Roy Sk, A M Tomkins, S. M. Akramuzzaman, R.H. Behrens et al.
<h3>OBJECTIVE</h3> To evaluate the impact of zinc supplementation on the clinical course, stool weight, duration of diarrhoea, changes in serum zinc, and body weight gain of children with acute diarrhoea. <h3>DESIGN</h3> Randomised double blind controlled trial. Children were assigned to receive zin...
Abdullah H Baqui, K. Zaman, Lars Åke Persson, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Given the high prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies and infectious diseases in infants in developing countries, an evaluation of the efficacy of different micronutrient formulations on infant morbidity is a priority. The efficacy of weekly supplementation of four different micronutrient formulat...
Paolo Bossi, Salvatore Lo Vullo, Marco Guzzo, Luigi Mariani et al.
Background Data on preoperative chemotherapy in resectable oral cavity cancer are conflicting. We present the long-term results of a randomized trial of induction chemotherapy in resectable oral cavity cancer. Patients and methods A randomized, parallel, multicentre trial evaluated the impact of thr...
Sowmya Pattabhi, Jacqueline Whittle, Raodoh Mohamath, Sayda El‐Safi et al.
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is diagnosed by microscopic confirmation of the parasite in bone marrow, spleen or lymph node aspirates. These procedures are unsuitable for rapid diagnosis of VL in field settings. The development of rK39-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) revolutionized diag...
Xue‐Lei Fu, Hui Ding, Weiwei Miao, Chun‐Xing Mao et al.
Recurrence rates of diabetic foot ulcers vary widely in the published literature. The aim of this systematic review is to estimate recurrence rates of diabetic foot ulcers. We did a PubMed search and performed a review of reference lists for studies reporting recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers. The ...
Md Asiful Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Sayeda Sadia Alam, Przemysław Kotyla et al.
BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease where chronic inflammation and tissue or organ damage is observed. Due to various suspected causes, inadequate levels of vitamin D (a steroid hormone with immunomodulatory effects) has been reported in patients with SLE, ...
Faruque Parvez, Yu Chen, Mahbub Yunus, Christopher O. Olopade et al.
RATIONALE: Exposure to arsenic through drinking water has been linked to respiratory symptoms, obstructive lung diseases, and mortality from respiratory diseases. Limited evidence for the deleterious effects on lung function exists among individuals exposed to a high dose of arsenic. OBJECTIVES: To ...
Caryn Bern, Rashidul Haque, RAJIB CHOWDHURY, Mustakim Ali et al.
We examined the epidemiology of kala-azar and asymptomatic leishmanial infection measured by serologic and leishmanin skin test results in a Bangladeshi community. In a subset, we measured serum retinol, zinc and C-reactive protein (CRP). Kala-azar and seroconversion incidence were 15.6 and 63.1 per...
Shafiqul Alam Sarker, Thomas Casswall, Lekh Raj Juneja, Enamul Hoq et al.
BACKGROUND: Hyperimmunized bovine colostrum containing antibodies has been shown to be effective in the treatment of rotavirus diarrhea. Antibodies derived from eggs of immunized hens may be a less expensive and more practical alternative. In this study, children with proven rotavirus diarrhea were ...
MohammedA Masud, Mahmud Hasan, A. K. Azad Khan
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the pattern of symptoms and health care seeking behavior of IBS subjects in the rural population in Bangladesh. METHODS: This was an observational study to do a positive diagnosis of IBS. A total...
AK Mitra, Dilip Mahalanabis, Hasan Ashraf, Leanne Unicomb et al.
The therapeutic efficacy of hyperimmune bovine colostrum (HBC) from cows immunized with four serotypes of human rotavirus was evaluated in a double-blind, randomized trial in 75 boys, aged 6-24 months, infected with rotavirus diarrhoea. The treatment group received 100 ml of HBC three times a day fo...
Wasif Ali Khan, Jeffrey K. Griffiths, Michael L. Bennish
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical manifestations and outcome of shigellosis among children infected with different species of Shigella. METHODS: We identified all patients <15 years infected with Shigella admitted to the icddr, b Dhaka hospital during one year. Study staff reviewed admission reco...
Mohammed Eslam, Jian‐Gao Fan, Ming‐Lung Yu, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong et al.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects over one-fourth of the global adult population and is the leading cause of liver disease worldwide. To address this, the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) has created clinical practice guidelines focused ...
Anna Kotronen, Lotta Joutsi‐Korhonen, Ksenia Sevastianova, Robert Bergholm et al.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Obesity and the metabolic syndrome are established risk factors of venous thromboembolism. As most coagulation factors are produced exclusively by the liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is tightly related to metabolic disorders, we aimed at studying the associat...
Shafiqul Alam Sarker, Bernard Berger, Ying Deng, Silas Kieser et al.
A T4-like coliphage cocktail was given with different oral doses to healthy Bangladeshi children in a placebo-controlled randomized phase I safety trial. Fecal phage detection was oral dose dependent suggesting passive gut transit of coliphages through the gut. No adverse effects of phage applicatio...