Electronic clinical decision algorithms for the integrated primary care management of febrile children in low-resource settings: review of existing... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The lack of effective, integrated diagnostic tools poses a major challenge to the primary care management of febrile childhood illnesses. These limitations are especially evident in low-re
Das Ringerohr der etwas anderen Art (Publications)
We report the case of a 19-year-old patient who presented with recurrent circular and scaly skin changes. The patient reported wrestling as his main leisure activity. After an unsuccessful attempt at
Phytochemical study of <em>Salvia leriifolia</em> roots: rearranged abietane diterpenoids with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Phytochemical investigation of the lipophilic extract of the roots of Salvia leriifolia resulted in the isolation of the new rearranged abietane diterpenoids leriifoliol (1) and leriifolione (2), toge
The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation: a case-crossover analysis (Publications)
In bronchiectasis, exacerbations are believed to be triggered by infectious agents, but often no pathogen can be identified. We hypothesized that acute air pollution exposure may be associated with br
A meta-analysis on residential exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Publications)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is caused by the gradual degeneration and death of motor neurons, with mostly unknown etiology. Some risk factors have been suggested for this disease including ext
Assessing strategies against <em>gambiense </em>sleeping sickness through mathematical modeling (Publications)
Background: Control of gambiense sleeping sickness relies predominantly on passive and active screening of people, followed by treatment. Methods: Mathematical modeling explores the potential of 3 com
Long-read whole genome sequencing and comparative analysis of six strains of the human pathogen <em>Orientia tsutsugamushi</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Orientia tsutsugamushi is a clinically important but neglected obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen of the Rickettsiaceae family that causes the potentially life-threatening human dis
Rivers as carriers and potential sentinels for <em>Burkholderia pseudomallei </em>in Laos (Publications)
Burkholderia pseudomallei, causative agent of the often fatal disease melioidosis, dwells in tropical soils and has been found in freshwater bodies. To investigate whether rivers are potential habitat
Pharmacokinetics of praziquantel in <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infected school- and preschool- aged children (Publications)
There is a growing consensus to include preschool-aged children in preventive chemotherapy programs with praziquantel, aiming to control schistosomiasis. However, pharmacokinetic data, crucial to esta
