Who is best to test? A systematic review of chlamydia infections in Switzerland (Publications)
Chlamydia prevalence ranged between 0.8 and 12.8%. Most frequently affected were undocumented women undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy (12.8%, 95% CI: 8.4-18.9), HIV-positive men who have sex
Novel linear triaryl guanidines, N-substituted guanidines and potential prodrugs as antiprotozoal agents (Publications)
guanidine intermediates 8a-f which can also be regarded as potential prodrugs for the guanidino derivatives. Compounds 9c-f were obtained via the base catalyzed decarbamoylation of 8a-f. The DNA binding [...] not yield cures upon oral administration in the antitrypanosomal STIB900 mouse model, compounds 8a and 8c prolonged the survival of the treated mice
Changes in active and passive smoking in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
participated in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. The mean follow-up period was 8.8 yrs. Change in the prevalence of active and passive smoking was expressed as absolute net change (95% [...] ratio (OR). The prevalence of active smoking declined by 5.9% (5.1-6.8) and exposure to passive smoking in nonsmokers declined by 18.4% (16.8-20.0). Subjects with a lower educational level (HRR: 0.73 (0.54-0
Phagocytosis of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> in the course of rifampicin and streptomycin chemotherapy in Buruli ulcer lesions (Publications)
untreated lesions and lesions treated for 8 weeks. METHODS: Tissue specimens were collected from patients who had no treatment and from patients after 4 and 8 weeks of R/S treatment. The main features [...] disease called Buruli ulcer (BU). Currently, dual therapy with rifampicin and streptomycin (R/S) for 8 weeks as well as surgery are the standard treatments. OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the processes taking [...] covering the whole lesion had developed in a nodular lesion. In contrast, ulcerative...
Spatial and temporal variability of fluoride concentrations in groundwater resources of Larestan and Gerash regions in Iran from 2003 to 2010 (Publications)
mean concentrations of fluoride for the 8-year period in the eight cities and 31 villages were 1.6 and 2.0 mg/l, respectively; the maximum values were 2.4 and 3.8 mg/l, respectively. Spatial, temporal, [...] villages for the 8-year period. Specifically, one city and three villages showed positive significant Kendall's Tau values, suggesting an upward trend in fluoride concentrations over the 8-year period. In
Accelerated decline in lung function in smoking women with airway obstruction: SAPALDIA 2 cohort study (Publications)
in FEV1 was -10.4 mL(95%CI -15.3, -5.5) per pack per day between assessments in men and -13.8 mL(95%CI-19.5,-8.1) in women. Decline per pack per day between 1991 and 2002 was lower in women who smoked in [...] compared to persistent smokers (-6.4 vs -11.6 mL, p = 0.05) but this was not seen in men (-14.3 vs -8.8 mL p = 0.49). Smoking related decline was accelerated in men and women with airway obstruction, pa
Serological study of <em>Leptospira interrogans</em> serovar Copenhageni and <em>L. borgpetersenii</em> serovars Tarassovi and Ballum in beef cattle,... (Publications)
1)%, 16.7 (95% CI=14.9-18.6)% and 14.0 (95% CI=12.4-15.8)% for sheep and 6.6 (95% CI=5.3-8.2)%, 15.5 (95% CI=13.5-17.7)% and 3.6 (95% CI=2.7-4.8)% for deer, respectively. Herd/flock-level seroprevalence [...] serovars was 100% at definition > /=1 animal positive, and 97.5 and 96.3% for sheep flocks, 87.8 and 97.8% for beef cattle herds, and 89.3 and 75% for deer herds at > /=2 and > /=3 animals positive, r [...] ce for Ballum was 86.6, 52.4 and 39.0% for sheep, 85.2, 52.7 and 33.3% for beef...
Serological study of <em>Leptospira interrogans</em> serovar Copenhageni and <em>L. borgpetersenii</em> serovars Tarassovi and Ballum in beef cattle,... (Publications)
1)%, 16.7 (95% CI=14.9-18.6)% and 14.0 (95% CI=12.4-15.8)% for sheep and 6.6 (95% CI=5.3-8.2)%, 15.5 (95% CI=13.5-17.7)% and 3.6 (95% CI=2.7-4.8)% for deer, respectively. Herd/flock-level seroprevalence [...] serovars was 100% at definition > /=1 animal positive, and 97.5 and 96.3% for sheep flocks, 87.8 and 97.8% for beef cattle herds, and 89.3 and 75% for deer herds at > /=2 and > /=3 animals positive, r [...] ce for Ballum was 86.6, 52.4 and 39.0% for sheep, 85.2, 52.7 and 33.3% for beef...
Premature atrial contractions in the general population: frequency and risk factors (Publications)
/=50 years. The median (interquartile range) number of PACs per hour was 0.8 (0.4-1.8), 1.1 (0.5-2.4), 1.4 (0.7-4.6), 2.3 (0.8-6.9) and 2.6 (1.2-6.5) among participants aged 50-55, 55-60, 60-65, 65-70 and
Premature atrial contractions in the general population: frequency and risk factors (Publications)
/=50 years. The median (interquartile range) number of PACs per hour was 0.8 (0.4-1.8), 1.1 (0.5-2.4), 1.4 (0.7-4.6), 2.3 (0.8-6.9) and 2.6 (1.2-6.5) among participants aged 50-55, 55-60, 60-65, 65-70 and
