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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients on second-line antiretroviral therapy at two hospitals in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcosis is a global public health important infectious disease. HIV infection is the main risk factor estimated to account …
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Does completion of sputum smear monitoring have an effect on treatment success and cure rate among adult tuberculosis patients in rural Eastern Uganda? A propensity score-matched analysis
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a global public health problem. Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) patients require three sputum smear monitoring (SSM) …
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Maternal psychosocial risk factors and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) during infancy in a South African birth cohort
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between maternal antenatal and/or postnatal psychosocial risk factors (including depression, psychological distress, alcohol abuse and …
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The effects of isobaric and hyperbaric bupivacaine on maternal hemodynamic changes post spinal anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery: A prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia is a form of regional anesthesia frequently used in various lower abdominal, orthopedic, obstetric operations such as …
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Backward compatibility of whole genome sequencing data with MLVA typing using a new MLVAtype shiny application for Vibrio cholerae
BACKGROUND: Multiple-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) is widely used by laboratory-based surveillance networks for subtyping pathogens …
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Dyslipidemias and cardiovascular risk scores in urban and rural populations in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is a leading risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. There are few published epidemiological data regarding dyslipidemia in …
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Pathways to care and outcomes among hospitalised HIV-seropositive persons with cryptococcal meningitis in South Africa
INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcus causes 15% of AIDS-related deaths and in South Africa, with its high HIV burden, is the dominant cause …
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Inter- and intraspecific diversity of food legumes among households and communities in Ethiopia
Smallholders throughout sub-Saharan Africa produce legume crops as sources of food, fodder, and cash income, as well as to improve …
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Diaphragmatic motor cortex hyperexcitability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Respiratory muscles dysfunction has been reported in COPD. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been used for assessing …
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Impact of dietary patterns, individual and workplace characteristics on blood pressure status among civil servants in Bida and Wushishi communities of Niger State, Nigeria
The global burden estimate of hypertension is alarming and results in several million deaths annually. A high incidence of sudden …
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Expanded eligibility for HIV testing increases HIV diagnoses—A cross-sectional study in seven health facilities in western Kenya
Homa Bay, Siaya, and Kisumu counties in western Kenya have the highest estimated HIV prevalence (16.3-21.0%) in the country, and …
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Gene expression profiles classifying clinical stages of tuberculosis and monitoring treatment responses in Ethiopian HIV-negative and HIV-positive cohorts
BACKGROUND: Validation of previously identified candidate biomarkers and identification of additional candidate gene expression profiles to facilitate diagnosis of tuberculosis …
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Introgression of a cry1Ab transgene into open pollinated maize and its effect on Cry protein concentration and target pest survival
In Africa, the target pests of genetically modified Bt maize are lepidopteran stem borers, notably Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Gene …
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Severe childhood anemia and emergency blood transfusion in Gadarif Hospital, eastern Sudan
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality, particularly among children. Management of anemia depends on causes …
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Interpreting social determinants: Emergent properties and adolescent risk behaviour
A link between adversity, including low socio-economic status, and behaviours which carry health risks, such as alcohol consumption, has often …
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Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis
BACKGROUND: Although the significance of the human vaginal microbiome for health and disease is increasingly acknowledged, there is paucity of …
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“I am alive; my baby is alive”: Understanding reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with maternal health care services in the context of user fee removal policy in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The main policy thrust in many sub-Saharan Africa countries' aim at addressing maternal mortality is the elimination of the …
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Response of cassava cultivars to African cassava mosaic virus infection across a range of inoculum doses and plant ages
Cassava production in Africa is constrained by cassava mosaic disease (CMD) that is caused by the Cassava mosaic virus (CMV). …
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An epidemiological study of visceral leishmaniasis in North East Ethiopia using serological and leishmanin skin tests
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania donovani. The estimated country-wide incidence of VL in Ethiopia is …
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Circulation of influenza virus from 2009 to 2018 in Cameroon: 10 years of surveillance data
Since the recent emergence of several subtypes of influenza viruses with pandemic potentials, there has been growing interest on the …
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