Prenatal and postnatal medical conditions and the risk of brain tumors in children and adolescents: an international multicenter case-control study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have evaluated the effect of medical diagnostic radiation on brain tumors. Recent cohort studies have reported an increased risk associated with exposure to head CT scans.
The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and<em> Plasmodium vivax </em>parasitaemia and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The widespread presence of low-density asymptomatic infections with concurrent gametocytes may be a stumbling block for malaria elimination. This study investigated the asymptomatic reserv
Incidence and risk factors for hypertension among HIV patients in rural Tanzania - a prospective cohort study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Scarce data are available on the epidemiology of hypertension among HIV patients in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We explored the prevalence, incidence and risk factors for incident hyperten
A switch in regulatory T cells through farm-exposure during immune maturation in childhood (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Farm exposure protects against development of allergies early in life. At 4.5 years, protection against asthma by farm-milk exposure was partially mediated by regulatory T-cells (Tregs). T
Antimalarial pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles: lead optimization, parasite life cycle stage profile, mechanistic evaluation, killing kinetics, and <em>in... (Publications)
Further structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies on the recently identified pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole (PBI) antimalarials have led to the identification of potent, metabolically stable compounds
"You can save time if..."-a qualitative study on internal factors slowing down clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The costs, complexity, legal requirements and number of amendments associated with clinical trials are rising constantly, which negatively affects the efficient conduct of trials. In Sub-S
Monitoring of selected health indicators in children living in a copper mine development area in northwestern Zambia (Publications)
The epidemiology of malaria, anaemia and malnutrition in children is potentially altered in mining development areas. In a copper extraction project in northwestern Zambia, a health impact assessment
Low efficacy of albendazole against <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> infection in schoolchildren from Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Albendazole is one of two standard drugs for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. METHODS: A total of 149 schoolchildren from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, were examined for soil
