Efficacy and tolerability of quinacrine monotherapy and albendazole plus chloroquine combination therapy in nitroimidazole-refractory giardiasis: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Giardiasis failing nitroimidazole first-line treatment is an emerging problem in returning European travelers. We present data on the efficacy and tolerability of 2 second-line treatment r
Urogenital schistosomiasis infection prevalence targets to determine elimination as a public health problem based on microhematuria prevalence in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Recent research suggests that schistosomiasis targets for morbidity control and elimination as a public health problem could benefit from a reanalysis. These analyses would define evidence
Cost of illness for severe and non-severe diarrhea borne by households in a low-income urban community of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
The illness cost borne by households, known as out-of-pocket expenditure, was 74% of the total health expenditure in Bangladesh in 2017. Calculating economic burden of diarrhea of low-income urban com
Comparative palatability of orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) of praziquantel (L-PZQ and Rac-PZQ) versus current PZQ tablet in African children: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Praziquantel (PZQ) is currently the only recommended drug for infection and disease caused by the schistosome species that infects humans; however, the current tablet formulation is not su
Characterization of moxidectin against <em>Strongyloides ratti:</em> <em>in vitro</em> and<em> in vivo </em>activity and pharmacokinetics in the rat... (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth affecting an estimated 30-100 million people. Since the infection may be severe and life-threatening, accessible and effective treatment is piv
Spatial epidemiology of urban health risks in select West African cities (Publications)
West African cities face critical societal challenges that are linked to environmental and health changes. These challenges are further exacerbated by urbanization dynamics, climate change, socio-econ
A 39-amino-acid C-terminal truncation of GDV1 disrupts sexual commitment in<em> Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by apicomplexan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Completion of the parasite's life cycle depends on the transmission of sexual stages, the gametocytes, fro
Die Falciparum-Malaria in der Schweiz: ein Problem der Intensivmedizin? (Publications)
In the period 1972-1976, 5 of 17 patients admitted to the Cantonal Hospital, Basel, for falciparum malaria had to be treated in the intensive care unit. Two patients died. None had performed regular c
Epidemiologie und Klinik der Malaria in der Schweiz (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum is the predominant plasmodium species in Africa south of the Sahara to a proportion of 80% and more. Two thirds of all cases of malaria in Switzerland are imported from Africa. A
Das Antiarrhythmikum Chinidin als Alternative in der Behandlung der schweren Falciparum-Malaria (Publications)
Parenteral quinine is the most effective treatment for severe falciparum malaria. It is not easily available in Switzerland and so dangerous delays treating patients may occur. The antiarrhythmic drug