Use of diagnostic microarrays for determination of virulence gene patterns of <em>Escherichia coli</em> K1, a major cause of neonatal meningitis (Publications)
Forty Escherichia coli strains isolated primarily from neonatal meningitis, urinary tract infections and feces were screened for the presence of virulence genes with a newly developed microarray on th
Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The role of exposure to substances in the workplace in new-onset asthma is not well characterised in population-based studies. We therefore aimed to estimate the relative and attributable
Evaluation of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> genotyping markers for molecular monitoring in clinical trials (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many antimalarial interventions are accompanied by molecular monitoring of parasite infections, and a number of molecular typing techniques based on different polymorphic marker genes are
Higher pulmonary artery pressure in children than in adults upon fast ascent to high altitude (Publications)
The response of pulmonary artery pressure to high altitude has not been studied in children. It is also not known whether the individual response is hereditary. Therefore, the response of pulmonary ar
Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the public health and economic burden of endemic canine rabies in Africa and Asia. METHODS: Data from these regions were applied to a set of linked epidemiological and economic
Effect of school-based interventions on physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents: a review of reviews and systematic update (Publications)
Background School-based interventions are thought to be the most universally applicable and effective way to counteract low physical activity (PA) and fitness although there is controversy about the o
Following in Soper's footsteps: northeast Brazil 63 years after eradication of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> (Publications)
Sub-Saharan Africa has long suffered under the yoke of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, but for northeast Brazil (figure 1) its arrival over 60 years ago was a new and horrifying experience. This Afric