Enterotoxigenic Intestinal Bacteria in Tropical Sprue

Enterotoxigenic intestinal bacteria in tropical sprue.

The factors responsible for colonization of the small intestine by enterotoxigenic coliform bacteria in Puerto Ricans with tropical sprue are unknown, but epidemiological observations have suggested that they may be related to an increased dietary intake of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, particularly linoleic acid, which is known to exert an inhibitory effect on the growth ofgrampositive o...

Enterotoxigenic intestinal bacteria in tropical sprue. IV. Effect of linoleic acid on growth interrelationships of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

The factors responsible for colonization of the small intestine by enterotoxigenic coliform bacteria in Puerto Ricans with tropical sprue are unknown, but epidemiological observations have suggested that they may be related to an increased dietary intake of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids, particularly linoleic acid, which is known to exert an inhibitory effect on the growth of gram-positive...

Tropical Sprue

Dysgammaglobulinaemia in tropical sprue.

Study of immunoglobulin levels in 16 Indian control subjects showed that, compared with a Danish control series, they had a significantly higher mean level of IgG, but not of IgA or IgM. By contrast, the IgG levels in eight patients with tropical sprue were decreased or low normal in six cases and raised in only one case. Two patients with tropical sprue had agamma-A-globulinaemia.Turnover stud...

of Tropical Diseases Tropical Sprue

One of the more mysterious and still rather poorly understood diseases seen in the tropical regions of the world is Tropical Sprue (TS). TS is a clinical syndrome with an unknown etiology typically characterized by an acquired chronic diarrheal illness, small bowel mucosal abnormalities and malabsorption resulting in nutritional deficiencies and weight loss [1]. These are vague symptoms which c...