Diagnosis of murine typhus by serology in Peninsular Malaysia: a case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulate (Publications)
Murine typhus is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute febrile illness in Malaysia, and its true disease burden is unknown. We report a case of an acute murine typhus infection in a patient living in a sm
Exposure to pesticides and health effects on farm owners and workers from conventional and organic agricultural farms in Costa Rica: protocol for a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pesticide use is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Costa Rica. This increase poses health risks to farm owners, farm workers, and communities living near agr
Discovery and characterization of <em>Mycobacterium basiliense</em> sp. nov., a nontuberculous <em>Mycobacterium </em>isolated from human lungs (Publications)
Bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium are predominantly responsible for pulmonary diseases; most notably Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes granulomatous pulmonary infections. Here we describe
Pooled population pharmacokinetic analysis of tribendimidine for the treatment of <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> infections (Publications)
Opisthorchiasis, caused by the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini, affects more than 8 million people in Southeast Asia. In the framework of a phase 2b clinical trial conducted in Lao PDR, ph
Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs): do not forget the partner drug! (Publications)
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent and fast acting antimala