Assessing numbers and faces: a prerequisite for improving access to lymphatic filariasis morbidity care (Publications)
Concerted efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis worldwide have registered success; multiple rounds of mass drug administration have led to the interruption of transmission in many previously endem
Actinoallolides A-E, new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, produced by an endophytic actinomycete, <em>Actinoallomurus fulvus</em> MK10-036 (Publications)
Five new anti-trypanosomal macrolides, actinoallolides A-E (1-5), were discovered from the cultured broth of Actinoallomurus fulvus MK10-036. The structures of the actinoallolides, including absolute
In Ivorian school-age children, infection with hookworm does not reduce dietary iron absorption or systemic iron utilization, whereas afebrile... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases and low bioavailable iron intake are major causes of anemia. Anemia results from inflammation, preventing iron recycling and decreasing dietary ir
LC-MS/MS method for the determinatin of two metabolites of tribendimidine, deacylated amidantel and its acetylated metabolite in plasma, blood and... (Publications)
Tribendimidine has emerged as potential alternative to praziquantel in the treatment of Opisthorchis viverrini infections. To support its clinical development program, a quantitative high performance
Efficiency and safety of the combination of moxifloxacin, pretomanid (PA-824), and pyrazinamide during the first 8 weeks of antituberculosis... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: New antituberculosis regimens are urgently needed to shorten tuberculosis treatment. Following on from favourable assessment in a 2 week study, we investigated a novel regimen for efficacy
Clinical features for diagnosis of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the biggest cause of deaths in young children in developing countries, but early diagnosis and intervention can effectively reduce mortality. We aimed to assess the diagnostic
Detection of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> by EasyNAT diagnostic kit in sputum samples from Tanzania (Publications)
EasyNAT was evaluated for detection of tuberculosis in sputum smears of presumptive pulmonary TB patients in an African high TB and HIV setting. The sensitivity of EasyNAT was 66.7%, specificity and p