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Visceral leishmaniasis in Aba-Roba, south-western Ethiopia: prevalence and incidence of active and subclinical infections by Hailu, A., Gramiccia, M., Kager, P. A.

“…Between August 1997 and February 2005, a prospective study of human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was undertaken in two villages in the Konso district of…”
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Is molecular biology the best alternative for diagnosis of malaria to microscopy? A comparison between microscopy, antigen detection and molecular tests in rural Kenya and urban Tanzania by Mens, P., Spieker, N., Omar, S., Heijnen, M., Schallig, H., Kager, P. A.

“…Summary Objective  To assess the agreement of different diagnostic methods for the diagnosis and confirmation of the clinical suspicion of Plasmodium infection…”
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Miltefosine Treatment of Leishmania major Infection: An Observational Study Involving Dutch Military Personnel Returning from Northern Afghanistan by van Thiel, P.P.A.M., Leenstra, T., Kager, P.A., de Vries, H.J., van Vugt, M., van der Meide, W.F., Bart, A., Zeegelaar, J.E., van der Sluis, A., Schallig, H.D.F.H., van Gool, T., Faber, W.R., de Vries, P.J.

“…In a retrospective, observational study involving 34 patients with Leishmania major infection, 31 of whom had experienced unsuccessful treatment with…”
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Malaria control: constraints and opportunities by Kager, P. A.

“…Summary The malaria eradication campaign of the 1950s and 1960s achieved elimination of malaria from the industrialized world and drastic reduction of malaria…”
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Percutaneous evacuation (PEVAC) of multivesicular echinococcal cysts with or without cystobiliary fistulas which contain non-drainable material: first results of a modified PAIR method by Schipper, H G, Laméris, J S, van Delden, O M, Rauws, E A, Kager, P A

“…Background: Surgery is the treatment of choice in echinococcal cysts with cystobiliary fistulas. PAIR (puncture, aspiration, injection, and reaspiration of…”
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Prevalence and severity of malnutrition and age at menarche; cross-sectional studies in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya by Leenstra, T, Petersen, L.T, Kariuki, S.K, Oloo, A.J, Kager, P.A, Kuile, F.O. ter

“…Objective: Nutritional status is an important marker of overall health and linear growth retardation has serious long-term physiological and economic…”
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Relative Bioavailability of Three Newly Developed Albendazole Formulations: a Randomized Crossover Study with Healthy Volunteers by RIGTER, I. M, SCHIPPER, H. G, KOOPMANS, R. P, VAN KAN, H. J. M, FRIJLINK, H. W, KAGER, P. A, GUCHELAAR, H.-J

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Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine‐pyrimethamine for control of malaria in pregnancy in western Kenya: a hospital‐based study by Eijk, A. M., Ayisi, J. G., Ter Kuile, F. O., Otieno, J. A., Misore, A. O., Odondi, J. O., Rosen, D. H., Kager, P. A., Steketee, R. W., Nahlen, B. L.

“…Summary Objective  To monitor the effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulphadoxine‐pyrimethamine (SP) for the control of malaria in…”
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effect of weekly iron and vitamin A supplementation on hemoglobin levels and iron status in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya by Leenstra, T, Kariuki, S.K, Kurtis, J.D, Oloo, A.J, Kager, P.A, Kuile, F.O. ter

“…Background/Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia is a major public health problem in developing countries and may affect school performance and physical work…”
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The effect of health care worker training on the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in rural western Kenya by Ouma, P. O., Van Eijk, A. M., Hamel, M. J., Sikuku, E., Odhiambo, F., Munguti, K., Ayisi, J. G., Kager, P. A., Slutsker, L.

“…Summary Background  In 1998, Kenya adopted intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxine‐pyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention during…”
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Effect of grapefruit juice or cimetidine coadministration on albendazole bioavailability by Nagy, J, Schipper, H G, Koopmans, R P, Butter, J J, Van Boxtel, C J, Kager, P A

“…The assumed metabolic breakdown of albendazole by mucosal CYP3A4 enzymes was studied by coadministering albendazole (10 mg/kg) with grapefruit juice…”
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Prevalence and severity of anemia and iron deficiency: cross-sectional studies in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya by Leenstra, T, Kariuki, S.K, Kurtis, J.D, Oloo, A.J, Kager, P.A, Kuile F.O. ter

“…Objective: Anemia is a major public health concern in preschool children and pregnant women in the developing world. While many studies have examined these two…”
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The role of reduced red cell deformability in the pathogenesis of severe falciparum malaria and its restoration by blood transfusion by Dondorp, A.M., Nyanoti, M., Kager, P.A., Mithwani, S., Vreeken, J., Marsh, K.

“…As reduced red cell deformability (RCD) can contribute to derangement of the microcirculation, a central feature in the pathogenesis of severe malaria, RCD was…”
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Diagnosis and treatment of Hepatic echinococcosis: an overview by Schipper, H. G., Kager, P. A.

“…Background: Surgery has long been considered the first-choice treatment in patients with echinococcosis of the liver. The poorly predictable outcome of older…”
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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in the Sudan: clinical presentation and differential diagnosis by Zijlstra, E.E., Khalil, E.A.G., Kager, P.A., El-Hassan, A.M.

“…Post‐kala‐azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a common complication following kala‐azar (visceral leishmaniasis). In a prospective study in a village in the…”
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Effect of dose increase or cimetidine co-administration on albendazole bioavailability by Schipper, H G, Koopmans, R P, Nagy, J, Butter, J J, Kager, P A, Van Boxtel, C J

“…The low bioavailability of albendazole affects the therapeutic response in patients with echinococcosis. Cimetidine co-administration is reported to improve…”
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Red blood cell deformability as a predictor of anemia in severe falciparum malaria by Dondorp, A M, Angus, B J, Chotivanich, K, Silamut, K, Ruangveerayuth, R, Hardeman, M R, Kager, P A, Vreeken, J, White, N J

“…Decreased erythropoiesis and increased clearance of both parasitized and noninfected erythrocytes both contribute to the pathogenesis of anemia in falciparum…”
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Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Leishmania donovani infection in two villages in an endemic area in eastern Sudan by Khalil, E. A. G., Zijlstra, E. E., Kager, P. A., El Hassan, A. M.

“…We conducted a longitudinal study in an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in eastern Sudan to compare the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of…”
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rK39 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Leishmania donovani infection by Zijlstra, E E, Daifalla, N S, Kager, P A, Khalil, E A, El-Hassan, A M, Reed, S G, Ghalib, H W

“…The rK39 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was compared with the direct agglutination test (DAT) for Leishmania donovani infection in the Sudan. rK39…”
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Evaluation of PCR for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis by Osman, O F, Oskam, L, Zijlstra, E E, Kroon, N C, Schoone, G J, Khalil, E T, El-Hassan, A M, Kager, P A

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