Prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism and potential predictors: a rapid appraisal among >/= 45 year old residents of southern Tajikistan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 2% of all deaths in Tajikistan can be attributed to diabetes but reliable data is scarce for the country and across Central Asia. We assessed the prevalence of impaired glucos
Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a prospective, multi-centre evaluation (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Following endorsement by the World Health Organisation, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay has been widely incorporated into algorithms for the diagnosis of adult tuberculosis (TB). However, data on
Spatial variations of levoglucosan in four European study areas (Publications)
Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood combustion marker - levoglucosan - was measured using a standardized sampling and measurement method in fo
Exposure to microbial agents in house dust and wheezing, atopic dermatitis and atopic sensitization in early childhood: a birth cohort study in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Early-life exposure to environmental microbial agents may be associated with development of wheezing and allergic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of microbial exposure in ru
<em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> antigen detects <em>Schistosoma mekongi</em> infection (Publications)
Northern Cambodia and Southern Laos are highly endemic for Schistosoma mekongi. However, there is currently no immunological assay available that is specific for this form of schistosomiasis. We have
Eco-social determinants of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> infection supported by multi-level modelling in Eryuan county, People's Republic of... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis remains of considerable public health concern in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including the People's Republic of China. The effectiveness of schistosomiasis cont
Phosphorylation of the ribosomal protein S6, a marker of mTOR pathway activation, is strongly increased in hypertrophic scars and keloids [Research... (Publications)
Hypertrophic scars and keloids are fibrous overgrowths, which may develop in response to skin injury, but spontaneous forms also exist. It has been reported that tissue extracts from keloids contain e
Consumption of unprocessed cow's milk protects infants from common respiratory infections (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Breast-feeding is protective against respiratory infections in early life. Given the co-evolutionary adaptations of humans and cattle, bovine milk might exert similar anti-infective effect
