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Wood-decaying fungi found in Southern Ghana: A potential source of new anti-infective compounds
Background: Discovery of bioactive natural products are instrumental for development of novel antibiotics. The discovery and development of natural products …
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Protective and curative effects of Beta vulgaris on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate-exposed albino rats
Background: This study evaluated the effect of Beta vulgaris (beetroot) smoothie on some biochemical parameters on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP, …
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Environmental and biological monitoring in the workplace: A 10-year South African retrospective analysis
This report is an overview of requests for biological and environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals, submitted to the National Institute …
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Multiple microbiologic tests for tuberculosis improve diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in medically complex patients
Background: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is indicated for medical evaluation of complex cases of lung disease. There is limited data on …
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Autism seminary for public engagement: evaluation of knowledge and attitudes of traditional medical practitioners in Mali
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are stigmatizing in Africa and traditional medical practitioners occupy the first line of diagnosis and …
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Wood-decaying fungi found in Ghana: A rich source of new anti-infective compounds
Background: Discovery of bioactive natural products are instrumental for development of novel antibiotics. The discovery and development of natural products …
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Understanding Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues (ELSIs) in Human Biobanking and Genomics for Research and Healthcare in Zimbabwe: The Genomics Inheritance Law Ethics and Society (GILES) initiative
Biobanks and human genomics applications are key for understanding health, disease and heredity in Africa and globally. Growing interest in …
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Ethical and practical issues to consider in the governance of genomic and human research data and data sharing in South Africa: a meeting report
Genomic research and biobanking has undergone exponential growth in Africa and at the heart of this research is the sharing …
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Using climate analogue tools to explore and build smallholder farmer capacity for climate smart agriculture
Background: The phenomenon of climate change (CC) and its attendant challenges in agriculture have been widely document. Climate Smart Agriculture …
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Tackling human and animal health threats through innovative vaccinology in Africa
Africa bears the brunt of many of the world’s most devastating human and animal infectious diseases, a good number of …
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Case Report: Biloma gastrostomy after failed sonogram-guided percutaneous aspiration, pigtail catheter insertion and surgical drainage
Bilomas are rare abnormal extrabiliary accumulation of bile. This can be either intrahepatic or extrahepatic following traumatic or spontaneous rupture …
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Environmental and biological monitoring in the workplace: A 10-year South African retrospective analysis
This report is an overview of requests for biological and environmental monitoring of hazardous chemicals, submitted to the National Institute …
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Counselling on iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) is associated with improved knowledge among pregnant women in a rural county of Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Background: The demand for iron and folic acid, is greatly increased during pregnancy. The high demand is not met through …
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Predictors of quality of life of older persons in rural Uganda: A cross sectional study
Background: Little is known about the quality of life of older persons (OPs) in Uganda in particular, and Africa in …
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A hundred years of rabies in Kenya and the strategy for eliminating dog-mediated rabies by 2030
Background : Rabies causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths annually. In Kenya, rabies was first reported in a dog in …
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Case Report: Swallowed toothbrush in the stomach of a 56 year female at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Uganda
Toothbrush swallowing is a rare occurrence. Toothbrush swallowing presents a risk of impaction and perforation along the gastrointestinal tract. This …
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Assessing naturally acquired immune response and malaria treatment outcomes in Lagos, Nigeria
Background: There are emerging reports of poor efficacy of artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT). However, mutations on the Kelch-13 gene marking …
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Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana
Background: Sachet water, popularly known as “pure water” has become an invaluable entity in most Ghanaian households. Despite its importance, …
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Single dose ceftriaxone and metronidazole versus multiple doses for antibiotic prophylaxis at elective caesarean section in Mulago hospital: A randomized clinical trial
Objective: To compare the incidence of post-operative infections among mothers who received single dose pre-operative ceftriaxone and metronidazole compared to …
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Transgenerational effects of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: A post-traumatic stress disorder symptom domain analysis
Background: A number of studies have investigated transgenerational effects of parental post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its repercussions for offspring. …
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