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Epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestation and diagnosis, prevention and co...
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China beginning in... -
Cost effectiveness of intermittent screening followed by treatment versus int...
Abstract Background Emergence of high-grade sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance in parts of Africa has led to growing concerns about the efficacy of intermittent... -
Prevalence and associated factors of ischemic heart disease (IHD) among patie...
Abstract Background Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is the first ranked among most common causes of death involving cardiovascular and other diseases. The information on the... -
Oxidative stress and premature senescence in corneal endothelium following pe...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to address the question of how the premature senescence process may affect corneal endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty,... -
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant wom...
Abstract Background Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications is first step in the appropriate and timely referral to essential obstetric care. Although women’s... -
Implementation interventions in preventing surgical site infections in abdomi...
Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are highly prevalent in abdominal surgery despite evidence-based prevention measures. Since guidelines are not... -
Anti-malarial treatment outcomes in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-an...
Abstract Background Ethiopia is among countries with a high malaria burden. There are several studies that assessed the efficacy of anti-malarial agents in the country and this... -
Working conditions of healthcare workers and clients’ satisfaction with care:...
Abstract Background In the present investigation the study protocol and the results at baseline of a workplace intervention are reported. It is hypothesised that the reduction... -
Enhancing evidence use in public health nutrition policymaking: theoretical i...
Abstract Background Enhancing the use of evidence in policymaking is critical to addressing the global burden of nutrition-related disease. Whilst the public health nutrition... -
Spatiotemporal epidemiology of, and factors associated with, the tuberculosis...
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue worldwide. However, evidence concerning the impact of environmental factors on TB is sparse. We... -
Improved ascertainment of modes of HIV transmission in Ukraine indicates impo...
Abstract Background It is important to understand how HIV infection is transmitted in the population in order to guide prevention activities and properly allocate limited... -
Time to death and risk factors among tuberculosis patients in Northern Ethiopia
Abstract Objective The main objective of this study was to assess time to death and associated risk factors among tuberculosis (TB) patients. Results A total of 769 TB patients... -
Acute severe paediatric asthma: study protocol for the development of a core ...
Abstract Background Acute severe childhood asthma is an infrequent, but potentially life-threatening emergency condition. There is a wide range of different approaches to this... -
Experts’ recommendations for the management of cardiogenic shock in children
Abstract Cardiogenic shock which corresponds to an acute state of circulatory failure due to impairment of myocardial contractility is a very rare disease in children, even more... -
Identifying targets for antibiotic stewardship interventions through analysis...
Abstract Background In order to change antibiotic prescribing behaviour, we need to understand the prescribing process. The aim of this study was to identify targets for... -
Perspectives of policy-makers and stakeholders about health care waste manage...
Abstract Background In South Africa, a new primary health care (PHC) re-engineering initiative aims to scale up the provision of community-based care (CBC). A central element in... -
Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric a...
Abstract Background Vaccination is a major, but simple and cost effective public health intervention in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially in children. Nowadays,... -
Identification of a major Listeria monocytogenes outbreak clone linked to sof...
Abstract Background Molecular subtyping and enhanced surveillance in Lombardy region identified a cluster of possibly related listeriosis cases from 2006 to 2010. This cluster... -
Prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococ...
Abstract Background To explore the overall prevalence and serotype distribution of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae(S. pneumoniae) among healthy children.... -
Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a popul...
Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with...
