Bleomycin-induced life prolongation of mice infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei EATRO 110.

abstract：:Tungiasis (jigger) is endemic in many impoverished communities in many parts of Brazil. Forty-seven individuals entering an endemic area were followed up for a period of six weeks and regularly examined for the presence of newly embedded sand fleas. At the end of the third week, the attack rate of Tunga penetrans infe...

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

authors： Heukelbach J,Franck S,Feldmeier H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of serum and urinary alpha-esterases were studied in 49 bilharzial bladder cancer patients, 92 bilharzial patients with other, different, urologic diseases and 22 normal healthy controls. Among the group studied, the bilharzial bladder cancer patients showed the highest level of urinary-alpha-esterases ...

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

authors： el-Sewedy SM,Arafa A,Abdel-Aal G,Mostafa MH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on adverse reactions following a 12-day course of 6 mg/kg diethylcarbamazine (DEC) therapy in brugian filariasis patients in Indonesia. Microfilaria-positive individuals (n = 26), 'endemic normals' (n = 12) and elephantiasis patients (n = 17) were included in the study. Fever, headache and body ache...

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

authors： Haarbrink M,Terhell AJ,Abadi GK,Mitsui Y,Yazdanbakhsh M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to use a modified Lot Quality Assurance Sampling methodology to classify communities according to prevalence of active trachoma and to estimate the prevalence of trachoma and trichiasis in Nioro department, Kaolack Region, Senegal. A survey was conducted using two-stage cluster sampling...

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

authors： Faye M,Kuper H,Dineen B,Bailey R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two isolates of Plasmodium falciparum (F 32 and K 1) were tested against sulfadoxine (SDX), sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), pyrimethamine (PYR) and trimethoprim (TMP), using a 48 h microtest, with RPMI-1640 low in PABA and folic acid. The IC50 for F 32 was: PYR 6.1 X 10(-9) M (mol/litre), TMP 1.3 X 10(-7) M, Fansidar (SDX/PYR...

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

authors： Petersen E

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteria isolated on aerobic and anaerobic culture were compared in 80 unilateral ulcers in patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease, 62 superficial skin lesions, and in 30 diabetic ulcers. In SS disease, the bacterial flora was predominantly aerobic and polymicrobial with Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomon...

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

authors： MacFarlane DE,Baum KF,Serjeant GR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue occurred sporadically in Bangladesh from 1964 until a large epidemic in 2000 established the virus. We trace dengue from the time it was first identified in Bangladesh and identify factors favourable to future dengue haemorrhagic fever epidemics. The epidemic in 2000 was likely due to introduction of a dengue v...

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

authors： Sharmin S,Viennet E,Glass K,Harley D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmanial antigen in circulating immune complexes (CIC) from sera of cotton-rats experimentally infected with Leishmania donovani and visceral leishmaniasis patients (VLP) was detected using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PEG-ELISA). The immune complexes were precipitated in the cold ...

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

authors： Azazy AA,Devaney E,Chance ML

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimum treatment for louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) has not been fully established. Eliminating spirochetes is often associated with the potentially lethal Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR). The objective of this meta-analysis was to review the evidence supporting the use of antibiotics usually employed for t...

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

authors： Guerrier G,Doherty T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here a method, potentially suitable for field applications, for semi-quantitative detection of Mycobacterium leprae antigens in skin scrapings, which are taken normally for smear microscopy. Thirty acid-fast bacilli-negative paucibacillary (PB) leprosy patients comprised the main study group; eight acid-fa...

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

authors： Chaturvedi V,Girdhar BK,Sengupta U,Sinha S

更新日期：2007-07-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem, particularly in countries where antibiotic use is frequently not controlled. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of the molecular mechanisms of quinolone-resistance in E. coli isolated from faeces of healthy Peruvian children or those presenting...

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

authors： Pons MJ,Mosquito S,Gomes C,Del Valle LJ,Ochoa TJ,Ruiz J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate identification of Leishmania species is important for monitoring clinical outcome, adequately targeting treatment, and evaluation of epidemiological risk in tegumentary leishmaniasis. This is especially the case in regions where several species coexist and for travel medicine where the geographical source of ...

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

authors： Victoir K,De Doncker S,Cabrera L,Alvarez E,Arevalo J,Llanos-Cuentas A,Le Ray D,Dujardin JC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disfiguring parasitic disease and one of the leading causes of disability in the world. This study aimed to assess the severity of lymphoedema, the physical restrictions and socio-economic impact on affected individuals living in an endemic community in Malawi. METHODS:In a si...

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

authors： Martindale S,Mkwanda SZ,Smith E,Molyneux D,Stanton MC,Kelly-Hope LA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocercal skin disease was measured in 72 onchocerciasis patients from western Uganda, where Simulium neavei is the main transmitting vector of Onchocerca volvulus. The onchocerciasis patients who were HIV-positive had a higher onchocercal skin score compared with those who were HIV-negative (33.7 vs. 19.4, P < 0.00...

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

authors： Kipp W,Bamuhiiga J,Rubaale T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight weeks following infection with Schistosoma mansoni ICR strain mice showed much more marked hepatic fibrosis than did C57BL/6 mice or hamsters. None the less, extracts of the hepatic granulomata of these animals had similar fibroblast stimulating activity when assayed in vitro. ...

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

authors： Cheever AW,Barral-Netto M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemolymph of Panstrongylus megistus, infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, was examined by light and electron microscopy. Numerous parasites lie inside the haemocytes, each one in a vacuole. Their well-preserved morphological features support the concept of parasite multiplication in cells of the insect haemolymph. ...

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

authors： Lacombe D,Barth OM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciprofloxacin (20 mg/kg/d) or ofloxacin (12 mg/kg/d) given for a median of 15 weeks (range 12-40) were used for maintenance treatment of 57 adult patients with melioidosis. The median duration of follow-up in the 45 patients who complied with treatment and were followed for at least 6 months was 28 months (range 6-65)...

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

authors： Chaowagul W,Suputtamongkul Y,Smith MD,White NJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence, intensity and clinical manifestations of onchocerciasis were investigated in three village communities along the Bahr El Arab and its tributaries in Southern Darfur, Western Sudan. Onchocerca volvulus has not been reported from this region before. Over 300 people were examined and the selection of pati...

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

authors： el Sheikh H,Ghalib H,Hussein SM,Barbiero V,Mustafa MB,Williams JF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable evidence documents the importance of co-factors, including the immune response, in expression of oncogenicity of tumour viruses. To determine whether a common protozoal infection that can depress lymphocyte function alters manifestations of oncogenic virus infection, a mouse model of Toxoplasma infection ...

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

authors： McLeod R,Estes RG,Cohen H

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The world-wide occurrence of tuberculosis (TB) is very high, and in many parts of the world prevalence has reached epidemic proportions. While the WHO's global 'directly observed therapy short-course' (DOTS) programme has yielded some notable successes, it has reached only 12% of the world's TB cases (1996 data). This...

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

authors： Beggs CB,Kerr KG,Donnelly JK,Sleigh PA,Mara DD,Cairns G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the isolation and characterization of a complementary deoxyribonucleic acid clone showing sequence homology with genes coding for the eukaryotic elongation factor 1 gamma (EF-1 gamma). The clone encodes an open reading frame of 404 amino acids corresponding to a deduced molecular mass of 46.2 kDa. D...

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

authors： Cañavate C,el Bali M,Montoya Y,Barker DC,Alvar J

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic performance of procalcitonin and neopterin as markers for bacterial and viral causes of fever was evaluated in a cohort of 69 febrile travellers with known etiological agents. Our aim was to establish a decision rule to minimize empirical antibiotic treatment. Compared with C-reactive protein (CRP) and ...

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

authors： te Witt R,Hassing RJ,Petit PP,van Belkum A,van Genderen PJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2005, a Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) outbreak occurred in Uíge province, Angola, which had its epicentre in Uíge municipality. Concurrently, a health facility located a considerable distance from the outbreak's epicentre reported a drastic reduction in attendance, possibly due to a remote effect of the ongoing ...

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

authors： Roddy P,Marchiol A,Jeffs B,Palma PP,Bernal O,de la Rosa O,Borchert M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a life-threatening tick-borne infection in Africa and Eurasia. Although knowledge of epidemiology is increasing, the global extent and risk of infection is not well described. A niche-modeling framework has been used to map the global distribution of risk for CCHF based on ana...

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

authors： Leblebicioglu H,Ozaras R,Erciyas-Yavuz K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of haptoglobin polymorphisms on severe malaria occurrence was assessed in 1183 individuals from The Gambia. No significant association was found between severe malaria and either haptoglobin genotypes or phenotypes. The advantages of using a deoxyribonucleic acid-based haptoglobin typing method are discu...

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

authors： Aucan C,Walley AJ,Greenwood BM,Hill AV

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is a major health problem worldwide, and neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the important causes of epilepsy in the tropics. The present study was carried out in a rural pig farming community of north India to estimate the prevalence of NCC in patients with active epilepsy (AE) and to determine the associated...

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

authors： Prasad KN,Prasad A,Gupta RK,Nath K,Pradhan S,Tripathi M,Pandey CM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In highly malaria-endemic areas, thick smears are usually positive regardless of the clinical context. Therefore the simple positivity or negativity of the thick smear is not an adequate criterion for distinguishing malaria from other causes of fever. In order to define simple parasitological and clinical criteria for...

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

authors： Trape JF,Peelman P,Morault-Peelman B

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale) are highly venomous snakes found in Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats region of India. They are the most common cause of venomous snakebites in Sri Lanka, mainly causing local envenoming leading to pain, swelling and necrosis. Systemic envenoming causing acute kidney inj...

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

authors： Rathnayaka RMMKN,Ranathunga PEAN,Kularatne SAM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00