Novel 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based aliphatic and aromatic amines as anti-chagasic agents (Publications)
A series of novel 2-nitro-1H-imidazole- and 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based aromatic and aliphatic amines were screened for anti-trypanosomal activity and mammalian cytotoxicity by the Drugs for Negle
Alcohol consumption and other lifestyle factors: avoidable sources of excess lead exposure (Publications)
Lead concentration in whole blood of a representative sample of 471 subjects aged 20 to 74 years and living in Basle was determined in 1989/90 by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The partici
Interferons direct an effective innate response to Legionella pneumophila infection (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila remains an important opportunistic pathogen of human macrophages. Its more limited ability to replicate in murine macrophages has been attributed to redundant innate sensor syst
Strongyloidiasis - the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health c
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term effect of HAART on non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence in people with HIV (PHIV). DESIGN: Follow-up of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). METHODS: Between 1984 and
Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Primary malaria prevention on a large scale depends on two vector control interventions: indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). Historically, IRS has