Treatment of mucosal leishmaniasis (<em>L. infantum</em>) with Miltefosine in a patient with good syndrome (Publications)
We report on a 76-year old patient with recurrent mucosal leishmaniasis. Multiple treatment regimens were administered. After the second relapse, immunologic workup and review of the patient's history
Development and back-extrapolation of NO2 land use regression models for historic exposure assessment in Great Britain (Publications)
Modelling historic air pollution exposures is often restricted by availability of monitored concentration data. We evaluated back-extrapolation of LUR models for annual mean NO2 concentrations in Grea
Sociocultural determinants of anticipated vaccine acceptance for acute watery diarrhea in early childhood in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of... (Publications)
Rotavirus and oral cholera vaccines have the potential to reduce diarrhea-related child mortality in low-income settings and are recommended by the World Health Organization. Uptake of vaccination dep
Investigation of acyclic uridine amide and 5'-amido nucleoside analogues as potential inhibitors of the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dUTPase (Publications)
Previously we have shown that trityl and diphenyl deoxyuridine derivatives and their acyclic analogues can inhibit Plasmodium falciparum dUTPase (PfdUTPase). We report the synthesis of conformationall
Acceptability and feasibility of mifepristone-misoprostol for menstrual regulation in Bangladesh (Publications)
CONTEXT: Annually, more than 700,000 women turn to menstrual regulation, or uterine evacuation with vacuum aspiration; many more resort to unsafe abortion. Using pills for the evacuation of the uterus
A primaquine-chloroquine hybrid with dual activity against <em>Plasmodium</em> liver and blood stages (Publications)
We present a new class of hybrid molecules consisting of the established antiplasmodial drugs primaquine and chloroquine. No drug is known to date that acts comparably against all stages of Plasmodium
Characterization of choline uptake in<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> procyclic and bloodstream forms (Publications)
Choline is an essential nutrient for eukaryotic cells, where it is used as precursor for the synthesis of choline-containing phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine (PC). According to published dat
Mobile phone use and the risk of skin cancer: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark (Publications)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified radiofrequency radiation as possibly carcinogenic. Previous studies have focused on intracranial tumors, although the skin receives much