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Peter Meissner

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Balwani M, Keel S, Meissner P, Sonderup M, Stein P, Yasuda M
Liver Int . 2024 Apr; 45(3):e15924. PMID: 38618923
The acute hepatic porphyrias (AHPs) include three autosomal dominant disorders, acute intermittent porphyria, variegate porphyria  and hereditary coproporphyria, and the ultra-rare autosomal recessive 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase-deficient porphyria. All four are...
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Yau I, Zubair Mustapha M, Nwaze E, Nobila O, Maigoro A, Abdullah A, et al.
J Public Health Afr . 2023 Jul; 14(5):2079. PMID: 37441119
Background: Childhood immunization remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. Globally, millions of children are not being reached with safe and effective vaccines and Nigeria has the highest...
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Stich M, Elling R, Renk H, Janda A, Garbade S, Muller B, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis . 2021 Oct; 27(12):3009-3019. PMID: 34695369
Resolving the role of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in households with members from different generations is crucial for containing the current pandemic. We conducted a large-scale,...
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Dun-Dery F, Meissner P, Beiersmann C, Kuunibe N, Winkler V, Albrecht J, et al.
Parasite Epidemiol Control . 2021 Oct; 15:e00222. PMID: 34632123
Background: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem in endemic countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Existing interventions such as intermittent preventive therapy in pregnancy (IPTp) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine...
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Tonshoff B, Muller B, Elling R, Renk H, Meissner P, Hengel H, et al.
JAMA Pediatr . 2021 Jan; 175(6):586-593. PMID: 33480966
Importance: School and daycare closures were enforced as measures to confine the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the assumption that young children may play a key role...
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Jorge M, Ouermi L, Meissner P, Compaore G, Coulibaly B, Nebie E, et al.
PLoS One . 2019 Oct; 14(10):e0222993. PMID: 31600221
Artemisinin resistance is threatening global efforts for malaria control and elimination. Primaquine (PQ) and methylene blue (MB) are gametocytocidal drugs that can be combined with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to...
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Schwarz C, Brandt C, Melichar V, Runge C, Heuer E, Sahly H, et al.
J Cyst Fibros . 2018 Oct; 18(2):227-232. PMID: 30297214
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterised by chronic airway infection with bacteria and fungi. Infections caused by Scedosporium/Lomentospora species can occur and are difficult to treat. Moulds belonging to the genus...
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Fortgens P, Pienaar E, Corrigall A, Sonderup M, Spearman C, Meissner P
J Clin Pathol . 2016 Nov; 70(6):515-520. PMID: 27849156
Aims: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a disorder of the haem biosynthetic pathway caused by mutations in the hydroxymethylbilane synthase () gene. Knowledge of the spectrum of mutations present in...
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Lu G, Traore C, Meissner P, Kouyate B, Kynast-Wolf G, Beiersmann C, et al.
Malar J . 2015 Dec; 14:527. PMID: 26714758
Background: Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are now the main tool for malaria prevention in endemic areas. Synthetic pyrethroids are the only group of insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization...
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Adam M, Dillmann M, Chen M, Mbugua S, Ndungu J, Mumbi P, et al.
PLoS One . 2014 Aug; 9(8):e104027. PMID: 25090111
Background: Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) form an important element of many health systems, and in Kenya these volunteers are the foundation for promoting behavior change through health education, earlier...