Evaluation of definitive histopathological results of patients diagnosed with endometrial polyps: a tertiary care center experience

Background: Although endometrial polyps are generally benign, there are also risks of malignancy. Objectives: To determine the premalignancy and malignancy prevalence in patients diagnosed with endometrial polyps and to investigate …

Antenatal care and uptake of HIV testing among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend inclusion of HIV testing in routine screening tests for all pregnant women. For this reason, antenatal care (ANC) represents a vital component of efforts to prevent …

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Rural Health-Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

Safe and sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) prevent the spread of disease in health-care facilities (HCFs). Little research has been conducted on WaSH in HCF in sub-Saharan Africa. We …

Predictors of Water Quality in Rural Healthcare Facilities in 14 Lowand Middle-Income Countries

Many healthcare facilities (HCFs) in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack safe, sufficient water supplies. We sought to understand which factors affect water quality in rural HCF …

Predictors of water quality in rural healthcare facilities in 14 low- and middle-income countries

Many healthcare facilities (HCFs) in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack safe, sufficient water supplies. We sought to understand which factors affect water quality in rural HCF …

Smartphone-based DNA diagnostics for malaria detection using deep learning for local decision support and blockchain technology for security

In infectious disease diagnosis, results need to be communicated rapidly to healthcare professionals once testing has been completed so that care pathways can be implemented. This represents a particular challenge …

Corrigendum to âReduced virus replication, proinflammatory cytokine production, and delayed macrophage cell death in human PBMCs infected with the newly discovered Bundibugyo ebolavirus relative to Zaire ebolavirusâ [Virology 402 (2010) 203â208]

Gel versus capillary electrophoresis genotyping for categorizing treatment outcomes in two anti-malarial trials in Uganda

Background: Molecular genotyping is performed in anti-malarial trials to determine whether recurrent parasitaemia after therapy represents a recrudescence ( treatment failure) or new infection. The use of capillary instead of …

Reduced virus replication, proinflammatory cytokine production, and delayed macrophage cell death in human PBMCs infected with the newly discovered Bundibugyo ebolavirus relative to Zaire ebolavirus

Bundibugyo ebolavirus is a newly identified Ebolavirus species. The virus was responsible for a recent hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Uganda with an approximate 30% case fatality rate. In this study, …

Comparison of Pelvic Plexus Blockade to Other Conventional Techniques of Analgesia in Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

African Journal of Urology1110-5704Vol. 17, No. 2, 20114848-55Original article Comparison of Pelvic Plexus Blockade to otherConventional Techniques of Analgesia in TransrectalUltrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyS. Sahay 1, N. Gupta2 , P. …