African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Gastrointestinal malignancies at five regional referral hospitals in Uganda.
There is a paucity of published data regarding the trend and distribution of gastrointestinal malignancies in Uganda. ⋯ Oesophageal, liver, stomach and colorectal cancer remain the most common gastrointestinal malignancies and their rate is increasing in Uganda. There is a need for awareness, endoscopic and radiological assessment of symptomatic individuals and a need for screening of high index patients.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Oral dysbacteriosis in type 2 diabetes and its role in the progression to cardiovascular disease.
Salivary changes and proliferation of specific bacterial communities are known to result in oral disease which may adversely impact on systemic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. ⋯ Disruption in the salivary environment and changes in microbial ecology with increased load of cariogenic bacteria were found in diabetic and cardiac patients. This study brings forward new evidence of a markedly higher load of Streptococcus mutans in cardiac patients which may underlie the progression of diabetes to cardiovascular disease in this population.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Intestinal candidiasis and antibiotic usage in children: case study of Nsukka, South Eastern Nigeria.
Overgrowth of candida results from factors that disrupt the intestinal microbial balance, such as the use of antibiotics. Unregulated antibiotic use and rampant practice of self-medication in Nigeria, is a cause for concern. ⋯ The results of this study showed a high prevalence of intestinal candidiasis among children in Nsukka. Strong associations were observed between the presence of intestinal candidiasis and diarrhoea, age and use of antibiotics (p<0.001).
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
QTc prolongation in Black diabetic subjects with cardiac autonomic neuropathy.
Prolonged corrected QT (QTc) has been identified as a risk factor for malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Caucasian studies have shown a definite relationship between QTc prolongation and Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN) in diabetic subjects. ⋯ This study in a Black population is in agreement with the well-known relationship between QTc prolongation and CAN reported in Caucasian studies. In view of the wide variability of QTc in this study population, it is suggested that relative QTc increase may be a better indicator of CAN than a definite QTc prolongation of greater than 0.440.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
The reality of every day communication for a deaf child using sign language in a developing country.
Research that focuses on the communication between deaf children and their hearing families is scarce despite the majority of deaf children being born into hearing families where a common communication mode needs to be forged. ⋯ Communication for deaf children within the home is problematic as communication partners are not fluent in SASL.