Patient-related risk factors leading to aseptic stem loosening in total hip arthroplasty: a case-control study of 5,035 patients (Publications)
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that certain patient characteristics have different effects on the risk of early stem loosening in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We therefore conducted a case-control study
Partnerships in development-oriented research: lessons learnt and challenges ahead (Publications)
The challenges posed by global change processes require concerted responses from the development, research, policy, and practitioners' communities in the global North and South. A means of developing
Schistosomiasis in infants and preschool-aged children: infection in a single <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and a mixed <em>S. haematobium - S.... (Publications)
The burden of schistosomiasis in infants and preschool-aged children and their mothers is poorly known. We carried out a cross-sectional epidemiological survey in two villages in Niger: Falmado is end
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
Access to specialized pediatric cancer care in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Specialized pediatric cancer centers (PCCs) are thought to be essential to obtain state-of-the-art care for children and adolescents. We determined the proportion of childhood cancer patie
Antiplasmodial lanostanes from the <em>Ganoderma lucidum</em> mushroom (Publications)
In a screen of 880 extracts from plants and fungi for antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal, and leishmanicidal activity, an ethyl acetate extract of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum showed antiplasmodial ac