Gastrointestinal pathogens detected by multiplex nucleic acid amplification testing in stools of pediatric patients and patients returning from the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal infections are caused by a broad spectrum of pathogens. Conventional diagnostic procedures are resource and time consuming due to single pathogen testing, often in differe
Evolution of drug resistance in tuberculosis: recent progress and implications for diagnosis and therapy (Publications)
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing threat to global public health. Recent efforts to understand the evolution of drug resistance have shown that changes in drug-target interactions are only the
Activity of praziquantel enantiomers and main metabolites against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
A racemic mixture of R and S enantiomers of praziquantel (PZQ) is currently the treatment of choice against schistosomiasis. Though the S enantiomer and the metabolites are presumed to contribute only
Cohort profile: the study of respiratory pathogens in Andean children (Publications)
We investigated respiratory pathogens in a prospective cohort study of young children living in the Peruvian Andes. In the study we assessed viral respiratory infections among young children, and expl
Density interactions among <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae</em> and <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> in the nasopharynx of young... (Publications)
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus are commonly carried in the nasopharynx of young children, and have been speculated to interact with each other. Although ear