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Palliative care for people living with HIV/AIDS: Factors influencing healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice in public health facilities, Abuja, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Physicians and nurses play vital roles in addressing palliative care (PC) needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The …
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Direct costs of illness of patients with chronic cough in rural Malawi—Experiences from Dowa and Ntchisi districts
INTRODUCTION: Chronic cough is a distressing symptom and a common reason for people to seek health care services. It is …
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Glycated albumin as a diagnostic tool in diabetes: An alternative or an additional test?
INTRODUCTION: Studies have revealed that glycated albumin (GA) is a useful alternative to HbA1c under conditions wherein the latter does …
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Experimental hut evaluation of DawaPlus 3.0 LN and DawaPlus 4.0 LN treated with deltamethrin and PBO against free-flying populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Vallée du Kou, Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In view of widespread pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors in Africa, two long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) incorporated with a …
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Aegicetus gehennae, a new late Eocene protocetid (Cetacea, Archaeoceti) from Wadi Al Hitan, Egypt, and the transition to tail-powered swimming in whales
Aegicetus gehennae is a new African protocetid whale based on a partial skull with much of an associated postcranial skeleton. …
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Community-based sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C infections in South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are the leading causes of liver-related morbidity and mortality throughout …
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Optical coherence tomography angiography reveals progressive worsening of retinal vascular geometry in diabetic retinopathy and improved geometry after panretinal photocoagulation
PURPOSE: To quantify vessel tortuosity and fractal dimension of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) of the macula in different stages …
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Bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in an Ethiopian prison: Prevalence from screening of entrant and resident prisoners
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is a major health problem in prisons. Multiple studies of TB in regional Ethiopian prisons have …
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Bioassay- and metabolomics-guided screening of bioactive soil actinomycetes from the ancient city of Ihnasia, Egypt
Literature surveys, taxonomical differences, and bioassay results have been utilized in the discovery of new natural products to aid in …
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Growth of young HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in western Kenya: A retrospective chart review
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to determine the growth patterns, rates of malnutrition, and factors associated with malnutrition …
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Vitamin E TPGS based transferosomes augmented TAT as a promising delivery system for improved transdermal delivery of raloxifene
Raloxifene is commonly used for breast cancer protection. The low bioavailability of raloxifene (2%) is the result of its low …
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Magnitude of surgical site infection and its associated factors among patients who underwent a surgical procedure at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Surgical site infections are infections that take place within 30 days of an operative procedure. Worldwide, 23% of patients …
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Acute kidney injury in Ugandan children with severe malaria is associated with long-term behavioral problems
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for neurocognitive impairment in severe malaria (SM), but the impact of …
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Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases related admissions in a referral hospital in the South West region of Cameroon: A cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is experiencing an epidemic of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as a result of a rapid epidemiological transition. …
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Maternal death review and surveillance: The case of Central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Despite the adoption of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health to …
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Isolation and characterization of fowl aviadenovirus serotype 11 from chickens with inclusion body hepatitis in Morocco
The present study was conducted in order to isolate, identify and characterize fowl aviadenovirus associated with inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) …
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Optimizing sgRNA length to improve target specificity and efficiency for the GGTA1 gene using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has enhanced the development of genetically engineered animals for use in xenotransplantation. Potential limitations to …
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Anemia and associated factors among type-2 diabetes mellitus patients attending public hospitals in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a common complication of diabetes mellitus, therefore having a major impact on the overall health and survival …
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Anemia in patients with diabetic foot ulcer and its impact on disease outcome among Nigerians: Results from the MEDFUN study
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a life-long and debilitating disease that is fraught with both acute and chronic complications. Of particular concern …
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Survey on antimicrobial usage in local dairy cows in North-central Nigeria: Drivers for misuse and public health threats
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobials are used as a measure to maintain good health and productivity of lactating cows. This study assessed pastoralists' …