abstract：BACKGROUND:Tungiasis, caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, is highly prevalent in many resource-poor communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Studies on knowledge and treatment practices related to tungiasis in affected populations are virtually nonexistent. To fill this gap, we performed...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Winter B,Oliveira FA,Wilcke T,Heukelbach J,Feldmeier H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel influenza A H1N1 virus of swine origin is responsible for the influenza epidemic affecting Mexico, the United States of America (USA), and 39 other countries. While the origin of this emerging pathogen remains uncertain, an increase in the reported incidence of respiratory diseases was noted during March 2009 ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： López-Cervantes M,Venado A,Moreno A,Pacheco-Domínguez RL,Ortega-Pierres G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brucella is a facultative, intracellular pathogen that causes severe disease in animals and humans. Immunity against Brucella involves both humoral and cellular responses. To investigate the characteristics of immune response in acute brucellosis in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, IgG and its subclass specific imm...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Khatun MM,Islam MA,Baek BK,Lee SI

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burkholderia cepacia has the potential to cause fatal infections in ICUs, and multidrug resistance makes them a serious threat in hospital settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of B. cepacia infections in our hospital. METHODOLOGY:The incidence, clinical characteristics, antimicro...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Dizbay M,Tunccan OG,Sezer BE,Aktas F,Arman D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem, worsened by an increased frequency of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) launched the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis ...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Zazueta-Beltran J,León-Sicairos C,Canizalez-Roman A

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of multi-infections with helminthes, protozoans and Campylobacter spp. in Guatemalan children is a reflection of differences in the risk factors related to pathogen transmission. METHODOLOGY:Two hundred and eighty-nine fecal samples were collected from children of the Guatemalan highlands and...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Jensen LA,Marlin JW,Dyck DD,Laubach HE

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of malaria presented with gastroenteritis and bloody diarrhoea in a 46-year-old male. The patient was a non-Saudi resident of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Fever was not the presenting complaint, and the patient had not experienced any chills or sweating. He gave history of recent travel to Pakistan. Initial l...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Hussain WM,Bukhari SZ,Fatani MI,Karima TM,Madani TA,Badreddine S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rabies remains endemic in Sri Lanka despite a strong government patronized anti-rabies campaign. Personal, cultural or religious beliefs have been thought to influence health practices that could render rabies prevalent in the country. METHODOLOGY:The knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of 580 household heads...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Matibag GC,Ohbayashi Y,Kanda K,Yamashina H,Kumara WR,Perera IN,De Silva DD,De S Gunawardena GS,Jayasinghe A,Ditangco RA,Tamashiro H

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of invasive salmonellosis has increased among children and HIV-infected adults in Malawi. This has been associated with the emergence of drug resistance in the non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium. In contrast, S. Typhi isolates have remained fully sensitive to commonly used anti...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Gordon MA,Graham SM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common causes of peptic ulcer disease worldwide and a major cause of chronic superficial gastritis leading to atrophy of gastric glands. METHODOLOGY:A total of 60 patients suffering from gastric disease due to H. pylori infection were evaluated. Endoscopy was performed...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Sarari AS,Farraj MA,Hamoudi W,Essawi TA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic abscess due to Brucella spp. is extremely rare. We report a case of a splenic abscess due to Brucella spp. in a 61-year-old male patient. Brucella slide and tube agglutination tests (Wright) were positive while blood culture and culture from splenic tissue yielded negative results. The abdominal ultrasonograph...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Sayilir K,Iskender G,Oğan MC,Erdil F

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guangxi is a province of China endemic for enteric fever. Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A has been found to be causing more and more enteric fever episodes in the last 10 years, evident not only from routine surveillance but also from prospective population-based surveillance. The prevalent pattern of paratyph...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Jin Y

更新日期：2008-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen. The emergence of penicillin resistant strains since the 1970s has been life threatening and the evolution of the bacteria have enabled itself to develop resistance to many other antibiotics such as the macrolides and the fluoroquinolones. This study aims to...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Kumari N,Navaratnam P,Sekaran SD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chikungunya is an acute viral infection presenting with a febrile episode and severe arthralgia, swelling of soft tissues, especially around the ankles. Many patients recover with nonspecific treatment of analgesics. Some patients continue to have subacute crippling arthritis in the legs affecting their mobi...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ravichandran R,Manian M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determining if a tsetse fly is infected by trypanosomes and thus potentially able to transmit trypanosome-related human and animal diseases is an extremely laborious and time-consuming task to perform, especially under field conditions. In this study we tested a possible alternative approach that uses the en...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Ferreira F,Cano J,Furtado A,Ndong-Mabale N,Ndong-Asumu P,Benito A,Pinto J,Afonso MO,Seixas J,Atouguia J,Centeno-Lima S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence indicates that the atmospheric and oceanic processes that occur in response to increased greenhouse gases in the broad-scale climate system may already be changing the ecology of infectious diseases. Recent studies have shown that climate also influences the abundance and ecology of pathogens, and the links b...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Sedas VT

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many maternity hospitals in developing country settings deliver women who are of unknown HIV status. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the acceptability of post-partum infant cord blood HIV testing and the subsequent uptake of interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. ME...

journal_title：Journal of infection in developing countries

authors： Inwani IW,Nduati RW,Musoke RM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00