Clinical sciences research papers
36 publications available
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Hereditary spherocytosis[case study]
A 12-year-old girl was brought to the Dhaka Hospital of ICDDR,B with diarrhoea. Incidentally, the parents provided a history of repeated episodes of pallor and jaundice since she was two and half years old. Three of h... -
Micronutrients and anaemia
Micronutrient deficiencies and anaemia remain as major health concerns for children in Bangladesh. Among the micronutrient interventions, supplementation with vitamin A to children aged less than five years has been the most successful,&... -
Does age affect the response to zinc therapy for diarrhoea in Bangladeshi infants
The benefit of zinc for the treatment of diarrhoea in a cluster-randomized trial of children, aged 3-59 months, living in rural Bangladesh was previously reported. Here, the benefits of zinc stratified by age--3-5 months, 6-11&... -
Aetiology of diarrhoea in a birth cohort of children aged 0-2 year(s) in rural Mirzapur, Bangladesh
The incidence of aetiology-specific diarrhoea and the pathogenicity of infectious agents in a birth cohort (n=252) in rural Bangladesh were determined. Stool specimens or rectal swabs were collected from diarrhoeal cases over two ye... -
Supplementation of fish-oil and soy-oil during pregnancy and psychomotor development of infants
Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in infancy improves neuro-developmental outcomes, but there is limited information about the impact of supplementing pregnant mothers with DHA on the development of their infants. In a follow... -
Tetracycline in the treatment of severe cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal, recognized in 1993, is the second member in the list of about 200 serogroups of V. cholerae with epidemic and pandemic potential. Although replacement of fluids and electrolytes remains the&... -
Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal: a descriptive study
A prospective study was conducted to determine the clinical and laboratory characteristics and the clinical course of cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal. The study subjects included 22 adult males with stool culture-proven&#... -
Amoebiasis and giardiasis in Bangladesh: parasitological and serological studies
To determine the prevalence of infections with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in Bangladesh, we screened stool specimens from patients with diarrhoea attending urban (N = 2,246) and a rural (N = 2,791) hospital and&#... -
Annotated bibliography on pathogenesis of shegellosis/ Ashfaque Hossain
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Annotated bibliography on composition of oral rehydration solution/ A M Molla
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Publications in this collection
Author
- Khan, Moslemuddin 5
- Glass, R.I. 3
- Mahalanabis, Dilip 3
- Rabbani, G.H. 3
- Rahaman, M.M. 3
- Aziz, K.M.S. 2
- Baqui, A.H. 2
- Bardhan, P.K. 2
- Greenough, W.B. 2
- Hossain, M. Shahadat 2
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Subject
- Bangladesh 14
- Cholera 5
- Vibrio cholerae 5
- Diarrhea 4
- Diarrheal diseases 4
- Fluid Therapy 4
- Diarrhea, Infantile 3
- Oral rehydration therapy 3
- Rural Health 3
- Adult 2
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Date issued
- 2000 - 2010 8
- 1990 - 1999 3
- 1980 - 1989 20
- 1977 - 1979 5