<em>Schistosoma japonicum</em>: in vitro effects of artemether combined with haemin depend on cultivation media and appraisal of artemether products... (Publications)
We recently found that the exposure of schistosomes in vitro to artemether plus haemin can lead to parasite death, while exposure to each compound singly had no effect. Since these observations might
A Kiswahili version of the SF-36 Health Survey for use in Tanzania: translation and tests of scaling assumptions (Publications)
The objective of the study was to translate and adapt the SF-36 Health Survey for use in Tanzania and to test the psychometric properties of the Kiswahili SF-36. A cross-sectional study was conducted
Demographic and health surveillance of mobile pastoralists in Chad: integration of biometric fingerprint identification into a geographical... (Publications)
There is a pressing need for baseline demographic and health-related data to plan, implement and evaluate health interventions in developing countries, and to monitor progress towards international de
Comparative antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of several biflavonoids (Publications)
The antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of eight natural biflavonoids were estimated in vitro on a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum, axenically grown Le
Radioiodine therapy in hyperthyroidism: inverse correlation of pretherapeutic iodine uptake level and post-therapeutic outcome (Publications)
BACKGROUND: High iodine uptake levels are widely accepted as a condition for successful treatment with radioiodine (RAI). However, the existing data are controversial and the correlation of pretherape
Visceral leishmaniasis: a threat to immunocompromised patients in non-endemic areas? (Publications)
Visceral leishmaniasis is rare in western Europe, but may be life-threatening in immunocompromised patients. It is therefore important to understand the incidence of the disease in a non-endemic area
