Using evidence to drive action: a "revolution in accountability" to implement quality care for better maternal and newborn health in Africa (Publications)
Introducing evidence-based accountability mechanisms at national and subnational levels into maternal newborn health programs can accelerate reductions in maternal and newborn mortality. Clearly packa
A tradition and an epidemic: determinants of the campylobacteriosis winter peak in Switzerland (Publications)
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food borne infection in Switzerland. We investigated determinants of infections and illness experience in wintertime. A case-control study was conduc
Characterisation of a melamino nitroheterocycle as a potential lead for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
This paper reports an evaluation of a melamine-nitroheterocycle, a potential lead for further development as an agent against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Studies on its efficacy, physicochemi
Pharmacokinetic comparison to determine the mechanisms underlying the differential efficacies of cationic diamidines against first- and second-stage... (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), a neglected tropical disease, is fatal without treatment. Pentamidine, a cationic diamidine, has been used to treat first-stage (hemolymphatic) HAT since the 1940s
Comparing systemic metabolic responses in mice to single or dual infection with <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> and <em>Heligmosomoides bakeri</em> (Publications)
Concomitant infections with Plasmodium and gastrointestinal nematodes are frequently observed in humans. At the metabolic level, the cross-talk between the host and multiple coexisting pathogens is po