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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2007-5-9
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pubmed:abstractText |
We examined the epidemiology of kala-azar and asymptomatic leishmanial infection measured by serologic and leishmanin skin test results in a Bangladeshi community. In a subset, we measured serum retinol, zinc and C-reactive protein (CRP). Kala-azar and seroconversion incidence were 15.6 and 63.1 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Proximity to a previous kala-azar case increased the likelihood of both kala-azar and asymptomatic infection. Bed net use protected against kala-azar (rate ratio = 0.35, P < 0.01), but not subclinical infection (rate ratio = 1.1, P = 0.82). Kala-azar patients were younger (P < 0.001) and reported lower red meat consumption (P < 0.01) than asymptomatic seropositive individuals. Retinol and zinc levels were lower in current kala-azar patients and those who later developed kala-azar compared with uninfected and asymptomatically infected subjects. The CRP levels were higher in kala-azar patients compared with the other two groups. Low red meat intake and poor zinc and retinol status may characterize a group at higher risk of symptomatic disease.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9637
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:AliMustakimM,
pubmed-author:AmannJosefJ,
pubmed-author:BernCarynC,
pubmed-author:BreimanRobert FRF,
pubmed-author:ChowdhuryRajibR,
pubmed-author:HaqueRashidulR,
pubmed-author:KurkjianKatie MKM,
pubmed-author:MaguireJames HJH,
pubmed-author:SecorW EvanWE,
pubmed-author:VazLouiseL,
pubmed-author:WagatsumaYukikoY,
pubmed-author:WahedM AMA,
pubmed-author:WilliamsonJohnJ
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
76
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
909-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Antibodies, Protozoan,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Antigens, Protozoan,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Bangladesh,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-C-Reactive Protein,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Endemic Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Leishmaniasis, Visceral,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Poisson Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Protozoan Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Time Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Vitamin A,
pubmed-meshheading:17488915-Zinc
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pubmed:year |
2007
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis and asymptomatic leishmanial infection in a highly endemic Bangladeshi village.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. CBern@cdc.gov
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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