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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Facility•Dhaka, Bangladesh•
About: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh is a facility organization based out in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Vibrio cholerae. The organization has 3103 authors who have published 5238 publications receiving 226880 citations. The organization is also known as: SEATO Cholera Research Laboratory & Bangladesh International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research.
Topics: Population, Vibrio cholerae, Cholera, Diarrhea, Health care
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh1, University of Ouagadougou2, College of Health Sciences, Bahrain3, All India Institute of Medical Sciences4, Gadjah Mada University5, Imperial College London6, Kenya Medical Research Institute7, University of London8, Institut de recherche pour le développement9, Umeå Centre for Global Health Research10, University of KwaZulu-Natal11, Hanoi Medical University12, University of the Witwatersrand13, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute14
TL;DR: This dataset documents individual deaths across Africa and Asia in a standardised way, and on an unprecedented scale, and supports the need for continued work towards much wider implementation of universal civil registration of deaths by cause on a worldwide basis.
Abstract: Background : Because most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of mortality are often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this problem by collating detailed individual data from defined Health and Demographic Surveillance sites. By registering all deaths over time and carrying out verbal autopsies to determine cause of death across many such sites, using standardised methods, the Network seeks to generate population-based mortality statistics that are not otherwise available. Objective : To build a large standardised mortality database from African and Asian sites, detailing the relevant methods, and use it to describe cause-specific mortality patterns. Design : Individual demographic and verbal autopsy (VA) data from 22 INDEPTH sites were collated into a standardised database. The INDEPTH 2013 population was used for standardisation. The WHO 2012 VA standard and the InterVA-4 model were used for assigning cause of death. Results : A total of 111,910 deaths occurring over 12,204,043 person-years (accumulated between 1992 and 2012) were registered across the 22 sites, and for 98,429 of these deaths (88.0%) verbal autopsies were successfully completed. There was considerable variation in all-cause mortality between sites, with most of the differences being accounted for by variations in infectious causes as a proportion of all deaths. Conclusions : This dataset documents individual deaths across Africa and Asia in a standardised way, and on an unprecedented scale. While INDEPTH sites are not constructed to constitute a representative sample, and VA may not be the ideal method of determining cause of death, nevertheless these findings represent detailed mortality patterns for parts of the world that are severely under-served in terms of measuring mortality. Further papers explore details of mortality patterns among children and specifically for NCDs, external causes, pregnancy-related mortality, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. Comparisons will also be made where possible with other findings on mortality in the same regions. Findings presented here and in accompanying papers support the need for continued work towards much wider implementation of universal civil registration of deaths by cause on a worldwide basis. Keywords : mortality; cause of death; Africa; Asia; verbal autopsy; INDEPTH Network (Published: 29 October 2014) Citation : Glob Health Action 2014, 7 : 25362 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25362 SPECIAL ISSUE : This paper is part of the Special Issue: INDEPTH Network Cause-Specific Mortality . More papers from this issue can be found at http://www.globalhealthaction.net
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TL;DR: Both access and equity are improving in maternal health in Bangladesh and it is recommended that ongoing health and non-health interventions for the poor be strengthened.
Abstract: This article was published in PLoS ONE [© 2015 Public Library of Science] and the definite version is available at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0120309
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TL;DR: It is indicated that plexiglass can act as a bait to form biofilm, a microenvironment that provides shelter for plankton containing V. cholerae in the aquatic environment of Bangladesh.
Abstract: The role of biofilm as a microenvironment of plankton-associated Vibrio cholerae was investigated using plexiglass as a bait A total of 72 biofilm samples were tested using culture, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) and molecular techniques following standard procedures. Culturable V. cholerae (smooth and rugose variants) were isolated from 33% of the samples. V. cholerae O1 were detected by FA technique throughout the year except April and June. All V. cholerae O1 isolates were positive for tcpA, ctxA and ace genes while V. cholerae non-O1, non-O139 isolates lacked these genes. V. cholerae O1 (both Inaba and Ogawa) strains had identical ribotype pattern (R1), but V. cholerae non-O1, non-O139 had different ribotype patterns. All V. cholerae O1 strains were resistant to vibrio-static compound (O/129). All V. cholerae O1 except one were resistant to trimethoprime-sulphamethoxazole, streptomycin, nalidixic acid and furazolidone but sensitive to ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline. This study indicates that plexiglass can act as a bait to form biofilm, a microenvironment that provides shelter for plankton containing V. cholerae in the aquatic environment of Bangladesh.
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TL;DR: Young children in Dhaka are at high risk of childhood pneumonia and the majority of these episodes are associated with viral pathogens.
Abstract: Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood death in Bangladesh. We conducted a longitudinal study to estimate the incidence of virus-associated pneumonia in children aged ,2 years in a low-income urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: We followed a cohort of children for two years. We collected nasal washes when children presented with respiratory symptoms. Study physicians diagnosed children with cough and age-specific tachypnea and positive lung findings as pneumonia case-patients. We tested respiratory samples for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinoviruses, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), influenza viruses, human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV 1, 2, 3), and adenoviruses using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays. Results: Between April 2009–March 2011, we followed 515 children for 730 child-years. We identified a total of 378 pneumonia episodes, 77% of the episodes were associated with a respiratory viral pathogen. The overall incidence of pneumonia associated with a respiratory virus infection was 40/100 child-years. The annual incidence of pneumonia/100 child-years associated with a specific respiratory virus in children aged ,2years was 12.5 for RSV, 6 for rhinoviruses, 6 for HMPV, 4 for influenza viruses, 3 for HPIV and 2 for adenoviruses. Conclusion: Young children in Dhaka are at high risk of childhood pneumonia and the majority of these episodes are associated with viral pathogens. Developing effective low-cost strategies for prevention are a high priority.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Stanley Falkow | 134 | 349 | 62461 |
Myron M. Levine | 123 | 789 | 60865 |
Roger I. Glass | 116 | 474 | 49151 |
Robert F. Breiman | 105 | 473 | 43927 |
Harry B. Greenberg | 100 | 433 | 34941 |
Barbara J. Stoll | 100 | 390 | 42107 |
Andrew M. Prentice | 99 | 550 | 46628 |
Robert H. Gilman | 96 | 903 | 43750 |
Robert E. Black | 92 | 201 | 56887 |
Johan Ärnlöv | 91 | 386 | 90490 |
Juan Jesus Carrero | 89 | 522 | 66970 |
John D. Clemens | 89 | 506 | 28981 |
William A. Petri | 85 | 507 | 26906 |
Toshifumi Hibi | 82 | 808 | 28674 |
David A. Sack | 80 | 437 | 23320 |