Differential virulence and disease progression following <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex infection of the common marmoset (<em>Callithrix... (Publications)
Existing small-animal models of tuberculosis (TB) rarely develop cavitary disease, limiting their value for assessing the biology and dynamics of this highly important feature of human disease. To dev
Signifikant kürzere Anästhesiezeit bei lumbaler Wirbelsäulenchirurgie: prozessanalytischer Vergleich von Spinalanästhesie und Intubationsnarkose (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Most surgery of the lumbar spine is performed with the patient under general anesthesia (GA); however, qualitative benefits of spinal anesthesia (SA) have been reported. The goal of this
Clinical aspects and management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rheumatoid patients treated with TNF-a antagonists (Publications)
Patients under immunosuppressive therapy with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) antagonists are vulnerable to various opportunistic infections including leishmaniasis. We present a case series of 8
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of dicationic m-terphenyl and 1,3-dipyridylbenzene derivatives (Publications)
4,4''-Diamidino-m-terphenyl (1) and 36 analogues were prepared and assayed in vitro against T rypanosoma brucei rhodesiense , Trypanosoma cruzi , Plasmodium falciparum , and Leishmania amazonensis . T
Antigenicity and immunogenicity of a novel chimeric peptide antigen based on the <em>P. vivax</em> circumsporozoite protein (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite (PvCS) protein is a major sporozoite surface antigen involved in parasite invasion of hepatocytes and is currently being considered as vaccine candidate.
Household survey of pesticide practice, deliberate self-harm and suicide in the Sundarban region of west Bengal, India (Publications)
The toxicological impact and intentional ingestion of pesticides are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to estimate the extent of deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicides (suicidal
Acceptability and feasibility of mifepristone-misoprostol for menstrual regulation in Bangladesh (Publications)
CONTEXT: Annually, more than 700,000 women turn to menstrual regulation, or uterine evacuation with vacuum aspiration; many more resort to unsafe abortion. Using pills for the evacuation of the uterus
