Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Cambodia: do socioeconomic factors improve predictions? (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminth infections are intimately connected with poverty. Yet, there is a paucity of using socioeconomic proxies in spatially explicit risk profiling. We compiled household-level soc
Perceived illness drives participation in mass deworming campaigns in Laos (Publications)
Multiple helminth infections are very common in communities of southern Laos. Preventive chemotherapy in combination with health education is the mainstay of control. We assessed the knowledge, percep
Reliability of fully automated versus visually controlled pre- and post-processing of resting-state EEG (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the reliability of a newly developed Matlab® toolbox for the fully automated, pre- and post-processing of resting state EEG (automated analysis, AA) with the reliability of analy
Economic aspects of sanitation in developing countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Improved sanitation has been shown to have great impacts on people's health and economy. However, the progress of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on halving the proportio
Prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism and potential predictors: a rapid appraisal among >/= 45 year old residents of southern Tajikistan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 2% of all deaths in Tajikistan can be attributed to diabetes but reliable data is scarce for the country and across Central Asia. We assessed the prevalence of impaired glucos
Thiazolopyrimidine inhibitors of 2-methylerythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (IspF) from <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
A library of 40,000 compounds was screened for inhibitors of 2-methylerythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (IspF) protein from Arabidopsis thaliana using a photometric assay. A thiazolopyrimidine d
Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a prospective, multi-centre evaluation (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Following endorsement by the World Health Organisation, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay has been widely incorporated into algorithms for the diagnosis of adult tuberculosis (TB). However, data on