Impact of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on antibody responses to erythrocytic-stage Plasmodium falciparum antigens... (Publications)
We evaluated the impact of intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which was given at ages 3, 4, and 9 months through the Expanded Program on Immunizat
Synthesis and biological properties of a rhodacyanine derivative, Ssj-127, having high efficacy against malaria protozoa (Publications)
One of rhodacyanine derivatives, SSJ-127 (1), showed a complete cure of a mouse model infected with Plasmodium berghei by subcutaneous administration. The synthesis, in vitro activities against severa
The W-Beijing lineage of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> overproduces triglycerides and has the DosR dormancy regulon constitutively upregulated (Publications)
The Beijing family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has been associated with epidemic spread and an increased likelihood of developing drug resistance. The characteristics that predispose this fa
An algorithm for the clinical differentiation of malaria and typhoid: a preliminary communication (Publications)
The objective of this study was to determine which clinical features of typhoid and malaria are most helpful in distinguishing the two diseases among Papua New Guinean highlanders. In a study of 35 pa
Leishmanicidal activity of new megazol derivatives (Publications)
A series of thirteen new megazol derivatives, designed exploring the molecular hybridization approach between megazol (3) and heterocombretastatins (2), was synthesized. These new compounds were teste
Evaluation of street facilities I, II and III in Basel (Publications)
In June 1991 the city of Basel established the first low threshold centre (LTC) subsidized by the government after various private initiatives of "Live & Survive" aids. This low threshold facility whi