Low recovery rates stabilize malaria endemicity in areas of low transmission in coastal Kenya (Publications)
The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African communities can be high and stable even in areas of relatively low transmission where people expose to only a few infectious bites per year.
Nonoperative treatment of splenic rupture in malaria tropica: review of literature and case report (Publications)
In many parts of the world malaria still is a major medical problem. Heavy international and transcontinental traveling carries malaria to non-endemic areas. Practicing physicians must be aware of the
Optimization of potent inhibitors of <em>P. falciparum</em> dihydroorotate dehydrogenase for the treatment of malaria (Publications)
Inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) for P. falciparum potentially represents a new treatment option for malaria, since DHODH catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the pyrimidine biosynthe
Pyrimidine salvage in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> bloodstream forms and the trypanocidal action of halogenated pyrimidines (Publications)
African trypanosomes are capable of both pyrimidine biosynthesis and salvage of pre-formed pyrimidines from the host. However, uptake of pyrimidines in bloodstream form trypanosomes has not been inves
Communication skills training in obstetrics and gynaecology: whom should we train? A randomized controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient-physician communication in obstetrics and gynaecology can be improved by a training program and to investigate if physicians with poorer performance before the