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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 …
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Very low sensitivity of wet mount microscopy compared to PCR against culture in the diagnosis of vaginal trichomoniasis in Uganda: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) causes the Trichomoniasis Syndrome composed of vaginitis in women, urethritis in men and tube infection in …
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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among out-patients in Ho, the Volta regional capital of Ghana: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in developing countries like Ghana continues to rise. This study seeks to …
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Helminth infections and practice of prevention and control measures among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Anbesame health center, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Helminth infections have a terrible impact on child growth and development, and harm pregnant women. Regular treatment and long …
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A 5 year trend analysis of malaria prevalence with in the catchment areas of Felegehiwot referral Hospital, Bahir Dar city, northwest-Ethiopia: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the killer diseases in Ethiopia and it is still the first leading cause of death …
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Genotypic diversity among multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species are common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. Recently we reported the occurrence …
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Association of lipocalin-2 level, glycemic status and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus
BACKGROUND: Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus aims to maintain a normal glycemic status, which if not, it may lead …
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Complementary feeding practices among children in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Appropriate complementary feeding helps to reduces child's risk of undernutrition, infectious disease and related mortality. However, complementary feeding practices …
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The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors among adults living in a rural Koladiba town, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is becoming a big public health challenge, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia. It is a manageable …
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Malnutrition in patients admitted to the medical wards of the Douala General Hospital: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is common in acutely ill patients occurring in 30-50% of hospitalized patients. Awareness and screening for malnutrition is …
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Burden and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care in southern Ethiopia: cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to …
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Clinical outcome and risk factors of neonatal sepsis among neonates in Felege Hiwot referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, North West Ethiopia 2016: a retrospective chart review
BACKGROUND: Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates. The risk factors and clinical outcomes of sepsis …
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Nosocomial bacterial infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients in Ugandan intensive care units: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The intensive care unit (ICU) admits critically ill patients requiring advanced airway, respiratory, cardiac and renal support. Despite the …
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Dry-heat inactivation of “Mycobacterium canettii”
“Mycobacterium canettii” is responsible for non-transmissible lymph node and pulmonary tuberculosis in persons exposed in the Horn of Africa. In …
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Poncet’s disease in human immunodeficiency virus: a case report
BACKGROUND: Poncet's disease is a rare reactive polyarthritis associated with active tuberculosis and no evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the …
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Maternal serum anti-Müllerian hormone in Sudanese women with preeclampsia
OBJECTIVES: A case-control study was conducted at Omdurman Maternity Tertiary Hospital, Sudan, during the period from May to August 2014 …
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Association between untreated carious lesions and asthma in adults at Rabat University Hospital, Morocco: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Depending on risk factors, cumulative risk of developing more dental caries by age has been reported. However, the association …
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Shortcomings in snake bite management in rural Cameroon: a case report
BACKGROUND: Snake bites are an important public health problem in developing countries with most bites occurring in rural areas. Severe …
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Cameroonian professional soccer players and risk of atherosclerosis
BACKGROUND: Elevated titers of antibodies against oxidized low-density lipoproteins-cholesterol (ox-LDL-Ab) have been reported among professional athletes, paradoxically reflecting an increased …
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Is there a difference in prevalence of helminths between households using ecological sanitation and those using traditional pit latrines? A latrine based cross sectional comparative study in Malawi
Studies have shown that households using sludge from human excreta for agriculture are at an increased risk of soil transmitted …