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Evaluation of antimicrobial prophylaxis use and rate of surgical site infection in surgical ward of Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the foremost infection in the overall patient population, affecting up to 66% of operated …
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii among pregnant women in Adwa district, northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii infection is a great health concern to pregnant women and the developing fetus. The aim of this …
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Prevalence of active trachoma and associated risk factors among children of the pastoralist population in Madda Walabu rural district, Southeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In developing countries particularly in sub-Saharan Africa trachoma is still a public health concern. Ethiopia is the most affected …
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Being unvaccinated and having a contact history increased the risk of measles infection during an outbreak: a finding from measles outbreak investigation in rural district of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Measles is one of the most contagious diseases caused by an acute viral illness called Morbillivirus that usually occurs …
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Molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis sensitivity to rifampicin and isoniazid in South Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia
Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) has become a persistent health threat in Ethiopia. In this respect, baseline data are scarce in …
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Health care seeking delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in North West zone of Tigrai region, North Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem and it is among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. …
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Prevalence and clinical outcomes of Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal parasitic infections among children in Kiryandongo refugee camp, mid-Western Uganda: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPIs) - with the corresponding pathogenesis among children remain uncertain. …
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Treatment outcomes of drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Morocco: multi-centric prospective study
BACKGROUND: Drug resistant tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Morocco and worldwide. Treatment outcome of drug resistant tuberculosis …
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Predictors of virological treatment failure among adult HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in Woldia and Dessie hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: Virological treatment failure is a problem that a Human Immune Virus patient faces after starting treatment due to different …
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Intestinal parasitosis in relation to CD4 count and anemia among ART initiated patients in St. Mary Aksum general hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The geographical distribution of intestinal parasites with conditions of poverty in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa coincides with that …
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Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, Senegal: trends and risk factors
BACKGROUND: Rabies remains a major public health problem in developing countries. Most fatal rabies cases, especially in children, result from …
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Risk factors for death among children 0–59 months of age with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in Manhiça district, southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Despite major improvements in child survival rates, the number of deaths due to diarrhea remains unacceptably high. We aimed …
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The association between a detectable HIV viral load and non-communicable diseases comorbidity in HIV positive adults on antiretroviral therapy in Western Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Past studies have found a relationship between detectable HIV viral load and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in HIV-infected individuals on …
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among Jawi primary school children, Jawi town, north-west Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) have been major public health problems in low income countries primarily affecting school children. Previous …
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Change in multidimensional problems and quality of life over three months after HIV diagnosis: a multicentre longitudinal study in Kenya and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Evidence on patient-reported outcomes of newly diagnosed HIV patients is scarce, and largely cross-sectional. This prospective cohort study describes …
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Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 viral load in HIV-infected outpatients with immunological failure in Tanzania: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: Schistosoma sp. infection has been shown to interact with HIV-1 by modifying susceptibility to the virus and impacting AIDS …
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Decrease in Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in the Lalo District of Bénin (West Africa)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic, necrotizing infectious skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In recent years, there has …
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Rubella outbreak in the school children, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: February–April 2018
BACKGROUND: Rubella is a vaccine-preventable contagious disease causing an estimated 100,000 children to be born with congenital rubella syndrome each …
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Benefits of annual chemotherapeutic control of schistosomiasis on the development of protective immunity
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a devastating parasitic disease. The mainstay of schistosomiasis control is by praziquantel treatment. The study aimed to …
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Magnitude and correlates of virological failure among adult HIV patients receiving PI based second line ART regimens in north western Tanzania; a case control study
BACKGROUND: With a growing access to free ART, switching of ART to second line regimen has also become common following …