African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Association between mean platelet volume levels and inflammation in SLE patients presented with arthritis.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be characterized by periods of remissions and chronic or acute relapses. The complexity of clinical presentation of the SLE patients leads to incorrect evaluation of disease activity. Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been studied as a simple inflammatory marker in several diseases. There is no study in the literature about MPV levels in adult SLE patients with arthritis. ⋯ We suggest that MPV levels decrease in patients with arthritis of SLE activation when compared to the same patients in remission and healthy controls.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Hygiene and sanitation risk factors of diarrhoeal disease among under-five children in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Diarrhoea diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five-children (U-5C) in Nigeria. Inadequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene account for the disease burden. Cases of diarrhoea still occur in high proportion in the study area despite government-oriented interventions. ⋯ Hygiene and sanitation conditions within households were risk factors for diarrhoea. This study revealed the feasibility of developing and implementing an adequate model to establish intervention priorities in sanitation in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Serum HE4 is more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in Chinese women with benign gynecologic disorders.
This study measured the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 levels in Chinese women with benign gynecological disorders. ⋯ HE4 was less elevated and more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in chinese women with benign disease.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in patients with hematological malignancies: screening and its cost-effectiveness.
We evaluated the rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization and VRE-related bacteremia in patients with hematological malignancies in terms of routine screening culture and its cost-effectiveness. ⋯ In line with our study results, routine screening of hematological patients for VRE colonization is not costeffective. Routine surveillance culture for VRE should be considered with respect to the conditions of health care setting.