{"title":"Bibliography on diarrhoeal diseases.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 3","pages":"223-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19979877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Singh, K K Khanna, A C Dhariwal, J Bhattacharjee, M Singh, D C Jain, K K Datta
{"title":"Unusual occurrence of cholera in Delhi during January 1994: epidemiological investigations.","authors":"J Singh, K K Khanna, A C Dhariwal, J Bhattacharjee, M Singh, D C Jain, K K Datta","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hundreds of laboratory-confirmed cholera cases occur every year in Delhi. However from 1965 through 1993, no cases of cholera nor carriers of Vibrio cholerae have been detected in the months January and February of all these years. Nevertheless, two cases occurred in January 1994. Both were children who acquired their infection locally. Six hundred fifty-eight rectal swabs collected from possible contacts were negative for V. cholerae. The next isolations could be made only in April, which is the usual beginning of the cholera season. The study suggests that cholera transmission can occur during the winter months in Delhi, but that it is not sustained.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"107-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19835168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fifth annual scientific conference (ASCON V) annual lecture. Health and development: lessons from the grassroots.","authors":"F H Abed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"119-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19836957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of calcium oxide in controlling house flies in Yangon, Myanmar.","authors":"K Nwe Oo, A Than, M Aung, T Saw, M Oo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"117-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19836956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding of hygiene behaviour and diarrhoea in two villages in Botswana.","authors":"E C Kaltenthaler, B S Drasar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describes a study which took place in two villages in north-east district of Botswana from July 1990 through July 1991. Qualitative data collection methods were used including: observations, key-informant interviews, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. The data were used for understanding and interpreting the cultural belief systems regarding specific hygiene behaviours and diarrhoea, with emphasis on hand washing. Hand washing was said to occur for three main reasons: to remove contamination, for social reasons, and for comfort reasons. Sources of dirt on the hands included human blood and faeces. Many perceived causes of diarrhoea were identified, including pogwana (dehydration associated with sunken anterior fontanelle). Traditional concepts regarding the treatment and prevention of diarrhoea were also identified. It is suggested that beliefs surrounding hygiene behaviour and diarrhoea should be incorporated into health education programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"75-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19835162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection and diarrhoea in Nepal.","authors":"J B Sherchand, M P Shrestha","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three hundred and fifty-four soft, loose or watery stool specimens from patients with acute diarrhoea were screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts. A modified Ziehl Neelsen with DMSO staining method was used for detecting Cryptosporidium oocysts in the stool samples. The oocysts were identified in 24 (6.8%) of the samples, while 46 samples (13%) showed mixed infections. Children aged between 2 and 10 years were mostly infected by this parasite, while infection was more prevalent in females than in males for all the age groups. These findings suggest that Cryptosporidium is one of the important aetiologic agents of diarrhoea in this population and should be looked for during laboratory investigation of diarrhoeal stool samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"81-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19835163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors affecting production of haemolysin by strains of Vibrio fluvialis.","authors":"Z Rahim, K M Aziz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The in vitro production of haemolysin by Vibrio fluvialis was studied using sheep erythrocyte. The effect of the composition of various media and different concentrations of sodium chloride on the production of haemolysin and heat-stability was investigated. Comparatively higher titre of haemolysin production was noted in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth. Adding 0.5% NaCl to BHI broth reduced the production of haemolysin; adding 5.0% NaCl to the medium totally inhibited it. The highest titre of haemolysin was produced at 30 degrees C and 37 degrees C, whereas no haemolysin was produced at 50 degrees C. Haemolytic activity was totally destroyed when heated at 56 degrees C for 30 minutes. Haemolysin could be assayed easily following this method.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"113-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19836955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S B Carbonare, P Palmeira, M L Silva, M M Carneiro-Sampaio
{"title":"Effect of microwave radiation, pasteurization and lyophilization on the ability of human milk to inhibit Escherichia coli adherence to HEp-2 cells.","authors":"S B Carbonare, P Palmeira, M L Silva, M M Carneiro-Sampaio","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of different physical treatments on the ability of colostrum and human milk to inhibit the adherence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) to human epithelial cells was studied. Pools of colostrum and milk were submitted to microwave radiation, pasteurization or lyophilization, and then tested for the ability to inhibit the adherence of EPEC O111:H- to HEp-2 cells. The inhibitory effect of untreated colostrum and human milk on localized adherence was not significantly modified after exposure to any treatment. The total protein values of colostrum and milk were maintained, but IgA concentration and colostral anti-EPEC IgA were reduced after pasteurization. Nevertheless, the remaining IgA was sufficient to be effective in adhesion inhibition assay. Western blotting assays carried out with EPEC antigens showed that the treated and untreated pools recognize a 94-kDa outer-membrane protein which molecular weight is compatible with intimin, an EPEC adhesin related to bacterial attachment to epithelial cells. These results suggest that the protection of colostrum and milk to infantile diarrhoea due to EPEC remains unalterable after the physical treatments studied.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"90-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19835165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M C Timenetsky, V Gouvea, N Santos, M E Alge, J J Kisiellius, R C Carmona
{"title":"Outbreak of severe gastroenteritis in adults and children associated with type G2 rotavirus. Study Group on Diarrhea of the Instituto Adolfo Lutz.","authors":"M C Timenetsky, V Gouvea, N Santos, M E Alge, J J Kisiellius, R C Carmona","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An outbreak of severe gastroenteritis affecting 132 adults and children occurred in the small city of Mirassol, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1992. The outbreak of diarrhoeal disease had an abrupt onset and afflicted all age segments of the population. Group A rotavirus was the only pathogen associated with the epidemic. It was detected in 12 of the 27 (44%) stool specimens analyzed and was identified as serotype G2 rotavirus. Severe dehydration was common among adults and older children, and 35% of all the notified cases were hospitalized for parenteral rehydration. Contamination of the main water supply was the most likely source.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"71-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19835161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diarrhoea associated with Candida spp.: incidence and seasonal variation.","authors":"A Chaudhury, G Nath, B Shukla, S Panda, T B Singh","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To study the incidence and seasonal variation of diarrhoea associated with Candida, 978 diarrhoeal stool specimens from patients of all age groups were examined by microscopy and culture. Candida spp. was the sole pathogen (unassociated with other diarrhoeagenic bacteria, protozoa, or helminths) in 15.3% of the total cases. Candida albicans (94.9%) was the predominant species isolated. The incidence was highest among the infants aged 0-12 months (37.1%), followed by a decline in the rest of the children aged less than 5 years with a second peak in the people aged over 5 years, including adults. The paediatric age group had a significantly higher incidence in the summer season compared to the rainy (p < 0.05) or winter (p < 0.01) months. Thus, there was a definite age and seasonal variation in the incidence of diarrhoea caused by the overgrowth of Candida in the Varanasi region of the Indian subcontinent.</p>","PeriodicalId":77203,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research","volume":"14 2","pages":"110-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19836954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}