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Cesarean delivery technique among HIV positive women with sub-optimal antenatal care uptake at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: case series report
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a serious public health problem worldwide, especially in low-income countries of sub-Saharan …
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Molecular characterization of group A rotaviruses in Mukuru slums Kenya: detection of novel strains circulating in children below 5 years of age
BACKGROUND: Gastroenteritis is a public health concern due to high morbidity and mortality among children. Rotaviruses are the leading etiological …
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Sublingual misoprostol and hyperpyrexia: case report with temperature curve
BACKGROUND: Misoprostol has a wide range of applications in obstetrics and gynaecology. It is widely recommended by WHO, FIGO and …
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Reducing fresh full term intrapartum stillbirths through leadership and accountability in a low-resource setting, Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Stillbirths are distressing to the parents and healthcare workers. Globally large numbers of babies are stillborn. A number of …
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Failure to return to receive HIV-test results: the Cameroon experience
BACKGROUND: To be acquainted of one's HIV serological status is an important strategy for the fight against HIV/AIDS, but many …
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Microbial pathogens associated with acute childhood diarrhoea in Kumasi, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoeal diseases are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Time to immunologic recovery and determinant factors among adults who initiated ART in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: ) can be affected by clinical, socio-demographic, and behavioral factors. This retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the …
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Determinants and time to blood transfusion among thermal burn patients admitted to Mulago Hospital
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion, a practice under re-evaluation in general, remains common among thermal burn patients due to the hematological alterations …
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Development of an accumulation assay and evaluation of the effects of efflux pump inhibitors on the retention of chlorhexidine digluconate in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
BACKGROUND: Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) is used as a disinfectant. The emergence of pathogens resistant to the biocide raises health concern. …
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Phylogenic analysis of human bocavirus detected in children with acute respiratory infection in Yaounde, Cameroon
OBJECTIVE: Human Bocavirus (HBoV) was first identified in 2005 and has been shown to be a common cause of respiratory …
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Assessment of inhaled corticosteroids use and associated factors among asthmatic patients attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are cornerstone therapy for persistent asthma. However, underutilization of ICSs is common and little is known …
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Serological and PCR investigation of Yersinia pestis in potential reservoir hosts from a plague outbreak focus in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Plague is a bacterial zoonotic disease, caused by Yersinia pestis. Rodents are the natural hosts with fleas as the …
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HIV-1 genetic diversity and primary drug resistance mutations before large-scale access to antiretroviral therapy, Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: In this work, we investigated the genetic diversity of HIV-1 and the presence of mutations conferring antiretroviral drug resistance …
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One year symptom severity and health-related quality of life changes among Black African patients undergoing uterine fibroid embolisation
BACKGROUND: The main aim in the treatment of symptomatic fibroids by various modalities including uterine fibroid embolisation (UFE) is to …
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Pattern and predictors of medicine use among households in Gondar Town, northwestern Ethiopia: a community-based medicine utilization study
BACKGROUND: Medicine use can be influenced by several factors. Health managers need specific information about irrational use of medicines, in …
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Stroke in a resource-constrained hospital in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Stroke is reported as the most frequent cause of in-hospital death in Madagascar. However, no descriptive data on hospitalized …
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Tobacco dependence among people with mental illness: a facility-based cross sectional study from Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is a health care issue in developed as well as in developing countries. Tobacco smoking among people …
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An evaluation of the knowledge and perceptions of pharmacy students on pharmacovigilance activities in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The use of the modified-prescription event monitoring technique has facilitated the understanding and reporting of pharmacovigilance (PV). However, in …
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Prevalence of enteric infections among hospitalized patients in two referral hospitals in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Africa and Ghana in particular, it is estimated …
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Multidrug resistant bacteria are sensitive to Euphorbia prostrata and six others Cameroonian medicinal plants extracts
BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria are responsible for therapeutic failure and there is an urgent need for novels compounds efficient …