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Prevalence of symptomatic urinary tract infection and bacterial spectrum of diabetic and non-diabetic patients at the two teaching hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria

Okwume, C C; Onyemelukwe, N F; Abdullahi, I N; Okoyeocha, O E; Asamota, S D.
Afr. J. Clin. Exp. Microbiol; 22 (4), 2021
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder characterized by relative or absolute lack of insulin. When this condition is not properly managed, it can lead to complications that make diabetic patients vulnerable to urinary tract infections (UTI). The objectives of this study are to det...
Urinary Tract Infections, Diabetes Mellitus, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Nigeria
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Características Sociodemográficas e Risco de Transmissão da COVID-19 em Moçambique

Arnaldo, Carlos; Arau, Andrés; Hansine, Rogers; Niquisse, Sérgio; Jasper, Paul; Matsinhe, Cristiano; Cau, Boaventura; Chicumbe, Sérgio; Covele, Paulo; Martin, Fernando; Cangiano, Alessio; Tiberi, Orrin; Cassimo, Muemed; Muianga, Cláudio; Tejada, Joaquin Romero de; Zucula, Winnie; Khosa, Celso; Langa, Denise; Baltazar, Cynthia; Magaia, Ivandra; Kerndt, Peter.
Rev. moçamb. ciênc. saúde; 6 (1), 2020
Objectivo: Mapear o potencial risco de transmissão do novo coronavírus em Moçambique de modo a identificar os distritos cujas características sociodemográficas favorecem a propagação do vírus. Métodos: Usou-se a modelação espacial para determinar o risco relativo de propagação da COVID-19 n...
Disease Transmission, Infectious, COVID-19/diagnosis, Coronavirus/immunology, Risk, Viruses, Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control, Crystalluria, Disaster Mitigation, Sociodemographic Factors, Foraminifera/growth & development, Mozambique
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Primeira Conferência Científica sobre COVID-19 em Moçambique com Uso Combinado de Plataformas de Informação e Comunicação
First Scientific Conference on COVID-19 in Mozambique with Combined Use of Information and Communication Platforms

Milice, Denise; Balango, Leonildo; Diamantino, Ivan; Amade, Euridsse; Mulhanga, Alexandre; Chaleque, Mussa; Cossa Jr, Herminio; Nandza, Júlio; Gujamo, Rufino.
Rev. moçamb. ciênc. saúde; 6 (1), 2020
O Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) organi zou, entre os dias 17 e 18 de Junho do presen te ano, a primeira Conferência Científica sobre a COVID-19 no país. O evento teve lugar nas instalações do INS, em Marracuene, tendo sido transmitida em directo por várias plataformas de comunicação e inform...
Mozambique, COVID-19, Radio, Television, Delivery of Health Care, Social Communication in Emergencies, Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control, Analysis of Situation, Specimen Handling, Congresses as Topic/statistics & numerical data
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The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis

Martinez, Leonardo; Cords, Olivia; Horsburgh, C Robert; Andrews, Jason R.
Lancet; 395 (10228), 2020
Background: Tens of millions of children are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis globally every year; however, there are no contemporary estimates of the risk of developing tuberculosis in exposed children. The effectiveness of contact investigations and preventive therapy remains poorly understood. Me...
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Mass Screening/methods, Age Factors, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology, Contact Tracing, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/transmission, Family Characteristics, Mozambique/ethnology
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