Procalcitonin and neopterin levels do not accurately distinguish bacterial from viral infections in ill-returned travellers with fever.

abstract：:Commercially available bovine liver catalase has been used to supplement chemically defined medium for growth of Trypanosoma cruzi. The protein extract was found to be contaminated with 25 to 30 protein bands as well as DNA and RNA polymers. ...

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

authors： O'Daly JA,Rodríguez MB

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based malaria control with integrated primary health care appears to be the most feasible approach for endemic countries in their struggle against malaria. To plan and implement personal protection and vector control measures, there is the need for comprehensive information about local modes of transmission....

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

authors： Habluetzel A,Esposito F,Lombardi S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A purified 200-kDa antigenic fraction from Leishmania donovani axenic amastigotes was evaluated by ELISA for the detection of antibody response in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) patients and controls, for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. A positive antibody res...

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

authors： Kaul P,Malla N,Kaur S,Mahajan RC,Ganguly NK

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:In February 1995 we surveyed to chloroquine among patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria at Nias Island, in the Indian Ocean near north-western Sumatra, Indonesa. The subjects, 21 indigenous males and females (6-50 years old) infected with > 40 asexual blood stage parasites of P. vivax per microliter of blood, had mil...

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

authors： Baird JK,Sustriayu Nalim MF,Basri H,Masbar S,Leksana B,Tjitra E,Dewi RM,Khairani M,Wignall FS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was first reported from north Pakistan over 3 decades age in the remote valleys of the western Himalayas. These foci were reported as being completely devoid of domestic dogs. The later emergence of sporadic cases of infantile VL in the sub-Himalayan region of the country, where d...

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

authors： Rab MA,Frame IA,Evans DA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of people from different states in India who developed polyneuropathy following intake of mefloquine for treatment of malaria. To the best of our knowledge this has not been reported before. ...

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

authors： Jha S,Kumar R,Kumar R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the in vitro response of several isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, quinine and mefloquine. We show that parasites which are resistant to chloroquine also have a reduced sensitivity to quinine. However, there appears to be no correlation between chloroquine resistance and reduced sensit...

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

authors： Knowles G,Davidson WL,Jolley D,Alpers MP

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In the last decade immigration to Europe has increased, with Africa being the source of a large number of immigrants. In addition to infections, this group has other less known health problems, such as erythrocyte abnormalities. METHODS:The objectives of this study were: the systematic evaluation of red cel...

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

authors： de-la-Iglesia-Iñigo S,Carranza-Rodriguez C,Ropero-Gradilla P,González-Fernandez FA,Molero-Labarta T,Hemmersbach-Miller M,Pérez-Arellano JL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vector potential of Culicoides variipennis for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) was investigated. Insects from a colony maintained at the Animal Virus Research Institute, Pirbright, were fed through a membrane on a mixture of mouse blood and RVFV (virus concentration of blood meal 7 X 95 log10 MLD50ml). Engorged ins...

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

authors： Jennings M,Platt GS,Bowen ET

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:Cross-sectional entomological surveys were carried out during the 2006 dry and rainy seasons in Lagdo, Cameroon to measure the impact of rice cultivation on malaria transmission and to monitor vector susceptibility to insecticides. Adult anopheline mosquitoes were captured on human volunteers and by pyrethrum spray co...

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

authors： Antonio-Nkondjio C,Atangana J,Ndo C,Awono-Ambene P,Fondjo E,Fontenille D,Simard F

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of study was to estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of diagnostic options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. METHODS:Six diagnostic tests were considered: IT LEISH, Kalazar Detect, DAT-LPC (DAT made in the Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas), IFAT, PCR and direct ex...

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

authors： Machado de Assis TS,Azeredo-da-Silva AL,Werneck GL,Rabello A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards schistosomiasis among rural schoolchildren in Taiz governorate, southwestern Yemen. METHODS:A total of 406 children were screened for urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis. A pretested questionnaire was used...

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

authors： Alharazi TH,Al-Mekhlafi HM

更新日期：2020-10-31 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：:A dynamic model of the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was used to investigate some of the possible implications of the loss of vaccine-induced immunity on the effectiveness of mass HBV vaccination in high endemicity countries. The model, which describes the processes of horizontal and vertical transmission of...

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

authors： Edmunds WJ,Medley GF,Nokes DJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study aimed to determine anti-HBc total (IgG+IgM) seroprevalence in the adult population aged ≥ 15 and to compare the cost of testing for HBsAg and anti-HBs in only anti-HBc positive+ subpopulation to that in the whole population for HBV screening. The study involved a face-to-face survey and peripheral blood samp...

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

authors： Ozkan S,Atak A,Bozdayi G,Turkcuoglu S,Maral I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe febrile illness is a major cause of adult hospital admission in Africa. Studies of non-malarial fever come largely from children or from high HIV prevalence settings. This prospective study of adult admissions with severe febrile illness in a malaria-endemic area with moderate/low HIV prevalence investigated ad...

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

authors： Nadjm B,Mtove G,Amos B,Walker NF,Diefendal H,Reyburn H,Whitty CJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:The study aimed to determine factors contributing to the acceptability of home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) among commuters in Johannesburg inner city. METHODS:Simple random sampling was used to select participants in a venue based intercept survey at Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg cent...

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

authors： Muloongo K,Tshuma N,Chimoyi L,Setswe G,Sarfo B,Nyasulu P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhoeal diseases are a major cause of malnutrition, partly due to poor dietary practices. Misconceptions among the general population and medical personnel lead to withholding of food or avoiding the use of nutritious, locally available and affordable foods. Breast-feeding should not be interrupted during diarrhoea...

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

authors： Torún B,Chew F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the successful purification of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Burkholderia thailandensis, a Gram-negative bacterium, closely related to the highly pathogenic organisms B. pseudomallei and B. mallei. Burkholderia thailandensis LPS is shown to cross-react with rabbit and mouse sera obtained from inoculation wit...

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

authors： Qazi O,Prior JL,Judy BM,Whitlock GC,Kitto GB,Torres AG,Estes DM,Brown KA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In South Africa, in urban but not rural areas, hypertension is far more common in Black than in White adults. To throw light on this adverse situation, blood pressures are being determined in various segments of Black populations, in the present instance on series of school pupils aged 16 to 17 years, in rural and urb...

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

authors： Walker AR,Walker BF,Daya L,Ncongwane J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a region of Sudanese savannah in Burkina Faso, insecticide-treated curtains were installed in 8 out of 16 zones, each covering an area of about 50 km2. Longitudinal entomological monitoring using CDC light traps was performed in 4 villages (2 intervention, 2 control) over a period of 3 years (including 1 year prior...

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

authors： Cuzin-Ouattara N,Van den Broek AH,Habluetzel A,Diabaté A,Sanogo-Ilboudo E,Diallo DA,Cousens SN,Esposito F

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus antibody, using the reversed passive haemagglutination inhibition test, was carried out in Saudi Arabia on sera from imported livestock at Jeddah seaport, as well as humans who had contact with imported animals on farms and in quarantine stations. Antibodies were dete...

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

authors： Hassanein KM,el-Azazy OM,Yousef HM

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：:A cross-sectional study was carried out between October 2007 and January 2008 to investigate the prevalence and types of anaemia among pregnant women of eastern Sudan. Socio-demographic and obstetrical data were collected using a questionnaire. Haemoglobin (Hb), serum ferritin, serum folate and vitamin B(12) were asse...

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

authors： Abdelrahim II,Adam GK,Mohmmed AA,Salih MM,Ali NI,Elbashier MI,Adam I

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional status, parasitic infections and general health of 801 male roadworkers living in four different areas of Kenya, namely, the highlands, coastal lowlands, Lake Victoria basin and the semiarid north-west, were investigated. Undernutrition was common in all areas but was most marked among men in the semi-...

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

authors： Latham MC,Stephenson LS,Hall A,Wolgemuth JC,Elliott TC,Crompton DW

更新日期：1982-01-01 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