Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Apr 2014
Surveillance of influenza from household to community in Taiwan.
We propose a chain binomial model to elucidate the transmission modes of influenza within households and with which to further evaluate the spread of influenza in a community. ⋯ The proposed method provides a means for using household data to evaluate the transmissibility of influenza within a community.
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Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Mar 2014
ReviewSpectrum and outcome predictors of central nervous system infections in a neurological critical care unit in India: a retrospective review.
There are few published studies on the spectrum and outcome of central nervous system (CNS) infection in the neurology intensive care unit (NICU). We report the spectrum of CNS infections in the NICU and the predictors of outcome. ⋯ Of patients admitted to the NICU during the study period, one-third had a CNS infection. Half of those with a CNS infection survived, and predictors of death were prolonged mechanical ventilation and prolonged hospital stay.
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Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Nov 2013
Prevalence and predictors of hypoxaemia in respiratory and non-respiratory primary diagnoses among emergently ill children at a tertiary hospital in south western Nigeria.
Hypoxaemia is a potentially harmful complication of both acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) and non-ALRI in children but its contribution to burden and outcomes of hospital admissions in Africa is unclear. We investigated prevalence and predictors of hypoxaemia in ALRI and non-ALRI according to age and primary diagnoses in emergently ill children in south western Nigeria. ⋯ Hypoxaemia is common among Nigerian children admitted to an emergency unit and is associated with a poor outcome irrespective of primary admission diagnosis. Provision of equipment to measure oxygen saturation and facilities for effective oxygen delivery might substantially reduce mortality.
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Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Sep 2013
Critical phase among patients with dengue fever during the 2010 outbreak in Nepal.
Dengue virus infection has become an increasingly serious threat to public health in Nepal. Detection and/or serotyping of dengue virus has been reported in the past; however, little is known about the critical phase among dengue patients in Nepal. ⋯ Physicians need to be vigilant and attentive to young adult patients with dengue fever.