Publications
Intrathecal immune response pattern for improved diagnosis of central nervous system involvement in trypanosomiasis.
Diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in human African trypanosomiasis is crucial in determination of therapy.
Artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Africa. The few available drugs might be safeguarded if combined with an artemisinin derivative.
Efficacy of artesunate plus chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children in Burkina Faso: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.
Chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is compromising malaria control in Africa. Combining artesunate (AS) with standard antimalarial drugs increases cure rates and may delay drug resistance.
A large cholera outbreak in Kano City, Nigeria: the importance of hand washing with soap and the danger of street-vended water.
The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for cholera during an outbreak in Nigeria. Cases were defined as recent onset of acute diarrhoea with dehydration in a patient hospitalised at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kano City.
[Management of cholera epidemics in a refugee camp].
Cholera epidemics in refugee camps represent a major public health emergency. In camps, precarious living conditions contribute to the transmission of the vibrio.
High Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Harper, Liberia: results in vivo and analysis of point mutations.
In Liberia, little information is available on the efficacy of antimalarials against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Highly active antiretroviral therapy enhances regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-seropositive women.
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to investigate the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in HIV-infected women.