Inoculation of pigs against <em>Trichinella spiralis</em>, using larval excretory-secretory antigens (Publications)
of newborn larvae shed in vitro) recovered after challenge exposure was significantly lower (alpha = 0.05) than the fecundity of females recovered from control pigs. The degree of resistance in inoculated
Ascertaining <em>in vivo</em> virulence of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineages in patients in Mbeya, Tanzania (Publications)
distribution of M. tuberculosis lineages among patients with early or advanced stages of HIV infection (P = 0.785), indicating that the virulence of strains from these lineages may not be substantially different
<em>Fasciola hepatica</em>: comparison of the sedimentation and FLOTAC techniques for the detection and quantification of faecal egg counts in rats (Publications)
determined. A single FLOTAC showed a higher sensitivity (92.6%) than 2, 4 and 8 sedimentation readings (63.0-85.2%) for detecting F. hepatica eggs in rat faeces post-treatment. On average, it took 21min to prepare
Real-life versus package insert: a post-marketing study on adverse-event rates of the virosomal hepatitis A vaccine Epaxal(R) in healthy travellers (Publications)
during a four-day period after vaccination. A total of 2541 questionnaires could be evaluated (95.0% return rate). Solicited self-reporting resulted in significantly higher (p
Interactions of mefloquine with praziquantel in the <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> mouse model and <em>in vitro</em> (Publications)
drugs and drug combinations 7 weeks post-infection. Results We calculated in vitro LC(50) values of 0.024 and 1.9 mug/mL for praziquantel and mefloquine, respectively. Mefloquine/praziquantel combinations
Association between <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>and hookworm infections among schoolchildren in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
and hookworm infections with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.25 (95% confidence interval: 1.31-3.85; P=0.003). Increasing infection intensity of S. mansoni was significantly correlated with an increased likelihood
Preventive effect of artemether in experimental animals infected with <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
susceptible between the 3rd and 4th week after infection, resulting in worm reductions of 75.3-82.0% compared to non-treated controls. This level was boosted to 97.2-100% when the animals were subjected
Diagnostic de malaria chez le praticien: comment gérer (Publications)
delayed for 6-12 hours, provided there is no danger sign or thrombopenia. Indeed, the LR- of RDT being of 0.08 (estimated in a meta-analysis of RDT in non-immune travelers), the probability of falciparum malaria
Impact of digital clinical decision support on quality of care and antibiotic stewardship for children under five in south-central Somalia (Publications)
(reduction from 58.1% pre- to 16.0% post-implementation). This was particularly pronounced among certain conditions such as upper respiratory tract infections (30-fold reduction, RR = 0.03). Large differences in [...] implementación, a 16.0% después). Esto fue particularmente pronunciado con ciertas condiciones, como las infecciones de vías respiratorias superiores (ocurriendo 30 veces menos, RR = 0.03). Se observaron [...] implementação para 16,0% após a implementação). Este impacto foi...
State of deworming coverage and equity in low-income and middle-income countries using household health surveys: a spatiotemporal cross-sectional... (Publications)
the mean deworming coverage in preschool children was estimated at 33.0% (95% CI 32.9-33.1). The subnational coverage ranged from 0.5% to 87.5%, and within-country variation was greater than between-country
