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Typhoid fever among febrile Nigerian patients: Prevalence, diagnostic performance of the Widal test and antibiotic multi-drug resistance

open access: yesMalawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi, 2019
Background Over-dependence on clinical presentation and/or the Widal agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever in developing countries can lead to antibiotic abuse.
M. Ohanu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Scarring and Selection in the Great Irish Famine

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract How do famines shape the health of survivors? We examine the long‐term impact of the Great Irish Famine (1845–52) on human stature, distinguishing between adverse scarring effects and the apparent resilience of survivors due to selection. Using anthropometric data from more than 14500 individuals born before, during, and after this famine, we ...
Matthias Blum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence of diarrhea caused by rotavirus infections in rural Zhengding, China: prospective, population-based surveillance.

open access: yes, 2005
Rotavirus is the pathogen most commonly associated with severe gastroenteritis in young children in the People's Republic of China, yet there are few population-based data on the incidence of rotavirus infection. The present study investigated the burden
Wang, Xuan-Yi   +12 more
core   +1 more source

The Molecular and Spatial Epidemiology of Typhoid Fever in Rural Cambodia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Typhoid fever, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, is an endemic cause of febrile disease in Cambodia. The aim of this study was to better understand the epidemiology of pediatric typhoid fever in Cambodia.
Baker, Stephen   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Typhoid fever: the experience of last decade

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2014
This article is about analyses of diagnostics and treatment of the modern typhoid fever. In the past typhoid fever was critical and lifethreatening inflectional disease. But nowadays thanks to using of chloramphenicol and other antimicrobial preparations,
A. N. Kovalenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of Typhoid Fever Cases in Genuk Subdistrict, Semarang, Central Java, using Geographic Information System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a computer system that displays stored digital data on a map representing the earth's surface. The application of GIS to the public health has been developed over the last two decades. It can help to
Setyowati, M. (Maryani)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating inclusiveness and diversity in health misinformation correction research: A scoping review

open access: yesHealth Information &Libraries Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The inclusion of marginalized populations in health information research is crucial for ensuring equitable health outcomes and addressing systemic disparities. However, underrepresentation of these groups remains a significant issue, particularly in health misinformation correction research.
Romy RW, Junhan Chen, Yuan Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: Near-Fatal Intestinal Hemorrhage and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis due to Vi-Negative and Fluoroquinolone-Insensitive Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Infection: A Rare Entity

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
Typhoid fever is usually a mild clinical disease. Typhoid fever with massive intestinal hemorrhage is rare in the antibiotic era. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is also rare in adults.
Yuehua Gong   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased risk for malaria in chronically malnourished children under 5 years of age in rural Gambia.

open access: yes, 2002
Malaria and malnutrition cause high morbidity and mortality in rural sub-Saharan Africa. To explore the relationship between nutritional status and malaria, a cohort of Gambian children under 5 years of age was followed weekly during one malaria season ...
Deen, JL, von Seidlein, L, Walraven, GEL
core   +1 more source

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