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Case Report: Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular myocardial non-compaction
Ventricular non-compaction (VNC) is a rare myocardium disorder, which can be both genetic and sporadic. A poor wall compaction process …
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Revisiting early-stage COVID-19 strategy options
Background : Early-stage interventions in a potential pandemic are important to understand as they can make the difference between runaway …
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Case Report: Primary pure clear cell gastric carcinoma
Clear cell carcinoma has been described in numerous anatomic sites, but the renal location is the most frequent. Its occurrence …
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Afrocentrism, national interest and citizen welfare in Nigeria’s foreign policy maneuvers
Background: Nigeria’s former Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in his addresses of August and October 1, 1960, declared Africa …
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Predictors of presumptive treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children in private retail outlets in Kenya: mixed effects logistic regression modelling
Background: The health seeking behavior in Kenya raises concerns in malaria case management at the private sector. Adherence to the …
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Effect of riboflavin supplementation on blood pressure and possible effect modification by the MTHFR C677T polymorphism: a randomised trial in rural Gambia
Introduction: Emerging evidence links a functional polymorphism in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ( MTHFR ) gene (rs1801133) with hypertension in adults. …
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Detection of antifungal drug-resistant and ERG11 gene mutations among clinical isolates of Candida species isolated from Khartoum, Sudan.
Background: Candida species are one of the most important opportunistic fungal pathogens that cause both superficial and systemic infections, especially …
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A cross-sectional observational study investigating the association between sedges (swamp grasses, Cyperaceae) and the prevalence of immature malaria vectors in aquatic habitats along the shore of Lake Victoria, western Kenya
Background : Strategies that involve manipulations of the odour-orientation of gravid malaria vectors could lead to novel attract-and-kill interventions. Recent …
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Anti-retroviral therapy after “Treat All” in Harare, Zimbabwe: What are the changes in uptake, time to initiation and retention?
Background: In Zimbabwe, Harare was the first province to implement “Treat All” for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). …
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Intraspecific mitochondrial gene variation can be as low as that of nuclear rRNA
Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has long been used to date historical demographic events. The idea that it is useful for …
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Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection using immunochromatography among patients attending Tamboul Hospital in Gezira State, Sudan: a cross-sectional study
Background : Helicobacter pylori causes a major health problem worldwide; more than half of the world’s population are infected with …
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Precision medicine implementation and research-practice partnerships: implications of measurement scale differential item functioning
Background: Omics-based biomarkers (OBMs) inform precision medicine (PM). As omics-based technologies gradually move into clinical settings, however, a co-occurrence of …
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Extended spectrum β-lactamases and class C β-lactamases gene frequency in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various clinical specimens in Khartoum State, Sudan: a cross sectional study
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a pathogenic bacterium, causing nosocomial infections with intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms to a large group …
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Malaria vaccines targeting the pre-erythrocytic stage: a scoping review
Malaria is a deadly infectious parasitic disease that causes devastating morbidity and mortality globally. Despite being a public health concern, …
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Cost analysis of implementing HIV drug resistance testing in Kenya: a case study of a service delivery site at a tertiary level hospital in Kenya
Background: HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) threatens progress achieved in response to the HIV epidemic. Understanding the costs of implementing HIVDR …
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Effects of aflatoxin B1 on the submandibular salivary gland of albino rats and possible therapeutic potential of Rosmarinus officinalis: a light and electron microscopic study
Background : Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a highly toxic mycotoxin, is one of the contaminants of food items such as corn, …
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Workplace management initiatives and talent engagement in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry
Background : Talent engagement is increasingly gaining the attention of pharmaceutical industry, particularly in developing nations like Nigeria. The existing …
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Anti-c-myc cholesterol based lipoplexes as onco-nanotherapeutic agents in vitro
Background: Strategies aimed at inhibiting the expression of the c-myc oncogene could provide the basis for alternative cancer treatment. In …
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HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B coinfections in Mkushi, Zambia: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, syphilis and Hepatitis B Virus are major global public health problems, they are sexually transmitted …
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Global trends and current status in colistin resistance research: a bibliometric analysis (1973-2019)
Background : Colistin resistance is a major breach in our last line of defense and without urgent action, we are …