“…The serogroup distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Shigella isolates obtained from stool specimens of persons with acute diarrhoea in community-based studies from southern Trinidad during 1997-2006 were reviewed. Of the 5,187 stool specimens, 392 (8%) were positive for Shigella organisms. …”
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“…PURPOSE: To derive preference weights in Trinidad and Tobago for Quality of Well-being Scale (QWB) health states in order to calculate QWB scores that can be compared to scores calculated from US-derived preference weights. …”
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“…The Caribbean island of Trinidad experiences periodic outbreaks within the livestock population. …”
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“…Acute gastroenteritis, thus, poses a huge health and economic burden on Trinidad and Tobago.…”
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“…Tacaribe virus (TCRV) was isolated in the 1950s from artibeus bats captured on the island of Trinidad. The initial characterization of TCRV suggested that artibeus bats were natural reservoir hosts. …”
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“…Streptococcus pneumoniae infections have been diagnosed clinically in Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries, however data on the serotype and sequence type distributions in this country are limited. …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the practices and knowledge of radiation safety measures among health care providers in tertiary institutions in Trinidad. DESIGN & METHOD: A cross-sectional survey of health care professionals within two public hospitals was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to individuals working in Cardiology, General Surgery, Internal medicine, Orthopaedics, Radiology and Urology who require the use of ionizing radiation machines. …”
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“…This study aimed to compare and study the efficacy, compliance of various treatment regimens, their outcomes, and side-effects for trichomoniasis, among STI clinic attendees in Trinidad. A clinical trial study was designed, and after obtaining the informed consent, a routine clinical examination was conducted and the swabs for trichomoniasis tests were collected for diagnosis from the 692 participants. …”
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“…The aim of this study is to investigate the oral health among children attending an oncology clinic in Trinidad. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sample population included paediatric oncology patients attending a children's hospital in Trinidad. …”
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“…The relatively high prevalence of rotavirus infection in the young animals tested, coupled with the detected significantly higher infection rates in diarrhoeic animals, indicate that rotavirus may be important in livestock diarrhoea in Trinidad.…”
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“…Trinidad and Tobago, a small island developing state, has been ranked as number one in a report published by the University of Oxford that assessed responses to COVID-19 based on four of the six WHO criteria for rolling back COVID-19 “lockdown” measures. …”
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“…In this study, a metatranscriptomic based approach was utilized to determine the prevalence of RNA viruses in field-caught mosquitoes morphologically identified as Haemagogus janthinomys from twelve (12) forest locations in Trinidad, West Indies. Known insect specific viruses including the Phasi Charoen-like and Humaiata-Tubiacanga virus dominated the virome of the mosquitoes throughout sampling locations while other viruses such as the avian leukosis virus, MAYV and several unclassified viruses had a narrower distribution. …”
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“…The objective of this study was to determine which tick-transmitted pathogens were present in the animals harvested from the forest in Trinidad for human consumption. METHODS: Thin blood smears from 43 neotropical animals were examined microscopically for tick-borne pathogens. …”
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“…The study makes an original contribution in the determination of the prevalence and pattern of psoriasis among patients attending a HIV Clinic in Trinidad.…”
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“…BACKGROUND: Breast Carcinoma (BCa) is the leading cause of cancer among females in Trinidad and Tobago (TnT). This twin-island has a diversified population of 1.3 million individuals that display and are exposed to a variety of lifestyle choices that have been linked to the development of BCa. …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: To assess colonization of Streptococcus agalactiae [group B streptococcus (GBS)], and delineate capsular serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility profiles among pregnant women in Trinidad and Tobago. METHODS: Vaginal swabs were collected from 248 pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in northern Trinidad, and processed using standard microbiological laboratory tests to confirm GBS. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The limited accessibility of in-person optometry services during the coronavirus disease 2019 highlighted the need for teleoptometry but no data exists to substantiate the foregoing in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T). The study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) of optometrists toward teleoptometry in T&T. …”
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