Comparative study of activities of a diverse set of anti-mycobacterial agents against <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Mycobacterium... (Publications)
A library of compounds covering a broad chemical space was selected from a tuberculosis drug development program and screened in a whole cell assay against Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent
Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF and Ustar EasyNATTM TB IAD for diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis of children in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become a standard approach for diagnosis of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenitis. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF an
Efficacy, safety, and dose of pafuramidine, a new oral drug for treatment of first stage sleeping sickness, in a phase 2a clinical study and phase 2b... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis [HAT]) is caused by protozoan parasites and characterized by a chronic progressive course, which may last up to several years before death.
A sero-epidemiological approach to explore transmission of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
The debilitating skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. While various hypotheses on potential reservoirs and vectors of M. ulcerans exist, the mode of trans
Spatial and temporal variability of fluoride concentrations in groundwater resources of Larestan and Gerash regions in Iran from 2003 to 2010 (Publications)
There is discrepancy about intervals of fluoride monitoring in groundwater resources by Iranian authorities. Spatial and temporal variability of fluoride in groundwater resources of Larestan and Geras
Maternal mortality and distance to facility-based obstetric care in rural southern Tanzania: a secondary analysis of cross-sectional census data in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled obstetric delivery and emergency care is deemed crucial for reducing maternal mortality. We assessed pregnancy-related mortality by distance to health facilities and by c
Toxocariasis-associated cardiac diseases: a systematic review of the literature (Publications)
Toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara canis or Toxocara catis, is a worldwide occurring parasitic disease, reaching high prevalences especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The clinical presentat
Validation of a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen urine cassette test for <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> diagnosis in the Sahel, and potential... (Publications)
On the shores of Lake Chad, schistosomiasis among mobile pastoralists was investigated in a field laboratory. Point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test, reagent strips, and fi