Editorial

Tom Doherty

Editorial
Trop Doct 37(3): 129; doi:10.1258/004947507781524674 [PDF]  

Articles

M Mukhtar-Yola and Z Iliyasu

A review of neonatal morbidity and mortality in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, northern Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 130-132; doi:10.1258/004947507781524683 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nancy Muller, Matthew Steele, K A Balaji, Madhu Krishna, Adriane P Berman, Joan Robertson, and Janet Vail

Evaluating the use and acceptability of a needle-remover device in India
Trop Doct 37(3): 133-135; doi:10.1258/004947507781524782 [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Chandra, S N Chatterjee, S Das, and N Sarkar

Lymphatic filariasis in the coastal areas of Digha, West Bengal, India
Trop Doct 37(3): 136-139; doi:10.1258/004947507781524737 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A L Akinyoola, L M Oginni, E A Orimolade, and O J Ogundele

Esmarch tourniquet in orthopaedic surgery
Trop Doct 37(3): 139-141; doi:10.1258/004947507781524827 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Chaturvedi, M Pant, Neelam, and G Yadav

Hypertension in Delhi: prevalence, awareness, treatment and control
Trop Doct 37(3): 142-145; doi:10.1258/004947507781524593 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Methods and Devices

Jose Gaby Tshikuka Mulumba, Saada Daoud, and Bande Kabang

Raising parents' awareness of the benefits of immunization by using a visual aid tool
Trop Doct 37(3): 146-147; doi:10.1258/004947507781524638 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chintamani, Magan Mehrotra, Pranjal Kulshreshtha, Binita P Jha, and D Bhatnagar

'Superglue': a novel approach in the management of faecal fistulae
Trop Doct 37(3): 147-148; doi:10.1258/004947507781524773 [PDF]  

Short Reports

John Ellis, Rob Martin, Peter Wilde, Andy Tometzki, Jude Senkungu, and Denis Nansera

Echocardiographic, chest X-ray and electrocardiogram findings in children presenting with heart failure to a Ugandan paediatric ward
Trop Doct 37(3): 149-150; doi:10.1258/004947507781524665 [Abstract] [PDF]  

D N Mbanya, E M Minkoulou, L Fezeu, and L Kaptue

Impact of HIV-1infection on survival in patients with haematological malignancies in Yaoundeé, Cameroon
Trop Doct 37(3): 151-152; doi:10.1258/004947507781524836 [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Ogbera

Burden of diabetic illness in an urban hospital in Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 153-154; doi:10.1258/004947507781524746 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Abraham Rexford Oduro, Thomas Anyorigiya, Kwadwo Koram, Francis Anto, Patrick Atobrah, and Abraham Hodgson

Amodiaquine in future combination treatment of malaria in Ghana
Trop Doct 37(3): 154-156; doi:10.1258/004947507781524656 [Abstract] [PDF]  

C E Ebong, G A Alemnji, Mbuagbaw, G Ashuntantang, and T Asonganyi

Proteinuria and onchocerciasis in an endemic area in Cameroon under community-based treatment with ivermectin
Trop Doct 37(3): 156-158; doi:10.1258/004947507781524566 [Abstract] [PDF]  

P F van Rheenen and L T T de Moor

Diagnostic accuracy of the haemoglobin colour scale in neonates and young infants in resource-poor countries
Trop Doct 37(3): 158-161; doi:10.1258/004947507781524692 [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Pandey, K Shrestha, J Lewis, R A Hawksworth, and S L Walker

Mortality due to dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome complicating multi-drug therapy for leprosy in Nepal
Trop Doct 37(3): 162-163; doi:10.1258/004947507781524700 [Abstract] [PDF]  

T G A N Chandrasena, H C Hapuarachchi, M Y D Dayanath, A Pathmeswaran, and N R de Silva

Intestinal parasites and the growth status of internally displaced children in Sri Lanka
Trop Doct 37(3): 163-165; doi:10.1258/004947507781524610 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tinuade A Ogunlesi, John A O Okeniyi, Joshua A Owa, and Gabriel A Oyedeji

Neonatal tetanus at the close of the 20th century in Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 165-167; doi:10.1258/004947507781524791 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sunita Malhotra, Ajay Wanchu, and Sudha Khurana

Assessment of nutritional status of HIV-infected patients at a tertiary centre in North India
Trop Doct 37(3): 167-169; doi:10.1258/004947507781524854 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Series and Case Reports

E O Sanya, S S Taiwo, J K Olarinoye, A Aje, O O M Daramola, and A Ogunniyi

A 12-year review of cases of adult tetanus managed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 170-173; doi:10.1258/004947507781524601 [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Ramesh, Joginder Kumar, and Poonam Salotra

An unusual presentation of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Trop Doct 37(3): 172-173; doi:10.1258/004947507781524809 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ibangye Sikangula, C M E Nyankunde, and Philip B Wood

A series of 32 prostatectomies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Trop Doct 37(3): 173-175; doi:10.1258/004947507781524863 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Enrico Rino Bregani, Laura Balzarini, Narassem Mbaïdoum, and Angelo Rovellini

Prevalence of filariasis in symptomatic patients in Moyen Chari district, south of Chad
Trop Doct 37(3): 175-177; doi:10.1258/004947507781524629 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Gian Franco Morino, Giovanna Rizzardi, Federico Gobbi, and Marco Baldan

Breast tuberculosis mimicking other diseases
Trop Doct 37(3): 177-178; doi:10.1258/004947507781524872 [Abstract] [PDF]  

H M Y Mudawi and K B Ibrahim

Endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy in patients with Symmers periportal fibroses
Trop Doct 37(3): 179-181; doi:10.1258/004947507781524719 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Research Letters

Muhammad Irfan, Syed Fayyaz Hussain, Kausar Jabeen, and Muhammad Islam

Drug susceptibility pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adult patients with miliary tuberculosis
Trop Doct 37(3): 182-184; doi:10.1258/004947507781524755 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sakiru A Otusanya, William R Brieger, Musibau Titiloye, Kabiru K Salami, and Azeez Adesope

Ethnic variations in health-seeking behaviours and attitudes between Fulani herders and Oruba farmers in southwestern Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 184-185; doi:10.1258/004947507781524881 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Van Dillen, A J De Jager, I De Jong, and J F Wendte

Overdiagnosis of malaria in hospitalized patients in Namibia
Trop Doct 37(3): 185-186; doi:10.1258/004947507781524845 [PDF]  

M A Komolafe, O Ogunlade, and E O Komolafe

Stroke mortality in a teaching hospital in South Western Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 186-188; doi:10.1258/004947507781524557 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vikas Bhambhani, Jacob Abraham, Mohit Sahni, A K Harit, Shashi Khare, and Jacob M Puliyel

Outbreak of Coxsackie B4 arthritis among newborns and staff of a neonatal unit
Trop Doct 37(3): 188-189; doi:10.1258/004947507781524728 [Abstract] [PDF]  

L M D Yusufu, V I Odigie, and S Y Sabo

Penetrating abdominal injuries in a developing country
Trop Doct 37(3): 189-190; doi:10.1258/004947507781524584 [PDF]  

Tina Lavender, Helen Lugina, and Helen Smith

The partograph: a life-saving tool for African midwives
Trop Doct 37(3): 191-192; doi:10.1258/004947507781524647 [PDF]  

S S Akpan

The popularity of insecticide-treated bed-nets as a preventative method of malaria control among residents of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(3): 192-193; doi:10.1258/004947507781524818 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S R Booker, C M Collins, J A Cover, C B D Lavy, and R N Brueton

Children's surgery cancelled due to malaria and anaemia
Trop Doct 37(3): 193; doi:10.1258/004947507781524764 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Correspondence

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Correspondence - Malaria and dengue infection after Tsunami in Southern Thailand
Trop Doct 37(3): 194; doi:10.1258/004947507781524575 [PDF]  

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