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Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonisation in HIV-infected individuals in Botswana
(2014-08-20)
Background: Despite the huge burden of HIV disease, data describing the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in the setting of HIV infection in southern Africa are sparse.
Objective: This cross-sectional ...
Does the traditional teaching component of the hybrid curriculum improve the PBL component, in the teaching of anatomy?
(ScopeMed Journal Management System, 2015-04-28)
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a relatively new teaching method, which was introduced in many medical schools as an alternative to the traditional method of teaching. At the beginning, the PBL method quickly gained ...
A comparative study of the effect of heating on antioxidant potential and lipid profile of rats fed with two vegetable oils-sunflower oil and sesame oil (commonly used in culinary preparation)
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2015-06-04)
Aims: Vegetable oils are fats, which are extracted from plant materials especially from seeds,
which may change its chemical composition when heated. Therefore the present study investigated
the effect of heating of ...
An in-vivo analysis of the protective effect of the methanol extract of ocimumbasilicum (L.)(MAEOB) on ethanol-induced oxidative stress in albino rats.
(Integrated Journal of British, 2015-09-09)
This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of graded doses of methanol and aqueousextract of Ocimumbasilicum(L.)(MAEOB) onthe oxidative stress induced by ethanol toxicity. Forty male albino rats of Wister ...
Availability of guidelines and policy documents for enhancing performance of practitioners at the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone, Tlokweng and Mogoditshane, Republic of Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/, 2016-08)
This study aimed to determine the profile and availability of policies and guidelines as reference documents at Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone and its surrounding in Botswana using the World Health ...
HIV hospital admissions attributable to specific opportunistic infections and factors associated with them at a Botswana Referral Hospital
(Scientific Research, www.scirp.org/, 2015-08-31)
Hospital admissions among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Botswana are high. Opportunistic infections (OIs) are responsible for most of these admissions. Although leading OIs causing these admissions have been identified ...
Presenting signs of retinoblastoma at a tertiary level teaching hospital in Ethiopia
(African Field Epidemiology Network,http://www.afenet.net/, 2017-09-22)
Introduction: Retinoblastoma is a primary malignant intraocular neoplasm that arise from immature retinoblasts with in developing retina. The commonest presenting sign in developing country is proptosis which is the late ...
A case report of significant congenital depressed skull fracture after cesarean section delivery
(Wolters Kluwer ‑ Medknow,https://wkauthorservices.editage.com/open-access/medknow.html, 2018)
We report a case of depressed skull fracture in an hour old newborn delivered by cesarean section for breech presentation. The depression was surgically corrected as a spontaneous resolution did not occur after some interval. ...
Cerebral edema during the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in an adult with new onset diabetes mellitus
(Sociedad Cubana de Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias, http://articulos.sld.cu/urgencia/, 2017)
Cerebral edema associated with Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a rare but frequently fatal complication typically occurring 4 to 12 hours after initiation of treatment, but it can develop any time during DKA management. ...
Bilateral loss of vision after spinal anaesthesia on a dwarf patient
(OMICS Internationa, www.omicsonline.org/, 2019-01-04)
Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism. Achondroplasia poses multiple anaesthetic challenges ranging from securing intravenous line, monitoring and drug dose calculations and airway management among others. ...