October 2007 - Vol. 1, No. 2
Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development
Editorial
Infectious disease research in developing countries: positioning science to address poverty and stimulate human development
Iruka N. Okeke
Special feature: Science at the frontlines: Essays on infectious disease research in developing countries
The potential role of probiotics in reducing poverty-associated infections in developing countries
Kingsley C. Anukam.
A dilemma in HIV post-test counseling in population surveys: the effect of poor antiretroviral roll-out
Elia John Mmbaga.
Challenges of biological sciences research in Pakistan
Zahra Hasan.
Investigating enteric bacteria pathogens in Ile-Ife, South-west Nigeria
Aaron Aboderin.
Preventing infectious diseases in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: two years of successful management of medical waste through PROSALUD
Jose Luis Aramayo.
Indigenous plants: a golden opportunity for discovery
Amber Farooqui.
Article Review
New insights into Chagas Disease: a neglected disease in Latin America
Anna Von, Danielle Jones, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales, Carlos Franco-Paredes.
Short Communications
The effects of spiruline on the immune functions of HIV-infected undernourished children
Jacques Simpore, Salvatore Pignatelli, Salvatore Musumeci.
WHO stage 3 disease conditions and outcomes in patients started on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi
Tewodros Bizuwork, Simon D Makombe, Kelita Kamoto, Anthony D Harries
Letter to the Editor
Self-prescribed use of antimicrobials during menstrual periods: a disturbing new example of information poverty in Nigeria
Kayode K. Ojo, Amy R. Sapkota
Mini-Review Article
Staphylococcus aureus: the modern Ghengis Khan
Tulsi D. Chugh
Review Article
Meningococcal vaccine – past, present, and future perspective
Seyed Davar Siadat, Dariush Norouzian.
Original Articles
Antibiotic resistant rates of Escherichia coli urinary tract isolates in Rize province, Turkey
Yasine Kose, M. Fatih Abasiyanik, Barik A. Salih.
Genotyping and evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterococcus species from Turkey
Yasemin Ersoy, Riza Durmaz, Mehmet Firat, Zeynep Cizmeci, Baris Otlu
The effects of prolonged lamivudine administration as a sole treatment following the combination therapy of interferon alpha and lamivudine in children for HBeAg ( ) Chronic Hepatitis B
Sezin Asik Akman, Sabriye Cokceken Okcu, Sumer Sutcuoglu
Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in diarrheal patients in Faisalabad region of Pakistan as determined by multiplex PCR
Mashkoor Mohsin, Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Asghar Butt, Saira Bashir, Ayesha Tariq, Shoaib Babar, Aamir Ali, Asma Haque, Yasra Sarwar, Abdul Haque.
Use of PCR-ribotyping, RAPD, and antimicrobial resistance for typing of Salmonella enteritidis involved in foodborne outbreaks in Southern Brazil
Fernanda A. de Oliveira, Ana P.G. Frazzon, Adriano Brandelli, and Eduardo C. Tondo
Diagnosis of human brucellosis in Egypt by PCR
Amani Ali El Kholy, Howayda Ezzeldin Gomaa, Mervat Gaber El Anany, Enas Abd El Rasheed
Evaluation of a Dengue NS1 capture ELISA assay for the rapid detection of Dengue
Shamala Devi Sekaran, Ew Cheng Lan and Geetha Subramaniam.
HGV prevalence in patients with type II diabetes mellitus and HGV infection
Dilek Kilic, Sedat Kaygusuz, Canan Agalar, Sefa Guliter, Aytul Cakmak, Mesut Sezikli.
Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistant gene markers, pfcrt-76 and pfmdr1-86, eight years after cessation of chloroquine use in Mwea, Kenya
Sabah Omar, Francis W. Makokha, Fat’hia Abdo, Francis T. Kimani, Gabriel Magoma.
Epidemiology and clinical aspects of tungiasis (sand flea infestation) in Alagoas State, Brazil
Jorg Heukelbach, Liana Ariza, Cláudia Maria Lins Calheiros, Valquíria de Lima Soares, Hermann Feldmeier.
Short Communication
Reliance on microscopy in Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosis and its prevalence in females presenting with vaginal discharge in Lagos, Nigeria
Oladele Teslim Ojuromi, Wellington Aghoghovwia Oyibo, Adetokunbo Olufela Tayo, Comfort Adejoke Ibidapo, Folusho Adetayo Fagbenro-Beyioku, Oladipo Olarinre Oladosu, Isiaka Olaniyi Ola-Gbadamosi, Eromese Ruth Okposugbo, Abiola Oluwatoyin Balogun.
A survey to estimate the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis among women in Armenia
Lusine R. Ghazaryan, Alison G. Muse, Tamara F. Sarkisian, Dale L. Morse, Jack A. DeHovitz
Case Reports
First case of trichinosis caused by consumption of undercooked horse meat in Argentina
Laura Rossi, Florencia Coca, Cecilia Cricelli, Alcides Troncoso.
An unusual presentation of acute brucellosis with thrombocytopenia and maculopapular rash
O. Alici, B. Kasapoglu, R. Alkan, E. Sarifakioglu, R. Akgedik, R. Bozalan, A. Kosar, H. Sahin.
Global theme issue on Poverty and Human Development acknowledgements
JIDC gratefully acknowledges the following reviewers and copy-editors for their help in producing this issue’s special feature:
Roger Bedimo
Megan E Bonney
Giuseppe Botta
Giovanni Fadda
Curtis W Fentress
Benjamin M Lansky
Lucas C McNamara
Rebecca M Morgan
Maxwell A Rosen-Long
Jeremy E Sanders
Adebayo Shittu
Roy Sleator
Bennett L Smith
Füsun Uysal
Page B Wheeler
Charlotte W Yasinski
Stefania Zanetti
