A. Original papers
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Death in shigellosis: incidence and risk factors in hospitalized patients
The total number of admissions and deaths of patients with shigellosis were ascertained at the Dhaka Treatment Centre of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, 1974-1988, and the characteristics of 67 ... -
Persistent diarrhoea: clinical efficacy and nutrient absorption with a rice based diet
Twenty six infant boys, aged 4 to 18 months, suffering from persistent diarrhoea and 25 age matched healthy controls without diarrhoea were given a diet based on rice powder, egg white, glucose, and soya oil. The clin... -
Bacterial contamination of weaning foods and drinking water in rural Bangladesh
The aim of this study was to determine what weaning foods and food preparation practices expose children to a high risk of diarrhoeal disease through exposure to a contaminated diet. Bacterial contamination of 897 food and... -
Cryptosporidiosis: a cause of diarrhea in Bangladesh
Fecal samples from diarrheal patients and non-diarrheal controls were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts in a year-long prospective study at a diarrhea treatment center in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 42 ... -
Field trial of oral cholera vaccines in Bangladesh: results from three-year follow-up
The protective efficacy (PE) of B subunit killed whole-cell (BS-WC) and killed whole-cell-only (WC) oral cholera vaccines was assessed in a randomised double-blind field trial among children aged 2-15 years and women over 15 ye... -
Iron in tubewell water and linear growth in rural Bangladesh
The growth of 694 children from rural Bangladesh was studied. Children drinking water containing greater than 1 mg iron/l (n = 628) were significantly taller than those drinking less than 1 mg iron/l (n = 66):&#x... -
Ascaris lumbricoides: detecting its metabolites in the urine of infected people using gas-liquid chromatography
Substances dissolved in the urine of people infected with Ascaris lumbricoides were extracted and detected by gas-liquid chromatography. The ratios of the areas of the peaks produced by two substances extracted from urine to th... -
Marriage and mortality: a life table analysis
This paper examines the effects of age at marriage and differential mortality of males and females on the incidence of widowhood between the sexes. Abridged life tables constructed from marital status and death registration dat... -
Enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis associated with an outbreak in Dhaka: epidemiology and public health implications
Investigation of an outbreak of hepatitis in Dhaka implicated enterically transmitted non-A, non-B (ET-NANB) hepatitis as the etiologic agent. This observation was made by exclusion in 17 of 19 patients, and confirmed serologically ... -
Maternal-child health and family planning: user perspectives and service constraints in rural Bangladesh
This article presents a microanalysis of interactions between female fieldworkers and women in rural Bangladesh, and a discussion of the broader organizational constraints that hamper service delivery. It is argued that the fieldworker,&... -
Increased toxin production by Vibrio cholerae O1 during survival with a green alga, Rhizoclonium fontanum, in an artificial aquatic environment
In the aquatic environment, the physiological state of Vibrio cholerae can be affected by various environmental conditions (e.g., sunlight, pH, temperature, competition with other bacteria for nutrients, etc.). The effect of these factor... -
Impact of measles vaccination on childhood mortality in rural Bangladesh
This study examines the impact of measles vaccination on childhood mortality, based on longitudinal data from the Matlab maternal and child health/family planning programme in rural Bangladesh. It analyses the mortality experience o... -
Health sciences libraries and information services in Bangladesh
Basic problems relating to the status of health sciences libraries and information centers in Bangladesh are highlighted and discussed; strategies for improving the country's health sciences information services are suggested. A survey&#x...
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Author
- Albert, M. John 120
- Mahalanabis, Dilip 84
- Sack, David A. 82
- Chakraborty, J. 71
- Faruque, A.S.G. 54
- Faruque, Shah M. 43
- Qadri, Firdausi 42
- Black, Robert E. 40
- Clemens, John D. 40
- Khan, M.R. 39
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Subject
- Bangladesh 1022
- Cholera 264
- Vibrio cholerae 186
- Diarrhea, Infantile 163
- Diarrhea 109
- Dysentery, Bacillary 108
- Humans 72
- Child, Preschool 71
- Shigella dysenteriae 64
- Diarrheal diseases 61
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Date issued
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- 2000 - 2009 305
- 1990 - 1999 751
- 1980 - 1989 544
- 1970 - 1979 143
- 1961 - 1969 60