Tropical sprue in southern India.

abstract：:Kidneys were studied by light microscopy in 246 consecutive autopsies in Cairo, Egypt. Glomerulonephritis was not related to the presence or intensity of either S. haematobium or S. mansoni infection, and mesangial thickening and proliferation were also unrelated to schistosome infection. Acute and chronic pyelonephri...

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

authors： Sadigursky M,Andrade ZA,Danner R,Cheever AW,Kamel IA,Elwi AM

更新日期：1976-01-01 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：:A study was conducted in 1997 to compare the accuracy of presumptive diagnosis of malaria in children aged 1-9 years performed by caretakers of the children to that of health centre staff in 2 ecological zones in southern Ghana. Similar symptoms were reported in the children at home and at the health centre. In the ho...

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

authors： Dunyo SK,Afari EA,Koram KA,Ahorlu CK,Abubakar I,Nkrumah FK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large epidemic of urban yellow fever occurred in April and May 1987 in Oyo State, western Nigeria. The principal vector was Aedes aegypti, breeding in domestic water containers. The 1987 outbreak followed an epidemic of sylvatic yellow fever in eastern Nigeria the previous year, and probably resulted from introducti...

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

authors： Nasidi A,Monath TP,DeCock K,Tomori O,Cordellier R,Olaleye OD,Harry TO,Adeniyi JA,Sorungbe AO,Ajose-Coker AO

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound utilization studies in the developing world are important to support appropriate use. METHODS:A prospective, cross-sectional study in the medical wards at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi, was performed which aimed to assess referrals, reports and usefulness of scans to develop ...

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

authors： Brindle HE,Allain TJ,Kampondeni S,Kayange N,Faragher B,Bates I,Joekes E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to assess the impact of sputum quality and quantity on smear and culture positivity for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. METHODS:A total of 14 708 sputum specimens, collected from respiratory symptomatics in a TB prevalence survey, were evaluated for gross appearance and volume of...

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

authors： Bhat J,Rao V,Muniyandi M,Yadav R,Karforma C,Luke C

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The spread of chloroquine-resistant malaria has led to a resurgence of quinine in clinical use. One of the well-known side effects of quinine, reversible hearing loss, is closely related to the plasma concentration. We suggest that this hearing effect could be used as an aid in therapy control when quinine drug assay ...

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

authors： Karlsson KK,Hellgren U,Alván G,Rombo L

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:261 individuals were skin tested with leishmanin from Leishmania donovani and with an antigen from a lizard trypanosome isolated in an area endemic for kala-azar in Ethiopia. 83 of the 261 responded positively, with indurations of 5 mm or greater, to one antigen but negatively to the other, and 42 reacted positively t...

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

authors： Fuller GK,Lemma A,Haile T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten Trypanosoma cruzi stocks recently isolated from patients in acute and chronic phases of Chagas disease were inoculated to susceptible (A/Sn) mice. The mice were inoculated with 10(4) trypomastigotes intraperitoneally and monitored for parasitaemia and mortality for up to 300 d. The results demonstrated that (i) T....

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

authors： Oliveira EC,Stefani MM,Campos DE,Andrade AL,Silva SA,Rassi A,Luquetti AO

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:In Amazonian Brazil most human leishmaniasis is due to Leishmania braziliensis s.l. and is acquired during the clearing of primary climax forest. One of the largest deforestation projects has taken place on the JARI property where plantations of exotic tree species are grown for paper pulp. The ability of the regional...

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

authors： Ready PD,Lainson R,Shaw JJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:Trypanosoma cruzi (Brazil strain) was maintained in liver infusion tryptose and medium supplemented with 5 or 10% foetal calf serum at 27 degrees C on a rotating shaker platform. 85 to 95% of the organisms under these conditions are epimastigotes and the medium supported logarithmic growth for up to 24 hours. The effe...

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

authors： Nadler JP,Lederer E,Wittner M,Baum SG,Tanowitz HB

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-seven Egyptians with Schistosoma haematobium infection (current or past) and chronic dysuria seen at the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute outpatient urology clinic in Imbaba, Cairo, Egypt were investigated for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Direct fluorescent antibody tests (DFAT) showed 30 urethral swabs (...

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

authors： Haberberger RL Jr,Mokhtar S,Badawy H,Abu-Elyazeed R

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：: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：: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：:Several trachoma surveys conducted in sub-Saharan countries showed different geographical distributions of active trachoma and trichiasis. Trichiasis is more common in southern regions. We analysed the role of geoclimatic factors in determining the distributions of active trachoma and trichiasis in Mali. In each regio...

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

authors： Schémann JF,Laffly D,Sacko D,Zephak G,Malvy D

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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：:Lesions due to Mycobacterium ulcerans infection may have more synonyms and eponyms than any other disease. New diseases are named for the person who discovered them, from the place from which they were first described or some major clinical feature. 'Buruli ulcer', the name by which the disease is most frequently know...

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

authors： Radford AJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Response to treatment with organic pentavalent antimonials, the standard first-line treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), has been decreasing since their introduction into India. Combining sodium stibogluconate (SB) with paromomycin (PM) may be an efficient alternative to single-agent therapy. This trial was desi...

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

authors： Thakur CP,Kanyok TP,Pandey AK,Sinha GP,Zaniewski AE,Houlihan HH,Olliaro P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody responses were measured in a volunteer infected four times with Necator americanus over a 27-month period. The main source of antigen was culture fluid in which living adult N. americanus had been maintained for several days. Antibodies to worm acetylcholinesterase and IgE antibodies were detected only with t...

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

authors： Ogilvie BM,Bartlett A,Godfrey RC,Turton JA,Worms MJ,Yeates RA

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin disease is among the most frequent causes of morbidity in Ethiopia, showing high prevalence in the general population and being the sixth most frequent cause of outpatient visits nationwide to health facilities. This study was aimed at describing skin disease patterns in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia through a...

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

authors： Accorsi S,Barnabas GA,Farese P,Padovese V,Terranova M,Racalbuto V,Morrone A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pole estimating, for each individual, the number of praziquantel tablets needed for treatment according to height was tested in 20 data sets (n = 25,688). In more than 98% of the cases the indicated dose was within the range that has proven efficacious and safe (30 and 60 mg/kg). ...

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

authors： Montresor A,Engels D,Chitsulo L,Bundy DA,Brooker S,Savioli L

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:931 serum samples collected at random from healthy subjects in the four health zones of Imo State were analysed for the presence of rubella haemagglutination inhibition antibodies. Rubella antibodies were present in 625 of the samples giving a prevalence of 66.6%. There was a gradual increase in the prevalence of thes...

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

authors： Gomwalk NE,Ezeronye OU

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ochratoxin A (OA) is a naturally occurring mycotoxin with nephrotoxic properties that can contaminate plant food products. OA concentrations were assessed in commonly consumed food items in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, where chronic kidney disease is diagnosed at epidemic proportions. Ninety-eight randomly...

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

authors： Wanigasuriya KP,Peiris H,Ileperuma N,Peiris-John RJ,Wickremasinghe R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Home-Based Management of Fever/Malaria (HBMF) strategy in rural Uganda was evaluated in a quasi-experimental study. The intervention consisted of volunteers educating mothers and providing a 3-day course of pre-packaged chloroquine plus sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine tablets (HOMAPAK), free of charge, for the treatment...

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

authors： Nsungwa-Sabiiti J,Peterson S,Pariyo G,Ogwal-Okeng J,Petzold MG,Tomson G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00