African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2006
The in-vitro antibacterial activity of Annona senegalensis, Securidacca longipendiculata and Steganotaenia araliacea - Ugandan medicinal plants.
Nearly all cultures from ancient times to the present day have used plants as a source of medicines. As a result, different remedies tended to develop in different parts of the world. Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance include research in finding new and innovative antimicrobials from plants. ⋯ Further studies are required to isolate and characterise the active phytochemical constituents in the plants. Toxicity studies should be done to determine their safety.
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African health sciences · Mar 2006
Neurologic infections in a Nigerian university teaching hospital.
Neurologic infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality especially worldwide but much more in the African continent. The frequency of the different types of neurologic infections and their mortality in this part of Nigeria is not known. ⋯ Preventable neurologic infections are a very important cause of morbidity and mortality in this environment. Cases presenting with suspicious neurologic infections should be referred to centers where specialized care can be instituted.
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African health sciences · Mar 2006
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in adolescents at Lacor Hospital, Uganda.
Fiberoptic endoscopy is a highly efficient diagnostic tool, which is now being increasingly used, in the pediatric age group. This study has been carried out to demonstrate indications for and common findings of endoscopy in children. ⋯ In Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure in children with gastrointestinal disorder. Gastritis and duodenal disease are commonly seen in children, hence must be included in differential diagnosis of children with digestive complaints and its management.
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African health sciences · Mar 2006
ReviewA review of diagnosis and modes of presentation of tropical idiopathic lower limb gangrene.
Tropical idiopathic lower limb gangrene (TILLG) is also known as Symmetrical gangrene in the African, Idiopathic gangrene in the African and Idiopathic peripheral gangrene of the tropics. The aetiopathogenesis of this clinical entity is a mystery. ⋯ This review is supposed to sensitise the clinician and make diagnosis easier. This will also encourage more researches. As more information becomes available, aetiopathogenesis of TILLG will be clearer and more clinical variants of the disease may be reported. This additional information will help in the prevention of gangrene, reducing the socioeconomic problems arising from amputation.