Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individuals

BACKGROUND: Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation in hospital settings, where individuals often present with undiagnosed, untreated, advanced HIV disease, is not well understood. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to …

High prevalence of non-dipping patterns among black Africans with uncontrolled hypertension: A secondary analysis of the CREOLE trial

Background: Dipping of blood pressure (BP) at night is a normal physiological phenomenon. However, a non-dipping pattern is associated with hypertension mediated organ damage, secondary forms of hypertension and poorer …

Global health education in nephrology: The time has come

Plasmodium falciparum Malaria: Evaluation of Three Imported Cases

Among Plasmodium species the causative agent of malaria in Turkey is P.vivax, however the incidence of imported falciparum malaria cases is steadily increasing. P.falciparum may cause severe malaria with the …

Comparative Genomics of the Keystone Mucosal Pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Gardnerella vaginalis Reveal Associations Between Virulence Phenotypes and Phylogenetic Structures

The keystone pathogen hypothesis states that specific bacterial species are responsible for human microbiomes transitioning into dysbiosis. However, disease severity often varies by strain. The Distributed Genome Hypothesis states that …

IgG4-related disease: dataset of 235 consecutive patients

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently discovered systemic condition, in which various organ manifestations are linked by a similar histological appearance. Our knowledge of this condition is still fragmented, …

IMMUNOMETABOLIC RESPONSES TO CONCURRENT TRAINING: THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ORDER IN RECREATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTERS

The relationship between immunometabolic response and performance is not well understood. This study evaluated the influence of concurrent strength and high-intensity aerobic sequence of exercise order between sessions on strength …

Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor settings: The feasibility of collecting routine data for key indicators

Background: An East African survey showed that among the few health facilities that measured adherence to antiretroviral therapy, practices and definitions varied widely. We evaluated the feasibility of collecting routine …

Peer counselors' role in supporting patients' adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda

Our aim was to explore peer counselors' work and their role in supporting patients' adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited settings in Ethiopia and Uganda. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were …

Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda

Background: Integrated community case management (iCCM) relies on community health workers (CHWs) managing children with malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea, and referring children when management is not possible. This study sought to …