Acute phase proteins and white blood cell levels for prediction of infectious complications in status epilepticus (Publications)
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Infections in status epilepticus (SE) patients result in severe morbidity making early diagnosis crucial. As SE may lead to inflammatory reaction, the value of acute phase prot
Compounds structurally related to ellagic acid show improved antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
The cancer chemopreventive agent ellagic acid (EA) is a known inhibitor of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and possesses antiplasmodial activities in the upper-nanomolar range. In the recent drug de
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and the need for a curated database (Publications)
Recent advances in DNA sequencing have led to the discovery of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). This genetic varia
Language competence of 14-year-old adolescents in relation to their sociocultural origin: results from a logopedic study in the framework of the Basel... (Publications)
Between 1986 and 1988 speech and language abilities of a representative sample of 341 fourteen-year-old Basle schoolchildren were assessed as part of the 2nd Follow-up examination of the Basle Kinderg
Abklärung und Antibiotikatherapie von Infektionen in der Hausarztpraxis : Eine Befragung von Allgemeinpraktikern und Internisten mit Praxistätigkeit... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The study aim was to analyse the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to selected infectious diseases, in particular with regard to the use of antibiotics, in the light of current guideline
Immuno-detection of anthrose containing tetrasaccharide in the exosporium of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> and <em>Bacillus cereus </em>strains (Publications)
Abstract Aims: Bacillus anthracis strains of various origins were analysed with the view to describe intrinsic and persistent structural components of the Bacillus collagen-like protein of anthracis g
Interaction of monobenzamidine-linked trypanocides with the <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> P2 aminopurine transporter (Publications)
Single benzamidine group-carrying compounds were shown to interact with the Trypanosoma brucei P2 aminopurine transporter. Replacement of the amidine with a guanidine group decreased affinity. Trypano
Spatial analysis of malaria transmission parameters in the rice cultivation area of office du Niger, Mali (Publications)
The effects of rice growth environment on malaria transmission, taking into account spatial correlation, were assessed in the Office du Niger, Mali. Between April 1999 to January 2001, 8 quarterly ent