Efficacy of artesunate and artemether against <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em> in rabbits (Publications)
(120 mg/kg) artesunate and artemether achieved statistical significant worm burden reductions of 88.8% and 67.2%, respectively. These rates were lower than worm burden reductions observed with praziquantel
Impact of body temperature on in-hospital and long-term mortality in patients with acute heart failure (Publications)
as secondary endpoint. RESULTS: BT on presentation was 37.2 degrees C (SD 0.9) and ranged from 34.8-40.4 degrees C. Patients were divided into quartiles of BT. Initial morbidity as reflected by intensive
Development and validation of the Kilifi stigma scale for epilepsy in Kenya (Publications)
Factor analysis indicated that the scale was unidimensional with one factor solution explaining 45.8% of the variance. The Kilifi Stigma Scale for Epilepsy is a culturally appropriate measure of stigma
Prospective risk of morbidity in relation to malaria infection in an area of high endemicity of multiple species of <em>Plasmodium</em> (Publications)
prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum (39.6%), Plasmodium vivax (18.3%), and Plasmodium malariae (13.8%), cross-sectional analysis found P. falciparum infection to be independent of the other species despite
Spatial analysis of malaria transmission parameters in the rice cultivation area of office du Niger, Mali (Publications)
spatial correlation, were assessed in the Office du Niger, Mali. Between April 1999 to January 2001, 8 quarterly entomologic surveys were conducted in 18 villages in 3 agricultural zones. Vector densities
Tolerability and efficacy of a pediatric granule formulation of artesunate-mefloquine in young children from Cameroon with uncomplicated falciparum... (Publications)
neuropsychiatric AEs (elicited through a structured questionnaire or reported spontaneously) out of which 3.8% (mainly insomnia) were considered drug-related. Other drug-related AEs were infrequent ( < 3%). Polymerase
Short-term effects of particulate matter on total mortality during Saharan dust outbreaks: a case-crossover analysis in Madrid (Spain) (Publications)
RESULTS: During Saharan dust days, an increase of 10mg/m(3) of PM(10-2.5) raised total mortality by 2.8% compared with 0.6% during non-dust days (P-value for interaction=0.0165). CONCLUSION: We found evidence
Risk factors for epilepsy in rural Lao PDR: a case-control study (Publications)
cysticercosis serology. A history of head trauma (OR=4.7, p=0.05), family history of epilepsy (OR=12.8, p=0.03), and the use of human feces to fertilize domestic vegetable gardens (OR=4.9, p=0.04) were
Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of antimalarial polyamines (Publications)
'capping acid' groups, and polyamines that include spermine (PA3-4-3) and chain extended analogues PA3-8-3 and PA3-12-3. 2-Hydroxy and 2,5-dimethoxy analogues were typically found to exhibit the most potent
Survey on animal bite injuries and their management to estimate human rabies deaths in N'Djamena, Chad (Publications)
86 people exposed to a suspected rabid animal, 50% received post-exposure vaccination and a further 8% had their wound cleaned. We estimated annual incidence of bites from suspected rabid animals of 12
