Gastroduodenitis and peptic ulcer in a rural Liberian community. An endoscopic prospective study (Publications)
In a prospective study on a Liberian rubber plantation lasting over 12 months, 79 consecutive patients with recurrent epigastric pain as well as 15 controls without evidence of gastrointestinal diseas
Comparative evaluation of 7 helminth antigens in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (E.L.I.S.A.) (Publications)
112 sera from Europeans with parasitologically proven helminthiasis were tested in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (E.L.I.S.A.) against 6 crude extracts of various helminths (2 of adult worms: D
Functional morphology of the midgut of <em>Aedes aegypti</em> L. (Insecta, Diptera) during blood digestion (Publications)
Morphometric analysis of the epithelial lining of the stomach of A. aegypti suggests that digestion of the first blood meal in the stomach of this species can be viewed as a series of phases that can
Isolation of the major toxic protein from the skin venom of the crested newt, <em>Triturus cristatus</em> (Publications)
A new protein, of molecular weight 160,000, was isolated from the skin venom of the crested newt and partially characterized by bioassays and biochemical methods. This protein shows the same functiona
Morphometric parameters of the midgut cells of <em>Aedes aegypti </em>L. (Insecta, Diptera) under various conditions (Publications)
Previous morphometric or biochemical investigations have yielded different data on the distribution of free and membrane-bound ribosomes in midgut cells of Aedes aegypti. In the present paper ribosoma
Pyrazolopyrimidine metabolism in African trypanosomes: metabolic similarities to <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> and <em>Leishmania</em> spp (Publications)
Growth inhibition and radioisotope incorporation studies with allopurinol (4-hydroxypyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine) have shown that the African trypanosomes are biologically and biochemically similar to Le
Häufigkeit der Amöbiasis und anderer Darmprotozoosen. Eine epidemologische Untersuchung mit Hilfe der MIF-Technik (Publications)
Advantages and disadvantages of various laboratory techniques used for the diagnosis of intestinal protozoa are discussed. The importance of a correct parasitological diagnosis is emphasized. The MIF
Etude clinique et thérapeutique d'un collectif de 217 patients atteints de giardiase et d'amibiase intestinales (Publications)
In 15 months of the years 1979-1980, 158 patients with giardiasis and 69 patients with intestinal amebiasis were diagnosed and treated in the outpatient department of the Swiss Tropical Institute. Rep
Anwendung einer Enzym-Immunmethode (ELISA) für die Serologie der Amöbiasis (Publications)
The Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was compared with the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and with the counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) in the serology of amebiasis. In c