Characterization of invasive and colonizing isolates of <em>Streptococcus agalactiae</em> in East African adults (Publications)
95 colonizing and 74 invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from Kenyan adults were characterized using capsular serotyping and multilocus sequence typing. 22 sequence types clustering into five c
Relationships of exclusion and cohesion with health: the case of Bangladesh (Publications)
The concept of social exclusion, applied widely in the European Union, has in recent years been gaining use in Bangladesh, mostly by international development agencies. Does this discourse of deprivat
Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). METHODS: In two previous IPTi trials in Ifakara (Unit
PM10 and children's respiratory symptoms and lung function in the PATY study (Publications)
Studies of the impact of long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution on prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function in children have yielded mixed results, partly related to differences in st
Phylogenetic relationships and chromosomal location of five distinct glycine receptor subunit genes in the teleost <em>Danio rerio</em> (Publications)
Glycine receptors mediating synaptic inhibition are heteromeric proteins constituted of alpha and beta subunits. The mammalian GlyR subunits constitute a subgroup in the superfamily of ligand-gated io
Anti-trypanosomal activity of Fexinidazole: a new oral nitroimidazole drug candidate for the treatment of sleeping sickness (Publications)
Fexinidazole is a 5-nitroimidazole drug currently in clinical development for the treatment of human sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)) caused by infection with species of the pro
Health system costs of menstrual regulation and care for abortion complications in Bangladesh (Publications)
CONTEXT: Treatment of complications of unsafe abortion can be a significant financial drain on health system resources, particularly in developing countries. In Bangladesh, menstrual regulation is pro
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II (Publications)
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) II will determine the incidence of and risk factors for the development of allergic disease, atopy and rapid loss of lung function in middle-ag