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1. Cleaning at home and at work in relation to lung function decline and airway obstruction (Publications)

   Cleaning at home and at work in relation to lung function decline and airway obstruction

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   RATIONALE: Cleaning tasks may imply exposure to chemical agents with potential harmful effects to the respiratory system, and increased risk of asthma and respiratory symptoms among professional clean

2. The impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness: a series of repeated... (Publications)

   The impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness: a series of repeated cross-sectional studies in Papua New Guinea

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   BACKGROUND: This paper examines the impact of the scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) on routine clinical diagnosis procedures for febrile illness in primary healthcare settings in Papua

3. Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin (Publications)

   Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin

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   BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) induces a systemic inflammatory state affecting iron homeostasis. Patients with TB often have additional comorbidities such as anemia which can result in poorer treat out

4. <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection dynamics: re-infections, recrudescences and relapses (Publications)

   <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection dynamics: re-infections, recrudescences and relapses

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   BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic populations, complex patterns of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection dynamics may be observed. Genotyping samples from longitudinal cohort s

5. Development of dengue virus serotype-specific NS1 capture assays for the rapid and highly sensitive identification of the infecting serotype in human... (Publications)

   Development of dengue virus serotype-specific NS1 capture assays for the rapid and highly sensitive identification of the infecting serotype in human sera

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   Dengue fever can be caused by one of four distinct dengue virus (DENV) serotypes that cocirculate in many parts of the world. Point of care serotype-specific nonstructural protein-1 (NS1) capture assa

6. Combined approach of backbone amide linking and on-resin n-methylation for the synthesis of bioactive and metabolically stable peptides (Publications)

   Combined approach of backbone amide linking and on-resin n-methylation for the synthesis of bioactive and metabolically stable peptides

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   Rhabdopeptides are a large class of nonribosomal peptides from the bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus with low micromolar activity against different protozoa, which are the causative agents of seve

7. Potent inhibitors of plasmodial serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) featuring a spirocyclic scaffold (Publications)

   Potent inhibitors of plasmodial serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) featuring a spirocyclic scaffold

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   With the discovery that serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) is a druggable target for antimalarials, the aim of this study was to design novel inhibitors of this key enzyme in the folate biosynthes

8. Hyperglycaemia is inversely correlated with live <em>M. bovis</em> BCG-specific CD4+ T cell responses in Tanzanian adults with latent or active... (Publications)

   Hyperglycaemia is inversely correlated with live <em>M. bovis</em> BCG-specific CD4+ T cell responses in Tanzanian adults with latent or active tuberculosis

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   INTRODUCTION: The rising prevalence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) in high TB-endemic countries may adversely affect sustainability of TB control since DM constitutes a risk factor for development of activ

9. How can we accelerate progress on civil registration and vital statistics? [Editorial] (Publications)

   How can we accelerate progress on civil registration and vital statistics? [Editorial]

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10. Efficacy and tolerability of triple drug therapy with albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, and oxantel pamoate compared with albendazole plus oxantel... (Publications)

    Efficacy and tolerability of triple drug therapy with albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, and oxantel pamoate compared with albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, pyrantel pamoate plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole plus pyrantel pamoate and oxantel pamoate again

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