African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
C - reactive protein of cerebrospinal fluid, as a sensitive approach for diagnosis of neonatal meningitis.
Meningitis, is a potentially life-threatening condition that can rapidly progress to permanent brain damage, neurologic problems, and even death. Bacteria and viruses cause the great majority of meningitis disease in infants and children. CRP is used mainly as a marker of inflammation. ⋯ CSF-CRP has suitable diagnostic value in distinguishing between infantile bacterial from aseptic meningitis especially in cases of negative bacterial culture of the blood and spinal fluid.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
The role of elastography in the assessment of chronic liver disease in children.
Conventional ultrasonography is a method preferred for the investigation of chronic liver diseases in pediatric groups, as it is non-invasive, cheap, feasible and available. The purpose of this study is to present the role of Share-wave Elastography (SWE) in terms of diagnostic value in children diagnosed with "chronic liver disease." ⋯ Since it is known that development of hepatic fibrosis is a dynamic process, and that many hepatic fibrosis etiologies are known to continue throughout the course of life, the application of Real time SWE method instead of repeated liver biopsies on patients is a much simpler and smart method. Increasing the clinical use of Real Time SWE method with future studies might provide an opportunity for preventing unnecessary liver biopsies since the patients are evaluated in a shorter time and in a cost-effective manner.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Presentation and outcomes of early and late onset neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Hospital.
Neonatal Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates despite great advances in antimicrobial therapy and life support measures. ⋯ Early onset neonatal sepsis is associated with high likelihood of neonatal mortality. Unsupervised delivery, birth asphyxia and low birth weight are risk factors associated with neonatal sepsis. Efforts to ensure supervised hospital delivery and improvement in neonatal resuscitation may reduce the incidence of neonatal sepsis and its attendant complications.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Magnitude and factors associated with anti-malarial self-medication practice among residents of Kasulu Town Council, Kigoma-Tanzania.
Anti- malarial self-medication practice in Africa is very common. It is considered as an alternative way for people who cannot afford the cost of health care services. This study was conducted to assess the magnitude and factors associated with anti-malarial self-medication practice among residents of Kasulu Town Council. ⋯ This study revealed that, self-medication practice is very common among community members in Kasulu district. The main reasons identified for self-medication was long time taken to get treatment in health facilities.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Demographical and population dynamics impact on public health of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Al-Madinah Almonawra, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study conducted in Al-Madinah Almonawra in KSA held during the period from March 2014-March 2015. ⋯ The presence of non-Saudi nationality as foreign workers, immigrants and refugees has worsened the current situation of the disease.