Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
10-22) per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. The mean annual incidence of sarcoidosis was 7 (95% CI 5-11) per 100,000 inhabitants. The regional workforce in the metal industry, water supply, air transport
Clinical and laboratory predictors of imported malaria in an outpatient setting: an aid to medical decision making in returning travelers with fever (Publications)
leucocytes < or = 10 x 10(3)/L, platelets < 150 x 10(3)/L, hemoglobin < 12 g/dL, and eosinophils < or = 5% to be associated with parasitemia. Enlarged spleen had the highest positive likelihood ratio for a
Treatment of urinary schistosomiasis: methodological issues and research needs identified through a Cochrane systematic review (Publications)
confirmed that both the standard recommended doses of PZQ (single 40 mg/kg oral dose) and metrifonate (3x7.5-10 mg/kg oral doses administered fortnightly) are efficacious and safe in treating urinary schistosomiasis
Determination of methoxyphenols in ambient atmospheric particulate matter: tracers for wood combustion (Publications)
analyte recoveries in each sample. Analytical figures of merit for the assay, as applied to ambient PM2.5 and PM10 samples are as follows: recovery = 63-100%; precision = 2-6%; analytical limit of detection
Quantitative assessment of eosinophiluria in <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections: a new marker of infection and bladder morbidity (Publications)
resolution of pathology. The overall diagnostic efficiency of the ECP test (cut-off value for the ECP > or =5 ng/ml) in relation to infection was comparable with that of egg count and microhematuria, but with a
A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of western Kenya (Publications)
and could provide pigs with proteins. The average daily gain (ADG) for pigs /=10 months old was 94.5 (+/-43), 127 (+/-49.8) and 99 (+/-92) g, respectively (p = 0.000). This study has outlined the different
Influence of <em>M. tuberculosis</em> lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis (Publications)
belonged to the Euro-American lineage, with sublineage 724 predominating at African sites (99/192, 51.5%), and the Euro-American strains other than 724 predominating at non-African sites (89/114, 78.1%).
Polyparasitism with <em>Schistosoma mansoni,</em> geohelminths, and intestinal protozoa in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Schistosoma mansoni, Entamoeba coli, and hookworm were the predominant species with prevalences of 71.5, 64.6, and 51.9%, respectively. Only 8 individuals displayed no infection, whereas two-thirds of the
Cross-sectional surveys and subtype classification of human <em>Blastocystis</em> isolates from four epidemiological settings in China (Publications)
reaction using a set of subtype-specific primers. The prevalence at the four study settings was 1.9, 5.9, 18.4, and 32.6%, respectively. People aged greater than or equal to 60 years had a higher prevalence
<em>Trichinella spiralis</em>: immunization of pigs with newborn larval antigens (Publications)
whole newborn larvae or the insoluble fraction developed strong immunity to challenge (88.2 and 85.5%, respectively); the soluble fraction was ineffective. Immunization with all preparations induced antibody