Peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with Indian visceral leishmaniasis suppress natural killer cell activity in vitro.

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic is associated with a marked increase of tuberculosis cases. The influence of HIV on diagnostic methods for tuberculous lymphadenitis is less clear. In an environment of high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence in Blantyre, Malawi, a prospective study compared results of basi...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Bekedam HJ,Boeree M,Kamenya A,Liomba G,Ngwira B,Subramanyam VR,Harries AD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aftermath of a natural disaster, multispecialty rapid response teams are deployed to support health-related relief work. Microbiologists are often part of such teams, along with public health specialists, clinicians and entomologists, and can contribute to the response in multiple ways. The role of a microbiolo...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Viswanathan R,Chakrabarty A,Basu S

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards schistosomiasis among rural schoolchildren in Taiz governorate, southwestern Yemen. METHODS:A total of 406 children were screened for urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis. A pretested questionnaire was used...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Alharazi TH,Al-Mekhlafi HM

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows the relationship between lymphocyte subpopulations and their response to non-specific stimulant phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and specific stimulant (amoebic antigen) in cases of amoebic liver abscess in relation to the duration of disease, based on the first appearance of symptoms and/or signs, 26 patien...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Ganguly NK,Mahajan RC,Gill NJ,Koshy A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical, serological, parasitological and therapeutic study of cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out in a low sub-andean area (250-800 metres) of the La Paz Department, Bolivia. A team of seismic prospectors (350 workers) was surveyed for 12 months. Of 200 suspected cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis, 185 were sero...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Desjeux P,Mollinedo S,Le Pont F,Paredes A,Ugarte G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of low dose chloroquine, characteristic pattern of relapse and the relapse rate in vivax malaria after high dose primaquine were investigated in 167 Thai patients. 87 patients were allocated at random to receive 300 mg, and 80 received 450 mg of chloroquine on the first day of admission. All patients in b...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Bunnag D,Karbwang J,Thanavibul A,Chittamas S,Ratanapongse Y,Chalermrut K,Bangchang KN,Harinasuta T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this experiment was to assess the utility of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit for diagnosis of giardiasis in archaeological human remains. The kit, a monoclonal antibody assay, is used to detect the presence of Giardia-specific antigen 65 (GSA65) in human faeces. ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Gonçalves ML,Araújo A,Duarte R,da Silva JP,Reinhard K,Bouchet F,Ferreira LF

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quinolones are broad-spectrum antibiotics, which are used for the treatment of different infectious diseases associated with Enterobacteriaceae. During recent decades, the wide use as well as overuse of quinolones against diverse infections has led to the emergence of quinolone-resistant bacterial strains. H...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Azargun R,Gholizadeh P,Sadeghi V,Hosainzadegan H,Tarhriz V,Memar MY,Pormohammad A,Eyvazi S

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two long sewerage canals in the city of Kolkata, India were heavily infested with larvae, pupae and egg rafts of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Although the burden of bancroftian filariasis and other diseases transmitted by C. quinquefasciatus in the city is practically zero, the night-biting mosquitoe...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Biswas D,Mandal B,Biswas B,Banerjee A,Mukherjee TK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of Sarcocystis infection is reported from West Malaysia. A cyst was seen as an incidental finding in a biopsy specimen from the larynx of the patient. The cyst and the cystozoites were of the small size with no evidence of cytophaneres or compartments. ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Kutty MK,Dissanaike AS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunoepidemiologic studies have shown a relationship between IgE and IgG4 antibodies with age and with resistance and susceptibility to infection. It is believed that the IgE and IgG4 responses to soluble egg antigen (SEA) can be used for serological analysis of infection and post-treatment status. This stu...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Matoso LF,Oliveira-Prado R,Abreu MN,Fujiwara RT,Loverde PT,Kloos H,Gazzinelli A,Correa-Oliveira R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune reactions to the surface of microfilariae (mff) of Wuchereria bancrofti were investigated among persons living in an endemic filariasis area of Tanzania. The sera from a proportion of mff-negative persons contained antibodies to the microfilarial sheath, and a clear correlation was seen between presence of anti...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Simonsen PE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population-based study of the clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings in patients suffering from mild or moderate opisthorchiasis in Prachinburi province, Thailand was conducted in 1990-1992. The effectiveness of treatment with praziquantel at 40 mg/kg body weight was evaluated. After treatment, a long-la...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Pungpak S,Chalermrut K,Harinasuta T,Viravan C,Schelp PF,Hempfling A,Schlattmann P,Bunnag D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross haematuria caused by lymphatic filariasis has been rarely reported. An adult woman living in a filarial-endemic area presented at a hospital in Orissa, India, in July 2004, with painless gross haematuria without any associated symptoms, such as dysuria, abdominal pain and fever. Urine microscopy revealed many er...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Kerketta AS,Dhal K,Nayak R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a neglected tropical disease and its diagnosis is still a challenge due to non-specific manifestations. Neuroimaging techniques are used in the diagnosis of NCC, however, due to the high cost of these methods and the advantages presented in the use of immunological tests, such as ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Silva GBD,Faria LSD,Lopes CA,Nunes DS,Ribeiro VS,de Sousa JEN,Paiva GCM,Gonçalves-Pires MRF,Borges IP,Santos MM,Ávila VMR,Júnior ÁF,Costa-Cruz JM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides an overview of the methods in which geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) technology have been used to visualise and analyse data related to vectorborne diseases (VBD) in West Africa and to discuss the potential for these approaches to be routinely included in future studies ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Ratmanov P,Mediannikov O,Raoult D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new OptiMAL-IT(R) rapid diagnostic test for malaria was evaluated in 271 patients in Thailand with uncomplicated malaria between June and July 2002. The sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum parasites were 88% and 92%, respectively. For species other than P. falciparum, the sensiti...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Pattanasin S,Proux S,Chompasuk D,Luwiradaj K,Jacquier P,Looareesuwan S,Nosten F

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 250 Ghanaian schoolchildren aged 5-15 years was followed clinically and parasitologically for 4 months in 1997/98 in order to study the effect of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections on haematological indices and bone-marrow responses. Of the 250 children 65 met the predefined study criteria. Thus...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Kurtzhals JA,Addae MM,Akanmori BD,Dunyo S,Koram KA,Appawu MA,Nkrumah FK,Hviid L

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus is a common human pathogen that can colonise the respiratory tract and cause infection. Here we investigate the risk factors associated with nasopharyngeal carriage of S. aureus (including methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]) in Vietnam. METHODS:Between February and June 2012, nasal...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Van Nguyen K,Zhang T,Thi Vu BN,Dao TT,Tran TK,Thi Nguyen DN,Thi Tran HK,Thi Nguyen CK,Fox A,Horby P,Wertheim H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue fever (DF) is an urban vector-borne disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Both species deposit their eggs in favorable breeding sites either in natural or artificial containers. An understanding of their habitat characteristics is crucial in curbing DF outbreaks METHODS:A search ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Dom NC,Faiz Madzlan M,Nadira Yusoff SN,Hassan Ahmad A,Ismail R,Nazrina Camalxaman S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations to characterize the in vitro reaction of serum-mediated leucocyte-adherence to microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti were carried out in Tanzania. The adherence reaction took place within one hour and at least two serum factors were involved: a heat-labile factor, present also in normal serum (probably ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Simonsen PE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of cryptic leishmaniasis in blood donors from a Spanish endemic area, (Eivissa Island) was studied using various immunological and parasitological methods. Sera from 656 blood donors were analysed: 16 (2.4%) were positive by ELISA and 50 (7.6%) by Western blot. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Riera C,Fisa R,Udina M,Gállego M,Portus M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate Mycobacterium vaccae immunotherapy in the treatment of human tuberculosis and to assess longer-term outcomes following treatment for tuberculosis patients, a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase-2 clinical trial was set up in the Mseleni and Manguzi health wards in north-eastern KwaZulu, South Africa. ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Mayo RE,Stanford JL

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum was observed in all 22 isolates established in this laboratory. Gametocytes were produced in variable numbers--up to 3% of red cells--for a limited period of time after which this stage was seen only very sporadically. Complete maturation of microgametocytes in vitro...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Ponnudurai T,Meuwissen JH,Leeuwenberg AD,Verhave JP,Lensen AH

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 33, 274 mosquitoes was collected from Tagudin, Ilocos Sur Province, Philippines during July 1977. Isolates made from one pool of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and one pool of C. vishnui were identified as Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) by a micro-neutralization test using reference hyperimmune mouse ascitic fl...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Trosper JH,Ksiazek TG,Cross JH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-feto protein (alpha-FP) is now accepted as a very useful serum marker of hepatocarcinoma, and since its discovery in 1963, surveys have been carried out in various regions of the world, where hepatoma is particularly prevalent, which have shown that alpha-FP may be detected in 50 to 80% of patients with liver ca...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Seggie J,Gelfand M

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic model of the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was used to investigate some of the possible implications of the loss of vaccine-induced immunity on the effectiveness of mass HBV vaccination in high endemicity countries. The model, which describes the processes of horizontal and vertical transmission of...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Edmunds WJ,Medley GF,Nokes DJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During February and March of 1998, 12 sudden deaths were reported among residents of a high-Andean community in Ecuador. All 12 fatalities were members of the same extended family and some had apparent exposure to sick guinea-pigs. Following an initial investigation by public health officials, an additional death was ...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Gabastou JM,Proaño J,Vimos A,Jaramillo G,Hayes E,Gage K,Chu M,Guarner J,Zaki S,Bowers J,Guillemard C,Tamayo H,Ruiz A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodia infect the liver for about 7 days before subsequently infecting the blood. Present prophylaxis against Plasmodium falciparum malaria employs agents that primarily kill blood stages and must be continued for 28 days after the last exposure. Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) is a new antimalarial agent that is l...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Berman JD,Nielsen R,Chulay JD,Dowler M,Kain KC,Kester KE,Williams J,Whelen AC,Shmuklarsky MJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis has a mortality rate of 5-20%. Poor prognostic factors are older age; oliguria; elevated potassium, creatinine and/or bilirubin levels; and altered mental status. We conducted this retrospective study to analyse the predictors of mortality among Indian patients with leptospirosis. METHODS:Clin...

journal_title：Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

authors： Goswami RP,Goswami RP,Basu A,Tripathi SK,Chakrabarti S,Chattopadhyay I

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00