Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Plagiarism: editor's response

Bo Drasar

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 173-174

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Plagiarism

Alan C. Jackson, Allan R. Ronald, Israel Steiner

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 173

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Cutaneous larva migrans: a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks

Rukman Awang Hamat, Anita Abd. Rahman, Malina Osman, Ngah Zasmy Unyah, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 170-172

Cutaneous larva migrans is a common parasitic skin disease that can be easily prevented by wearing ‘protective’ footwear. However, this has been under-emphasized in terms of what constitutes the protective footwear. Even though the disease resolves spontaneously, the significant duration of the disease along with severity of pruritus make treatment unavoidable. Here, we present a very long-standing...

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B.D. Drasar

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 174

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Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda

Christine M. Stanley, George W. Rutherford, Saam Morshed, R. Richard Coughlin, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 139-142

Chronic osteomyelitis is a considerable healthcare burden in many developing countries, but this burden is poorly quantified. To estimate the clinical burden of osteomyelitis we systematically sampled the medical records of orthopaedic clinics at five hospitals in Uganda. To estimate the surgical burden of osteomyelitis we reviewed the diagnosis in 9354 operations conducted during a 1 year period...

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Child age or weight: difficulties related to the prescription of the right dosage of antimalarial combinations to treat children in Senegal

A. Souares, R. Lalou, P. Senghor, J.Y. Le Hesran

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 104-109

Less than a year after the introduction of amodiaquine (AQ)/sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as the first-line antimalarial treatment in Senegal, our study aimed to assess patients’ drug intake and check its correspondence with nurses’ prescription-adherence, the national guidelines regimen and theoretical dosage. The study was conducted at five health centers. Children aged 2–10 years who were prescribed...

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Chromoblastomycosis in Sarawak, East Malaysian Borneo

Felix Boon Bin Yap

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 168-169

A retrospective study was conducted to determine the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of 11 new patients with a histological diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis at Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia, between 1996 and 2008. The majority (81.8%) were males, and the median age at presentation was 40 years. Over half the patients were farmers. All the patients had irregular verrucous lesions,...

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Intestinal helminths and protozoa in children in pre-schools in Kafue district, Zambia

Joyce Siwila, Isaac G.K. Phiri, Heidi Larsen Enemark, Mbiko Nchito, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 122-128

Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most widespread of human infections in developing countries, and children are the most vulnerable. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the protozoa Cryptosporidium and Giardia, as well as prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths in children attending pre-school or day-care centres in Kafue District, Zambia. Single stool samples...

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Human plague occurrences in Africa: an overview from 1877 to 2008

Simon Neerinckx, Eric Bertherat, Herwig Leirs

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 97-103

Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, but particularly in Africa. Despite the long-standing history of human plague, it is difficult to get a historical and recent overview of the general situation. We searched and screened available information sources on human plague occurrences in African countries and compiled information on when, where and how many cases occurred in a centralised...

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Successes and challenges in global immunization efforts

Alexandra M. Hay

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 87-88

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Estimation of the cost of large-scale school deworming programmes with benzimidazoles

A. Montresor, A.F. Gabrielli, A. Diarra, D. Engels

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 129-132

This study estimates the cost of distributing benzimidazole tablets in the context of school deworming programmes: we analysed studies reporting the cost of school deworming from seven countries in four WHO regions.The estimated cost for drug procurement to cover one million children (including customs clearance and international transport) is approximately US$20000.The estimated financial costs (including...

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Baseline characteristics, response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 and dual infection in Burkina Faso

Katie Harries, Rony Zachariah, Marcel Manzi, Peter Firmenich, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 154-161

In an urban district hospital in Burkina Faso we investigated the relative proportions of HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/2 among those tested, the baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and the response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy (ART). A total of 7368 individuals (male=32%; median age=34 years) were included in the analysis over a 6 year period (2002–2008). The proportions...

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Stavudine- and nevirapine-related drug toxicity while on generic fixed-dose antiretroviral treatment: incidence, timing and risk factors in a three-year cohort in Kigali, Rwanda

Johan van Griensven, Rony Zachariah, Freya Rasschaert, Jules Mugabo, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 148-153

This cohort study was conducted to report on the incidence, timing and risk factors for stavudine (d4T)- and nevirapine (NVP)-related severe drug toxicity (requiring substitution) with a generic fixed-dose combination under program conditions in Kigali, Rwanda. Probability of ‘time to first toxicity-related drug substitution’ was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox-proportional hazards...

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Mycetoma in children in Sudan

A.H. Fahal, A.H. Abu Sabaa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 117-121

We report on 722 children with confirmed mycetoma seen at the Mycetoma Research Centre, Khartoum, Sudan during May 1991 to March 2009. There were 531 males (73.5%) and 191 females (26.5%) with an age range of 4–17 years (mean 13.7±2.9 years); most were students. The majority of patients were from Central and Western Sudan. The disease duration ranged between 6 months and 14 years (mean 2.27±2.12 years)...

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Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni

Shona Wilson, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Hilda Kadzo, Edmund Ireri, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 110-116

Hepatosplenomegaly among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa is highly prevalent. Two of the more common aetiological agents of hepatosplenomegaly, namely chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection, can result in similar clinical presentation, with the liver and spleen being chronically enlarged and of a firm consistency. Where co-endemic, the two parasites are thought to...

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Reliability of rapid testing for hepatitis B in a region of high HIV endemicity

J. Davies, J.J.G. van Oosterhout, M. Nyirenda, J. Bowden, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 162-164

Hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV co-infection is common in resource-poor settings. A recent study from Malawi revealed poor correlation between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) point-of-care tests and reference tests in patients co-infected with HIV. We studied a cohort of 300 Malawian adults entering a treatment programme for HIV. Sera were tested for HBsAg first using the Determine rapid test and re-tested...

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Household and microeconomic factors associated with malaria in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Marlize Coleman, Michael Coleman, Musa L.H. Mabaso, Aaron M. Mabuza, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 143-147

A household matched case–control study design was used to explore associations between household characteristics and malaria risk in seven study towns in the hypoendemic area of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Controls were identified from neighboring households of each case. Principle component analysis was used to calculate a wealth index for households to allow comparison across socioeconomic...

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Estimating the burden of disease and the economic cost attributable to chikungunya, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2005–2006

T. Seyler, Y. Hutin, V. Ramanchandran, R. Ramakrishnan, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 133-138

To estimate the burden and cost of chikungunya in India, we searched for cases of fever and joint pain in the village of Mallela, Andhra Pradesh, and collected information on the demography, signs, symptoms, healthcare utilization and expenditure associated with the disease. We estimated the burden of the disease using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). We estimated direct and indirect costs...

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Rotavirus genotype G4P[8] and enteric adenovirus in HIV-positive patients with and without diarrhoea in São Paulo State, Brazil

Simone G. Morillo, Adriana Luchs, Audrey Cilli, Rita C.C. Carmona, more

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene > 2010 > 104 > 2 > 165-167

The present study was carried out in order to identify rotavirus and enteric adenovirus in HIV-positive patients with and without diarrhoea, collected in a pre- and early highly active antiretroviral therapy era. Rotavirus was detected in 2.5% (3/118) and adenovirus in 14.4% (17/118) of the samples from patients without diarrhoea. In the patients with diarrhoea, rotavirus was identified in 1.5% (2/133)...

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Plagiarism: editor's response

Plagiarism

Cutaneous larva migrans: a neglected disease and possible association with the use of long socks

Editorial Board statement

Estimating the healthcare burden of osteomyelitis in Uganda

Child age or weight: difficulties related to the prescription of the right dosage of antimalarial combinations to treat children in Senegal

Editorial Board

Chromoblastomycosis in Sarawak, East Malaysian Borneo

Intestinal helminths and protozoa in children in pre-schools in Kafue district, Zambia

Human plague occurrences in Africa: an overview from 1877 to 2008

Successes and challenges in global immunization efforts

Estimation of the cost of large-scale school deworming programmes with benzimidazoles

Baseline characteristics, response to and outcome of antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV-1, HIV-2 and dual infection in Burkina Faso

Stavudine- and nevirapine-related drug toxicity while on generic fixed-dose antiretroviral treatment: incidence, timing and risk factors in a three-year cohort in Kigali, Rwanda

Mycetoma in children in Sudan

Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni

Reliability of rapid testing for hepatitis B in a region of high HIV endemicity

Household and microeconomic factors associated with malaria in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Estimating the burden of disease and the economic cost attributable to chikungunya, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2005–2006

Rotavirus genotype G4P[8] and enteric adenovirus in HIV-positive patients with and without diarrhoea in São Paulo State, Brazil

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