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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in Mali: a case report
BACKGROUND: Drug resistant tuberculosis presents a major public health challenge. CASE PRESENTATION: We present here the first two patients diagnosed …
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A model of population dynamics of TB in a prison system and application to South Africa
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to spread in South African prisons in particular, as prisons are over-capacitated and have poor ventilation. …
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Virological response, HIV-1 drug resistance mutations and genetic diversity among patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in N’Djamena, Chad: findings from a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The national antiretroviral therapy in the Republic of Chad provides free of charge antiretroviral regimens and therapeutic monitoring for …
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Motives for change of first-line antiretroviral therapy regimens in an unselected cohort of HIV/AIDS patients at a major referral centre in South-west Cameroon
OBJECTIVE: The rapid scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in sub-Saharan Africa has encountered the challenge of maintaining international clinical …
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Use of tuberculin skin test for assessment of immune recovery among previously malnourished children in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: To compare levels of immunity in children recovering from severe acute malnutrition (cases) against those of community controls (controls). …
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Penile metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma: a case report
BACKGROUND: Despite its rich vasculature, the penis is rarely involved by metastasis. Since the first description of penile metastasis in …
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Dyslipidaemia in a Black African diabetic population: burden, pattern and predictors
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the burden, pattern and predictors of dyslipidaemia in 425 adult diabetic patients in Uganda. …
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Unexpected pulmonary tumor: metastasis from a benign uterine leiomyoma in a post-menopausal woman: a case report
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of lung metastasis from benign uterine leiomyomas is rarely reported especially in post menopausal women. The pathogenesis …
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Clinical educators’ experiences of facilitating learning when speaking a different language from both the student and client
BACKGROUND: Worldwide there is an increasing responsibility for clinical educators to help students from different language backgrounds to develop the …
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Restraint use among selected hospitalized elderly patients in Cairo, Egypt
OBJECTIVE: This study's primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of physical and chemical restraint use in selected elderly hospitalized …
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Knowledge and practice on prevention of diabetes mellitus among Diabetes mellitus family members, in suburban cities in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the serious non communicable diseases worldwide. Presence of DM patient in a family …
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Common oral conditions and correlates: an oral health survey in Kwara State Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Oral diseases are one of the most prevalent health problems today with distribution and severity varying in different parts …
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Schistosomiasis, intestinal helminthiasis and nutritional status among preschool-aged children in sub-urban communities of Abeokuta, Southwest, Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: Schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis are major public health problems with school-aged children considered the most at-risk group. Pre-school aged …
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Improving adherence in mental health service users with severe mental illness in South Africa: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a treatment partner and text message intervention vs. treatment as usual
OBJECTIVES: Medication non-adherence is a significant problem in treatment of severe mental disorders and is associated with poor clinical outcomes …
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Pattern of neurological diseases in adult outpatient neurology clinics in tertiary care hospital
OBJECTIVES: The burden of neurological diseases in developing countries is rising although little is known about the epidemiology and clinical …
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Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya
OBJECTIVES: Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. …
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Profile of red blood cell morphologies and causes of anaemia among pregnant women at first clinic visit in the mount Cameroon area: a prospective cross sectional study
OBJECTIVE: Anaemia is a serious problem in pregnancy in malaria-endemic countries. This study investigated red cell morphologies and possible causes …
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Schistosoma mansoni and other helminthes infections at Haike primary school children, North-East, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthes infections are among the widely distributed infections worldwide. In Ethiopia, parasitic helminthic infections and schistosomiasis …
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Indoor air pollution from secondhand tobacco smoke, solid fuels, and kerosene in homes with active tuberculosis disease in South Africa
OBJECTIVES: Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS), use of solid fuels, and kerosene may play an important role in perpetuating the tuberculosis …
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Intestinal parasitosis and anaemia among patients in a Health Center, North Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the magnitude of intestinal parasitosis and anaemia in a Health …