N-oxide alkaloids from <em>Crinum amabile</em> (Amaryllidaceae) (Publications)
Natural products play an important role in the development of new drugs. In this context, the Amaryllidaceae alkaloids have attracted considerable attention in view of their unique structural features
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a multicentre comparative accuracy study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the diagnostic performance of the novel next-generation Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Xpert Ultra) in comparison to Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay for the detection of paediatric pulmonar
Electronic clinical decision algorithms for the integrated primary care management of febrile children in low-resource settings: review of existing... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The lack of effective, integrated diagnostic tools poses a major challenge to the primary care management of febrile childhood illnesses. These limitations are especially evident in low-re
Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past (Publications)
Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity. However, achieving such data may require substantial resources. We investigated th
Two-year impact of community-based health screening and parenting groups on child development in Zambia: follow-up to a cluster-randomized controlled... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Early childhood interventions have potential to offset the negative impact of early adversity. We evaluated the impact of a community-based parenting group intervention on child developmen
Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin plus albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths: a systematic review meta-analysis and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms infect 1.5 billion people worldwide and cause an estimated burden of 3.3 million disability-ad
Antiprotozoal diterpenes from <em>Perovskia abrotanoides</em> (Publications)
As part of a screening for new antiparasitic natural products from Iranian plants, n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts from the aerial parts of Perovskia abrotanoides were found to exhibit strong inhi
Improving Tanzanian childbirth service quality (Publications)
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a quality improvement (QI) intervention in primary health facilities providing childbirth care in rural Southern Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach