Assessment of the novel T-cell activation marker-tuberculosis assay for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children: a prospective proof-of-concept... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis is complicated by non-specific symptoms, difficult specimen collection, and the paucibacillary nature of the disease. We assessed the accuracy of a
Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea: from yesterday until today (Publications)
Little is known about the situation of tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea despite its high TB burden, emerging drug resistance and rising HIV co-infection. This review gives an overview on the current s
Representative seroprevalences of human and livestock brucellosis in two Mongolian provinces (Publications)
Mongolia implemented a brucellosis livestock mass vaccination campaign from 2000 to 2009. However, the number of human cases did not decline since 2004 and the current epidemiological situation in Mon
HIV-serostatus disclosure in the context of free antiretroviral therapy and socio-economic dependency: experiences among women living with HIV in... (Publications)
The worldwide implementation of free antiretroviral therapy (ART) raised great hopes among policy makers and health organisations about the positive changes it would bring about in attitudes and behav
Vaccines safety; effect of supervision or SMS on reporting rates of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) with meningits vaccine... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To ensure vaccines safety, given the weaknesses of the national pharmacovigilance system in Cameroon, there is a need to identify effective interventions that can contribute to improving A
HPLC-based activity profiling for antiplasmodial compounds in the traditional Indonesian medicinal plant <em>Carica papaya</em> L (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Leaf decoctions of Carica papaya have been traditionally used in some parts of Indonesia to treat and prevent malaria. Leaf extracts and fraction have been previously s
Gastrointestinal pathogens detected by multiplex nucleic acid amplification testing in stools of pediatric patients and patients returning from the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal infections are caused by a broad spectrum of pathogens. Conventional diagnostic procedures are resource and time consuming due to single pathogen testing, often in differe
Activity of praziquantel enantiomers and main metabolites against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
A racemic mixture of R and S enantiomers of praziquantel (PZQ) is currently the treatment of choice against schistosomiasis. Though the S enantiomer and the metabolites are presumed to contribute only