Leishmaniasis is a poverty-associated zoonotic tropical disease transmitted by the bite of infected female sand fly. Diagnosis and recognition of clinical manifestation and morphological features of Leishmania parasites involved in the spread of disease is mandatory to design app...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20450
Background: Acute kidney injury is a frequent and serious complication encountered in critically ill children and is an independent risk factor for mortality. Major causes of childhood mortality in our environment are conditions frequently complicated by kidney failure, yet kidn...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21837
Cysticercosis is one of the major neglected tropical diseases with increasing incidence recently. Adequate diagnosis is required for treatment of this eradicable disease. We report two cases of cheek swellings diagnosed as cysticercosis with differences in investigation modality...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20362
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common bacterial pathogen that is known to cause diverse community acquired and nosocomial infections [1,2]. These infections commonly occur in hospitalized individuals with impaired host defenses [3]. However the proportion of community acquired vs nos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21476
Hydatid cyst is a disease caused by inoculation of larval form of Echinococcus granulosus in human organs. Human is the intermediate host whereas dog is the definitive host. The most common site of involvement is liver (60-70%) followed by lung (25%). Female reproductive system i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20605
Aims: Pregnancies which are too many, too early and too frequent result in maternal/child morbidity and mortality. Delivery of effective family planning services has a direct impact on maternal/child wellbeing. Though awareness of modern contraceptive methods was high, the uptake...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20373
Background: Obesity is also attributed to environmental factors. Feasible and cost effective strategies to prevent childhood obesity are least explored in India. The purpose of the intervention is to evaluate the effectiveness of Comprehensive School Health Manual (CSHM) among ch...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21518
Background: Diuretics are known to be the most effective antihypertensive medicines in Black Africans and people of African origin. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) and Amiloride-HCT(Amiloride combined with-Hydrochlorothiazide (Amiloride-HCT) used either as a single medicine or in combi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20176
Janiere Pereira de Sousa, Aratã Oliveira Cortez Costa, Maria Clerya Alvino Leite, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra, Viviane Araújo da Silva, Camilla Pinheiro de Menezes, Fillipe Oliveira Pereira & Edeltrudes Oliveira Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
A limited number of antifungals and the emergence of resistant strains have hindered the treatment of candidiasis, making the search for new antifungals urgent. Citral is a monoterpene with known pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial action. Aims: Thus the objective...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21423
Monoterpenes, the main constituents of essential oils, are associated with antifungal, analgesic, antiepileptic, anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and gastroprotective activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal effects of the monoterpene 7-hydroxycitronellal aga...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/19329