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Assessment of risky sexual behavior and practice among Aksum University students, Shire Campus, Shire Town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Having sex at early age, having multiple sexual partners, having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs …
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in children under the age of 5 years attending the Debre Birhan referral hospital, North Shoa, Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major childhood health problems in developing countries. In Ethiopia, epidemiological data for …
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Antihypertensive medication adherence and associated factors among adult hypertensive patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Adherence to antihypertensive medications is a key component to control blood pressure levels. Poor adherence to these medications leads …
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Draft genome sequence of Paenibacillus sp. EZ-K15 isolated from wastewater systems
OBJECTIVES: Paenibacillus species, belonging to the family Paenibacillaceae, are able to survive for long periods under adverse environmental conditions. Several …
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Paracetamol clinical dosing routine leads to paracetamol underexposure in an adult severely ill sub-Saharan African hospital population: a drug concentration measurement study
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continue to receive high numbers of severely ill (HIV-infected) patients with physical pain that …
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Food borne illness amongst health care workers, at a Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2016: a retrospective cohort study
OBJECTIVES: Health care workers (HCW) at a Central Hospital, were served lunch at the hospital canteen on 12 December 2016. …
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Spina bifida cystica and severe congenital bilateral talipes equinovarus in one twin of a monoamniotic pair: a case report
BACKGROUND: Spina bifida and congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) are common congenital malformations which may occur together and increase morbidity. Monozygous …
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Morphometric diagnosis of Glossina palpalis (Diptera: Glossinidae) population structure in Ghana
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify isolated population(s) of Glossina palpalis in Ghana using geometric morphometrics to evaluate variations in …
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Impact of I/D polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene on myocardial infarction susceptibility among young Moroccan patients
OBJECTIVE: Our case-control study aimed to access the potential association of insertion/deletion (I/D) ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) gene polymorphism with …
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Joubert’s syndrome and related disorders and home-based peritoneal dialysis in East Africa: a case report
BACKGROUND: Joubert's syndrome is a rare condition affecting an estimated 1:80,000-1:100,000 individuals. There is underdevelopment of the cerebellar vermis resulting …
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Knowledge of bloodless medicine among nurses at the Medical/Surgical Directorate of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana; a descriptive cross sectional study
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the knowledge of bloodless medicine (BM) among nurses at the medical and surgical directorate of Komfo …
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Elevated serum β2-microglobulin in individuals coinfected with hepatitis B and hepatitis D virus in a rural settings in Southwest Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: Coinfection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with hepatitis D virus (HDV) has being reported to increase severity of progression …
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Genetic investigation of XPA gene: high frequency of the c.682C>T mutation in Moroccan XP patients with moderate clinical profile
OBJECTIVE: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease, associated with an inherited defect in one of eight …
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Occurrence of spontaneous bilateral tubal pregnancy in a low-income setting in rural Cameroon: a case report
BACKGROUND: Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening emergency warranting immediate recognition and prompt intervention. Bilateral tubal pregnancy is the rarest form …
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Bacteriological study of calf colisepticemia in Alage Dairy Farm, Southern Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of E. coli which is the main cause of colisepticemia and …
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Divergent susceptibilities to AAV-SaCas9-gRNA vector-mediated genome-editing in a single-cell-derived cell population
OBJECTIVE: Recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors are characterized by their robust and safe transgene delivery. The CRISPR/Cas9 and guide RNA …
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Performance of MTBDRplus assay in detecting multidrug resistant tuberculosis at hospital level
OBJECTIVE: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) case finding progressively increased in Ethiopia mainly as a result of the utilization of World Health …
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Etiology of respiratory tract infections in the community and clinic in Ilorin, Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: Recognizing increasing interest in community disease surveillance globally, the goal of this study was to investigate whether respiratory viruses …
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Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in the Republic of Congo: review
OBJECTIVE: Considered an endemic zone, Republic of Congo has a high seroprevalence rate of hepatitis B and C virus. To …
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Low serum ferritin and G6PD deficiency as potential predictors of anaemia in pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital Enugu Nigeria
OBJECTIVES: Though iron deficiency is known to be a major risk factor of anaemia, the association of G6PD deficiency and …