A. Original papers
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Patterns of Shigella infection in families in rural Bangladesh
To assess the mode of transmission of Shigella infection in rural Bangladesh, questionnaire and culture surveys were conducted in baris (neighborhoods) where persons with diarrhea associated with Shigella infection and index controls wit... -
Seasonal changes in nutritional status and the prevalence of malnutrition in a longitudinal study of young children in rural Bangladesh
During longitudinal field studies of the growth, dietary intake, and morbidity from infectious diseases of children between 6 and 60 months of age in two rural villages of Bangladesh, seasonal fluctuations in growth, nutritional... -
Colonization of the oropharynx with Gram-negative bacilli in children with severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Oral pharyngeal isolation of Gram-negative bacteria was compared in four groups of Bengali children; acutely ill, severely malnourished outpatients swabbed on hospital admission; ill but less severely malnourished outpatients from the same&#x... -
Patterns of physical growth in a longitudinal study of young children in rural Bangladesh
Longitudinal field studies of the physical growth of 197 children between 6 and 60 months of age have been completed in two rural villages of Bangladesh. The distribution of weights by age indicated that 90% of the&#x... -
Salmonellosis at rural and urban clinics in Bangladesh: epidemiologic and clinical characteristics
The authors studied the frequency of diarrheal illness associated with non-typhi Salmonella at two clinics in Bangladesh for the years 1977-1979. Non-typhi salmonellae were isolated from 0.29% of fecal specimens or rectal swabs in&#... -
Epidemiologic and clinical features of patients infected with Shigella who attended a diarrheal disease hospital in Bangladesh
The epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 412 patients infected with Shigella from a systematic sample of approximately 100,000 patients attending Dacca Hospital, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, between De... -
Endemic focus of Fasciolopsis buski infection in Bangladesh
Stool surveys were conducted on children 2--10 years of age in 27 villages within Dacca District and around this index area (1,668 children were sampled), revealing an endemic focus of Fasciolopsis buski infection to the s... -
The use of chlorpromazine in the treatment of cholera and other severe acute watery diarrheal diseases
Four hundred and ten patients with severe watery diarrhea; including 316 patients with cholera, were studied in a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial to determine if chlorpromazine (1 mg/kg) would be useful in th... -
An attempt to detect Yersinia enterocolitica infection in Dacca, Bangladesh
Although Yersinia enterocolitica has been isolated in a few cases in some tropical countries, it is more prevalent in cold European countries. Recently, several reports have incriminated pig and pork as the chief reservoirs of&... -
Experience with Lippes loop and copper-T intrauterine devices in rural Bangladesh
Experience with IUD use among rural Bangladeshi women within two programmatic efforts demonstrates that the Copper-T IUD suited the needs of younger, lower-parity women better than Lippes Loop. The differential performance by the de... -
Rice-powder electrolyte solution as oral-therapy in diarrhoea due to Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli
124 patients with acute diarrhoea due to Vibrio cholerae or Escherichia coli were treated with either the standard sucrose-electrolyte solution or a cereal-based electrolyte solution, containing 30 g rice powder per litre and electr... -
Controlled trial of chlorpromazine as antisecretory agent in patients with cholera hydrated intravenously
A randomised controlled trial was conducted to investigate the ability of chlorpromazine to reduce intestinal secretion in cholera. Chlorpromazine had reduced loss of intestinal fluid in animals with diarrhoea induced by cholera toxin,&#... -
The demographic impact of the family planning--health services project in Matlab, Bangladesh
This paper evaluates the demographic impact of the Family Planning-Health Services Project in Matlab Thana of rural Bangladesh. The project was begun by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh in October ...
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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
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