The combined effects of family size and farm exposure on childhood hay fever and atopy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to farming environments and siblings is associated with reduced risks of childhood hay fever and atopy. We explored the independence and interaction of these protective effects in
Dermatologische Probleme bei Tropenrückkehrern - "banales Häufiges" und "seltenes, aber Gefährliches" (Publications)
The most frequently observed skin lesions in travellers returning from tropical countries are insect bite reactions, bacterial skin diseases, creeping eruption and allergic reactions. The article desc
Immune recovery after starting ART in HIV-infected patients presenting and not presenting with tuberculosis in south Africa (Publications)
We studied the immune response after starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) in 15,646 HIV-infected patients with or without tuberculosis (TB) at presentation in 3 ART programs in South Africa between
Effects of inflammation and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection on soluble transferrin receptor and plasma ferritin concentration in different... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is a major cause of anemia, along with other nutritional, parasitic, and genetic factors. Accurate biomarkers are needed to estimate the relative contribution of ID to
Optimization of the electrophile of chloronitrobenzamide leads active against <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
We previously reported the phenylchloronitrobenzamides (PCNBs), a novel class of compounds active against the species of trypanosomes that cause Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT). Herein, we explore
Asthma and allergies: is the farming environment (still) protective in Poland? The GABRIEL Advanced Studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence exists that a farming environment in childhood may provide protection against atopic respiratory disease. In the GABRIEL project based in Poland and Alpine regions of Germany, Aus