Travelling activity and travel-related risks after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation - a single centre survey (Publications)
receiving immunosuppressive treatment in 35.6% versus 65.7% (p=0.002), and had graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) in 52.5% versus 62.9% (p=0.17). In a multivariate analysis, the time between the transplantation
Development and validation of the Kilifi stigma scale for epilepsy in Kenya (Publications)
final scale had 15 items, which had high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.91) and excellent test-retest reliability (r=0.92). Factor analysis indicated that the scale was unidimensional with one factor
Bis(oxyphenylene)benzimidazoles: a novel class of anti-<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> agents (Publications)
an anti-Plasmodium falciparum activity characterized by IC(50) values in the range of 180-410nM (0.11-0.21mug/mL) and selectivity indexes (IC(50) rat skeletal myoblasts L6 cells vs IC(50)P. falciparum
Short-term effects of particulate matter on total mortality during Saharan dust outbreaks: a case-crossover analysis in Madrid (Spain) (Publications)
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 of stronger adverse health effects of
Lagunamides A and B: cytotoxic and antimalarial cyclodepsipeptides from the marine cyanobacterium <em>Lyngbya majuscula</em> (Publications)
configuration. Lagunamides A and B displayed significant antimalarial properties, with IC(50) values of 0.19 and 0.91 muM, respectively, when tested against Plasmodium falciparum. Lagunamides A and B also possessed
Patients routinely report more symptoms to experienced field enumerators than physicians in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
symptoms revealed only poor-to-moderate agreement between physicians and field enumerators (kappa = 0.01-0.54). Participants reported consistently more symptoms to field enumerators than physicians. Only
GAP-REACH: a checklist to assess comprehensive reporting of race, ethnicity, and culture in psychiatric publications (Publications)
be considered on an item-by-item basis or as a total score ranging from 0% to 100%. The final checklist has excellent IRR (kappa = 0.91). The GAP-REACH may be used by multiple research stakeholders to assess
Trypanocidal activity of diarylheptanoids from <em>Schrankia leptocarpa</em> DC (Publications)
also strong submicromolar trypanocidal activity against T. b. rhodensiense with an IC50 value of=0.79 +/- 0.3 mu M. (C) 2012 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Evaluating decontamination protocols for the isolation of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> from swabs (Publications)
potential decontamination agents for the isolation of M. ulcerans from swabs. RESULTS: Povidone iodine at 0.5 and 1% exhibited the lowest contamination and recovery rate for microbial contaminants and M. ulcerans [...] recovery rate of 2% CPC/4% NaC and the other protocols was however not statistically significant (p = 0.76). CONCLUSIONS: Two percent (2%) cetylpyridinium chloride/4% sodium chloride can be conveniently used
Morphological diversity of <em>Trichuris</em> spp. eggs observed during an anthelminthic drug trial in Yunnan, China, and relative performance of... (Publications)
administration. The observed prevalence of standard-sized T. trichiura eggs was reduced from 93.0% to 87.0% after treatment. Considerably more cases of large Trichuris spp. eggs and slightly more cases
