An explorative analysis of process and formulation variables affecting comilling in a vibrational mill: the case of praziquantel (Publications)
Praziquantel, a BCS II class anthelmintic drug used for the treatment of schistosome infections, was coground in a vibrational mill with different polymers (linear and crosslinked povidone, copovidone
Epidemiology of paediatric meningitis in central Côte d'Ivoire after the implementation of <em>Haemophilus influenzae</em> type B vaccination (Publications)
Infectious meningitis accounts for enormous morbidity worldwide, but there is a paucity of data on its regional epidemiology in resource-constrained settings of sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present a
Defining health research for development: the perspective of stakeholders from an international health research partnership in Ghana and Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The study uses a qualitative empirical method to define Health Research for Development. This project explores the perspectives of stakeholders in an international health research partners
Accuracy of diagnostic tests for <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infection in asymptomatic Eritrean refugees: serology and POC-CCA against stool... (Publications)
Background: The unprecedented increase in number of African refugees arriving in Europe is confronting clinicians and general practitioners with the question of whether or not and how to screen migran
Automated high throughput analysis of antiretroviral drugs in dried blood spots (Publications)
For therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in remote settings, dried blood spots (DBS) are particularly advantageous, as blood sample collection and handling is uncomplicated. The aim of this study was to
First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia (Publications)
Human intestinal sarcocystosis (HIS), caused by Sarcocystis species, is acquired by eating undercooked meat from sarcocyst-containing cattle (S. hominis, S. heydorni) and pigs (S. suihominis). We repo
Ethnicity predicts viral rebound after travel to the tropics in HIV-infected travelers to the tropics in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The number of HIV-infected individuals from developed countries travelling to tropical and subtropical areas has increased as a result of the clinical and survival benefits of combination