchildren (46.5%). Two blood serum samples from schoolchildren were positive for Fasciola hepatica in a first ELISA
cART prescription trends in a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania from 2007 to 2011 (Publications)
d4T/3TC/NVP and AZT/3TC/EFV were the most prescribed combinations in each year, including 2011 (674 [36.5%] and 641 [34.7%] patients, respectively). Of those receiving stavudine in 2011, 659 (89.1%) initiated
Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis was the most prevalent helminth following Opisthorchis viverrini (20.4% and 47.5% respectively). The most immunocompromised patients, as assessed by a CD4 count
Financial and economic costs of the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa (Publications)
challenging areas at the latest by 2021 and implementing intensive surveillance, would allow savings of $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion over 2013-2045 as compared to the control scenario. Although the elimination
Bacteria-induced egg hatching differs for <em>Trichuris muris</em> and <em>Trichuris suis</em> (Publications)
previously developed for T. muris. Additionally, E. coli strains (M15, SG13009, PMC103, JM109, TUNER, DH5alpha, TOP10) and five Gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus caccae, Streptococcus hyointestinalis, L
Turkish freshwater and marine macrophyte extracts show in vitro antiprotozoal activity and inhibit FabI, a key enzyme of <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
l potential. The best antileishmanial activity was exerted by U. lactuca and P. oceanica (IC(50)'s 5.9 and 8.0mug/ml, respectively). Five extracts that demonstrated inhibitory activity towards P. falciparum
Increased and expedited case detection by Xpert MTB/RIF assay in childhood tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
confirmed tuberculosis cases than smear microscopy but with equal rapidity. Four additional cases (8.5%) with clinical tuberculosis but negative culture were diagnosed by Xpert. Testing second and third
Prenatal animal contact and gene expression of innate immunity receptors at birth are associated with atopic dermatitis (Publications)
with mothers without contact (adjusted odds ratio, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.19-0.97). Elevated expression of TLR5 and TLR9 in cord blood was associated with decreased doctor diagnosis of atopic dermatitis. A significant
Comparison of land-use regression modeling with dispersion and chemistry transport modeling to assign air pollution concentrations within the Ruhr... (Publications)
spatial resolution, and agreement of residential exposure estimation, referring to the air pollutants PM2.5, PM10, and NO2. Residential exposure referred to air pollution exposure at residences of participants
Electroencephalographic features of convulsive epilepsy in Africa: a multicentre study of prevalence, pattern and associated factors (Publications)
751 (53%) had abnormal EEGs, being an adjusted prevalence of 2.7 (95% confidence interval (95% CI), 2.5-2.9) per 1000. 52% of the abnormal EEG had focal features (75% with temporal lobe involvement). The