Clinical and serologic responses to human 'apathogenic' trypanosomes (Publications)
We describe a female patient suffering from a benign self-healing febrile disease with strongly positive serology for Trypanosoma brucei. The patient showed a clinical picture with similarities to tha
Old and new selective pressures on <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) has been affecting humans for millennia. There is increasing indication that human-adapted Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has been co-evolving with different human populat
Respiratory health and long-term exposure to air pollutants in Swiss schoolchildren (Publications)
The impact of long-term exposure to air pollution on respiratory and allergic symptoms and illnesses was assessed in a cross-sectional study of schoolchildren (ages 6 to 15 yr, n = 4,470) living in 10
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and the development of asthma and COPD in asysmptomatic individuals - SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)
Background: Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is a common feature of asthma. However, BHR is also present in asymptomatic individuals and its clinical and prognostic significance is unclear. We hypo
The phenomenon of treatment failures in human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT or sleeping sickness) relies on a few drugs which are old, toxic and expensive. The most important drug for the treatment of second stage infection is m