Introduction: genital chlamydia, which is caused by diverse Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes, is largely asymptomatic. We aimed to identify C. trachomatis genotypes causing genital chlamydia among female sex workers attending a sex workers outreach program clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods: this cross-sec...
This study was conducted to investigate levels among the target population and its associated risk factors in Libya. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate level and its associated risk factors in Libya during 2022-2023. 192 serum samples were tested in private laboratories. A structured de...
This study was conducted to determine if there is a relationship between vitiligo and ABO blood groups, the Rhesus (Rh) factor, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and vitamin D. For vitiligo analysis, two hundred subjects participated in this study, 100 vitiligo patients and 100 control cases (without vit...
Vitiligo,
d0017890,
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching,
d0139720,
d0148070,
d0148080,
d0067280,
d0012440,
d0077530,
d0128670,
d0159940,
ABO Blood-Group System
Abdoulaye, O;
Abdoulaye, I;
Alassane Halawen, M;
Ibrahim Mamadou, A K;
Maman Sani Falissou, S;
Adamou Amatagas, S;
Boureima, H;
Ide, H;
Yacouba, A;
Sidi Maman Bacha, B;
Sidi Maman Bacha, B;
Chaibou, S;
Hamadou, I;
Ousmane, S;
Doutchi, M;
Mamadou, S.
Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a global public health challenge, which is also developing in Niger. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram-negative bacilli isolated from clinical sa...
Yenyetou, Dame;
Zongo, Emmanuel;
Dama, Emilie;
Muhigwa, Merci;
Sanou, Issouf;
Sawadogo, Charles;
Ouangraoua, Soumaya;
Sangare, Ibrahim;
Nikiema, Abdoulaye;
Dahourou, Anicet G;
Ouedraogo, Abdoul S.
Background: Standardising procedures is the best way to harmonise and strengthen the quality of laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance surveillance. Since 2018, Burkina Faso has developed and disseminated the national manual of procedures for performing antibiotic susceptibility tests in sentinel labo...
Ba, Adjiratou Aissatou;
Coppée, Romain;
Dieng, Assane;
Manneh, Jarra;
Fall, Mengue;
Gueye, Khadim;
Sene, Pauline Yacine;
Ndiour, Samba;
Samaté, Dianké;
Manga, Pascaline;
Gueye, Khadim;
Sene, Pauline Yacine;
Ndiour, Samba;
Samaté, Dianké;
Manga, Pascaline;
Diongue, Oumy Diop;
Camara, Abdoulaye;
Padane, Abdou;
Diallo, Sada;
Gueye, Sokhna Bousso;
Camara, Makhtar;
Sesay, Abdul Karim;
Toure-Kane, Coumba;
Mboup, Souleymane;
Charpentier, Charlotte;
Diop-Ndiaye, Halimatou.
Introduction: In Senegal, molecular diagnosis was widely used for the detection and management of COVID-19 patients. However, genomic surveillance was very limited in the public sector. This study aimed to share the experience of a Senegalese public sector laboratory in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine system malignancy, accounting for 3.8% of new cancer cases in the US and ranking ninth overall. The number of people diagnosed with thyroid cancer has increased dramatically over the last three decades, indicating the disease's global severity. The purpo...
Background: Identifying patients at risk with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) related fibrosis is crucial. Many noninvasive fibrosis markers were developed recently in chronic hepatitis C and B patients, but a few were evaluated in NAFLD.
Aim: to assess the accuracy of the gamma-glutamyl transp...
Purpose: This report of a case of allergic contact hand dermatitis due to constituents of nitrile gloves is to bring to the attention of practitioners four important practice points: 1) allergic contact dermatitis may occur due to exposure to chemicals in nitrile gloves; 2) skin patch testing is used to ...
Dermatitis,
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d0062250,
d0086700,
d0095700,
d0095320,
d0078400,
d0069670,
d0077530,
d0199950,
d0162730,
d0092740,
Gloves, Protective
Context and objective
The dosage of hemoglobin (Hb) is challenging particularly in rural setting. This dosage can be done using “Point of Care” (POC) material within rural areas and emergency situations. The present study aimed to assess the POC HemoCue® Hb 201+. Methods. This was an analytical cros...
