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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116:492-500
Background In imported falciparum malaria, systemic inflammation with increased capillary permeability can cause life-threatening complications, such as acute pulmonary edema (APO) or adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This observational stu
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Nur Dalila Zakaria, Richard Avoi
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116:369-374
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Sabah, Malaysia. In the subdistrict of Tangkarason, nine rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) were probably not effective in reducing the prevalence of microfilaria to the Methods
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Evarist Njelesani, William Kilembe, Alimuddin Zumla, Peter Mwaba, Shabir Lakhi, Thomas Sukwa, Patrick Lungu
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 116:336-343
Background Studies from Asia and Europe indicate an association between vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to TB. We performed an observational case-control study to determine vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels and their association with
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Background There is a paucity of data on risk factors for infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) from India. Our objective was to evaluate the risk factors and frequency of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection amo
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Alistair R. D. McLean, Chitmin Ko Ko, David A. B. Dance, Yee Yee Aung, Kaung San Linn, Mo Mo Win, Ni Ni Tun, Clare E. Warrell, Yadanar Aung, Aung Pyae Phyo, Kyaw Thu Soe, Myo Maung Maung Swe, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Htet Naing Lin, Frank Smithuis, Cho Zin Waing, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Ne Myo Aung
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Background Lower respiratory infections constitute a major disease burden worldwide. Treatment is usually empiric and targeted towards typical bacterial pathogens. Understanding the prevalence of pathogens not covered by empirical treatment is import
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Lucy Lum Chai See, Devi Peramalah, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Mohd Syis Zulkipli, Maznah Dahlui, Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Nor’Ashikin Jamil, Awang Bulgiba, Sanjay Rampal
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 115:764-771
Introduction: Dengue, an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus, is a threat to global health. There is sparse evidence exploring obesity and the development of a more severe dengue cases in adults. With increasing prevalence of obesity in a
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Chander Prakash Yadav, Sobhan Phookan, Kuldeep Singh, Neelima Mishra, Naseem Ahmed, Mrigendra P. Singh, Ram Suresh Bharti, Guru Prasad Sharma, Hari Shankar, Harpreet Kaur
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 115:1198-1206
Background Malaria elimination requires targeting asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infections that largely remain undetected. Therefore we conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the burden of asymptomatic and low-density Plasmodium infe
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Zoe Moodie, Lindsay N. Carpp, Gustavo H. Dayan, Peter B. Gilbert, Ying Huang, Carlos A. DiazGranados, Youyi Fong, Diana Coronel, Laurent Chambonneau, Michal Juraska
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
BackgroundThe recombinant tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine based on the YF 17D vaccine virus backbone (CYD-TDV) demonstrated vaccine efficacy (VE) against symptomatic, virologically confirmed dengue of any serotype from month 13 to month 25
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 115:1226-1228
Background Dual sugar testing for gut permeability is time-consuming and complex. We explored the utility of fluorescein as a simple and inexpensive alternative method. Methods We used a confocal laser endomicroscopy probe placed at the fingertip of
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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 115:43-50
Background We assessed coverage of symptom screening and sputum testing for tuberculosis (TB) in hospital outpatient clinics in Ghana. Methods In a cross-sectional study, we enrolled adults (≥18 years) exiting the clinics reporting ≥1 TB symptom