Preparation of sesquiterpene lactone-loaded PLA nanoparticles and evaluation of their antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
a rounded knotty depression like a navel orange. The average particle sizes were 202.3, 220.3, 219.5, 216.9, and 226.4 nm for alpha-santonin, arglabin, schkuhrin II, vernolepin, and eucannabinolide, r
Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of ivermectin in <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>-infected children aged 2-12 years (Publications)
dose-finding trial in rural Cote d'Ivoire, Trichuris trichiura-infected pre-school-aged children (PSAC, 2-5 years) and school-aged children (SAC, 6-12 years) were assigned to 100 or 200 mug/kg and 200, 400 or
Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: a Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data (Publications)
soil's fine earth fraction was related to a high hookworm prevalence. Furthermore, we estimated that 30.5 (27.2; 36.0) million dosages of anthelmintic treatments for school-age children were required per year
Antibiotic point prevalence survey and antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized patients across Peruvian reference hospitals (Publications)
antibiotics (74.2 %) were prescribed as empirical treatment, only 4.4 % as targeted treatment. For 9.5 % of cases the reason for antibiotic use was unknown. Cephalosporins were the most prescribed (30.0
Evaluation of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing in Lesotho and Zambia (Publications)
conducted with qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Firstly, 14 in-depth cognitive interviews (5 in Zambia and 9 in Lesotho) were performed to assess the participants' understanding of the instructions
Health system utilization and perceived quality among adults in Lao PDR: evidence from a nationally representative phone survey (Publications)
representative estimates. RESULTS: A total of 2007 adults completed interviews in approximately 3.5 months. About two thirds (65%) of respondents reported visiting a health facility in the past year and
Effectiveness of behavioural change interventions on physical activity, diet and body mass index of public primary healthcare users in Kosovo: the... (Publications)
interventions and BMI was quantified using linear regression. RESULTS: There was a high rate of smokers 20.5% and obesity 53.1%, and high rates of self-reported diagnoses of diabetes: 57.1%; hypertension 62.6%
Prevalence of wheezing and atopic diseases in Austrian schoolchildren in conjunction with urban, rural or farm residence (Publications)
exposure showed a lower risk for W12 (odds ratios (OR) = 0.3; 95 %; confidence interval (CI) 0.2-0.5), dd-asthma (OR = 0.4; 95 % CI 0.2-0.9) and dd-hay fever (OR 0.2; 95 % CI 0.1-0.4). The protective effect
Simple variables predict miserable outcome after intravenous thrombolysis (Publications)
y estimated by SVM and the observed occurrence of miserable 3-month outcome (modified Rankin score 5-6) were compared. The performances of SVM and the DRAGON score were compared. The area under the receiver
HMOX1 and GST variants modify attenuation of FEF25-75% decline due to PM10 reduction (Publications)
alleles or the GSTP1 Val/Val genotype profited significantly more from a 10 microg.m(-3) reduction (26.5 mL.s(-1) and 27.3 mL.s(-1) respectively) than non-carriers. Benefits of a reduction in PM(10) exposure
