Blood stream infections can result in life threatening conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Hence, prompt diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment is required. The gold standard of making a diagnosis of septicaemia is the isolation of the offending pathogen from a blood cul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41124
Benjamin Lopez-Nolasco, Alicia Alvarez-Aguirre, Veronica Margarita Hernandez- Rodriguez, Leticia Casique Casique, Gloria Calixto Olalde & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Aims: To analyze and assess the scientific evidence regarding interventions for alcohol consumption in older adults. Methodology: Integrative review of articles published in the period from 2012 to 2016 in the databases MEDLINE, CINHAL, LILACS, Academic Search Complete, with the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40471
This study was aimed at evaluating the clinical, biochemical, and hematological changes in male BALB/C mice infected with Leishmania major fed with standard rat pellets (RP) and Annonaceae Fruit Pulp pellets (AFPP) in different experimental exposures. The results of the study sho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39784
The aim of this study was set to determine the prevalence of HIV/HBV co-infections and the associated risk factors in the general population in the district of Kiruhura-Uganda. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted from April 2014 to November 2014 and 1874 people were...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40254
Aim: Due to the health benefits of most medicinal plants, humans have resorted to their frequent and sometimes daily consumption, thus there is need to investigate the effect of medicinal plants consumption while on vaccination. Study Design: This study was designed to investiga...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40868
Aim: Dengue is a mosquito borne viral disease endemic in many geographical locations of the world. It can manifest from a classic form, with fever, headache and myalgia, to more serious cases, such as dengue hemorrhagic fever, with high mortality rates. Ocular manifestations are...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40654
Objective: In the availability of documented negative attitudes to oral health care by a populace, there have also been documented reports of an inadequacy of oral health care services despite a high demand for these services in Nigeria. This study set out to assess the oral heal...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40167
Background: The increasing fear on the radiological status of water sourced from proximity to salt water lakes in Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State, Nigeria has necessitated the need to evaluate the potential radiological risk contributions to the populace consuming the various drinking...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39066
Background: Diabetic emergencies or diabetic crises syndrome are life threatening complications of diabetes mellitus. As the case detection of diabetes mellitus increases in Nigeria, adult diabetic Nigerians are likely to be challenged by diabetic emergencies that predispose them...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/28806
Siham Ahmed Balla, Sayed Halay, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Heitham Awadalla, Amani Ahmed Burbr, Emtinan Khalid Hamid, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Zeinab Swareldahab, Zeinab Ammara, Elfatih Malik & Haieder Abuahmed Mohamed·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: There is a dearth of recent information on wheezes and Asthma in Sudan. Asthma is a non-communicable disease that affected more than 300 million persons in 2014 and contributes to more than 15 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Objectives: This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39872