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Risk factors and determinants of pulmonary function impairments in chronic respiratory diseases in Ethiopia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Ethiop. Med. j; 62 (1), 2024
Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are diseases of the lung airways and parenchyma. Globally, they are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to characterize the common CRDs, along with their lung function and possible determinants in symptomatic patients attendi...

Occurrence of high level methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus in patients from health facilities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 17 (1), 2024
Background:Methicillin resistant S. aureus(MRSA) has become a major public health predicament worldwide. This is owing to its involvement in the evolution of MDR strains and difficulty in therapeutic management of infected patients. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of methicillin re...

Histopathological profile of small bowel cancers in the City of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from March 2011 to March 2023

Contexte et objectifs. Le cancer de l’intestin grêle est très peu documenté. L’objectif du présent travail était de décrire le profil épidémiologique et histopathologique des cancers de l’intestin grêle dans la ville de Kinshasa. Méthodes. C’était une étude descriptive d’une série ...

Epidemiological analysis of tongue lesions in a tertiary health facility in Tanzania

Sudan j. med. sci; 19 (1), 2024
Background: The tongue is susceptible to a multitude of conditions that can be of developmental, neoplastic, or inflammatory nature, whose occurrence varies globally by age, sex, and ethnicity. The objective of the present study was to determine the incidence of tongue lesions among cases managed in a te...

Scintigraphie osseuse trois temps dans la caractérisation de l’ostéonécrose aseptique de la tête fémorale
Three-stage bone scintigraphy in the characterization of aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head

J. afr. imag. méd; 16 (1), 2024
Objectifs. Déterminerla place de la scintigraphie osseuse 3 temps dans le diagnostic del’ostéonécrose avasculaire de la tête fémorale (OATF).Matérielset Méthode. Nousavons colligérétrospectivement62 scintigraphies osseuses (SO+)mettant en évidence uneOATF. Ces SO+ ont été réalisé...

Scanner cardiaque pédiatrique dans le diagnostic des cardiopathies congénitales: expérience abidjanaise
Pediatric cardiac computed tomography in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease: Abidjan experience

J. afr. imag. méd; 16 (1), 2024
Objectif.Depuis 2008, la Haute Autorité Sanitaire recommande la réalisation du scanner cardiaque dans le diagnostic des cardiopathies congénitales. Celui-ci aide à confirmer et préciser les anomalies mal définies à l’échocardiographie. Dans les pays développés, le scanner car...

Quantitative determination of selected heavy metals and micronutrients in branded dairy products sold in Nigeria using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)

Quantitative analysis of heavy metals and nutrients in food helps indicate the safety and quality of food for final consumers. The present study was conducted to assess the presence of heavy metals (arsenic, copper, mercury, chromium, and lead) and the nutritional value of calcium in branded milk and yog...

Provision of cervical cancer services for women living with HIV, Uganda

Bull. W.H.O. (Print); 102 (6), 2024
Objective To describe the scale-up of cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), aged 25–49 years in Uganda, and to analyse the programme data. Methods The health ministry targeted existing HIV clinics in a 2-year scale-up of cervical cancer screen...

Dénutrition chez les patients en postopératoire de chirurgie digestive dans deux hôpitaux publics au Bénin en 2022
Undernutrition in postoperative digestive surgery patients in two public hospitals in Benin in 2022

Bénin Médical; 69 (), 2024
Objectif : Déterminer la fréquence et les facteurs associés à la dénutrition en postopératoire dans deux hôpitaux universitaires publics au Bénin. Méthode : Il s’agissait d’une étude observationnelle transversale descriptive et analytique, qui s’est déroulée de mai à juillet 2022. Un r...

Serological and molecular detection of hepatitis C virus among students in a tertiary educational institution in Calabar, Nigeria

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global health problem and continues to be a major disease burden in the world, associated with serious health challenges including liver cirrhosis, cancer, lymphomas and death. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HCV infection among...