A. Original papers
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Changing pattern of resistant Shiga bacillus (Shigella dysenteriae type 1) and Shigella flexneri in Bangladesh
Shigella dysenteriae type 1 (Shiga bacillus) has made a dramatic comeback in Bangladesh after 10 years when Shigella flexneri was the dominant serogroup. Whereas S. flexneri showed little increase in resistance to the commonly ... -
Presence of colonization factor antigens on fresh isolates of fecal Escherichia coli: a prospective study
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, fresh isolates of Escherichia coli from 197 patients with diarrhea were investigated for production of enterotoxin and possession of colonization factor antigen (CFA) I or II. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) was... -
Yersinia enterocolitica infection; a case report from Bangladesh
While a large number of confirmed cases of Yersinia enterocolitica have been reported in different temperate zones, there is little information on the incidence of this infection in tropical areas. For the first time in Ba... -
Prolonged depression of serum zinc concentrations in children following post-measles diarrhoea
Serum zinc levels were measured in three groups of children aged 6 months to 6 years. In group I, there were 25 children with diarrhoea, who had a history of measles within the 2 weeks preceding the zinc lev... -
Indomethacin and chloroquine fail to inhibit fluid loss in cholera
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to investigate the ability of indomethacin and chloroquine to reduce intestinal secretion in 29 adult patients with severe cholera. All patients received intravenous infusion to restore fluid&... -
Nutrition and fertility in Bangladesh: nutritional status of nonpregnant women
In October 1975 a longitudinal study of over 2000 married women was initiated in Matlab, Bangladesh, to determine the association of fertility with nutritional status. This paper reports the results on nutritional status among ... -
Shigella septicemia: prevalence, presentation, risk factors, and outcome
The prevalence, presentation, and outcome of bacteremia due to Shigella and other gram-negative bacteria were determined by review of records of 2,018 inpatients with shigellosis who had their blood cultured in a Bangladeshi hospita... -
Mothers can prepare and use rice-salt oral rehydration solution in rural Bangladesh
A feasibility study of rice-salt solution for oral rehydration (OR) was conducted in a village in the Chandpur area of rural Bangladesh in 1983. 305 mothers of children aged 0-4 years were interviewed with a pretraining&#x... -
Can potassium citrate replace sodium bicarbonate and potassium chloride of oral rehydration solution
Ninety four children aged less than 5 years with diarrhoeal dehydration and acidosis were treated randomly with either World Health Organisation (WHO) oral rehydration solution containing sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonat... -
Young childhood diarrhoea management by mothers and village practitioners in rural Bangladesh
The role and success of mothers and village practitioners in treating diarrhoeal episodes have been evaluated in Bangladesh in 1979-1980 in 11 villages with 1801 children under age 5. Diarrhoeal episodes were recorded by weekly... -
Alternative anthropometric indicators of mortality
The ability of anthropometric indicators, weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height, weight velocity, and height velocity to discriminate mortality during a one-year period is examined for three time frames beginning in different seasons. ...
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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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- 1980 - 1989 544
- 1970 - 1979 143
- 1961 - 1969 60