Infectious diseases and vaccine sciences research papers
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Typhus fever: an overlooked diagnosis
A case of typhus fever is presented. On admission, the clinical diagnosis was typhoid fever. Forty-eight hours after admission, the presence of subconjunctival haemorrhage, malena, and jaundice raised the possibility of a different ... -
Infectious diseases and vaccine sciences: strategic directions
Despite substantial progress, infectious diseases remain important causes of ill-health and premature deaths in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has experienced a > 90% reduction in the incidence of deaths due to childhood diarrhoea over the&#x... -
Zinc supplementation in the management of shigellosis in malnourished children in Bangladesh
Objective: To assess the impact of zinc supplementation on clinical recovery, weight gain and subsequent growth and morbidity in moderately malnourished children with shigellosis. Design: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. &... -
Surveillance for pneumococcal disease, Bangladesh: mplications for prevention
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading cause of childhood pneumonia worldwide. New, safe effective vaccines have been developed, but the burden of pneumococcus in Bangladesh is unclear. We conducted surveillance for pneumococcus... -
Estimated deaths due to rotavirus in Bangladesh
We estimated the number of childhood deaths from rotavirus in Bangladesh. We used the under 5 mortality rate and proportion of deaths due to diarrhoea from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2004 to derive diarrh... -
Population-based influenza surveillance, Dhaka
We conducted population-based surveillance for influenza virus among children under age 5 years in the Kamalapur neighbourhood of Dhaka. Between April 2004 and November 2005, 14% of children with acute infectious respiratory illness ... -
Risk factors for neonatal mortality in rural areas of Bangladesh
Neonatal deaths account for about half of all deaths among children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh. This case-control study aimed to identify factors associated with neonatal death in rural areas served by a large ... -
Herd protection and herd amplification in cholera
Recent analysis of results of the 1985 vaccine trial in Bangladesh showed that a killed oral cholera vaccine could provide herd protection (1), and this finding sheds new light on the potential utility of this vaccine ... -
Annotated bibliography on classical vibrio cholerae/ K M S Aziz
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- Cholera vaccine 2
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