Chlamydia trachomatis associated with chronic dysuria among patients with Schistosoma haematobium.

abstract：:Hungry Anopheles funestus females were caught in CDC light traps positioned overnight in village houses in which the occupants were protected by bed nets. The sampling was performed in six huts near Muheza, in North-eastern Tanzania, September to November 1972. Parous, unfed mosquitoes were carefully examined, usually...

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

authors： Krafsur ES,Garrett-Jones C

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correct diagnosis of parasitic infections is essential for the treatment of individuals avoiding indiscriminate use of anthelmintics which increases drug resistance. In a comparative study between the spontaneous sedimentation technique and Paratest(®), 140 stool samples were analyzed for the detection of parasites. T...

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

authors： Brandelli CL,Cargnin ST,Willers DM,Oliveira KR,Tasca T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) categorisation has been developed as a phenotypic description of those TB strains that are resistant to most conventional anti-TB drugs. While widely accepted to have significant incidence in those areas, such as Eastern Europe, that have high levels of multidrug re...

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

authors： Jones KD,Hesketh T,Yudkin J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report in which a marine mollusc, Oliva vidua fulminans (olives), generally not known to be poisonous, was responsible for death in five children after consuming boiled olives with tamarind. The onset of symptoms was rapid 10 to 20 min after consumption of the olives. Signs and symptoms included naus...

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

authors： Kan SK,Singh N,Chan MK

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin A supplements are reported to reduce febrile episodes of malaria and parasite counts, especially in children aged 12-36 months. Red palm oil (RPO) is a good source of vitamin A, is rich in alpha- and beta-carotene and is as effective as high-dose retinyl palmitate supplements in improving vitamin A status. In ...

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

authors： Cooper KA,Adelekan DA,Esimai AO,Northrop-Clewes CA,Thurnham DI

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing need to provide spatial distribution maps of the clinical burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. Recent evidence suggests that risk groups and the clinical spectrum of severe malaria are related to the intensity of P. falciparum transmission. Climate operates to affect the vectorial ...

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

authors： Snow RW,Gouws E,Omumbo J,Rapuoda B,Craig MH,Tanser FC,le Sueur D,Ouma J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As reduced red cell deformability (RCD) can contribute to derangement of the microcirculation, a central feature in the pathogenesis of severe malaria, RCD was measured with a laser diffraction technique in 232 consecutive patients with falciparum malaria on the Kenyan coast, of whom 99 had severe disease. RCD on admi...

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

authors： Dondorp AM,Nyanoti M,Kager PA,Mithwani S,Vreeken J,Marsh K

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system involvement due to toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host is very rare. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient who presented with suspected tuberculous meningoencephalitis but showed no clinical response to antitubercular therapy. Later, toxoplasmic meningoencephalitis was proved by po...

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

authors： Kaushik RM,Mahajan SK,Sharma A,Kaushik R,Kukreti R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A serological survey was carried out to determine the frequency of distribution of hydatid antibodies in Pondicherry during 1981 to 1984. 1325 apparently normal sera and 109 sera from clinically suspected hydatid disease cases were screened by the indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test. Results showed a diagnostic titr...

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

authors： Parija SC,Sasikala A,Rao RS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the irrigated zones of North-eastern region of Afghanistan malaria transmission is sustained by A. pulcherrimus and A. hyrcanus despite many years of DDT spraying. A. hyrcanus is an exophilic and exophagic mosquito, strongly resistant to DDT. A. pulcherrimus is still largely susceptible to the insecticide but seems...

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

authors： Onori E,Nushin MK,Cullen JE,Yakubi GH,Mohammed K,Christal FA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal permeability of 246 early primary schoolchildren at 2 schools (106 of whom were infected with intestinal helminths) was assessed by using the lactulose/mannitol differential absorption test. The ratio of the urinary recoveries of lactulose and mannitol was determined after oral administration of a standard ...

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

authors： Raj SM,Sein KT,Anuar AK,Mustaffa BE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of bacitracin in vitro against Giardia intestinalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and Tritrichomonas foetus was enhanced 5-10 times by equimolar concentrations of zinc. Bacitracin and bacitracin zinc activity was tolerant to either aerobic or anaerobic culture conditions and equally effective against T. vaginali...

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

authors： Andrews BJ,Mylvaganam H,Yule A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for a non-toxic and low-cost treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis. We synthesised and tested in vivo an amphotericin B-poly(methacrylic acid) drug (AmB-PMA) that had previously shown in-vitro activity against Leishmania major and L. donovani parasites. Efficacy was determined using L. major fo...

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

authors： Corware KD,Rogers M,Teo I,Müller I,Shaunak S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient rises in parasitaemia occur commonly during the treatment of falciparum malaria but their prognostic significance has not been well defined. Twelve-hourly parasite counts from 133 malaria patients who were ultimately cured were therefore compared with counts from 97 therapeutic failures to determine if incre...

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

authors： Watt G,Shanks GD,Phintuyothin P

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We successfully detected dengue virus (DENV) genome in urine and saliva but not in plasma samples from a Japanese dengue fever patient. The results of the present study suggest that detection of DENV genome in urine and saliva can be an effective diagnostic method, particularly for children with viral hemorrhage. ...

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

authors： Mizuno Y,Kotaki A,Harada F,Tajima S,Kurane I,Takasaki T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice were immunized with 0.25 ml culture supernatant intraperitoneally and challenged with 5 x 10(4) Naegleria fowleri intranasally. Survival rate was 11% after one and 25% after three immunizing doses, compared to 0% in controls. ...

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

authors： Thong YH,Ferrante A,Rowan-Kelly B,O'Keefe DE

更新日期：1979-01-01 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：:Leishmania lainsoni has recently been recognized as a new peripylarian species belonging to the subgenus Viannia and the L. braziliensis complex. It has been isolated from its sandfly vector, reservoir host and cutaneous lesions of human patients. Microscopical examination has shown characteristics which are different...

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

authors： Eresh S,de Bruijn MH,Mendoza-León JA,Barker DC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mexico was first described in 1912. Since then, its existence has been repeatedly confirmed in the forest regions of the peninsula of Yucatan. In order to obtain reliable knowledge about the magnitude of this problem, we questioned and skin-tested a sample of 449 persons randomly selected fr...

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

authors： Andrade-Narváez FJ,Simmonds-Díaz E,Rico-Aguilar S,Andrade-Narvéez M,Palomo-Cetina A,Canto-Lara SB,García-Miss MR,Madera-Sevilla M,Albertos-Alpuche N

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of single-dose ivermectin (150-200 micrograms/kg) and albendazole (400 mg) treatment administered separately or in combination for Wuchereria bancrofti infections were assessed in 1996-98 in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled field trial in Ghana: 1425 individuals from 4 lymphatic fil...

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

authors： Dunyo SK,Nkrumah FK,Simonsen PE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveys of the health of schoolchildren in Tanga Region, Tanzania and Volta Region, Ghana are reported. Two age groups of both sexes were studied: 8-9 and 12-13 years old. Children themselves tend to have a poor perception of their health status. This is confirmed by biomedical surveys. Evidence was common of chronic ...

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

authors：

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the characteristics of women and men with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis, all 3231 cases treated in Nioki hospital, Democratic Republic of Congo, from 1982 to 2000 were reviewed for demographic information, date and mode of diagnosis, pre-treatment cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, treatm...

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

authors： Pépin J,Mpia B,Iloasebe M

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：:The avidin-biotin immunohistochemical (ABC) method was applied to the diagnosis of alveolar hydatid disease in patients from the hyperendemic region of western Alaska. The test was specific for larval cestodes of the genus Echinococcus, and exhibited high sensitivity. A negative reaction was obtained in all cases in w...

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

authors： Condon J,Rausch RL,Wilson JF

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the separation and quantitative estimation of melaminophenyl arsenical drugs used in the treatment of human and veterinary trypanosomiases. Five clinically relevant compounds (melarsoprol, melarsonyl potassium, cymelarsan, melarsen oxide...

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

authors： Berger BJ,Fairlamb AH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptosporidium spp. are enteric parasites that infect humans and animals. In immunocompromised patients infection can be fatal. This study was conducted to identify sub-populations of Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum isolates from HIV-seropositive patients in Equatorial Guinea. METHODS:In a previous s...

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

authors： Blanco MA,Montoya A,Iborra A,Fuentes I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fast agglutination screening test (FAST) for the detection of Leishmania antibodies in human serum samples was evaluated under harsh field conditions in northern Ethiopia. Test performance was compared with a standard serological test, namely the direct agglutination test (DAT), and with parasitology. In total, 103 ...

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

authors： Hailu A,Schoone GJ,Diro E,Tesfaye A,Techane Y,Tefera T,Assefa Y,Genetu A,Kebede Y,Kebede T,Schallig HD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of an unexpected side effect following the use of Maloprim (pyrimethamine/dapsone) for malaria chemosuppression in 3-59 months old children in Sierra Leone is reported. As part of a trial of chemoprophylaxis and insecticide-impregnated bed nets, 2000 children received either Maloprim or placebo; 4% of c...

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

authors： David KP,Marbiah NT,Lovgren P,Greenwood BM,Petersen E

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residents of a slum community of Dhaka city, Bangladesh were tested by serological and faecal examination for evidence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. In stool specimens from a total of 147 participants Strongyloides larvae were found in 34 (23.1%) by Harada-Mori culture, 15 (10.2%) by agar plate culture (APC)...

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

authors： Sultana Y,Gilbert GL,Ahmed BN,Lee R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured stocks of Entamoeba hartmanni, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba buetschlli and Dientamoeba fragilis were compared with the four Entamoeba histolytical groups already described (SARGEAUNT et al., 1978), by the electrophoretic patterns of three enzymes: glucose phosphate isomerase (GPI), phosphoglucomutase (PGM) and L...

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

authors： Sargeaunt PG,Williams JE

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00