Association between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus in adults from the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As a result of epidemiological transition, the health systems of low- and middle-income countries are increasingly faced with a dual disease burden of infectious diseases and emerging non-
Use of recombinant ApxIV in serodiagnosis of <em>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</em> infections, development and prevalidation of the ApxIV ELISA (Publications)
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, which causes worldwide severe losses in pig farming. The virulence of the 15 serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae is ma
Leptospira seroprevalence and risk factors in health centre patients in Hoima District, Western Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The burden of human leptospirosis in Uganda is unknown. We estimated the seroprevalence of Leptospira antibodies, probable acute/recent leptospirosis, and risk factors for seropositivity i
Comparison between generalized linear modelling and additive Bayesian network; identification of factors associated with the incidence of antibodies... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Additive Bayesian Network (ABN) is a graphical model which extends Generalized Linear Modelling (GLM) to multiple dependent variables. The present study compares results from GLM with thos
Effects of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on serum creatinine concentration and development of acute kidney injury in nonazotemic cats (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hydroxyethyl-starch (HES) solutions might have renal adverse effects in humans and dogs. OBJECTIVE: To determine if administration of 6% HES-130/0.4 is associated with an increase in serum
Changes in serum creatinine concentration and acute kidney injury (aki) grade in dogs treated with hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 from 2013 to 2015 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions may cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in humans. OBJECTIVE: To compare AKI grades in 94 dogs exposed and 90 dogs that were unexposed to 6% HES-130/0.4. AN
Never seen before? Opisthorchiasis and Clonorchiasis (Publications)
Parasitic diseases are relatively rarely diagnosed and treated in Europe. Therefore, European clinicians are not familiar with their clinical and imaging features. In an era of increased human migrati
Anti-inflammatory and quinone reductase-inducing compounds from <em>Beilschmiedia mannii</em> (Publications)
Previous studies on the therapeutic potential of plant species found in the diet of chimpanzees living in Tai National Park have shown that they could be potential candidates for the search of new mol
