The impact of single dose mass drug administration of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), DEC with albendazole (ALB), and ivermectin (IVR) with albendazole, was examined on the human bancroftian filarial infections in village scale trials in south India, from a follow-up study after 2 years. The treatment arms administered with DEC alone and DEC+ALB demonstrated long-term benefits in reducing microfilara...

BACKGROUND: The tolerability and efficacy of single dose albendazole (400 mg), diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) (6 mg/kg bodyweight) or co-administration of albendazole (400 mg) + DEC (6 mg/kg bodyweight) was studied in 54 asymptomatic Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemic volunteers in a double blind hospital-based clinical study. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the overall inci...

‎Let $mathcal{A}$ be a commutative Banach algebra and $mathscr{X}$ be a left Banach $mathcal{A}$-module‎. ‎We study the set‎ ‎${rm Dec}_{mathcal{A}}(mathscr{X})$ of all elements in $mathcal{A}$ which induce a decomposable multiplication operator on $mathscr{X}$‎. ‎In the case $mathscr{X}=mathcal{A}$‎, ‎${rm Dec}_{mathcal{A}}(mathcal{A})$ is the well-known Apostol algebra of $mathcal{A}$‎. ‎We s...

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AIM This case-control study investigated the various PAI markers, phylogenetic groups and antimicrobial susceptibility among DEC and commensal E. coli isolates. BACKGROUND Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is an emerging agent among pathogens that cause diarrheal diseases and represents a major public health problem in developing countries. The major difference in virulence among DEC patho...

background and objectives: pathogenic strains of escherichia coli are a common cause of acute infectious diarrhea. the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, virulence markers and antibiotic resistance patterns of diarrheagenic e. coli (dec) isolated from adolescents and adults in hamadan, west of iran. materials and methods: a total of 187 stool samples were collected from adults ...

to chloride ingress is one of the most common environmental attacks that lead to the deterioration of concrete structures. Corrosion-related damage to bridge deck overlays, parking garages, marine structures, and manufacturing plants results in millions of dollars spent annually on repairs. This durability problem has received widespread attention in recent years because of its frequent occurre...