Evaluation of malaria diagnoses using a handheld light microscope in a community-based setting in rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Portable microscopy may facilitate quality diagnostic care in resource-constrained settings. We compared a handheld light microscope (Newton Nm1) with a mobile phone attachment to conventional light m
Comparison of sensitivity and faecal egg counts of mini-FLOTAC using fixed stool samples and Kato-Katz technique for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
Accurate diagnostic tools for human helminthiasis are crucial for improved patient management and evaluation of community-based intervention studies. However, the diagnosis of intestinal schistosomias
Regular family breakfast was associated with children's overweight and parental education: results from the ENERGY cross-sectional study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: This study aims to assess (i) the prevalence of having regular family breakfast, lunch, dinner (i.e. 5-7days/week together with their family) among 10-12year olds in Europe, (ii) the ass
Discovery and characterization of ACT-451840: an antimalarial drug with a novel mechanism of action (Publications)
More than 40 % of the world's population is at risk of being infected with malaria. Most malaria cases occur in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, and Asia. Resistance to
Combating poor‑quality anti‑malarial medicines: a call to action (Publications)
The circulation of poor-quality medicines continues to undermine the fight against many life-threatening diseases. Anti-malarial medicines appear to have been particularly compromised and present a ma
Is zidovudine first line therapy virologically comparable to tenofovir in resource-limited settings? (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare virologic success between adult patients on tenofovir (TDF) and zidovudine (AZT)-containing first-line anti-retroviral (ART) regimens in 10 rural clinics in Lesotho, Southern Afr