Publications
Spatial analysis of Leishmania donovani exposure in humans and domestic animals in a recent kala azar focus in Nepal Institute of Tropical Medicine
Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis and leprosy prevalence and distribution in the Muzaffarpur health and demographic surveillance site Institute of Tropical Medicine
Introduction: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a skin manifestation that is a late clinical outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Its presentation is similar to leprosy, and the differential diagnosis is not always easy. In VL endemic rural areas of Bihar, India, both infectious diseases co-exist. This observational study aimed to determine the prevalence and distribution of both conditions in an area that had until recently ...
A comparison of the effectiveness of sodium stibogluconate monotherapy to sodium stibogluconate and paromomycin combination for the treatment of severe post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis in South Sudan - a retrospective cohort study Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a common dermatological complication following successful treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani. PKDL presents as macular, papular, nodular or mixed skin rash on sun-exposed body parts. Patients are not ill unless there are complications due to mucosal involvement or ulceration. As PKDL in East Africa is typically self-healing, and treatment is long and ...
Spatial analysis of **Leishmania donovani** exposure in humans and domestic animals in a recent kala azar focus in Nepal University of Antwerp
Les manifestations oculaires de la leishmaniose viscérale (kala azar) Institute of Tropical Medicine
Agar agar-stabilized milled zerovalent iron particles for in situ groundwater remediation Ghent University
Rapid direct testing of susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampin on nutrient and blood agar in resource-starved settings Ghent University
The thin-layer agar method for direct phenotypic detection of multi- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis Institute of Tropical Medicine University of Antwerp
BACKGROUND: Molecular techniques rapidly detect resistance to rifampicin (RMP) and isoniazid (INH), but do not eliminate the need for culture-based drug susceptibility testing (DST) against other drugs. The thin-layer agar (TLA) test, a non-commercial direct DST method, has demonstrated good performance for INH and RMP; however, evidence is still limited, and its applicability for DST of ofloxacin (OFX) and kanamycin (KM) is unknown.
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