African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Biofilm formation of Candida Spp. isolated from the vagina and antibiofilm activities of lactic acid bacteria on the these Candida Isolates.
In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of bacterial cells and cell-free filtrates of Lactobacillus acidophilus 8MR7 and Lactobacillus paracasei subspecies paracasei 10MR8 on the biofilm formation of 3 Candida tropicalis, 3 C. glabrata and 12 C. albicans isolated from the vagina and identified their virulence factors. ⋯ These isolates promise hope as potential bacteria that can be used for anti-adhesion purposes in health-care materials.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Meta AnalysisEfficacy and safety of rituximab for systemic lupus erythematosus treatment: a meta-analysis.
Given the inconsistency of previous studies and the newly emerging evidence, we decided to conduct a meta-analysis. ⋯ although the efficacy of rituximab is highly controversial for SLE, our study shows that rituximab presents a satisfying efficacy and safety for SLE.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Adherence to the MDR-TB intensive phase treatment protocol amongst individuals followed up at central and peripheral health care facilities in Uganda - a descriptive study.
Following initiation of MDR-TB treatment, patients have a choice to receive follow up DOT supervision at either the central initiating facility or at a peripheral facility. ⋯ More patients preferred MDR-TB DOT supervision at peripheral facilities, which had better adherence to the treatment protocol compared to the central initiating facility. Younger people and those with household contacts screened had better adherence to the treatment protocol, highlighting areas for targeted interventional programs for MDR-TB in resource limited settingsMore patients preferred MDR-TB DOT supervision at peripheral facilities, which had better adherence to the treatment protocol compared to the central initiating facility. Younger people and those with household contacts screened had better adherence to the treatment protocol, highlighting areas for targeted interventional programs for MDR-TB in resource limited settings.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Sex differences and HIV status of tuberculosis in adults at a rural hospital in southern Ethiopia: an 18-year retrospective cross-sectional study.
The aim of the study was to compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of tuberculosis (TB), including HIV status, in women and men in southern rural Ethiopia. ⋯ Lymph node TB was more common in women. Treatment outcomes were similar in both sexes, but women had a lower mortality rate.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Implementing electronic health system in Nigeria: perspective assessment in a specialist hospital.
Perspectives on the pioneering work of Electronic Health Recording (EHR) system in Nigeria was studied. ⋯ Health workers were comfortable and satisfied with EHR and it eased their work.Scaling up EHR would reduce administrative cost, transcription errors and paper works to mitigate poor quality data from Nigeria a great contributor to global morbidities/mortalities.