Is misoprostol a safe, effective and acceptable alternative to manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care? Results from a randomised trial in... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion; however, few studies have systematically compared misoprostol's effectiveness with
The N'-terminal domain of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of the apicomplexan <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> mediates GTPase Rab2-dependent... (Publications)
Spatial and temporal distribution of the glycolytic enzymes glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (pfGAPDH) and aldolase (pfAldolase) of Plasmodium falciparum were investigated using specific mAbs
8,8-dialkyldihydroberberines with potent antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Semisynthetic 8,8-dialkyldihydroberberines (8,8-DDBs) were found to possess mid- to low-nanomolar potency against Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage parasites, Leishmania donovani intracellular amastig
Prenatal farm exposure is related to the expression of receptors of the innate immunity and to atopic sensitization in school-age children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that environmental exposures determining childhood illnesses operate early in life. Prenatal exposure to a farming environment through the mother might also pl
Interaction between exposure to dairy farms and polymorphisms in the TLR2 gene determines susceptibility to asthma in European children' (Publications)
Background: The finding that the prevalence of asthma and allergies is less frequent in children raised on animal farms has led to the conjecture that exposure to microbial products modifies immune re
Emergence of W135 meningococcal meningitis in Ghana (Publications)
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135, well known for a long time as a cause of isolated cases of meningococcal meningitis, has recently increasingly been associated with disease outbreaks of consider
The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 9. Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on haemoglobin values, prevalence... (Publications)
A randomized controlled trial of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) was conducted in an area of high malaria transmission in Tanzania in order to assess the effects of ITNs on infection and anaemia.
Frequency of Norovirus in stool samples from patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in Switzerland (Publications)
To determine the frequency of sporadic community-acquired Norovirus (NV) infection in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, an evaluation of gastroenteritis cases seen in physicians' practices betw