Development of an<em> in vitro</em> drug sensitivity assay based on newly excysted larvae of <em>Echinostoma caproni</em> (Publications)
iae to excyst at a rate of about 20-60% larvae excysted. NEL remained viable in culture medium for 5--7 days. The results of an in vitro drug assay using NEL mirrored the results of an assay using adult
Effects of hygiene and defecation behavior on helminths and intestinal protozoa infections in Taabo, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
revealed prevalences of hookworm, S. haematobium, T. trichiura, S. mansoni, and A. lumbricoides of 33.5%, 7.0%, 1.6%, 1.3% and 0.8%, respectively. Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar
Head size and motor performance in children born prematurely (Publications)
to volitional fatigue. Net oxygen cost of cycling was measured during four different tasks lasting 5-7 min each. Subjects pedaled at an intensity corresponding to 30% and 60% of peak oxygen uptake ([O
Effect of mutation and genetic background on drug resistance in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
associated with any drug resistance (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 3.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7 to 5.6; P < 0.0001). Lineage 1 was associated with inhA promoter -15C/T mutations (OR, 6.4; 95% CI, 2.0 to
Differences in heart rate variability associated with long-term exposure to NO2 (Publications)
normal-to-normal RR intervals (SDNN), -6% (95% CI, -11 to -1) for nighttime low frequency (LF), and -5% (95% CI, -9 to 0) for nighttime LF/high-frequency (HF) ratio. We saw no significant effect for 24-hr
Respiratory effects of environmental tobacco exposure are enhanced by bronchial hyperreactivity (Publications)
< 0.01) and FEF(25-75) (forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase)/FVC (mean +/- SD, 56.1 +/- 22.5 vs. 68.1 +/- 21.6%; p < 0.01) were observed in subjects with BHR exposed to ETS compared with nonexposed
Heart rate variability in an ageing population and its association with lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors: results of the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
Persons with high blood pressure had a 9.2% lower LF than normotensive persons and current smokers a 15.5% lower LF than never smokers. Each hour of heavy physical exercise was associated with a 2.0% increase
Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> sleeping sickness: a randomized clinical trial in... (Publications)
nifurtimox-eflornithine group. Drug reactions were frequent in both arms, and severe reactions affected 25.5% of patients in the eflornithine group and 9.6% of those in the nifurtimox-eflornithine group, resulting
No excess risk of adverse birth outcomes in populations living near special waste landfill sites in Scotland (Publications)
(0.27 to 2.23) for abdominal wall defects (1.32 (0.42-4.17) for hospital admissions), 1.22 (0.28 to 5.38) for surgical correction of gastroschisis and exomphalos and 1.01 (0.96 to 1.07) and 1.01 (0.90 to
Capture-based enrichment of <em>Theileria parva </em>DNA enables full genome assembly of first buffalo-derived strain and reveals exceptional... (Publications)
reference by ~54K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) throughout the 8.31 Mb genome, an average of 6.5 SNPs/kb. We report the first buffalo-derived T. parva genome, which is ~20 kb larger than the genome