A. Original papers
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Preliminary observations using a multi-layer ELISA method for the detection of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite antigens in stool samples
A method for detecting Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite antigens in aqueous solution is described. This involves coating plastic microtitre plates with a 'catching antibody', specific rabbit anti-E. histolytica antibody (SRAE). After addi... -
Epidemiologic pattern of diarrhoea caused by non-agglutinating vibrios (NAG) and EF-6 organisms in Dacca
Non-agglutinating vibrios (NAG) and a new organism (EF-6) caused a severe diarrhoea epidemic in Dacca in 1976 and 1977. The common NAGs detected were groups II, V and VII which were present all the year round with... -
Interruption of shigellosis by hand washing
High attack rates, increasing resistance to antibiotics and high mortality make shigellosis a serious problem. As Shigella is associated with poor hygiene we examined the effectiveness of a simple intervention, washing hands with so... -
Role of water and sanitation in the incidence of cholera in refugee camps
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of cholera in two groups: (i) people using covered latrine and piped water; (ii) people using uncovered surface latrine and pond and tubewell water. The study ... -
Calendar month improves fertility estimate in Bangladesh
Problems involving misreporting of the time period during which births occur are examined for rural Bangladesh. The author suggests methods for minimizing these errors by collecting data on births according to the Bengali calendar&#... -
Contamination of weaning foods and transmission of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children in rural Bangladesh
In longitudinal studies of infectious diseases and nutrition in Bangladesh, we determined the degree of bacterial contamination of traditional weaning foods and evaluated the role of these foods in the transmission of diarrhoeal dis... -
The effect on fecundity of pill acceptance during postpartum amenorrhea in rural Bangladesh
The length of the interval from last live birth to the subsequent pregnancy was studied for 121 contraceptive pill acceptors who were in postpartum amenorrhea at the time of acceptance and 121 matched nonacceptors in a... -
Education and infant survival in rural Bangladesh[manuscript]
This paper explores the mechanism through which socioeconomic status affects infant deaths. The data used here come from a prospective study in rural Bangladesh. Both neonatal deaths and postneonatal deaths were found to be hig... -
A diarrhea clinic in rural Bangladesh: influence of distance, age, and sex on attendance and diarrheal mortality
Attendance rates at a diarrhea clinic were monitored in a defined population in rural Bangladesh. Weekly home visits were also carried out to determine diarrheal attacks in communities within six miles of the clinic. Within... -
Amebic colitis: correlation of proctoscopy before treatment and barium enema after treatment
Twenty-seven patients with severe acute amebic dysentery were studied at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research Hospital in Dacca, Bangladesh. Patients were divided into two groups according to their pretreatment proctoscop... -
On error due to graduation of scaling for anthropometry
It is shown that the measurement error due to graduation of scaling for anthropometric variables usually follows a uniform distribution. The result is used to investigate to what extent graduation in anthropometric scales affects&#x... -
Implications for women of changing marriage transactions in Bangladesh
Recent changes in marriage transactions in Bangladesh have led increasingly to a shift in the burden of marriage expenses from the groom's family of the bride. This reversal in the direction of wealth exchanges, which ... -
Single dose piperazine therapy for Ascaris lumbricoides: an unsuccessful method of promoting growth
One-hundred eighty-five Bangladeshi children age 1 1/2 to 8 yr with no Ascaris lumbricoides infection or with light, moderate, or heavy infection were randomly assigned to treatment of placebo groups, with treatment given in&#x... -
Gauze filtration and enrichment procedures for recovery of Vibrio cholerae from contaminated waters
Gauze filtration followed by 18-h enrichment in alkaline bile-peptone water is a simple, inexpensive, and efficient method for isolation Vibrio cholerae biotype eltor from contaminated surface waters
Publications in this collection
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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