The diagnostic value of liver scanning in The Gambia.

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica has been separated in recent years into 2 morphologically identical species: the apathogenic E. dispar and the pathogenic E. histolytica, only the latter being pathogenic. Although various laboratory techniques allow discrimination between the 2 species there is a lack of field data about the sui...

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

authors： Heckendorn F,N'Goran EK,Felger I,Vounatsou P,Yapi A,Oettli A,Marti HP,Dobler M,Traoré M,Lohourignon KL,Lengeler C

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the role of non-biting cyclorrhaphan flies as carriers of human intestinal parasites at Woreta, northwestern Ethiopia. In total, 6530 flies were collected from four breeding sites and then examined for human intestinal parasites, mainly using the formol-ether concentration metho...

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

authors： Fetene T,Worku N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to help primary health care (PHC) workers in developing countries in the care of common skin diseases, an algorithm for the management of pyoderma, scabies, superficial mycoses, contact dermatitis and referral of early leprosy cases (based on the identification of diseases through the presence of objective ke...

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

authors： Mahé A,Faye O,N'Diaye HT,Ly F,Konaré H,Kéita S,Traoré AK,Hay R

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Cicely Williams, in her original description of kwashiorkor, implied that deficiency of protein in the baby's food could be a main cause of the syndrome. The hallmark of kwashiorkor is oedema. According to the 'classical' theory, an inadequate intake of protein leads to a low plasma albumin concentration, which in tur...

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

authors： Waterlow JC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A progressive spastic myelopathy is one of the principal manifestations of the human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1. Recent research is reviewed on the geography and epidemiology of this specific form of tropical spastic paraparesis. First recognized in the Caribbean, Colombia and Japan, it is now also confirmed as ...

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

authors： Montgomery RD

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A possible association between nutritional status and Schistosoma mansoni infection or morbidity was investigated by comparing anthropometric indices among 362 children from 3 primary schools in Machakos District, Kenya. Matithini was a prosperous school in an area (Kangundo) of moderate intensity of schistosome infec...

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

authors： Corbett EL,Butterworth AE,Fulford AJ,Ouma JH,Sturrock RF

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that cow's milk formula and weaning diet may damage the gut mucosa, the gastrointestinal permeability of 77 healthy English and Gambian infants was measured from the urinary recovery of the markers lactulose and mannitol included in feeds. All infants were born at term and studied at 6, 12 and 1...

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

authors： Weaver LT

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to conduct an epidemiological and clinical review of 1126 cases of envenoming by spider recorded in the national notifiable diseases information system (SINAN) files of the Municipal Health Secretary of the Criciúma region, Santa Catarina State, Brazil from 1994 to 2006. This work presents a c...

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

authors： Cristiano MP,Cardoso DC,Raymundo MS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Toxocara canis larva-specific antigens was used to confirm a presumptive clinical diagnosis of visceral larva migrans in patients whose serum specimens were submitted to the Center for Disease Control. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with...

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

authors： Glickman LT,Schantz PM,Cypess RH

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case report from 2001 of the first parasitologically confirmed case of acute Chagas disease in Suriname. The patient had never left Suriname, and was probably infected by an adventitious species of Panstrongylus in his house in the capital city, Paramaribo. The patient was treated with nifurtimox, and app...

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

authors： Oostburg BF,Anijs JE,Oehlers GP,Hiwat HO,Burke-Hermelijn SM

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Eleven cases of alveolar echinococcosis (Echinococcus multilocularis infection) with non-resectable lesions but treated with albendazole for 17 to 69 months were followed-up clinically and serologically for 4.5-11.5 years. Based on the clinical outcome and computerized tomography (CT) scanning, they were divided into ...

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

authors： Ma L,Ito A,Liu YH,Wang XG,Yao YQ,Yu DG,Chen YT

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus is a member of the triad of epidemiologically important liver fluke species belonging to the family Opisthorchiidae and the major agent causing opisthorchiasis over a vast territory, covering Russia, Kazakhstan and several European countries. The similarity between the diseases ca...

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

authors： Pakharukova MY,Mordvinov VA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadequate evaluation of vaccine coverage after mass vaccination campaigns, such as used in national measles control programmes, can lead to inappropriate public health responses. Overestimation of vaccination coverage may leave populations at risk, whilst underestimation can lead to unnecessary catch-up campaigns. Th...

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

authors： Alberti KP,Guthmann JP,Fermon F,Nargaye KD,Grais RF

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：:A recently described simple kit for isolating African trypanosomes in vitro (KIVI) was tested further with blood samples from man and other animals in Côte d'Ivoire and République du Congo. A high rate of success was achieved, with positive cultures being found 5-36 d after inoculation. The method was also of value in...

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

authors： Truc P,Aerts D,McNamara JJ,Claes Y,Allingham R,Le Ray D,Godfrey DG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine results of direct examination of sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli from 34 laboratories in Tanzania were analysed. These represented 8 regions providing 94 laboratory-years of work; 61,580 tuberculosis suspects were evaluated with the aid of 141,371 smears. The average proportion of cases found among suspect...

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

authors： Ipuge YA,Rieder HL,Enarson DA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This communication reports 7 Ethiopian visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical and laboratory findings in 6 patients did not differ from classical VL. All patients had highly elevated anti-leishmanial antibody titres, determined by immunoglobulin G-based e...

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

authors： Berhe N,Hailu A,Wolday D,Negesse Y,Cenini P,Frommel D

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:To characterize red cell susceptibility to invasion in malaria, a selectivity index (SI) was calculated as the ratio of observed number of multiple-infected red cells to that expected from a random process (Poisson distribution). In patients with falciparum malaria (n = 100) SI decreased with increasing parasitaemia (...

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

authors： Simpson JA,Silamut K,Chotivanich K,Pukrittayakamee S,White NJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of deaths from cerebral malaria occur within 48 h after admission to hospital. Because of the possibility of inadequate treatment within this period, the use of a loading dose of quinine has been proposed. We reviewed clinical and laboratory data for 113 children with cerebral malaria, who were treated wi...

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

authors： van der Torn M,Thuma PE,Mabeza GF,Biemba G,Moyo VM,McLaren CE,Brittenham GM,Gordeuk VR

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:ELISA AND IFAT have been applied to the sero-diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis and the levels of leishmanial antibody detected by Leishmania donovani antigens in both tests have been compared. From the results it appears that ELISA is a little more sensitive than IFAT, but IFAT seems to be more specifi...

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

authors： Edrissian GH,Darabian P

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high prevalence of primary liver cell carcinoma in the Guinea Savanna country of Nigeria, one of the highest frequencies in the world. The highest frequency of the tumour was among males aged 20 to 49 years. The clinical and laboratory findings are similar to those found in other series in Africa. Alpha1-fo...

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

authors： Fakunle YM,Ajdukiewicz AB,Greenwood BM,Edington GM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumour antibiotic bleomycin, supplied as commercial BlenoxaneR (a mixture of bleomycinic acids), at 7 or 14 mg/kg prolonged life greater than 30 days beyond death of controls without relapse or sign of trypanosomes in the peripheral blood of mice infected with Trypanosoma b. brucei EATRO 110. Control mice died...

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

authors： Nathan HC,Bacchi CJ,Sakai TT,Rescigno D,Stumpf D,Hutner SH

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and natural infections of Simulium sanchezi by Mansonella ozzardi were studied in the area of Síquita, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. The microfilariae developed synchronously in the blackflies, reaching stage L3 in seven to eight days at temperatures between 23 degrees and 27 degrees C. Larvae i...

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

authors： Yarzábal L,Basáñez MG,Ramírez-Pérez J,Ramírez A,Botto C,Yarzábal A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two leishmanial stocks isolated in Egypt, one from a dog and the other from Rattus norvegicus, were typed according to their excreted factor (EF) serotype and the electrophoretic mobility of their glucose phosphate isomerase. The canine isolate was indistinguishable from L. donovani (= L. infantum ) strains. The rat i...

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

authors： Azab ME,Rifaat MA,Schnur LF,Makhlouf SA,El-Sherif E,Salem AM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the widespread use of multidrug therapy, leprosy remains an important public health concern in many regions. Detection is generally limited to clinical exam. METHODS:As a two-tiered active case finding strategy, we used the LID-1 (leprosy IDRI diagnostic-1), and PADL (protein advances for the diagno...

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

authors： de Souza MM,Netto EM,Nakatani M,Duthie MS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Vietnamese child presented with a history of abdominal pain. Shortly afterwards, he vomited eight live trematode flukes that were collected and morphologically identified as Fasciolopsis buski. The identification was confirmed by DNA analysis. Adult worms of F. buski from humans are very rarely seen except at autops...

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

authors： Le TH,Nguyen VD,Phan BU,Blair D,McManus DP

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00