Methionine-containing rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptides from heterologous expression of the biosynthetic gene cluster <em>kj12ABC</em> in... (Publications)
Seven new methionine-containing rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptides (1-7) were identified from Escherichia coli expressing the rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptide biosynthetic gene cluster kj12ABC
Assessing whether universal coverage with insecticide-treated nets has been achieved: is the right indicator being used? (Publications)
BACKGROUND/METHODS: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are the primary tool for malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa, and have been responsible for an estimated two-thirds of the reduction in the
Environmental and health data needed to develop national surveillance systems in industrially contaminated sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: this paper is based upon work from COST Action ICSHNet. Public health surveillance (PHS) of industrially contaminated sites (ICSs) is likely to play a role in supporting the monitoring of
Import of community-associated, methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> to Europe through skin and soft tissue infection in... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Recently, following import by travel and migration, epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has caused nosocomial outbreaks in Europe, sometimes
Modification and optimization of the FECPAKG2 protocol for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in human stool (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Standard diagnosis of human soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is based on the microscopic detection of helminth eggs in stool and supports programmatic decision making in control
Effect of schistosomiasis on the outcome of patients infected with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesized that schistosomiasis negatively influences immune reconstitution in people living with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this study, we investigated th
Integrating standardized whole genome sequence analysis with a global <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> antibiotic resistance knowledgebase (Publications)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses a persistent public health threat. The ReSeqTB platform is a collaborative, curated knowledgebase, designed to standardize and aggregate global Mycobacterium tubercul
<em>In vitro</em> and<em> in vivo</em> drug-drug interaction study of the effects of ivermectin and oxantel pamoate on tribendimidine (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections still remain a major health problem in poor rural settings. The lack of efficacious drugs against all STH species raises the interest in drug combinations. D
A review of exposure assessment methods for epidemiological studies of health effects related to industrially contaminated sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: this paper is based upon work from COST Action ICSHNet. Health risks related to living close to industrially contaminated sites (ICSs) are a public concern. Toxicology-based risk assessmen