Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal of a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths) between 1990 a
Oxantel pamoate-albendazole for <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura) are widespread and often occur concomitantly. These parasitic-worm infections are typic
Hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global prevalence of handwashing with soap and derive a pooled estimate of the effect of hygiene on diarrhoeal diseases, based on a systematic search of the literature. METH
Antiparasitic chaiyaphumines from entomopathogenic <em>Xenorhabdus</em> sp. PB61.4 (Publications)
A new class of four depsipentapeptides called chaiyaphumines A-D (1-4) was isolated from Xenorhabdus sp. PB61.4. Their structures were elucidated by detailed 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by a Marfey'
The effect of workplace smoking bans on heart rate variability and pulse wave velocity of non-smoking hospitality workers (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a change in second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure on heart rate variability (HRV) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), this study utilized a quasi-experimental setting wh
Novel genotyping tools for investigating transmission dynamics of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Background. Differentiation between gametocyte-producing P. falciparum clones depends on both, high levels of stage-specific transcripts and high genetic diversity of the selected genotyping marker ob
Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings. METHODS: The search strategy used Cochrane Library, MEDLINE & PubMed, Globa
Impact of in vitro evolution on antigenic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) (Publications)
Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the only vaccine currently used against tuberculosis, is an attenuated derivative of M. bovis that has been propagated in vitro for more than 40 yea
Establishing a baseline to measure change in political will and the use of data for decision-making in maternal and newborn health in six African... (Publications)
The Evidence for Action (E4A) program assumes that both resource allocation and quality of care can improve via a strategy that combines evidence and advocacy to stimulate accountability. The present
