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Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy
(Annals of African Surgery., 2019)
Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a rare condition that poses a myriad of challenges in diagnosis and management of the patient. It demands on the clinician a high index of suspicion, immediate treatment involving resuscitation ...
Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in …
(Elsevier, 2019-07-01)
Background: Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium
falciparum regions.
Methods: To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome ...
Direct detection of bacteremia by exploiting host-pathogen interactions of lipoteichoic acid and lipopolysaccharide
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019-04-17)
Bacteremia is a leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa where childhood mortality rates are the highest in the world. The early diagnosis of bacteremia and initiation of treatment saves lives, especially in high-disease ...
Cardiovascular risk factors among people living with HIV in rural Kenya: a clinic-based study
(Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2019-07-01)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular
risk factors and their association with antiretroviral therapy
(ART) among HIV-infected adults in a rural sub-county
hospital in Kenya.
Methods: This was a ...
Wound dressing techniques and costs at a county hospital
(The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2019)
Wound management is one of the commonest procedures conducted in surgical departments across health facilities in Kenya.
Maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean delivery in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
(Elsevier, 2019-04-01)
Background
Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in Africa, but few large, prospective studies have been done to investigate the risk factors associated with these poor maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Methods
A 7-day, ...
Safety profile of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in infants and children: additional data from a phase III randomized controlled trial in sub-Saharan Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
A phase III, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial (NCT00866619) in sub-Saharan Africa showed RTS,S/AS01 vaccine efficacy against malaria. We now present in-depth safety results from this study. 8922 children (enrolled ...
A comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan AfricaA comparison of all-cause and cause-specific mortality by household socioeconomic status across seven INDEPTH network health and demographic surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa
(Taylor & FrancisTaylor & Francis, 2019)
ABSTRACT
Background: Understanding socioeconomic disparities in all-cause and cause-specific mortality can help inform prevention and treatment strategies.
Objectives: To quantify cause-specific mortality rates by ...
Morphological variations of the lung fissure and lobes: A case study of a Kenyan female cadaver
(2019)
Incidences of variations in the number of lung fissures and lobes have been documented. However,
this case presents with a unique course and termination of the fissure of the left lung leading to
changes in the morphology ...
Fusión de la Epífisis Clavicular Medial en las Poblaciones de Sudáfrica y Kenia
(Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía, 2019)
Age estimation from clavicular ossification has been studied by many researchers based on the pattern and degree of the epiphyseal union through the use of dry bone specimens, radiographs, CT and MRI. These studies found ...