Suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma seen in reference hospitals in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) poses a significant public health problem in Southeast Asia, with chronic Opisthorchis viverrini infection being the main risk factor. Epidemiological data on CCA is not avail
Exudate collection using wound sponges - an easy, non-invasive and reliable method to explore protease activities in ulcers (Publications)
Proteases are important for wound healing, but in excessive amounts or left uncontrolled, they may cause healing impairment or other severe wound complications. Point-of-care testing for protease acti
Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study (Publications)
Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been shown to increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases and death, and autonomic dysfunction (specifically, reduced heart rate variabil
The burden of leprosy in Cameroon: fifteen years into the post-elimination era (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cameroon achieved the elimination target of leprosy in 2000, and has maintained this status ever since. However, a number of health districts in the country continue to report significant
2-Octadecynoic acid as a dual life stage inhibitor of <em>Plasmodium</em> infections and plasmodial FAS-II enzymes (Publications)
The malaria parasite Plasmodium goes through two life stages in the human host, a non-symptomatic liver stage (LS) followed by a blood stage with all clinical manifestation of the disease. In this stu
<em>Mansonella perstans</em> causing symptomatic hypereosinophilia in a missionary family (Publications)
Mansonella perstans is rarely pathogenic. The rare reports of symptomatic cases, however, include severe complications. Three cases of symptomatic hypereosinophilia with multi-organ involvement are de