Development and validation of a liquid chromatography and ion spray tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantification of artesunate, artemether... (Publications)
Recently, promising fasciocidal activities of artesunate and artemether were described in rats and sheep. Therefore, a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed to
Heterochromatin silencing and locus repositioning linked to regulation of virulence genes in <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum undergoes antigenic variation to evade host immune responses through switching expression of variant surface proteins encoded by the var gene family. We demo
Symptoms and transmission of intestinal cryptosporidiosis (Publications)
Cryptosporidium spp are a cause of diarrhoea in toddlers. Symptoms and routes of transmission were investigated in a prospective case-control study in the city and surroundings of Basel, Switzerland.
Field evaluation of a recombinant glutathione S-transferase-based pyrethroid quantification assay (Publications)
A recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST)-based pyrethroid quantification assay was field-tested in Ifakara, Tanzania. Initial laboratory tests suggested that all reagents used in the assay should
Trends in prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in 5-7 year old Swiss children from 1992 to 2001 (Publications)
Background: Changing occurrence rates of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis are of public health concern and require surveillance. Changes in prevalence rates of these atopic diseases wer
How do Italian pharmacoeconomists evaluate indirect costs? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate how indirect costs are evaluated in pharmacoeconomic studies in Italy and the attitude of Italian pharmacoeconomists toward indirect costs. METHODS: A literature review was
Safety and immunogenicity of a three-component blood-stage malaria vaccine in adults living in an endemic area of Papua New Guinea (Publications)
A Phase I safety and immunogenicity study with a three-component blood- stage malaria vaccine was conducted in adult male subjects living in an endemic area of Papua New Guinea. The preparations were