Efficacy and safety of albendazole in hookworm-infected preschool-aged children, school-aged children and adults in Côte d'Ivoire: a phase II... (Publications)
In SAC, the predicted dose-response curve increased marginally with CRs ranging from 64.0% in the 200 mg to 76.0% in the 800 mg arm. Sample size in PSAC was considered too small to derive meaningful c
Parasitological and clinical efficacy of standard treatment regimens against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>, <em>P. vivax</em> and <em>P.... (Publications)
symptoms associated with parasitaemia in the 28 days following treatment, 14% after AQ, 10% after CQ and 0% after Q+SP. The proportion of TF was higher (17%) when the analysis population included only the 108 [...] detected in 55% of the subjects treated with amodiaquine, 30% of those treated with chloroquine and 0% of those treated with quinine+SP. Of the Pv or Pm parasites only one Pv was found to be RII resistant
Insecticide-treated bednets and curtains for preventing malaria (Publications)
summary relative risk was 0. 83. This translates to an estimate of protective efficacy of 17%. For treated nets compared with untreated nets, the relative risk of child mortality was 0.77. About six lives can
Decline in gait performance detected by an electronic walkway system in 907 older adults of the population-based KORA-age study (Publications)
walking speed) (p < 0.05). Across all walking tasks, significant differences between mobility aid users and nonusers were observed for velocity and step length among both men and women (p < 0.05). Conclusion:
Early assessment of the implementation of a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Cameroon and the effects... (Publications)
percentages of correct answers improved greatly with training (P < 0.001) and retention remained high 7 months after training (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission programmes in
LC-MS/MS method for the determinatin of two metabolites of tribendimidine, deacylated amidantel and its acetylated metabolite in plasma, blood and... (Publications)
ionization in the positive mode (dADT: 178.3?133.1m/z, adADT: 220.4?175.1m/z, tribendimidine 294.3?249.0m/z). A pentafluorophenyl (PFP) phase Kinetex analytical column (2.6µm, 100Å, 50mm×4.6mm) with a 6min [...] selectivity. The analytical range in plasma and blood was 1-1000ng/ml and in DBS 10-2000ng/ml (R2> 0.99). Recoveries determined using four different human blood batches were in the range of 70-90%. Inter-
Effectiveness of combined intermittent preventive treatment for children and timely home treatment for malaria control (Publications)
first and after the third dose of IPTC. RESULTS: Parasite prevalence was reduced from 25% to 3% (p < 0.00, Mann-Whitney) one year after the inception of the two interventions. At baseline, 13.8% of the children [...] Celsius) compared to 2.2% at evaluation (post IPTC3 combined with timely home management of fever) (p < 0.00, Mann-Whitney). CONCLUSION: The evaluation result indicates that IPTC given three times in a year
Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
Global Burden of Disease Study, a disability weight of 0.150 is proposed as the first informed estimate for chronic, localised brucellosis and 0.190 for acute brucellosis. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic
Comparing diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz, Koga agar plate, ether-concentration, and FLOTAC for <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> and soil-transmitted... (Publications)
S. mansoni, hookworm, Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis and Ascaris lumbricoides of 83.0%, 55.4%, 40.2%, 33.9% and 28.6%, respectively. A single FLOTAC from stool samples preserved in sodium [...] mansoni diagnosis (91.4%) than the ether-concentration method on stool samples preserved for 40 days (85.0%) or triplicate Kato-Katz using fresh stool samples (77.4%). Moreover, a single FLOTAC detected hookworm
Health-related quality of life in migrant preschool children (Publications)
6; 82.9 +/- 9.5; 80.7 +/- 11.7, all p < 0.05). Similar results were found in Ballabeina and Youp'la Bouge for social, school and physical functioning (all p < 0.05), but not for emotional functioning.
