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Case Report: Typhoid Fever Complicated by Ileal Perforation in an Urban Slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh
This report further demonstrates the importance of systematic surveillance and proper evaluation to determine the true incidence rate of typhoid fever and intestinal perforation in Bangladesh.PMID:33755582 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1448
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - March 23, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Farhana Khanam Thomas C Darton Allen G P Ross K Zaman Andrew J Pollard John D Clemens Firdausi Qadri Source Type: research

Infant cortisol stress-response is associated with thymic function and vaccine response.
This study was performed among 306 (male = 153 and female = 153) participants of a randomized, controlled trial examining the effect of neonatal vitamin A supplementation on immune function in Bangladesh (NCT01583972). Salivary cortisol was measured before and 20 min after a needle stick (vaccination) at 6 weeks of age. The thymic index (TI) was determined by ultrasonography at 1, 6, 10 and 15 weeks. T-cell receptor excision circle and blood T-cell concentrations were measured at 6 and 15 weeks. Responses to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), tetanus toxoid, hepatitis B virus and oral poliovirus vaccination were as...
Source: Stress - June 27, 2018 Category: Research Tags: Stress Source Type: research