The genetic architecture of common traits, including the number, frequency, and effect sizes
of inherited variants that contribute to individual risk, has been long debated. Genome-wide …

To gain further insight into the genetic architecture of psoriasis, we conducted a meta-analysis
of 3 genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and 2 independent data sets genotyped …

Leishmania species, which are protozoal pathogens belong-ing to the order Kinetoplastida,
have gained increasing notoriety over the past decade as causes of morbidity and mortality …

We identified characteristics of devices that caused needle-stick injuries in a university
hospital over a 10-month period. Hospital employees who reported needle sticks were …

Background As the prevalence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria
increases in the Greater Mekong subregion, emerging resistance to partner drugs in artemisinin …

Travel medicine is devoted to the health of travelers who visit foreign countries. It is an
interdisciplinary specialty concerned not only with prevention of infectious diseases during …

Human leishmaniasis is a spectral disease that includes asymptomatic self-resolving
infection, localized skin lesions, and progressive visceral leishmaniasis. With some overlap, …

Background The emergence and spread of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria to
artemisinin combination therapies in the Greater Mekong subregion poses a major threat to …

Background Artemisinin and partner-drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum are major
threats to malaria control and elimination. Triple artemisinin-based combination therapies (…

Background A multidrug-resistant co-lineage of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, named
KEL1/PLA1, spread across Cambodia in 2008–13, causing high rates of treatment failure with …