Antiparasitic chaiyaphumines from entomopathogenic <em>Xenorhabdus</em> sp. PB61.4 (Publications)
A new class of four depsipentapeptides called chaiyaphumines A-D (1-4) was isolated from Xenorhabdus sp. PB61.4. Their structures were elucidated by detailed 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by a Marfey'
The effect of workplace smoking bans on heart rate variability and pulse wave velocity of non-smoking hospitality workers (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a change in second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure on heart rate variability (HRV) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), this study utilized a quasi-experimental setting wh
Hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global prevalence of handwashing with soap and derive a pooled estimate of the effect of hygiene on diarrhoeal diseases, based on a systematic search of the literature. METH
Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa (Publications)
PURPOSE: Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the clinical features and consequences are poorly characterized. Most studies are hospital-based, and few studies have compared different e
Comparative embryotoxicity of different antimalarial peroxides: in vitro study using the rat whole embryo culture model (WEC) (Publications)
Three groups of compounds: (i) active peroxides (artemisinin and arterolene), (ii) inactive non-peroxidic derivatives (deoxyartemisinin and carbaOZ277) and (iii) inactive peroxide (OZ381) were tested
Hydroxyurea: effect on growth, structure, and [3H]thymidine uptake of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> procyclic culture forms (Publications)
Hydroxyurea (HU) in concentrations above 50 micrograms/ml reversibly inhibited cell division of Trypanosoma brucei brucei stock STIB 336 procyclic culture forms, but not growth of individual cells. Th
Application of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the diagnosis of filariasis and echinococcosis (Publications)
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was compared with the Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT), the Indirect Haemagglutination Test (IHA) and Counter Immuno Electrophoresis (CIE) in the
Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance (Publications)
Most Plasmodium falciparum infections that are detected in community surveys are characterized by low-density parasitaemia and the absence of clinical symptoms. Molecular diagnostics have shown that t