[This corrects the article on p. 15-17 in vol. 40.].
Published Erratum
Tropical medicine and health. 2012 Jun;40(2):63. DOI:10.2149/tmh.er40-63 2012
Remare R Ettarh,Martin K Mutua,Catherine Kyobutungi
Remare R Ettarh
The influence of ethnicity on vaccination uptake in urban slums in Kenya is largely unknown. We examined the disparities in timeliness and coverage of measles vaccination associated with ethnicity in the Korogocho slum of Nairobi. The study...
Distribution of Two Subgroups of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) in Endemic Japan [0.03%]
人T细胞淋巴瘤病毒Ⅰ型的两个亚组在日本疫区内的分布状况研究
Masashi Otani,Noritaka Honda,Pin-Cang Xia et al.
Masashi Otani et al.
Endemic areas of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) have been reported in Japan as well as tropical Africa, Central and South America and Melanesia. The existence of two subgroups, i.e., the transcontinental and Japanese subgroups, ...
One Injection of DsRed Followed by Bites from Transgenic Mosquitoes Producing DsRed in the Saliva Elicits a High Titer of Antibody in Mice [0.03%]
一次性注射DsRed，随后由能够在其唾液中产生DsRed的转基因蚊子叮咬可在小鼠中诱发高效价抗体产生
Hiroyuki Matsuoka,Gen-Ichiro Sano,Ryuta Hattori et al.
Hiroyuki Matsuoka et al.
It has been proposed that transgenic mosquitoes can be used as a "flying syringe" for infectious disease control. We succeeded in generating a transgenic (TG) mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, excreting and discharging DsRed in saliva. DsRed w...
Preservation of wild isolates of human malaria parasites in wet ice and adaptation efficacy to in vitro culture [0.03%]
湿冰保存人源恶性疟原虫野生株及体外培养适应性研究
Indah S Tantular,Suhintam Pusarawati,Lin Khin et al.
Indah S Tantular et al.
Wild isolates of malaria parasites were preserved in wet ice for 2-12 days and cultivated by a candle jar method. In four isolates of Plasmodium falciparum collected from Myanmar and preserved for 12 days, all failed to grow. In 31 isolates...
Real-time PCR: Benefits for Detection of Mild and Asymptomatic Giardia Infections [0.03%]
实时聚合酶链反应技术在隐孢子虫和蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫检测中的应用益处——一项病例对照研究
Rapeepun Prasertbun,Yaowalark Sukthana,Supaluk Popruk
Rapeepun Prasertbun
The majority of Giardia infections are transmitted by the fecal-oral route and cause giardiasis. Children who live in crowded conditions or low socio-economic areas are the risk group for Giardia infection. Interestingly, most of them are a...
Pancreatitis and MODS Due to Scrub Typhus and Dengue Co-Infection [0.03%]
恙虫病与登革热合并感染致胰腺炎及多器官功能障碍综合征
Nayyar Iqbal,Stalin Viswanathan,Bhavith Remalayam et al.
Nayyar Iqbal et al.
We report a 40 year old woman admitted with an acute abdomen. Investigations revealed pancreatitis, bilateral pleural effusion, renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and scrub IgM ELISA and dengue NS1 positivity. She improv...
Ira Shah,Shilpa Borse
Ira Shah
Paradoxical reactions in tuberculosis have been reported in patients with tuberculous meningitis and appear as intracranial tuberculomas within 14-270 days of starting antituberculous therapy (ATT). Paradoxical reactions are due to the immu...
Clinical and microbiological assessment of trachoma in the kolofata health district, far north region, cameroon [0.03%]
喀麦隆远北区科洛法塔卫生区的沙眼临床和微生物学评估
Pablo Goldschmidt,Djida Benallaoua,Abdou Amza et al.
Pablo Goldschmidt et al.
Background and aims: Trachoma is a sight-threatening process triggered by the infection of the conjunctiva with Chlamydiae. Blindness associated with trachoma was reported in Sahelian areas of Cameroon. However, data on t...
Contributions to the Improvement of Living Conditions among Neglected Populations with Trachoma [0.03%]
改善弱势沙眼流行人群生存状况的若干思考
Pablo Goldschmidt,Ellen Einterz,Myra Bates et al.
Pablo Goldschmidt et al.
Objective: Trachoma (Chlamydia-triggered blinding infection) provoked irreversible visual impairment in about 8 million people in 2011, and the prevalence among children with dirty faces is more than three fold that among...