Efficacy of praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> with particular consideration for intensity of infection (Publications)
intensity of infection prior to treatment with highest cure rates observed in light infections (P < 0.01). Praziquantel, at a single dose of 40 mg/kg, was again administered 35 days after the first treatment
Effect of artemether against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in experimentally infected hamsters (Publications)
hamsters harbouring juvenile schistosomes. Hamsters infected three times with S. haematobium, on days 0, 4 and 9, and repeatedly treated with artemether at the same dose as above, showed highly significant
Working atmosphere and job satisfaction of health care staff in Kenya: an exploratory study (Publications)
functionality of equipment at their work station. The aspect "support of the ministry of health" (beta = 0.577) showed the highest score of explained variance (32.9%) regarding overall job satisfaction. Conclusions
Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of some British green algae (Publications)
mug/ml). Again, all four extracts showed leishmanicidal activity with IC(50) values ranging between 12.0 and 20.2 mug/ml. None of the extracts showed cytotoxicity toward L6 cells, indicating that their an
Residential distance to high voltage power lines and risk of neurodegenerative diseases: a Danish population-based case-control study (Publications)
increased for ever living within 50 m of a power line (hazard ratio = 1.04, 95% confidence interval: 0.69, 1.56). No dose-response according to number of years of living within 50 m of a power line was observed
Estimating healthcare costs of acute gastroenteritis and human campylobacteriosis in Switzerland (Publications)
suggest that patients with AG consulting a physician without a stool diagnostic test account for euro9.0-24.2 million, patients with a negative stool test result for Campylobacter spp. for euro12.3 million
High prevalence and spatial distribution of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> in rural Cambodia (Publications)
Infection among male participants was significantly higher than among females (OR: 1.7; 95% CI: 1.4-2.0; P
A personal, distributed exposimeter: procedure for design, calibration, validation, and application (Publications)
measurements in a residential building in Ghent, Belgium, which yield an average incident power density of 0.018 mW/m(2)
Quantitative microbial risk assessment related to urban wastewater and lagoon water reuse in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
contamination of water by G. lamblia and E. coli (12.8 CFU/100 mL to 2.97 x 10(4)CFU/100 mL and from 0 cyst/L to 18.5 cysts/L, respectively). Estimates of yearly average infection risks for E. coli (90.07-99
Prevalence and outcomes of hepatitis B coinfection and associated liver disease among antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals in a rural Tanzanian... (Publications)
fibrosis (aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index [APRI] > 1.5) and cirrhosis (APRI > 2.0) were identified using logistic regression. Results. Of 3097 individuals screened, 227 (7.3%; 95% CI
