Case definitions of clinical malaria under different transmission conditions in Kilifi District, Kenya (Publications)
Background. Clear case definitions of malaria are an essential means of evaluating the effectiveness of present and proposed interventions in malaria. The clinical signs of malaria are nonspecific, an
Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland (Publications)
Home indoor and outdoor levels, and personal exposures to NO2 were determined for more than 500 subjects in a subpopulation of SAPALDIA by using passive samplers. The overall personal NO2 average was
The straw that breaks the camel's back: redirecting health-seeking behavior studies on malaria and vulnerability (Publications)
In the wake of the Millennium Development Goals, the focus on vulnerability and access to care has increasingly gained ground in the malaria social science literature. However, little emphasis has bee
The sensitivity of the OptiMAL rapid diagnostic test to the presence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>gametocytes compromises its ability to monitor... (Publications)
Using in vivo samples from treatment failure malaria cases, we demonstrate the high sensitivity of the parasite lactase dehydrogenase (pLDH)-based OptiMAL rapid diagnostic test in the detection of P.
<em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Schistosomiasis found in communities along the Mekong River in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma mekongi. Early observations on patients
Cost-effectiveness of intracoronary ultrasound for percutaneous coronary interventions (Publications)
The Strategy for Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided PTCA and Stenting trial included a prospectively designed economic analysis to investigate whether routine IVUS guidance intervention is cost-ef
Synthesis and evaluation of 2-pyridyl pyrimidines with in vitro antiplasmodial and antileishmanial activity (Publications)
A series of 2-pyridyl pyrimidines, reported inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum methionine aminopeptidase 1b were synthesized and evaluated for their antiplasmodial activities. An analysis of physicoc