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Placebo-controlled trial of intravenous penicillin for severe and late leptospirosis by Watt, G, Padre, L P, Tuazon, M L, Calubaquib, C, Santiago, E, Ranoa, C P, Laughlin, L W

“…The effect of a 7-day course of intravenous penicillin (6 million units/day) on severe, advanced leptospirosis was examined in a randomised,…”
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Disease threats in Somalia by Laughlin, L W, Legters, L J

“…During this time of war and famine in Somalia, disease threats are encyclopedic both for Somalis and visitors. Malnutrition will amplify the magnitude and…”
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Epidemiology of Endemic Bartonella bacilliformis: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Peruvian Mountain Valley Community by Chamberlin, Judith, Laughlin, Larry W., Romero, Sofia, Solórzano, Nelson, Gordon, Scott, Andre, Richard G., Pachas, Paul, Friedman, Heidi, Ponce, Carlos, Watts, Douglas

“…Bartonella bacilliformis has caused debilitating illness since pre-Incan times, but relatively little is known about its epidemiology. A population-based,…”
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Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis by Using an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay to Detect Mycobacterial Antigen and Antibody in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Watt, George, Zaraspe, Griselda, Bautista, Soledad, Laughlin, Larry W.

“…Rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculous meningitis are urgently needed because delayed treatment increases the already high mortality rate of this disease…”
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Tourniquet application after cobra bite: delay in the onset of neurotoxicity and the dangers of sudden release by Watt, G, Padre, L, Tuazon, M L, Theakston, R D, Laughlin, L W

“…The effects of tourniquet application were prospectively studied in 36 hospitalized patients who developed neurotoxic symptoms after bites by the Philippine…”
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Praziquantel Pharmacokinetics and Side Effects in Schistosoma japonicum-Infected Patients with Liver Disease by Watt, George, White, Nick J., Padre, Laurena, Ritter, Wolfgang, Fernando, Marcelino T., Ranoa, Catherine P., Laughlin, Larry W.

“…Praziquantel undergoes extensive first-pass hepatic biotransformation, but there is little information on its disposition or toxicity when administered to…”
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The Rapid Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: A Prospective Comparison of the Dot Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and the Genus-Specific Microscopic Agglutination Test at Different Stages of Illness by Watt, George, Alquiza, Lily M., Padre, Laurena P., Tuazon, Maria Linda, Laughlin, Larry W.

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Comparison of immunity to malaria in Sudan and Indonesia: Crisis-form versus merozoite-invasion inhibition by Jensen, J.B, Hoffman, S.L, Boland, M.T, Akood, M.A.S, Laughlin, L.W

“…Plasmodium falciparum, human, comparison of populations from Flores, Indonesia, vs. southern Sudan in relation to splenomegaly, anti-plasmodium indirect…”
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Amodiaquine less effective than chloroquine in the treatment of falciparum malaria in the Philippines by Watt, G, Long, G W, Padre, L, Alban, P, Sangalang, R, Ranoa, C P, Laughlin, L W

“…Amodiaquine was compared to chloroquine in two groups of Filipino patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Every patient received 25 mg/kg of base…”
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In vitro growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum by sera from different regions of the Philippines by Sy, N E, Oberst, R B, Macalagay, P S, Fallarme, V D, Cruzada, S F, Laughlin, L W

“…Sera from different malaria endemic regions of the Republic of the Philippines were compared for their ability to inhibit growth of Plasmodium falciparum in…”
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Treatment of severe typhoid fever in children with high dose dexamethasone by Punjabi, N H, Hoffman, S L, Edman, D C, Sukri, N, Laughlin, L W, Pulungsih, S P, Rivai, A R, Sututo, Moechtar, A, Woodward, T E

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A serologic survey of rice-field leptospirosis in Central Luzon, Philippines by Padre, L P, Watt, G, Tuazon, M L, Gray, M R, Laughlin, L W

“…Although human cases of leptospirosis have been reported from the Philippines, there is a lack of data on its prevalence. We therefore surveyed three…”
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Regression analysis of changes in blood pressure with oral contraceptive use by Cook, N R, Scherr, P A, Evans, D A, Laughlin, L W, Chapman, W G, Rosner, B, Kass, E H, Taylor, J O, Hennekens, C H

“…Measurements of blood pressure were obtained on 2,673 women from East Boston, Massachusetts, an urban, working class neighborhood, in surveys conducted in both…”
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Rehydration and Maintenance Therapy of Cholera Patients in Jakarta: Citrate-Based Versus Bicarbonate-Based Oral Rehydration Salt Solution by Hoffman, Stephen L., Moechtar, M. Asril, Simanjuntak, Cyrus H., Punjabi, Narain H., Kumala, Swiandy, Sutoto, Silalahi, Petrus, Sutopo, Bambang, Kuncoro, Y. S., Soriano, Mina, Plowe, Christopher, Paleologo, Fred P., Edman, David C., Laughlin, Larry W.

“…We compared the therapeutic efficacy of a World Health Organization standard bicarbonate-based oral rehydration salt solution (BBORS) with a citrate-based oral…”
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Bacteriuria in urinary schistosomiasis in Egypt a prevalence survey by Laughlin, L W, Farid, Z, Mansour, N, Edman, D C, Higashi, G I

“…An epidemiologic survey to assess the prevalence of bacteriuria in urinary schistosomiasis was carried out in a region endemic for urinary schistosomiasis in…”
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Fansidar resistance in the Philippines by Watt, G, Padre, L P, Tuazon, L R, Laughlin, L W

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Drug resistant tuberculous meningitis in the Philippines: report of a case by Watt, G, Selkon, J B, Bautista, S, Laughlin, L W

“…A fatal case of tuberculous meningitis caused by a multiply-resistant tubercle bacillus is described, the first such case from Southeast Asia. Increased…”
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Bacteriuria in a Population-Based Cohort of Women by Evans, Denis A., Williams, David N., Laughlin, Larry W., Miao, Lillian, Warren, John W., Hennekens, Charles H., Shimada, Jingoro, Chapman, William G., Rosner, Bernard, Taylor, James O.

“…A survey for bacteriuria was conducted in a community-wide, unselected population of women 16–69 years old. The overall prevalence of bacteriuria was 3.5%. The…”
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Rift Valley fever as a possible cause of human abortions by Abdel-Aziz, A A, Meegan, J M, Laughlin, L W

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Comparative single/dose treatment of hookworm and roundworm infections with levamisole, pyrantel and bephenium by Farid, Z, Bassily, S, Miner, W F, Hassan, A, Laughlin, L W

“…One-hundred and forty-five farmers aged 7-45 years who were infected with Ancylostoma duodenale and/or ascaris were treated with a single dose of levamisole,…”
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