Evaluation of pet contact as a risk factor for carriage of multidrug-resistant staphylococci in nursing home residents (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pets, often used as companionship and for psychological support in the therapy of nursing home residents, have been implicated as reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We investiga
<em>myo</em>-inositol uptake is essential for bulk inositol phospholipid but not glycosylphosphatidylinositol synthesis in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
myo-Inositol is an essential precursor for the production of inositol phosphates and inositol phospholipids in all eukaryotes. Intracellular myo-inositol is generated by de novo synthesis from glucose
A "one health" surveillance and control of brucellosis in developing countries: moving away from improvisation (Publications)
Although a "One Health" approach has been successfully implemented for emerging infectious zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential, we still lack a conceptual framework to address enzootic diseases
Structure-activity relationship studies of orally active antimalarial 3,5-substituted 2-aminopyridines (Publications)
In an effort to address potential cardiotoxicity liabilities identified with earlier frontrunner compounds, a number of new 3,5-diaryl-2-aminopyridine derivatives were synthesized. Several compounds e
Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Primary malaria prevention on a large scale depends on two vector control interventions: indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). Historically, IRS has