Use of antibiotics within the IMCI guidelines in outpatient settings in Papua New Guinean children: an observational and effectiveness study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: There is a need to investigate the effectiveness and appropriateness of antibiotics prescription within the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in the context of r
Long-term dominance of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> Uganda family in peri-urban Kampala-Uganda is not associated with cavitary disease (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Uganda family, a sub-lineage of the MTB Lineage 4, is the main cause of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda. Using a well characte
Orally active antischistosomal early leads identified from the open access malaria box (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Worldwide hundreds of millions of schistosomiasis patients rely on treatment with a single drug, praziquantel. Therapeutic limitations and the threat of praziquantel resistance underline t
Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea following the introduction of a revised treatment protocol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This paper reports on the availability of diagnostic tools and recommended anti-malarials in the 12-month period immediately following the implementation of a new national malaria treatmen
Transient population dynamics of mosquitoes during sterile male releases: modelling mating behaviour and perturbations of life history parameters (Publications)
The release of genetically-modified or sterile male mosquitoes offers a promising form of mosquito-transmitted pathogen control, but the insights derived from our understanding of male mosquito behavi