Nematode infections: filariases (Publications)
More than 150 million people, mainly in developing countries, are affected by filarial nematode infections that cause debilitating and disfiguring diseases. Although transmission is restricted to the
New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease (Publications)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health problem, and recent genetic studies have identified common CKD susceptibility variants. The CKDGen consortium performed a meta-analysis of g
Skin lesions, malaise, and heart failure in a renal transplant recipient (Publications)
A male Caucasian patient developed nodular erythematous skin lesions, malaise, and clinical signs of progressive heart failure 4 months after renal transplantation. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar l
From morbidity control to transmission control: time to change tactics against helminths on Unguja Island, Zanzibar (Publications)
In Zanzibar, the prevalence and intensity of helminth infections have markedly declined over the past 25 years, which is generally attributed to morbidity control programmes emphasising 'preventive ch
Rise in malaria incidence rates in South Africa: a small-area spatial analysis of variation in time trends (Publications)
Using Bayesian statistical models, the authors investigated spatial and temporal variations in small-area malaria incidence rates for the period mid-1986 to mid-1999 for two districts in northern KwaZ
Genetic association with response to intravitreal ranibizumab in patients with neovascular AMD (Publications)
Purpose. Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) resulting in decreased central vision severely impairs affected individuals. Current standard treatment is an intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy
Use of diagnostic microarrays for determination of virulence gene patterns of <em>Escherichia coli</em> K1, a major cause of neonatal meningitis (Publications)
Forty Escherichia coli strains isolated primarily from neonatal meningitis, urinary tract infections and feces were screened for the presence of virulence genes with a newly developed microarray on th