Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against... (Publications)
(74 of 108 children cured [68.5%, 95% CI 59.6-77.4]; egg reduction 99.2%, 98.7-99.6) and albendazole plus ivermectin (30 of 109 cured [27.5%, 19.0-36.0]; egg reduction 94.5%, 91.7-96.3) were significantly [...] for albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and 16 (14.5%) for mebendazole; headaches were reported by 5 (4.6%) children for albendazole plus ivermectin, 6 (5.6%) for albendazole plus mebendazole, 12 (10.9%) [...] effective against T trichiura than mebendazole alone (nine of 107 cured [8.4%,...
Short-term vs conventional glucocorticoid therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the REDUCE randomized clinical... (Publications)
However, the optimal dose and duration are unknown. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a short-term (5 days) systemic glucocorticoid treatment in patients with COPD exacerbation is noninferior to conventional [...] the Use of Corticosteroids in Exacerbated COPD), a randomized, noninferiority multicenter trial in 5 Swiss teaching hospitals, enrolling 314 patients presenting to the emergency department with acute COPD [...] March 2006 through February 2011. INTERVENTIONS Treatment with 40 mg of...
Epidemiology of multiple<em> Plasmodium falciparum </em>infections. 4. Age dependence of the multiplicy of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections... (Publications)
infection was highest in children 1-5 years of age, while recovery rates were lowest between the first birthday and early adolescence. As a result, peak prevalence was reached in 3-5 years old children. However [...] the prevalence of clinical malaria (estimated from the excess risk of axillary temperatures > or = 37.5 degrees C attributable to parasitaemia) was highest in children under one year of age. The peak in
Effect of supervised training on FEV1 in cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
RESULTS: FEV1 increased significantly in both training groups compared with CONCH (AT:+5.8±0.95, ST:+7.4±2.5, CONCH:-11.5±2.7% predicted, p
Antitumoral and antileishmanial dioncoquinones and ancistroquinones from cell cultures of <em>Triphyophyllum peltatum</em> (Dioncophyllaceae) and... (Publications)
Dioncoquinones A (4) and B (5) showed good - and specific - activity against Leishmania major, while they were not active against other protozoic parasites. Moreover, treatment with 4 and 5 strongly induced apoptosis [...] and Ancistrocladaceae seven new natural naphthoquinones were isolated, dioncoquinones A (4) and B (5) from Triphyophyllum peltatum, and ancistroquinones B (6), C (7), D (9), E (10), and F (12) from An
Community-based management of epilepsy in Southeast Asia: two intervention strategies in Lao PDR and Cambodia (Publications)
in Cambodia. After 12 months, the treatment gap in Lao PDR decreased by 5.5% (range: 4.0-12.2) in the intervention area and 0.5% (range: 0.4-0.8) in the control area (p
Prevalence of four enteropathogens in the faeces of young diarrhoeic dairy calves in Switzerland (Publications)
prevalences of C parvum, rotavirus, BCV and E coli k99 were 55.0 per cent, 58.7 per cent, 7.8 per cent and 5.5 per cent, respectively. The proportions of herds positive for the respective pathogens among the herds [...] 52.1 per cent, 2.1 per cent and 2.1 per cent. The immunoglobulin concentration in the serum of 90.5 per cent of the diarrhoeic calves was below 8 g/l
Prevalence of four enteropathogens in the faeces of young diarrhoeic dairy calves in Switzerland (Publications)
prevalences of C parvum, rotavirus, BCV and E coli k99 were 55.0 per cent, 58.7 per cent, 7.8 per cent and 5.5 per cent, respectively. The proportions of herds positive for the respective pathogens among the herds [...] 52.1 per cent, 2.1 per cent and 2.1 per cent. The immunoglobulin concentration in the serum of 90.5 per cent of the diarrhoeic calves was below 8 g/l
Epidemiology of multiple<em> Plasmodium falciparum </em>infections. 4. Age dependence of the multiplicy of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections... (Publications)
infection was highest in children 1-5 years of age, while recovery rates were lowest between the first birthday and early adolescence. As a result, peak prevalence was reached in 3-5 years old children. However [...] the prevalence of clinical malaria (estimated from the excess risk of axillary temperatures > or = 37.5 degrees C attributable to parasitaemia) was highest in children under one year of age. The peak in
Antitumoral and antileishmanial dioncoquinones and ancistroquinones from cell cultures of <em>Triphyophyllum peltatum</em> (Dioncophyllaceae) and... (Publications)
Dioncoquinones A (4) and B (5) showed good - and specific - activity against Leishmania major, while they were not active against other protozoic parasites. Moreover, treatment with 4 and 5 strongly induced apoptosis [...] and Ancistrocladaceae seven new natural naphthoquinones were isolated, dioncoquinones A (4) and B (5) from Triphyophyllum peltatum, and ancistroquinones B (6), C (7), D (9), E (10), and F (12) from An