Reasons for false-positive lipoarabinomannan ELISA results in a Tanzanian population [Short communication] (Publications)
Lipoarabinomannan (LAM), a cell wall component of mycobacteria, can be detected in the urine of tuberculosis (TB) patients. Advantages of this diagnostic include the ease of sample collection and test
Drugs for treating <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic infection common in the tropics and sub-tropics. Chronic and advanced disease includes abdominal pain, diarrhoea, blood in the stool, liver cirrhosis, po
Self-rated health: small area large area comparisons amongst older adults at the state, district and sub-district level in India (Publications)
We compared prevalence estimates of self-rated health (SRH) derived indirectly using four different small area estimation methods for the Vadu (small) area from the national Study on Global AGEing (SA
Maurer's clefts, the enigma of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, completely remodels the infected human erythrocyte to acquire nutrients and to evade the immune system. For this process, the parasite exports mo
Feasibility and clinical outcomes when using practice guidelines for evaluation of fever in returning travelers and migrants: a validation study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines for examining febrile patients presenting upon returning from the tropics were developed to assist primary care physicians in decision making. Because of the low level
Antitrypanosomal isothiocyanate and thiocarbamate glycosides from <em>Moringa peregrina </em>[Letter] (Publications)
O-Methyl (1), O-ethyl (2), and O-butyl (3) 4-[(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl] thiocarbamate (E), along with 4-(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl isothiocyanate (4) have been isolated from the aerial parts o
