International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017

  • Comparative Use of RDT and Thick Film Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Malaria in Sub-urban Settlements in Makurdi, Nigeria

    Faith Odije Okita, Elizabeth Uneh Amuta

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 25-34
    Received: 16 January 2017
    Accepted: 31 January 2017
    Published: 1 March 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijidt.20170202.11
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    Abstract: In as much as accurate diagnosis seems to be the only way of effecting rational therapy, it has been the most neglected area of malaria research. Thick blood film microscopy and Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was comparatively used to study malaria prevalence in Makurdi, Nigeria. A total of 328 blood samples were collected from consented respondents a... Show More
  • Hospital Acquired Infection in a Tertiary Military Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin, Nazmoon Nahar

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 35-39
    Received: 3 January 2017
    Accepted: 6 February 2017
    Published: 1 March 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijidt.20170202.12
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    Abstract: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among the surgical patients of all age and sex at Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The data were collected from 5 April 2015 to 12 April 2015 with a view to find out the prevalence of hospital acquired infection (HAI), its risk factors and pattern of organisms responsible. A total o... Show More
  • Frequency and Distribution of Viruses Causing Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Among Under-Five Children in Dhaka City

    Rashida Akter Khanam, Md. Nazrul Islam, Shahina Tabassum, Ahmed Sharif, Md. Abdullah Yusuf, Mohammad Mashudur Rahman

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 40-43
    Received: 31 January 2017
    Accepted: 22 February 2017
    Published: 9 March 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijidt.20170202.13
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    Abstract: Acute lower respiratory tract infection is a common disease among the under five children. The purpose of the present study was to see the frequency and distribution of viruses causing acute lower respiratory tract infection among under-five children. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Virology at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib... Show More
  • Case Report: Brucella Parotitis with Abscess Formation and Paradoxical Reaction on Therapy

    Mohamed Elkarouri, Magid A. Mohamed

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2017
    Pages: 44-47
    Received: 6 February 2017
    Accepted: 25 February 2017
    Published: 17 March 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijidt.20170202.14
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    Abstract: In this report we describe a patient with sub-acute bacteremic brucellosis complicated by Brucella parotitis with abscess formation as a paradoxical reaction on therapy. A 69 years old male known to have Warthin’s tumor of parotid glands two years before his presentation. He presented with generalized ill-health, body-aches and feeling of further e... Show More