Articles

C B D Lavy and M Thyoka

For how long should antibiotics be given in acute paediatric septic arthritis? A prospective audit of 96 cases
Trop Doct 37(4): 195-197; doi:10.1258/004947507782332775 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S E D Nsimba

Assessing the performance, practices and roles of drug sellers/dispensers and mothers'/guardians' behaviour for common childhood conditions in Kibaha district, Tanzania
Trop Doct 37(4): 197-201; doi:10.1258/004947507782333099 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Methods and Devices

T M S Millar, P McGrath, and C C P McConnachie

'The BloodStopper' - experiences with a novel portable hand-held orthopaedic limb tourniquet
Trop Doct 37(4): 202-203; doi:10.1258/004947507782333062 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Fyneface-Ogan and N J Jebbin

Uribag drain as a versatile closed tube drain: a pilot study
Trop Doct 37(4): 204-205; doi:10.1258/004947507782333116 [PDF]  

Kasonde Bowa

Removing a retained urinary catheter
Trop Doct 37(4): 205-206; doi:10.1258/004947507782332874 [PDF]  

Short Reports

Ponlapat Rojnuckarin, Sukit Banjongkit, Walee Chantawibun, Benjaporn Akkawat, Jumlong Juntiang, Jureeporn Noiphrom, Narumol Pakmanee, and Tanin Intragumtornchai

Green pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris and T. macrops) venom antigenaemia and kinetics in humans
Trop Doct 37(4): 207-210; doi:10.1258/004947507782332838 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Mohammed Babar Qureshi, Muhammad Aman Khan, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Khabir Ahmad, and Mohammad Daud Khan

Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in socioeconomically disadvantaged localities in Quetta, Pakistan
Trop Doct 37(4): 210-211; doi:10.1258/004947507782333107 [PDF]  

Olufunmilayo M Ologe, Olugbenga A Mokuolu, and Olanrewaju T Adedoyin

Pattern of antimalarial prescriptions for children and pregnant mothers by private medical practitioners in Ilorin, Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(4): 212-214; doi:10.1258/004947507782332946 [Abstract] [PDF]  

I O Senbanjo, O O Adeodu, and E A Adejuyigbe

Low prevalence of malnutrition in a rural Nigerian community
Trop Doct 37(4): 214; doi:10.1258/004947507782333161 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jose Gaby Tshikuka, Morgaye Gueim, and Pathé Mamadou Diallo

Households that harbour zero-dose children after door-to-door national immunization campaigns
Trop Doct 37(4): 216-217; doi:10.1258/004947507782332937 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Oladipo A Dada and Folashade O Omokhodion

Home management of malaria by mothers of children under-five in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(4): 217-219; doi:10.1258/004947507782332982 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S A Ojenuwah and R O Olowosulu

Surgical management of ruptured gravid uterus in Bida, North Central Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(4): 219-221; doi:10.1258/004947507782332892 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Afework Kassu, Getahun Mengistu, Belete Ayele, Ermias Diro, Firew Mekonnen, Dereje Ketema, Feleke Moges, Tsehay Mesfin, Assefa Getachew, Bahiru Ergicho, Daniel Elias, Yared Wondmikun, Abraham Aseffa, and Fusao Ota

HIV and intestinal parasites in adult TB patients in a teaching hospital in Northwest Ethiopia
Trop Doct 37(4): 222-224; doi:10.1258/004947507782333026 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S O Ochigbo, E E Ekanem, and J J Udo

Prevalence and intensity of Paragonimus uterobilateralis infection among school children in Oban village, South Eastern, Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(4): 224-226; doi:10.1258/004947507782332766 [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Chimphambano, O O Komolafe, and A S Muula

HIV prevalence among prison inmates in a central prison in southern Malawi, 2005
Trop Doct 37(4): 226-228; doi:10.1258/004947507782333189 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Srujana Mohanty, Arti Kapil, and Bimal K Das

Bacteriology of parapneumonic pleural effusions in an Indian hospital
Trop Doct 37(4): 228-229; doi:10.1258/004947507782333152 [Abstract] [PDF]  

E D Mabumba, P Mugyenyi, V Batwala, E M Mulogo, J Mirembe, F A Khan, and J Liljestrand

Widow inheritance and HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda
Trop Doct 37(4): 229-231; doi:10.1258/004947507782332955 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J N A Clegg-Lamptey, W M Hodasi, and J C B Dakubo

Typhoid ileal perforation in Ghana: a five-year retrospective study
Trop Doct 37(4): 231-233; doi:10.1258/004947507782332784 [PDF]  

S R Daga, Bela Verma, D V Gosavi, V Kapse, and N Shinde

Declining seroprevalence of HIV infection among paediatric inpatients
Trop Doct 37(4): 233-235; doi:10.1258/004947507782332847 [Abstract] [PDF]  

David A Green, Shruti Kumar, and Suman Lata

Audit of survival after premature birth
Trop Doct 37(4): 235-236; doi:10.1258/004947507782333044 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A A Escobedo, Roberto Cañete, and F A Núñez

Intestinal protozoan and helminth infections in the Municipality San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Trop Doct 37(4): 236-238; doi:10.1258/004947507782332991 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kishore S Agarwal, Noopur Baijal, Lokesh Tiwari, Neeraj Verma, Mohit Sahni, and Jacob M Puliyel

Swan-neck sign of the big toe - association with hypocalcaemia
Trop Doct 37(4): 238-241; doi:10.1258/004947507782333008 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adamu Ahmed

Childhood circumcision: a planned approach
Trop Doct 37(4): 239-241; doi:10.1258/004947507782332865 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rosemary B Duda, Naana Afua Jumah, Allan G Hill, Joseph Seffah, and Richard Biritwum

Assessment of the ideal body image of women in Accra, Ghana
Trop Doct 37(4): 241-244; doi:10.1258/004947507782332883 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ahmed M El Zein, Elfateh A Bukhari, Susan Homeida, and Ishag Adam

Stroke in CT-scan Department of Khartoum Hospital, Sudan
Trop Doct 37(4): 244-245; doi:10.1258/004947507782332829 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Roushan, Minoo Mohraz, and Ali Akbar Velayati

Possible transmission of hepatitis B virus between spouses and their children in Babol, Northern Iran
Trop Doct 37(4): 245-247; doi:10.1258/004947507782332856 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S R Daga, Bela Verma, and Abhijit Mhapankar

Sustainable decline in mortality among severely malnourished children with local resources
Trop Doct 37(4): 247-248; doi:10.1258/004947507782333125 [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Trotman, M Barton, and V Mitchell

Outcome of neonates ventilated in the main intensive care unit at The University Hospital of the West Indies: a 15-year experience
Trop Doct 37(4): 249-250; doi:10.1258/004947507782332964 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A K Salami and I A Katibi

Tuberculosis among the health-care workers of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Trop Doct 37(4): 251; doi:10.1258/004947507782332810 [PDF]  

Figen Gülen, Candan Cicek, Zafer Kurugol, Esen Demir, Dost Zeyrek, Rahmi Özdemir, Remziye Tanac, and Tuba Karatas

Parainfluenza type 3 outbreaks in Izmir children, Turkey
Trop Doct 37(4): 252-254; doi:10.1258/004947507782333170 [Abstract] [PDF]  

T N Rogers, L Eitsman, B Brauer, and D M Bowley

Intussusception: still a surgical disease in Africa
Trop Doct 37(4): 254-256; doi:10.1258/004947507782333035 [PDF]  

Anjali Taneja, Manju Puri, and S Sagartrivedi

Clinical profile of patients presenting with uterus inversion
Trop Doct 37(4): 256-257; doi:10.1258/004947507782333143 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Series and Case Reports

Rajesh Godara, Pradeep Garg, Satish Dalal, Nityasha, and Sham L Singla

Adult intussusception - a case series from rural India
Trop Doct 37(4): 258-260; doi:10.1258/004947507782333134 [PDF]  

Jonathan C B Dakubo, Harry Akoto, Victor K Etwire, and Simon B Naaeder

Ileal stricture following strangulated inguinal hernia
Trop Doct 37(4): 260-262; doi:10.1258/004947507782333053 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nisha Marwah, Pawan Singh, Sunita Singh, Rajnish Kalra, Manav Manchanda, and K B Gupta

Filarial pleural effusion
Trop Doct 37(4): 262; doi:10.1258/004947507782332973 [PDF]  

Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, H A M Nazmul Ahasan, Abdullah Al Mamun, A K M Mamunur Rashid, and Abdullah Al Mahboob

Puffer fish (Tetrodotoxin) poisoning: an analysis and outcome of six cases
Trop Doct 37(4): 263-264; doi:10.1258/004947507782333017 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J M Kenny, M J Chipolombwe, and E Molyneux

A case of repeated coma in an 8-year-old boy
Trop Doct 37(4): 264-265; doi:10.1258/004947507782332919 [PDF]  

M J H Aries, H Joosten, H H J Wegdam, and A J A M Ven van Der

How innocent is the bite of a squirrel? Short report from central Ghana and literature review
Trop Doct 37(4): 265-266; doi:10.1258/004947507782332801 [PDF]  

Research Letters

Y Ismail, I Andia, S Byaruhanga, M R Shaw, P W Mathieson, and P Wilde

Echocardiographic features of cardiac failure in Uganda
Trop Doct 37(4): 267-268; doi:10.1258/004947507782332900 [Abstract] [PDF]  

O J Daniel, O B Ogunfowora, and O T Oladapo

HIV sero-prevalence among children diagnosed withTB in Nigeria
Trop Doct 37(4): 268-269; doi:10.1258/004947507782333080 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J M Okonta, M A Momoh, O I Ekwunife, I S U Mbagwu, and S O Abali

Assessment of HIV/AIDS awareness and changes in sexual practices among secondary school students in Nsukka environment
Trop Doct 37(4): 269-271; doi:10.1258/004947507782333071 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Correspondence

Naveen Malhotra, Suresh Singhal, and Parveen Malhotra

Loop around ear - a simple method for maintaining central venous line with ordinary venous cannula
Trop Doct 37(4): 272; doi:10.1258/004947507782332793 [PDF]  

Adamson S Muula

Surgical activity in hospitals in Malawi
Trop Doct 37(4): 272; doi:10.1258/004947507782332928 [PDF]  

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