Introduction/Objectives: To achieve long-term cure of the neglected tropical parasitic infection visceral leishmaniasis (VL), sufficient parasite eradication during treatment, as…
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Exploring variability in paromomycin pharmacokinetics in East African visceral leishmaniasis patients
Objectives: There is a high need for new therapies for the neglected tropical parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis (VL), as effective,…
Read moreParomomycin population pharmacokinetic analysis in Eastern African visceral leishmaniasis patients
Objectives: In Eastern Africa, effective, safe and affordable combination treatments for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are still lacking. Geographical variability in…
Read moreModeling of Interferon effector pathway after viral infection
Objectives and backgroud: To develop a semi-mechanistic model describing the Interferon (IFN) type I signaling pathway after the administration of…
Read morePopulation Pharmacokinetics of Sulfadoxine and Pyrimethamine: A pooled analysis to Inform Optimal Dosing in African Children with Uncomplicated Malaria.
Objectives: To analyse pooled data from four previously published trials on the pharmacokinetics of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine in children and…
Read moreCorrelates of tuberculosis treatment outcomes: application of regression trees and pharmacodynamic modelling techniques
Objectives: The long duration of therapy remains a challenge for the successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The study aimed to…
Read morePopulation pharmacokinetics of cycloserine dosed as terizidone in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients
Objectives: Cycloserine or its structural analogue terizidone which consists of two molecules of cycloserine (1), is a key drug recommended…
Read moreTigecycline-Tetracycline Combination Modeling against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Application of the General Pharmacodynamic Interaction Term in Various Interaction Models
Objectives: The enhanced activity of combination tigecycline (TIG) and tetracycline (TET) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been previously described in in vitro…
Read moreThe value of model-based therapeutic drug monitoring in tuberculosis treatment – optimized target for rifampicin
Objectives: This work evaluated a Bayesian model-based therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) approach for rifampicin accounting for the known auto-induction and…
Read moreModelling waist-hip ratio increase in HIV-infected individuals starting antiretroviral therapy
Objectives: The waist-hip ratio (WHR, unitless) is an anthropometric indicator of body fat distribution, calculated by dividing the circumference of the…
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