Exposure to ozone gases in pulp mills and the onset of rhinitis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Rhinitis is a common upper respiratory disease influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. It is also accepted that allergic rhinitis may precede asthma, a disease with more serio
Self-reported nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy as a predictor of viral failure and mortality (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on virologic failure and mortality in naive individuals starting ART. DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study.
Quantitative evaluation of a handheld light microscope for field diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection (Publications)
We evaluated the Newton Nm1, a commercially available handheld light microscope and compared it with conventional light microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections. A total of
<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> trematode models for chemotherapeutic studies (Publications)
SUMMARYSchistosomiasis and food-borne trematodiases are chronic parasitic diseases affecting millions of people mostly in the developing world. Additional drugs should be developed as only few drugs a
Mobile phone microscopy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infections: a proof-of-concept study (Publications)
We created a mobile phone microscope and assessed its accuracy for the diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths compared with conventional microscopy. Mobile phone microscopy has a sensitivity of 69.4%
Xenortide biosynthesis by entomopathogenic <em>Xenorhabdus nematophila</em> (Publications)
The biosynthesis gene cluster of the xenortides and a new derivative, xenortide D, which is produced in only trace amounts, was identified in Xenorhabdus nematophila. The structure of xenortide D was