Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease triggered by systemic lupus erythematosus and <em>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</em> infection- a report of a case and a review of... (Publications)
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis that was described for the first time in 1972 in Japan. Its etiology is still not fully understood. It has been reported in as
The spread of chloramphenicol-resistant <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> in Southeast Asia (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a significant health concern globally, but our knowledge of the prevailing serogroups, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and genet
A systems approach to assessing complexity in health interventions: an effectiveness decay model for integrated community case management (Publications)
Complexity is inherent to any system or program. This is especially true of integrated interventions, such as integrated community case management (iCCM). iCCM is a child health strategy designed to p
Immunoglobulin recognition of fecal bacteria in stunted and non-stunted children: findings from the Afribiota study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Child undernutrition is a global health issue that is associated with poor sanitation and an altered intestinal microbiota. Immunoglobulin (Ig) A mediates host-microbial homeostasis in the
Chikungunya, dream holidays but. . . a painful "souvenir" (Publications)
Little is known about chikungunya fever and, until March 2005, this abovirosis was seldom part of the differential diagnosis in the case of a patient with fever after travel return; at this time, a ma
Safety and immunogenicity profile of an experimental hepatitis B vaccine adjuvanted with AS04 (Publications)
The reactogenicity and safety of an experimental hepatitis B (HB) vaccine containing adjuvant system (AS04) was compared with a licensed vaccine in a phase III, single-blind, randomised study in healt