Screening of wheat genotypes for boron efficiency in Bangladesh (2009)
Islam, S, Jahiruddin, M, Islam, M A, Islam, M R, Brown, P H, Gustafson, J P
A number of Bangladeshi wheat genotypes (varieties and advanced lines) have been tested for boron efficiency through sand culture experiments over two years (2007-08 & 2008-09) against two Thai...
Shiga bacillus dysentery associated with marked leukocytosis and erythrocyte fragmentation (2008)
Rahaman, M.M., Islam, M.R., Greenough, William B. III
Granulocytic leukemoid reactions (white blood cell counts greater than 50,000 with myelocytes and promyelocytes in the peripheral blood) were documented in 15 per cent of 273 patients with dysentery...
Water quality parameters along rivers (2007)
Alam, Md. J. B., Islam, M. R., Muyen, Z., Mamun, M., Islam, S.
Water samples have been collected from a part of Surma River along different points and analyzed for various water quality parameters during dry and monsoon periods. Effects of industrial wastes,...
Cruz, Arvin J., Kirgan, R.A., Siam, K., Islam, M.R., Moore, Curtis Eugene, Rillema, D.Paul
Paper presented to the 3rd Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 27, 2007.
Water quality parameters along rivers (2007)
M. R. Islam, Z. Muyen, M. Mamun, S. Islam
Water samples have been collected from a part of Surma River along different points and analyzed for various water quality parameters during dry and monsoon periods. Effects of industrial wastes,...
Regeneration of plantlets from node-derived callus in Aegle marmelos Corr. (2007)
M.R. Islam, S. Zaman, K. Nasirujjaman
In the present study plant regeneration techniques of Aegle marmelos from nodal explant have been developed. For inducing callus, nodal segments derived from in vitro grown shoots were cultured on...
M. R. Islam, R. Sharmin, Dr. M. Iqbal, G. M. Munna
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of any project is essential for understanding the sustainability of the project. For sustainable development of hill tracts, electricity is inseparable. Like...
Comparison of wavelet approximation order in different smoothness spaces (2006)
In linear approximation by wavelet, we approximate a given function by a finite term from the wavelet series. The approximation order is improved if the order of smoothness of the given function is...
Comparison of wavelet approximation order in different smoothness spaces (2006)
In linear approximation by wavelet, we approximate a given function by a finite term from the wavelet series. The approximation order is improved if the order of smoothness of the given function is...
Effect of Irrigation and Mulch on Bushbean Production in the Hill Valley (2005)
S.N. Mozumder, M. Moniruzzaman, M.R. Islam, S.M. Faisal
An experiment was conducted in a split plot design with 8 irrigation levels with or without mulch to determine optimum level of irrigation or mulch of Dwarf French bean (Bushbean) during two...
Biological Screening of Some Sewage Microbes in Bangladesh (2005)
M.E. Haque, M.M. Pervin, M.Z. Rahman, M.H. Kabir, M.A. Rahman, ...
The aim of present study was to investigate the bioactivity (antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxicity etc.) of the ethylacetate extract isolated from Streptomyces sp. Aspergillus sp. and Bacillus...
The reproductive disorders are major causes of reduced fertility in cows that result in failure to produce or delay in producing the total annual calf crop. To identify the reproductive problems of...
Evaluation of Extractants and Critical Limits of Sulphur in Rice Soils of Bangladesh (2004)
M.N. Huda, M.R. Islam, M. Jahiruddin
An investigation was undertaken to evaluate suitable extractant(s) for available sulphur and critical limits of sulphur for wetland rice soils of Bangladesh. Some 22 soils from 0-15 cm depth were...
Assessment of Arsenic in the Water-Soil-Plant Systems in Gangetic Floodplains of Bangladesh (2004)
M.R. Islam, M. Jahiruddin, S. Islam
The levels of arsenic in irrigation waters (STW), soils and rice plants (grain and straw) in five districts viz., Pabna, Chapai Nawabganj, Rajbari, Faridpur and Gopalganj of the Gangetic floodplains...
M.S. Islam, N.S. Lucky, M.R. Islam, A. Ahad, B.R. Das, M.M. Rahman, ...
An experiment was conducted to study the hematological parameters in Fayoumi, Assil and Local Chickens of different ages reared in Sylhet region. 250 chickens of three breeds (100 Fayoumi, 50 Assil...
Kh. N. Islam, M.R. Islam, N.S. Lucky, M.K. Hossain, ...
The anatomical studies of the kidneys of Rhode Island Red (RIR) and White Leghorn (WLH) chicken during their postnatal stages of growth and development were investigated in the present study. The...
M.A. Islam, M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M.M. Khatun
An attempt was undertaken for molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) field isolates. In order to isolate the virus, bursae of thirty five dead chicken with clinical...
Genetic Diversity in Irrigated Rice (2004)
M.R. Islam, P.S. Biswas, M.A. Salam
Genetic diversity of 62 genotypes of irrigated rice originating from BRRI, IRRI and China were studied through Mahalanobis D2statistic. The genotypes were grouped into five clusters. The cluster II...
M.R. Islam, M.K. Hossain, M.H. Bahar, M.R. Ali
Naturally infected leaf samples of betelnut having characteristic symptoms of spots were collected from the campus of Khulna University, Bangladesh. The pathogen of this disease was identified on the...
M.M. Bhuiyan, M.R. Islam, M.L. Ali, M.K. Hossain, M.A. Kadir, N.S. Lucky, ...
An experiment was conducted to find out the importance of various characteristics of mammary system and to study their relationship with milk yield in dairy cows during the period from October to...
Effects of Irrigation Water Arsenic in the Rice-rice Cropping System (2004)
M.R. Islam, S. Islam, M. Jahiruddin, M.A. Islam
A pot culture experiment was carried out at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh to see the effects irrigation water arsenic (As) on Boro rice (February to June) and the residual...
M.E. Haque, S. Habib, M.R. Islam, K.A. Khan, ...
Sero-monitoring of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in 750 goats and 500 cattle were studied 15 different districts of Bangladesh. This study was undertaken with a view to evaluate the serum antibody...
M.E. Haque, S. Habib, M.R. Islam, K.A. Khan, ...
Sero-monitoring of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in 750 goats and 500 cattle were studied 15 different districts of Bangladesh. This study was undertaken with a view to evaluate the serum antibody...
A study was undertaken to evaluate the growth performance and grain quality of eight modern wheat varieties grown under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Wheat varieties used in the experiment were...
A Study on the Occurrence of Poultry Diseases in Sylhet Region of Bangladesh (2003)
M. R. Islam, B. C. Das, K. Hossain, N. S. Lucky, M. G. Mostafa
A pathological investigation on the occurrence of poultry diseases in Sylhet region of Bangladesh was conducted during the period from November 2001 to October 2002. A total of 1352 sample of either...
Lymphoid Tissues in the Digestive Tract of Deshi Chicken (Gallus domesticus) in Bangladesh (2003)
M.L. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M. Masuduzzaman
The different parts of digestive system of one-day old, 30 days, 90 days and 180 days old deshi chickens were taken in fresh state and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H and E). The aim of this...
Sero-prevalence of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) Specific Antibody in Chicken (2003)
P. Shrestha, M.M. Ahasan, M.M. Billah, M.E. Islam, M. Mehedi, ...
In the present experiment, Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied on a total of 49 samples collected from 4 breeds of chicken (BV-300, Broiler Kasile, LBM and Hisex) at different age...
A Study on the Physico-chemical Characteristics of Some Mango Varieties in Khulna Region (2003)
M.A. Mannan, M.R. Islam, M. Sirajul Islam, Ayesha Siddiqa
Fruit characteristics of some mango varieties grown in Khulna region were studied at the Horticulture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Discipline of Khulna University, Khulna during the period from March...
M.M. Islam, K.Sultana, M.M. Hussain, M.G. Mostafa, M.R. Islam, M.L. Rahman, ...
An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different inoculation times with MS-6, MS-9 strains of Macrophomina phaseolina and CS-1 strain of Colletotrichum corchori on the seed yield...
M.K. Kyum, M.R. Islam, A. Sultana
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing molasses with straw based diets on the growth performances of male crossbred calves. For this purpose, twelve bull calves of about...
M.M. Zaman, M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M.K. Hossain, K.A. Khan
Feeds and fodder and the quantities fed to large ruminants (cattle and buffalo) in eight different areas of Bangladesh involving 96 farmers were recorded for a year from January 1988 to 1989....
P. K. Das, M. Mostofa, Q. Hasan, G. C. Shil, M. R. Islam
The research work has conducted in 4 groups (each containing of 5 mice) of swiss albino mice following oral administration of H2-blockers and proton pump inhibitor (Ranitidine, Famotidine and...
Pathological Investigation of Diseases of Broilers in Some Farms of Mymensingh (2003)
M. M. Rahman, P. M. Das, M. R. Islam, M. M. Rahman
A pathological investigation was carried out at three different broiler farms around the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh from day-old chicks up to marketing. The diseases were...
P. K. Das, M. Mostofa, Q. Hasan, G. C. Shil, M. R. Islam
The research work has conducted in 4 groups (each containing of 5 mice) of swiss albino mice following oral administration of H2-blockers and proton pump inhibitor (Ranitidine, Famotidine and...
Pathological Investigation of Diseases of Broilers in Some Farms of Mymensingh (2003)
M. M. Rahman, P. M. Das, M. R. Islam, M. M. Rahman
A pathological investigation was carried out at three different broiler farms around the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh from day-old chicks up to marketing. The diseases were...
Management and Disease Problems of Cockerels in Some Farms of Mymensingh, Bangladesh (2002)
G. C. Sil, P. M. Das, M. R. Islam, M. M. Rahman
To find out the diseases occurring in cockerels and its relationship with the management of cockerel`s farm an investigation was carried out from day-old chicks up to marketing at three different...
Evaluation of Maternal and Humoral Immunity against Newcastle Disease Virus in Chicken (2002)
M. M. Rahman, M. Giasuddin, M. R. Islam, J. Alam, G. C. Sil, ...
An attempt has been undertaken to evaluate the humoral immunity against Newcastle disease in vaccinated chickens. Two different vaccination schedules were followed in 4000 Bovans White chickens (2000...
Agronomic Characteristics of Jute, Kenaf and their Plant Biomaterials Effect on Soil Nutrient (2002)
M. Nasimul Gani, M.R. Islam, M.M. Rahman, M. Nuruzzaman, Shafi Iqbal
A field study was carried out with three fibre crop varieties to estimate the bulk organic materials produced by each variety and soil nutrient status due to their incorporation into soil....
M. K. Uddin, M. R. Islam, M. M. Rahman
A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of S, Zn and B supplied from chemical fertilizers and poultry manure on yield and nutrient uptake by rice (cv. BRRI Dhan-30). There were ten...
Prevalence of Poultry Diseases in Bangladesh (2002)
M. Giasuddin, B. K. Sil, J. Alam, I. Koike, M. R. Islam, M. M. Rahman
The postmortem and serological investigations of poultry diseases were conducted in different farms of Bangladesh. A total numbers of 1653 either dead or sick birds were examined. The incidence of...
Growth and Yield of Watermelon as Influenced by Grafting (2002)
M. A. Salam, S. S. Chowdhury, Monoranjan Dhar, M. A. Saddeque, M. R. Islam
The study was conducted to determine the effect of grafting on the growth, yield and control of wilt disease of watermelon. Grafting of watermelon on bottle gourd root stock significantly reduced the...
Genetic Variability, Heritability and Correlation Studies in Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) (2002)
A study was carried out with 33 Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) genotypes of diverse origin to obtain information on genetic variability, heritability and correlation between fibre yield and various...
Adaptation of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) on Vero Cell Line (2002)
M.M. Ahasan, K.M. Hossain, M.R. Islam
This experiment was conducted to study the adaptation of IBDV on vero cell line. Suspected IBDV isolates were collected from the bursa of dead chicken of a particular flock. For adaptation, the...
Haemagglutination Antigen Preparation of Newcastle Disease Virus on Vero Cell Line (2002)
M. Mehedi, K.M. Hossain, B.K. Sil, M.R. Islam
The research work was undertaken to prepare haemagglutination antigen of NDV on vero cell line as an alternative to the traditional chicken embryonated egg. Newcastle disease virus can grow within...
M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M.N. Ullah
Information of broiler farms, adoption of scientific knowledge and managemental skill of broiler farmers were collected. Data were collected through personal interview from 140 farmers at 6 thana`s...
B. K. Roy, K. S. Huque, M. R. Islam, M. Hasanuzzaman, M. M. Rahman
The present study examines the consumption pattern of milk and milk products among different income groups in some selected areas in Bangladesh. Family budget data were collected through household...
R. Rashed, M. Hossain, M. R. Islam, N. Akter, A.R. Mazumder, M. Zakaria
Sixteen hybrid varieties/lines viz. Sonar Bangla-1, Sonar Bangla-5, Sonar Bangla-6, Sonar Bangla-12, 262H, 283H, 284H, 287H, 291H, 305H, 306H, 311H, 312H, 317H, 321H, 352H and check variety BR28 were...
Shahanaz Sultana, M. A. Islam, M. R. Islam, M. M. Morshed, M. R. Islam
Data on heading date, biomass, yield and yield components were collected to study the correlation coefficient and simple regression under water and phosphorus stress conditions. Yield per plant and...
F. Kabir, M. Shahjalal, S. A. Chowdhury, J. Alam, M. R. Islam
The effect of protein supplementation was studied on growth and reproductive performance in female goats and sheep under grazing condition. Ten does and six ewes aged about 15 months and weighing on...
Effect of Shrimp Culture on Livestock Feeds and Fodder (2002)
M.Z. Rahman, A. Reza, F. Kabir, M.R. Islam
The mean yield of rice, rice straw, rice bran, till oil seed, mango tree and jack fruit tree number and other feeds decreased significantly (p
S. Begum, M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M. Uddin
An investigation was undertaken to see the effect of added nitrogen supplied from poultry manure and urea-N on the growth, yield and nutrient uptake of BRRI Dhan 29 rice. There were eight treatments...
Salinity Effect on Yield and Component Characters in Rapeseed and Mustard Varieties (2001)
M. R. Islam, B. Prasad, M. H. Rashid, M. A. Quddus
Varieties Rai-5, Shambal and Daulat of Brassica juncea and varieties Barisarisa-7 and Barisarisa-8 of Brassica napus were tested for yield and component characters under different levels of soil...
Arsenic Contamination in Some Selected Soils of Bangladesh (2001)
M. M. Hossain, M. A. Sattar, M. A. Hashem, M. R. Islam
The arsenic status of some selected soils was determined in ten thanas of four arsenic affected districts of Bangladesh. Thirty soil samples taking three from each of 10 thanas representing 4...
Arsenic Status at Different Depths in Some Soils of Bangladesh (2001)
M.M. Hossain, M.A. Sattar, M.A. Hashem, M.R. Islam
A study was undertaken to determine the arsenic status of some selected soils in six thanas of three arsenic affected districts of Bangladesh. Eighteen soil samples taking three from each of 6 thanas...
Effect of Bast Fibre Cultivation on Soil Fertility (2001)
M. Nasimul Gani, M. Rahman, M. R. Islam, M. Nuruzzaman, S. Khandker
An experiment was conducted to study the estimate of total biomass (shedded leaves plus roots) during bast fibre crop (jute, kenaf and mesta) cultivation and the performance of biomass in soil...
Effect of Rhizobial Inoculants and Chemical Fertilizers on Nodulation and Yield of Groundnut (2001)
Naser H.M., M.R. Islam, N.C. Basak, M.M.Ahmed
Two different experiments were conducted in widely separated farmers field at Phulpur MLT site of On-Farm Research Division (OFRD), Mymensingh during the two consecutive rabi seasons of 1997-98 and...
Effect of Manures and Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of BRRI Dhan 30 (2001)
M. Khanam, M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M. R. Islam
An experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University Farm, Mymensingh during the Aman season of 1999 to evaluate the effect of manures and...
Response of Mustard to Boron Fertilization in Old Brahmaputra Floodplain Soil (2001)
Two identical field experiments were conducted, one in Phulpur, Mymensingh and the other in Netrokona during rabi season of 1999-2000 to evaluate the effect of boron on the growth and yield of...
Direct Seeded Rice (Dsr) Genotypes for Drought Prone Upland Area (2001)
M. A. Salam, M. R. Islam, M. M. Haque
Fifty-six genotypes composed of BR, IR and rice-wheat back cross (RWBC) derivatives were evaluated at the DSR drought prone area of Chuadanga. Five genotypes viz. BR5543-5-1-2-4, BR5742-B-15-3-7-2,...
Genetic Evaluation and Selection Criteria of Hybrid Rice in Irrigated Ecosystem of Bangladesh (2001)
K.M. Iftekharuddaula, M.S. Hassan, M.J. Islam, M.A. Badshah, M.R. Islam, Khaleda Akhter
Nineteen-hybrid rice were evaluated in order to determine variability and genetic association for grain yield and its component characters. It was observed that all the tested characters had...
Effect of Salinity on Germination and Seedling Growth of Brassica campestris Varieties (2001)
M. R. Islam, M. A. Quddus, L. Rahman
Seven varieties of Brassica campestris were tested for germination percentage, days to germinate and plant height under different salinity levels of soil. The variations due to salinity levels,...
M.R. Islam, S.K. Das, M.A. Awal, M. Kurohmaru
Histological studies on the arterial wall of main arteries from the ascending aorta to the pectoral and abdomino-inguinal mammary glands of indigenous dogs in different reproductive stages were...
Effect of Moisture Regimes on Ion Sorption in Old Brahmaputra Floodplain Soil (2000)
R. Khanom, M. M. Rahman, M. R. Islam
A laboratory experiment was carried out on ion [viz. NH4+, K+, Ca2+, P( HPO42-+ H2PO4- ), SO42- and NO3- ] sorption behaviour of Old Brahmaputra Floodplain soil with a view to examine the amount of...
Effect of Planting Arrangement on Nutrition and Nutrient Uptake in Maize (2000)
An experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, in the rabi season (November to April) to study the effect of variety and planting arrangement on nutrition and...
Islam, M.R., Alam, A.N., Hussain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip
We observed the clinical features and results of simple laboratory tests on stools of 33 children with bacteriologically proven shigellosis to identify features that could be used to assess the...
Islam, M.R., Alam, A.N., Hossain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip
To compare the efficacy of oral gentamicin with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis, we studied, in a double blind-trial, 79 comparable children with bloody diarrhoea of less than 72...
Alam, A.N., Islam, M.R., Hossain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip
The efficacy of oral pivmecillinam was compared with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis in children 1-8 years of age. In a double-blind trial we studied 80 comparable children with...
Islam, M. R., Alam, A. N., Hossain, M. S., Mahalanabis, D.
To compare the efficacy of oral gentamicin with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis, we studied, in a double blind-trial, 79 comparable children with bloody diarrhoea of less than...
Single dose furazolldone for treatment of cholera in children[abstract] (1993)
Rabbani, G.H., Butler, Thomas, Shahriar, M., Mazumdar, R., Islam, M.R.
Do vibrio cholerae 01 express novel surface antigens during growth in the human gut (1991)
Attridge, Stephen R., Albert, M.John, Qadri, Firdausi, Islam, M.R., Voss, Elena
Ahmed, S. M., Islam, M. R., Kabir, I.
Sixty children under 4 years of age with acute watery diarrhoea and moderate dehydration were treated with sucrose based oral rehydration solution (ORS) with 20mEq potassium chloride per litre and...
Ninety four children aged less than 5 years with diarrhoeal dehydration and acidosis were treated randomly with either World Health Organisation (WHO) oral rehydration solution containing sodium...
Samadi, A. R., Ahmed, S. M., Bardhan, P. K., Huq, M. I., Islam, M. R., Wahed, M. A.
Two groups of infants less than six months of age (one exclusively breast-fed and the other exclusively bottle-fed) suffering from diarrhoea with mild and moderate degrees of dehydration were...
Comparison of osmolarity of milk feeds with breast milk (1983)
Samadi, A. R., Wahed, M.A., Islam, M.R.
This study examined the osmolarity of half strength formula milk plus 2.5% sucrose and half strength boiled cow's milk plus 2.5.% sucrose, to compare with breast milk i^ vitro to see the basis for...
Islam, M.R., Sack, David A., Holmgren, Jan, Bardhan, P.K., Rabbani, G.H.
Four hundred and ten patients with severe watery diarrhea; including 316 patients with cholera, were studied in a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial to determine if chlorpromazine (1...
Islam, M.R., Bardhan, P.K., Rhaman, M.M.
The efficacy and safety of two types of oral replacement solutions (ORS) were tested in 65 children aged 6 months to 2 years, with histories of acute watery diarrhoea and dehydration of comparable...
Nutritional status: a determinant of severity of diarrhea in patients with cholera (1976)
Palmer, D.L., Koster, F.T., Islam, M.R.
The severity of diarrhea and nutritional status were measured in a prospective study of 97 patients hospitalized with cholera in Dacca, Bangladesh. Ninety-five percent of both adults and children...
The treatment of cholera 1965: the method of the Pakistan-SEATO Cholera Research Laboratory (1966)
Haque, Z., Ally, KM, Akbar, R., Firoze, A., Hirschhorn, N., ...
Rabbani, G H, Islam, M R, Butler, T, Shahrier, M, Alam, K
To evaluate single doses of 400 mg of furazolidone and 1 g of tetracycline given orally to patients with diarrhea due to Vibrio cholerae, we studied 87 adults in a randomized, double-blind,...
Efficacy of a single dose of furazolidone for treatment of cholera in children.
Rabbani, G H, Butler, T, Shahrier, M, Mazumdar, R, Islam, M R
To test the efficacy and safety of furazolidone given as a single dose for childhood cholera, a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was carried out among 118 culture-positive dehydrated...
Consequences of hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia in children with acute diarrhoea in Bangladesh.
Samadi, A R, Wahed, M A, Islam, M R, Ahmed, S M
A total of 1330 children under 3 years of age who during 1979 had been admitted to the general ward of ICDDR,B Health Complex for diarrhoea with complications were studied retrospectively for the...
A pseudodeficiency allele (D152N) of the human beta-glucuronidase gene.
Vervoort, R, Islam, M R, Sly, W, Chabas, A, Wevers, R, De Jong, J, ...
We present evidence that a 480G-->A transition in the coding region of the beta-glucuronidase gene, which results in an aspartic-acid-to-asparagine substitution at amino acid position 152 (D152N),...
Islam, M R, Samadi, A R, Ahmed, S M, Bardhan, P K, Ali, A
Forty patients with moderate degrees of dehydration and acidosis because of acute watery diarrhoea were successfully treated randomly with either WHO recommended oral rehydration solution containing...
Single dose tetracycline in cholera.
A randomised clinical trial was carried out to explore the efficacy of single dose tetracycline therapy in cholera. One hundred and eighteen adult patients were assigned to receive either...
Islam, M.R., Afroz, S., Rahman, M.G.M., Khan, R.I.
Goat ovaries were collected from the slaughterhouse and categorized as right, left, corpus luteum (CL)-present and -absent group and evaluated on the basis of weight (g), length (cm), width (cm),...
Vervoort, R., Islam, M. R., Sly, W. S., Zabot, M. T., Kleijer, W. J., Chabas, A., ...
Although not all mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII) neonates present with hydrops fetalis or with related symptoms, hydrops fetalis is a common form of presentation of this...
Oral rehydration solution without bicarbonate.
The efficacy of oral rehydration solution without bicarbonate was compared with World Health Organisation oral rehydration solution in 98 young children in a double blind and randomised clinical...
Ninety four children aged less than 5 years with diarrhoeal dehydration and acidosis were treated randomly with either World Health Organisation (WHO) oral rehydration solution containing sodium...
Antibiotic therapy of cholera*
Lindenbaum, John, Greenough, William B., Islam, M. R.
Recent clinical trials having established the value of tetracycline as an adjunct to fluid and electrolyte replacement in cholera treatment, a controlled trial of antibiotic therapy was conducted in...
Butler, T., Islam, M., Azad, A. K., Islam, M. R., Speelman, P.
The cause of death (besides dehydration) for 140 diarrhoeal patients who died in hospital following rehydration was determined by autopsy examination. Children under 5 years comprised 74% of the...
Antibiotic therapy of cholera in children*
Lindenbaum, John, Greenough, William B., Islam, M. R.
In a controlled trial of the effects of oral antibiotics in treating cholera in children in Dacca, East Pakistan, tetracycline was the most effective of 4 antibiotics tested in reducing stool volume,...
Rapid identification of Vibrio cholerae by darkfield microscopy*
Benenson, A. S., Islam, M. R., Greenough, W. B.
This article describes a rapid, simple and reproducible method for detecting Vibrio cholerae in diarrhoeal patients. The method involves darkfield examination of a liquid stool specimen or a rectal...