Nematode infections: soil-transmitted helminths and <em>Trichinella</em> (Publications)
Infection with soil-transmitted helminths occurs via ingestion of nematode eggs with contaminated food and water, via hands, or inhalation of dust, or by penetration of larvae through the skin. Trichi
The relative contribution of co-infection to focal infection risk in children (Publications)
Co-infection is ubiquitous in people in the developing world but little is known regarding the potential for one parasite to act as a risk factor for another. Using generalized linear mixed modelling
Performance of the Xpert((R)) MTB/RIF assay in an active case-finding strategy: a pilot study from Tanzania [Short communication] (Publications)
In this pilot study, we evaluated the Xpert((R)) MTB/RIF assay in an active case-finding strategy, using two spot sputum samples collected within a 1-hour interval from household contacts of smear-pos
In vitro antiprotozoal activity of extracts of five Turkish Lamiaceae species (Publications)
The in vitro antiprotozoal activities of crude methanolic extracts from the aerial parts of five Lamiaceae plants (Salvia tomentosa, S. sclarea, S. dichroantha, Nepeta nuda subsp. nuda and Marrubium a