A. Original papers
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Pulmonary oedema associated with acidosis in patients with cholera
Five patients with severe acidosis and pulmonary oedema complicating cholera were seen at the Cholera Research Laboratory, Dacca, in a two-year period. All had had inadequate treatment. Their disease resulted in acidosis prior to&#x... -
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Reovirus-like agent in rural Bangladesh
48 patients admitted to a rural Bangladesh hospital with dehydration secondary to diarrhea were examined for infection caused by (R.L.A.) reovirus-like agent or (E.T.E.C.) enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. The diagnosis of R.L.A. infection&#x... -
Shiga bacillus dysentery associated with marked leukocytosis and erythrocyte fragmentation
Granulocytic leukemoid reactions (white blood cell counts greater than 50,000 with myelocytes and promyelocytes in the peripheral blood) were documented in 15 per cent of 273 patients with dysentery due to Shigella dysenteriae, type... -
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and idiopathic diarrhoea in Bangladesh
Faecal Escherichia coli from Bangalee patients with idiopathic diarrhoea were tested in the Chinese hamster ovary cell (C.H.O.) assay to detect production of thermolabile enterotoxin (L.T.). C.H.O-positive E. coli produce both L.T. and&#... -
Epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak of Shiga bacillus dysentery in an island population
An epidemic of dysentery broke out in St. Martin island during May through July 1973. The epidemic was caused by Shigella dysenteriae type 1. The dysentery could not be controlled by conventional antibiotics and other anti... -
Nutritional status and mortality: a prospective validation of the QUAC stick
In December 1970, 8,292 rural Bengali children the ages of 1 and 9 had their height and arm circumference measured. Eighteen months later the fate of 98.8% of these children was ascertained. Overall, 2.3% of the child... -
Demand for family planning in rural Bangladesh
A widescale family planning program was begun in Bangladesh in 1966. Despite a heightened awareness of and knowledge about family planning, contraceptive practices were not widely accepted. The reasons for low demand for family ... -
Rapid method of determining cholera vibrio biotype
The characteristic motility of cholera vibrios, as viewed through a dark-field microscope, and the adhesiveness of chicken cell-positive vibrios provide a means for rapidly identifying and biotyping cholera vibrios. Dilute suspensions of ... -
A study of intercellular spaces in the rabbit jejunum during acute volume expansion and after treatment with cholera toxin
The effects of acute volume expansion and of intraluminal administration of cholera toxin have been examined in rabbit jejunum.Acute volume expansion was shown to reverse the normal reabsorptive flux of water and cause significant&#...
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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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- 2000 - 2009 305
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- 1980 - 1989 544
- 1970 - 1979 143
- 1961 - 1969 60