A. Original papers
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Risk factors for diarrhoeal deaths: a case-control study at a diarrhoeal disease hospital in Bangladesh
The study of diarrhoeal mortality risk has been limited to descriptive epidemiological investigations. This is the first case-control study in this area, and our results show that certain risk factors are predictive of diarrhoeal&#x... -
Local and systemic antibody responses to naturally acquired enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea in an endemic area
Fifteen patients hospitalized with acute, watery diarrhea and with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) detected from stool samples were studied to evaluate the extent to which natural ETEC diarrhea induces local and systemic antibody... -
Effective treatment of diarrhoeal dehydration with an oral rehydration solution containing citrate
To compare the clinical efficacy of oral rehydration salts (ORS) from effervescent tablets containing citrate with the WHO recommended ORS for the treatment of dehydration due to acute diarrhoea, a randomized clinical trial was ... -
Epidemiological differences between cholera due to multiple antibiotic resistant and multiple antibiotic sensitive Vibrio cholerae infection
The appearance of cholera caused by multiply antibiotic resistant Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh provided an opportunity to compare epidemiological features of infection caused by resistant and by sensitive V. cholerae. A prospective stud... -
Sex differences in childhood mortality in rural Bangladesh
The issue of higher female than male mortality during childhood in developing countries has recently generated considerable interest. This paper presents additional evidence on this subject, based upon an analysis of longitudinal data&#x... -
Follow-up of children discharged from hospital after treatment for diarrhoea in urban Bangladesh
To determine the subsequent mortality of urban children in Bangladesh after an episode of diarrhoea we visited 74 children aged 2 to 5 years in their homes four months after they had received treatment for diarrhoea a... -
Citrate can effectively replace bicarbonate in oral rehydration salts for cholera and infantile diarrhoea
This study investigated the therapeutic effectiveness of oral rehydration salt (ORS) solutions containing trisodium citrate (ORS-citrate) in place of sodium bicarbonate (ORS-bicarbonate). 74 children with cholera and 34 infants and children u... -
Morbidity and mortality in a diarrhoeal diseases hospital in Bangladesh
Records of all patients who were admitted to or who died in Dhaka hospital of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) between July 1980 and 30th June 1981 were reviewed to identify ep... -
Species specificity and lack of production of STb enterotoxin by Escherichia coli strains isolated from humans with diarrheal illness
Escherichia coli strains produce at least two heat-stable enterotoxins, STa and STb. STa is well known to be important in the pathogenesis of human diarrheal disease; the role of STb has not been defined. Fifty-two E. ... -
Soiled saris: a vector of disease transmission
We examined the relationship between uses of the sari that are potential health hazards and episodes of diarrhoea in children younger than 6 years in 247 families living in 51 slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh. These misuses ... -
The weanling's dilemma: are we making progress
In many developing countries the weanling child (the breastfed child who is regularly receiving additional food) still suffers a high level of morbidity and mortality from diarrhoeal disease. The initiation of weaning is a crit...
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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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- 1970 - 1979 143
- 1961 - 1969 60