Public health sciences research papers
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Peripheral blood granulocytes and mononuclear cell responses in monkeys with experimental shigellosis
Changes in neutrophil response to N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) and the phenotype of peripheral blood mononuclear cells were studied in monkeys after oral challenge with Shigellae. Monkeys were first challenged with S. dysenteriae... -
The ethnophysiology of digestion and diarrhoea in a Bangladeshi hospital population.
The results presented in this paper are drawn from a study of the acceptability of the weaning food, ARGC. The study aimed to investigate attitudes and practices surrounding weaning and the dietary management of diarrhoea. ... -
Antibiotic resistance pattern of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) producing escherichia coli isolated from children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh: clonal relationshipamong isolates with different resistants phenotypes
Fifty-six heat-labile, enterotoxin- producing (LT+) Escherichia coli isolated from 33 children less than 5 years of age with diarrhoea were analysed for resistance to antibiotics, plasmid contents, and clonal relationships among isolates ... -
Comparative effects of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide on cholera toxin-induced secretion in rabbit ileum
Nicotinic acid reduces the cholera-toxin induced fluid secretion in experimental animals but its toxicity at high doses prevent its therapeutic use in patients suffering from cholera. This study aimed to determine whether nicotinamide,&#... -
Trends of immunisation status of the children and women attending an urban diarrhoea hospital in Bangladesh
Since October 1988 the International Centre for Diarrhocal Disease Research, Bangladesh has been offering immunisations to children less than 2 years old and women of reproductive age (IS to 45 years) who report for treatment&#... -
International differences in clinical catterns of diarrhoeal Deaths: a comparison of children from Brazil, Senegal, Bangladesh, and India
Population-based data on deaths due to diarrhoea among children less than 5 years of age were obtained from areas of Brazil (227 deaths), Senegal (531), Bangladesh (236) and India (146). Fatal episodes of diarrhoea were cl... -
Perfusion studies in cholera: methods and procedures
This paper reviews the characteristics of perfusion techniques in the study of intestinal functions fay specifically examining the methods and procedures of perfusion in patients with diarrhoea due to infection with V. choierae 01.&... -
Campylobacter jejuni bacteraemia in children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh: report of six cases
Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from blood cultures bom 6 of 6»27S diarrhoea! children seeking treatment at the Clinical Research Centre of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRJB) between April 19... -
Cholera epidemics in Bangladesh: 1985-1991
In 1991, a major epidemic of diarrhoea broke out in Bangladesh. To estimate (he extent of , cholera during diarrhoea epidemics and to focus on the public health issues related to cholera in Bangladesh, we have used&#x... -
Evaluation of a DNA probe to identify enteroaggregative escherichia coli from children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh
Six hundred and seventy-five Escherichia coti isolates obtained from 225 diarrhoeal children less than five years of age were tested for adherence to HeLa cells and for hybridisation with DNA probes for genes conferring aggrega... -
Enteroaggregative escherichia coli infections in Bangladeshi children: clinical and microbiological features
Escherichia coS isolated from 389 children, less than 1—year of age with diarrhoea, were analyzed for the presence of Enteroaggregative E coti (EAggEC) by their pattern of adherence to HeLa cells. EAggEC were isolated from ... -
1988 floods in Bangladesh: pattern of illness and causes of death
The worst flood in the history of Bangladesh affected million of people in 1988. To determine morbidity and mortality during the flood, we investigated the causes of illness in 46,740 patients and causes of death in 1... -
Importance of age in evaluating effects of maternal and domestic hygiene practices on diarrhoea in rural Bangladeshi children
To understand the roles of specific maternal and domestic hygiene practices in preventing diarrhoea, 611 rural children aged under 5 years in southeastern Bangladesh were studied. From July 1980 to June 1983, diarrhoea! episodes;&#x... -
feasibility of home treatment of diarrhoea with packaged rice-ORS
Feasibility of home treatment of diarrhoea with packaged rice-based oral rehydration salts (R-ORS) was compared, in terms of cost, with that for glucose-based oral rehydration salts (G-ORS). Packets of G-ORS (World Health Organization-re...
Publications in this collection
Author
- Bhuiya, Abbas 11
- Albert, M. John 9
- Huq, M.I. 9
- Sack, David A. 9
- Mosley, Wiley Henry 8
- Baqui, A.H. 6
- Rahman, Mahfuzar 6
- Chakraborty, J. 5
- Khan, M Shamsul Islam 5
- Mitra, Amal K. 5
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Subject
- Bangladesh 68
- Cholera 40
- Diarrhoea 38
- Public health 19
- Vibrio cholerae 14
- Escherichia coli 10
- Shigella 10
- Diarrhea 9
- Pregnancy 9
- Public Health 9
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Date issued
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- 1990 - 1999 39
- 1980 - 1989 32
- 1970 - 1979 4
- 1968 - 1969 11