The Pseudomonas aeruginosa product pyochelin interferes with Trypanosoma cruzi infection and multiplication in vitro.

abstract：:The in vitro sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine was studied in parasites from 45 children on the island of Flores, Indonesia. The micro in vitro culture technique and a 12-volt battery-operated field incubator were found to be well suited to the field situation encountered. Parasites from seven childr...

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

authors： Smrkovski LL,Hoffman SL,Purnomo,Hussein RP,Masbar S,Kurniawan L

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the distribution of rheumatoid factor isotypes amongst patients with loiasis with and without accompanying glomerulonephritis to determine the possible role of rheumatoid factor antiglobulins in this disease. Our findings indicate an increase in both immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM rheumatoid factor isot...

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

authors： Adebajo AO,Akinsola A,Maizels RM,Cawston TE,Hazleman BL

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between March 1982 and March 1983 rotaviruses were detected in faecal specimens from 193 (19%) of 1020 Jamaican children under 5 years old with acute gastroenteritis. The excretion of rotaviruses in a control group of non-diarrhoeal children was only 1.4%. Rotaviruses were detected more frequently in the cooler months...

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

authors： Dowe G,King SD,Maitland PB,Swaby-Ellis DE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the morphological and biochemical characterization of the species of Schistosoma infecting humans in the Republic of São Tomé and Principe. The eggs are typical in shape and size of S. intercalatum, measuring on average between 174.5 microns and 189.1 microns. The eggs are voided in the faeces and n...

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

authors： Southgate VR,Rollinson D,Kaukas A,Almeda J,Sousa AM,Castro F,Soares E,Corachan M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) were fed a protein-free diet. Sixteen animals of the same species received a standard monkey diet. The protein-depleted patas showed reduced absorption of folic acid but not D-xylose, and 5 out of 6 had a decrease in the exocrine pancreatic function. Animals with reduced folic ac...

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

authors： Gyr K,Felsenfeld O,Wolf RH

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and epidemiological features of 62 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, from Pará State, Amazonian Brazil, are discussed. The parasite, isolated in hamster skin and/or blood-agar culture medium, was in each case identified by both biological characteristics and a mo...

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

authors： Silveira FT,Lainson R,Shaw JJ,De Souza AA,Ishikawa EA,Braga RR

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera of 173 individuals living in a malaria endemic region in Upper Volta (Donsé village) were screened for the presence of 14 auto-antibodies by the indirect immunofluorescent and/or passive haemagglutination techniques. At least one auto-antibody (AAb) was detected in sera of 72% (124 out of 173) subjects. No differ...

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

authors： Daniel-Ribeiro C,Druilhe P,Monjour L,Homberg JC,Gentilini M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seroprevalence of toxocariasis was investigated in 1997/98 in 1009 schoolchildren (aged 5-12 years) throughout Trinidad. Infection, as measured by titre, was found to be high compared to values obtained from children in other countries. Using an excretory-secretory antigen and performing an ELISA test, it was foun...

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

authors： Baboolal S,Rawlins SC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the successful eradication of Brucella abortus infection in cattle, human brucellosis in England and Wales has become an uncommon imported disease. Culture of the organism presents a major laboratory hazard, and difficulties in identification may occur using a biochemical test-strip method. An overview of re...

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

authors： Luzzi GA,Brindle R,Sockett PN,Solera J,Klenerman P,Warrell DA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Countries around the world are facing an enormous challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pressure that the pandemic inflicts on health systems could certainly impact on the care, control, and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). From mid-January 2020, Ethiopia started to prepare for the prevention a...

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

authors： Abdela SG,van Griensven J,Seife F,Enbiale W

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on a highly repeated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence (188 bp; SspI repeat) was tested for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in blood and urine samples collected during the day from individuals in Coque, Recife, Brazil, an endemic area for W. b...

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

authors： Lucena WA,Dhalia R,Abath FG,Nicolas L,Regis LN,Furtado AF

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sickle cell gene was first described in India in a tribal population in the south, leading to the belief that it was confined to tribal groups. The present study confirms that it is widespread in the state of Orissa and spreads throughout Hindu society, being more common in upper and scheduled castes than in triba...

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

authors： Kar BC,Devi S,Dash KC,Das M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium vivax malaria has been recognised as an important cause of morbidity in several African countries. The prevalence was previously estimated as 2-5% in eastern Sudan. These estimates are observed to be rising and spreading continuously. The present study was undertaken to investigate the situation o...

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

authors： Elgoraish AG,Elzaki SEG,Ahmed RT,Ahmed AI,Fadlalmula HA,Abdalgader Mohamed S,Abdallah NI,Abdelgadir O,Ageep TB,El-Sayed BB

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey at Richards Bay, the site of a new international harbour on the east coast of South Africa, revealed the presence of 11 anthropophilic mosquito species. These are discussed in relation to their known medical importance and to a complementary survey of arbovirus antibodies among residents of the area. Mansonia...

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

authors： Sharp BL,Appleton CC,Thompson DL,Meenehan G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Night blood surveys for filariasis were carried out in two camps of repatriates from Bangladesh. The sample consisted of 1,101 Biharis above one year of age of whom 9.0% were found infected with Wuchereria bancrofti. The infection rate was significantly higher in males (10.2%) than in females (6.7%). Of the three mosq...

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

authors： Aslamkhan M,Pervez SD

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six villages in Lofa County, north-west Liberia, and one near the coast were surveyed for the presence of indirect fluorescent antibodies (IFA) to Lassa virus (LV). Prevalences were similar among males and females, and among various age groups. The prevalence of IFA positive sera, 6.4%, in two roadside villages was si...

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

authors： Yalley-Ogunro JE,Frame JD,Hanson AP

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of levamisole hydrochloride and mebendazole on Angiostrongylus malaysiensis infection in albino rats was studied. Animals at different stages of infection were treated with various oral doses of levamisole and mebendazole with the aim of finding an effective treatment regime. Levamisole was most effective f...

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

authors： Ambu S,Kwa BH,Mak JW

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a recently developed sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine the kinetics of Schistosoma mansoni circulating soluble egg antigen (CSEA) after chemotherapy and compared these with previously determined levels of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA). Urine samples were collected from 35 Egyptian pa...

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

authors： Nibbeling HA,Van Lieshout L,Deelder AM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early identification of patients at risk of severe dengue disease (DD) is critical to guide its management. We evaluated whether the atypical lymphocyte count (ALC), generated from the Sysmex automated full blood count analyzer, is predictive of severe thrombocytopenia secondary to Dengue infection. METHODS...

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

authors： Abeysuriya V,Choong CSH,Thilakawardana BU,de Mel P,Shalindi M,de Mel C,Chandrasena L,Seneviratne SL,Yip C,Yap ES,de Mel S

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Major endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil are located in the drier, poorly forested regions, principally in the northeastern States such as Ceará and Bahia. Cases of the human disease in the Amazon Region are rare, very sporadic, and seldom present opportunities for epidemiological study. Following the r...

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

authors： Silveira FT,Lainson R,Shaw JJ,Póvoa MM

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Thirty-six hospital in-patients in London had breath-hydrogen concentrations measured after 50 g lactose were given orally; in 23 or them serial blood glucose concentrations were also estimated. Eight had tropical malabsorption (TM), 14 were Europeans with no detectable disease (normal group) and 14 who also had no de...

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

authors： Cook GC

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a longitudinal study to determine the effect of annual community-based treatment of ocular onchocerciasis with ivermectin, the population living in the 3 most affected villages in the holo-endemic onchocerciasis focus of Asubende in Ghana were re-examined 16 and 24 months after initiating treatment. Ocular microfil...

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

authors： Dadzie KY,Remme J,De Sole G

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：:The seroepidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection was studied in 681 randomly selected Black children from newborn to 13 years of age (333 boys, mean age 8.05 years, and 348 girls, mean age 7.76 years) in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. H. pylori infection was identified serologically using an enzyme-linked immunosor...

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

authors： Sathar MA,Gouws E,Simjee AE,Mayat AM

更新日期：1997-07-01 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 harmful effects of malaria are most pronounced during first pregnancies and chemoprophylaxis is most effective when given at this time. However, restriction of chemoprophylaxis to first pregnancies might lead to enhanced susceptibility to malaria during second pregnancies. We have investigated this possibility by ...

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

authors： Greenwood AM,Menendez C,Alonso PL,Jaffar S,Langerock P,Lulat S,Todd J,M'Boge B,Francis N,Greenwood BM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for detection of Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax and P. malariae was combined with a simple blood collection and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction method and evaluated in Malaysia. Finger-prick blood samples from 46 hospital patients and 120 individuals liv...

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

authors： Singh B,Cox-Singh J,Miller AO,Abdullah MS,Snounou G,Rahman HA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On return from duty in North Solomons Province (including Bougainville Island), Papua New Guinea, 586 Australian Defence Force personnel received either primaquine (14-d) or tafenoquine (3-d) post-exposure malaria prophylaxis. Within 12 months, 6 of the 214 volunteers receiving primaquine and 7 of 378 receiving tafeno...

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

authors： Nasveld P,Kitchener S,Edstein M,Rieckmann K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00