| onsite infectious agents and toxins monitoring in 12 may sichuan earthquake affected areas. | at 14:28 on 12 may 2008, sichuan province of china suffered a devastating earthquake measuring 8.0 on the richter scale with more than 80 000 human lives lost and millions displaced. with inadequate shelter, poor access to health services, and disrupted ecology, the survivors were at enormous risk of infectious disease outbreaks. this work, believed to be unprecedented, was carried out to contain a possible outbreak through onsite monitoring of airborne biological agents in the high-risk areas. ... | 2009 | 19890556 |
| the prevalence of sexually transmitted and other lower reproductive tract infections among rural women in sichuan province, china. | to estimate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (sti) and lower reproductive tract infections (rti) and determine risk factors for sti among rural women in sichuan province, china, a cross-sectional, community-based cluster sample of 2,000 rural, married women were interviewed, examined and clinical specimens collected to assess for six sti and two non-sexually transmitted rti. the overall prevalence of any sti was 10.9% (95% ci 9.5-12.3); of any sti or rti was 30.8% (95% ci 28.7-3 ... | 2009 | 19842387 |