High levels of grass pollen inside European dairy farms: a role for the allergy-protective effects of environment? (Publications)
Background: There is evidence of an allergy protective effect in children raised on farm. It has been assumed that microbial exposure may confer this protection. However in farm, little attention has
Genesis of and trafficking to the Maurer's clefts of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected erythrocytes (Publications)
Malaria parasites export proteins beyond their own plasma membrane to locations in the red blood cells in which they reside. Maurer's clefts are parasite-derived structures within the host cell cytopl
Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in western Kenya (Publications)
SUMMARYDeterminants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 communit
Chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution in an international study (Publications)
Objectives The chronic effects of urban air pollution are not well known. Our aim was to investigate the association between the prevalence and new onset of chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution.
FLOTAC for the diagnosis of <em>Hymenolepis spp.</em> infection: proof-of-concept and comparing diagnostic accuracy with other methods (Publications)
Hymenolepis nana is the most common cestode parasitizing humans, yet it is under-diagnosed. We determined the optimal flotation solution (FS) for the diagnosis of this intestinal parasite with the FLO
Compounds structurally related to ellagic acid show improved antiplasmodial activity (Publications)
The cancer chemopreventive agent ellagic acid (EA) is a known inhibitor of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and possesses antiplasmodial activities in the upper-nanomolar range. In the recent drug de
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and the need for a curated database (Publications)
Recent advances in DNA sequencing have led to the discovery of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). This genetic varia
Continuous video-EEG monitoring increases detection rate of nonconvulsive status epilepticus in the ICU (Publications)
Purpose: Status epilepticus (SE) is an important neurologic emergency requiring treatment on an intensive care unit (ICU). Although convulsive SE is self-evident, the diagnosis of nonconvulsive SE (NC
Acute phase proteins and white blood cell levels for prediction of infectious complications in status epilepticus (Publications)
ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Infections in status epilepticus (SE) patients result in severe morbidity making early diagnosis crucial. As SE may lead to inflammatory reaction, the value of acute phase prot
