African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2018
Turkish University seniors' knowledge of and opinions on fertility and expectations of having children.
In recent years the trend of postponement of child bearing has been increasing. ⋯ The expectations of seniors at a Turkish university to have children in the future are high, with insufficient knowledge on fertility.
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African health sciences · Mar 2018
Silencing the nosocomial pathogen Serratia marcescens by glyceryl trinitrate.
Quorum sensing is a cell-to-cell communication system in bacteria that controls the production of virulence factors. Serratia marcescens is a causative agent of hospital-acquired infections that shows high resistance to antibiotics. This makes the treatment of these infections difficult. Quorum sensing regulates the production of virulence factors of S. marcescens such as prodigiosin, protease, swimming and swarming motilities and formation of biofilms. Inhibition of quorum sensing may be an alternative to antibiotic treatment to avoid emergence of resistance. ⋯ Glyceryl trinitrate is a quorum sensing and virulence inhibitor that may be useful in treatment of nosocomial infections caused by Serratia marcescens.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Reproducibility of corneal, macular and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements using the iVue-100 optical coherence tomography.
To determine the intra-session and inter-session reproducibility of corneal, macular and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) measurements with the iVue-100 optical coherence tomography in normal eyes. ⋯ There was good reproducibility of all measured parameters. However, mean RNFL thickness measurements were the most reproducible, suggesting that this may be the best parameter to use to determine measured changes over time.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Case ReportsAn erroneous opinion on a cause of death in a forensic autopsy: a case report.
The quality of autopsies is always questioned in courts, especially in developing countries. Wrong decisions or misjudgments are undesirable in medicine, but they are very dangerous in forensic medicine. If a wrong opinion is given, either a culprit can be acquitted or an innocent person can be sentenced. Therefore, an expert opinion is always required before the announcement of a judgment. ⋯ An erroneous opinion was reached regarding cause and manner of death in this autopsy report.
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African health sciences · Dec 2017
Meta AnalysisAngiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and susceptibility to Kawasaki disease: a meta-analysis.
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism has been reported to be associated with Kawasaki disease (KD), but studies to date present conflicting results. ⋯ The I/D polymorphism in the ACE gene may be associated with susceptibility to KD.