BackgroundChronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affects 80-100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for an estimated 650,000 deaths annually. The prevalence of active hepatitis B virus infection among …
Two human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variants, HLA-B(star)57 and -B(star)81, are consistently known as favorable host factors in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected Africans and African-Americans. In our analyses of …
BackgroundâWorld Health Organization (WHO) immunological and clinical criteria formonitoring first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) offer low accuracy for predicting viral failure.Targeting viral load assays to those at high risk has been …
Introduction Little is known of the changes in patientsâ health condition while in hospital in low-resource settings. The aim of this exploratory study is to examine dependency of patients on …
Standard methods to monitor tuberculosis (TB) treatment response rely on sputum microscopy and culture conversion. Alternatives to these methods are needed for those patients whose sputum tests are smear or …
Background: Tenotomy of tendon Achilles is one of the major components of Ponseti method and necessary to complete correction in about 80 to 90 % of patients, it is safely …
Hernia is a common neglected disease that occurs when a portion of tissue or a body organ bulges through a weakened muscle area. This study was carried out to document …
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …