Benzyl- and dibenzyl tetrahydropyridinylidene ammonium salts with antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
Several 1-benzyl and 1,3-dibenzyl derivatives of tetrahydropyridinylidene salts with differing electron withdrawing substituents at the aromatic residues have been prepared. In addition, the amine moi
Age and cancer incidence in 5.2 million people with HIV: the South African HIV Cancer Match study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Old age is an important risk factor for developing cancer, but few data exist on this association in people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: The South African HIV Cancer Matc
Should we treat <em>Blastocystis </em>sp.? A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized pilot trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Blastocystis sp. is a worldwide-distributed protist colonizing the guts of humans and a great variety of animals. It is unclear whether it is just a commensal or an infectious parasite tha
Informal support networks of Tanzanians with chronic diseases: predictors of support provision and treatment adherence (Publications)
Objectives: To examine the role of NCD patients' social ties as informal caregivers and whether receiving their support is associated with engagement in care. Methods: NCD outpatients (N(2) = 100) in
High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. In this study, we evaluated antibiotic u