Quantitative evaluation of a handheld light microscope for field diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection (Publications)
egg counts were significantly higher with the conventional light microscope (5,190.0 EPG versus 2,385.8 EPG for Ascaris lumbricoides; 826.3 versus 455.7 for Trichuris trichiura; both P < 0.05). Using regression
Problematic mobile phone use of Swiss adolescents: is it linked with mental health or behaviour? (Publications)
behavioural problems by means of multivariable regression modelling. RESULTS: MPPUS-10 was 4.7 (95 % CI 1.8, 7.6) units higher in girls than in boys, increased significantly with age and was significantly decreased
Tuberculosis in HIV-negative and HIV-infected patients in a low-incidence country: clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes (Publications)
(95% CI 122-173). Coinfected patients were more likely to be from sub-Saharan Africa (51.5% versus 15.8%, P
Justified concern or exaggerated fear: the risk of anaphylaxis in percutaneous treatment of cystic echinococcosis - a systematic literature review (Publications)
04% of treated cysts, while reversible allergic reactions complicated 1.7% of PTs, corresponding to 1.8% of treated echinococcal cysts. Analysis of the literature shows that lethal anaphylaxis related to
Perception of traffic noise emission in Basel City canton in comparison to actually measured noise levels (Publications)
participants with higher education. 16.4% considered themselves heavily annoyed by traffic noise (scale 8-10). The proportion of heavily annoyed participants was positively correlated with the actual noise
Incidence of asthma and net change in symptoms in relation to changes in obesity (Publications)
to those never obese (hazard ratio 2.00, 95% confidence interval 1.25 to 3.20, excess net change 2.8%, 0.4 to 5.3%, per 10 years). The effect of being obese on net change in diagnosed asthma was greater
Synthesis and biological evaluation of substrate-based inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase as potential drugs against African... (Publications)
enzymes at micromolar concentrations. Six inhibitors belong to the (2R)-2-methyl-4-deoxy series (6, 8, 10, 12, 21, 24) and one is a (2R)-2-methyl-4,5-dideoxy analogue (29b). The 2,4-dideoxy analogues of
<em>Ancylostoma caninum</em>: calibration and comparison of diagnostic accuracy of flotation in tube, McMaster and FLOTAC in faecal samples of dogs (Publications)
results in terms of mean faecal egg counts (highest value, i.e. 117.0 EPG) and CV (lowest value, i.e. 4.8%) were obtained with FLOTAC using sodium chloride and faecal samples preserved in formalin 5%. Our findings
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) incertum from <em>Pipistrellus pipistrellus</em>: development and transmission by cimicid bugs (Publications)
and midgut of Cimex. Metacyclic trypanosomes were found in the rectum of both species of Cimex after 8 days when bugs were maintained at 20 degrees C and as early as 3 days at 30 degrees C. Electron microscopy
HIV/AIDS clinical manifestations and their implication for patient clinical staging in resource limited settings in Tanzania (Publications)
frequency were used to predict severe disease. RESULTS: A Weight loss (48.3%) and chronic cough (40.8 %) were the most reported manifestations in the study population. More than 50% of patients presented
