Approximately two billion people are infected with hepatitis B (HBV) worldwide. Infection due to the virus can be influenced by host immune status, age, and vigorosity of viral replication. Majority of patientsre cover from acute infection while a larger percentage of new infecti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/17067
Aims: To present a case of impacted urethral stone in a female. Presentation of Case: A 32-year-old female presented at the Family Medicine clinic with a history of external urethral meatal pain and a foreign body in her external meatus of one hour duration. She noticed that the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25639
Internally generated revenue of the various state governments in Nigeria has consistently been on a decline owing to the neglect of this source of revenue and consequent preference on the statutory federal allocation. This is confirmed by the inability of the various state govern...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24567
Aims: The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Methodology: The following databases were sought up to May 2015: PubMed, Google scholar, EMBASE and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24870
Aim: To compare plantar pressure distribution and contact time in patients in month 6 following operative treatment of calcaneal fractures. Study Design: Walking on the tensometric platform. Place and Duration of Study: Regional Hospital, Trauma Centrum, between September 2014 an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25189
Aims: Fertility desires among persons living with HIV (PLHIV) could have important HIV prevention and demographic implications particularly in high prevalence settings such as Cameroon. There is a paucity of data on fertility desires and associated factors among PLHIV in Cameroon...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25879
Aims: Intravenous fluid prescriptions are common in hospitals and most are written by junior doctors. Despite the frequency in which clinicians prescribe IV fluids, the burden from mortality and morbidity related to IV fluids is huge with an estimate that 1 in 5 patients are harm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25456
João Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira, João Baptista Rezende-Neto, Rogério Augusto Pinto-Silva, Jaqueline Gontijo de Souza, Luiz de Macêdo Farias, Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho, Helton Santiago, José Carlos Serufo & Simone Gonçalves dos Santos·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Failures in the control of infectious focus may be associated with Intra-abdominal infections (IAI)-driven sepsis. We evaluated the bacterial antimicrobial profile and the cytokine production in patients with IAI in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. To the analyses, Vitek 2 bioMérieux and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25281
Objective: Present retrospective study was aimed to analyze comparative efficacy of fixed dose combination (FDC) (ceftriaxone + sulbactam + disodium edetate) and meropenem used alone or in combinations with other antibiotics for management of intensive care unit (ICU) patients su...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25102
Background: Head injury (HI) is a common condition presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs), accounting for a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality of the productive age of the world’s population. Aim: This study aims to highlight head injured patients’ epidemiologic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25409
Background: This study was carried out to compare high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation (NIMV) in respiratory support of one day-old neonates with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Methods: This was a clinical trial conducted in neonatolog...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25316
Introduction: Safety of healthcare workers (HCWs) is essential for patients safety. Despite of this fact, HCWs are at high risk of work-related injuries (WRI). Those injuries include falls, musculoskeletal disorders, needle stick injuries (NSIs) and workplace violence. These in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25056
This study was undertaken to observe the effects of simulated acid rain (SAR) on the growth, yield and plant component of Abelmoschus caillei. The plants were exposed to different levels of simulated acid rain acidified at pH 6.0 (control), 5.5, 4.5, 3.5 and 2.5. The results indi...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24804
The impacts of climate change in Bangladesh's coastal belt are on increase in temperature, changes in cropping, irregular rainfall and increased salinity. The coastal belt farmers are usually following single cropping with rice in rainy season. This has lead to decrease in biodi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/25941
The study investigated the effects of membership of Rice Farmers Associations (RFAs) on size of rice fields and rates of selected farm inputs applied among rice farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used for the selection of 94 respondents compris...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21618