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Continuing professional development training needs of medical laboratory personnel in Botswana
(Human Resources for Health, 2014-08-18)
Background: Laboratory professionals are expected to maintain their knowledge on the most recent advances in laboratory testing and continuing professional development (CPD) programs can address this expectation. In ...
Blood group antigens C, lub and P1 may have a role in HIV infection in Africans
(Public Library of Science,www.plos.org/, 2016-02-22)
Background
Botswana is among the world’s countries with the highest rates of HIV infection. It is not known whether or not this susceptibility to infection is due to genetic factors in the population. Accumulating evidence, ...
Tuberculosis alters pancreatic enzymes in the absence of pancreatitis
(AOSIS,http://aosis.co.za/, 2014-10-16)
Background: Lipases and phospholipases are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. Genes coding for lipases, phospholipases and amylase are present in MTB, enabling the ...
Prevalence of high-risk human papilioma virus in women with high-grade squamous cell intraepithelial lesions in Botswana using abbott real time HPV assay
(Public Library of Science,https://plos.org/, 2019-01-30)
Background:
High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) has been demonstrated to be the necessary cause of cervical carcinoma. High-risk HPV detection has a prognostic significance for the women who are at increased
risk ...