Comparative evaluation of mineral trioxide aggregate and biodentine apical plug thickness on fracture resistance of immature teeth: An In vitro study
Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, MTA and Biodentine can be used as an apical plug instead of root canal filling material to increase the fracture resistance of immature teeth. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Pramod Mohite Ankita Dadarao Ramteke Ruchika Gupta Suvarna Patil Divya Gupta Source Type: research
Enterococcal infections in a tertiary care hospital, North India
Conclusion: E. faecalis is the most common clinical species isolated from clinical samples and the emergence of linezolid-resistant enterococci from the hospital is a matter of concern as till now it is considered to be the last resort for treatment in patients infected with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Rajesh Kumar Yadav Loveleena Agarwal Source Type: research
Role of dietary habits and personal hygiene on nutritional status of school-going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in selected schools located in slum areas of Nagpur City, Maharashtra
Conclusion: Dietary habits and personnel hygiene were found to be important factors of undernutrition; promoting health behavior through school health policy with involvement of teachers, students, and parents is highly recommended to reduce the problem of undernutrition among adolescents. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Mubashshera Firdous Khan Sitikantha Banerjee Kajari Bandyopadhyay S Kalaiselvi Sujiv Akkilgunata Jaya Tripathy Ranjan Solanki Arvind Singh Kushwaha Pradeep Deshmukh Source Type: research
Symptomatic survey of COVID-19 in the rural health and demographic surveillance site of Maharashtra, India
Conclusion: Thus to conclude a low COVID-19 prevalence rate of 0.1%, a higher family SAR of 17.2% was reported in the current study. Timely diagnosis and quarantine of close contacts should be continued to be implemented rigorously to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. These efforts will be useful to contain the epidemic before it reaches an alarming level in the rural areas. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Jayashree Sachin Gothankar Arvinder Pal Singh Narula Karamchand Patil Rupeshkumar Deshmukh Jayesh Patil Prakash Doke Ajit Karanjkar Source Type: research
The role of 12-lead electrocardiogram in the risk stratification of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome and the correlation with coronary angiography - The CINCHONa study - A prospective cohort study in Northern India
Conclusion: The identification of ECG changes suggestive of high-risk CAD can dictate to transfer such patients without delay to a percutaneous coronary intervention capable hospital for urgent CAG with intent to revascularization, thus helping in risk stratification of NST-ACS at the community level. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 26, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Barun Kumar Ashwin Kodliwadmath Amar Nath Upadhyay Ranjit Kumar Nath Neeraj Pandit Harsh Wardhan Anupam Singh Source Type: research
The biphasic phenomenon of cytokine storm in COVID pneumonia
Nehal M Shah, Janakkumar R Khambholja, Nilay N Suthar, Hemang M PurohitAnnals of African Medicine 2022 21(2):168-172
COVID-19 is a viral disease that commonly presents with mild symptoms with predominant respiratory system involvement. However, it can cause serious complications such as acute respiratory disease, multi-organ dysfunction, especially in patients with comorbidities. As it is a new disease, the full picture of the disease and its complications are not yet fully understood. Moreover, the patients at risk of complications are not well identified, and the data about the biphasic pattern of cytokine storm syndrom...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Nehal M Shah Janakkumar R Khambholja Nilay N Suthar Hemang M Purohit Source Type: research
Ovarian cell tumor in a child with neurofibromatosis type 1
This report documented a rare case of PPP caused by JGCT in a child with NF1. Verbal consent was taken from the family. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Lujain Majdi Qutub Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha Source Type: research
Primary hyperparathyroidism: Correlation between cervical ultrasound and MIBI scan
Conclusion: TC-99 m-MIBI-parathyroid scintigraphy SPECT had a higher probability for solitary parathyroid adenoma compared to cervical US. Its use coupled with the TC-99 m-MIBI-parathyroid scintigraphy SPECT allows reliable preoperative tracking. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Houda Salhi Toumader Bouziane Mustapha Maaroufi Nadia Ismaili Alaoui Hanan El Ouahabi Source Type: research
Quality of life post total knee arthroplasty: Saudi Arabian experience
Conclusions: Our study shows that TKA has a positive effect on pain, mobility, QOL, and ultimate satisfaction. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Abdallah S Alomran Source Type: research
Prostate cancer characteristics: A descriptive analysis of clinical features at presentation in the last decade in a black African community
Conclusions: Prostate cancer indices at presentation in South-eastern Nigeria, a resource-poor community in sub-Saharan Africa are yet to positively shift despite efforts at prostate cancer awareness. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Fredrick O Ugwumba Ikenna I Nnabugwu Source Type: research
Comparative Assessment of the Implementation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Public and Private Health Facilities in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria
Conclusion: This study revealed that awareness and attitude of health workers in public health facilities in Jos North were higher than that of those in private health facilities and there is the sub-optimal implementation of IDSR among the health workers in Jos North LGA, especially among the private health facilities. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Yetunde Olubusayo Tagurum M Joy Dogo GA Adah IC Maimagani OO Sodipo T Adeniji JC Daboer ME Banwat LA Lar TJ Akosu MP Chingle Source Type: research
Anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: Experience with a tertiary hospital-based surgical outreach in a developing world
Conclusion: Organizing inguinal hernia repair outreach in a tertiary hospital offers the benefit of a full complement of anesthesia, which ensures safe and smooth surgery with low anesthetic complications. Most cases were done as daycare surgeries despite the high failure rate of LA and SA.
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Contexte: Le manque d'installations adéquates et d'anesthésistes limite le nombre et l'étendue des cas chirurgicaux qui peuvent être traités dans les programmes de proximité chirurgicale. La hernie in...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie Nneka Alice Sunday-Nweke Charles Chidiebele Maduba Chinedu Ignatius Madu Michael Ikechukwu Nnamonu Mishack Ikechukwu Akunekwe Arinze Aetelbert Igboanugo Valentine Uche Okeke Source Type: research
Does serum kidney injury molecule-1 predict early diabetic nephropathy: A comparative study with microalbuminuria
Conclusion: The present study observed significantly increased levels of serum KIM-1 in both the diabetic groups compared to controls. Moreover, serum KIM-1 positively correlated with the duration of diabetes. Therefore, serum KIM-1 may be used as an early diagnostic marker to predict nephropathy among diabetes in our population. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Divya Balu Vasanthan Krishnan Vengadakrishnan Krishnamoorthy R B Sudagar Singh Senthil Narayanasamy Gnanasambandan Ramanathan Source Type: research
WhatsApp-Based virtual consultation in clinical practice during COVID times: A prospective institutional study
Conclusions: More than 82% of both new and follow-up patients preferred VC over direct or no consultation during this COVID pandemic. Our findings suggest that VC through social media platforms is capable of ensuring appropriate treatment and follow-up for endocrine diseases. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Ramakanth Bhargav Panchangam Pradeep Puthenveetil Sunil Kumar Kota Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan Source Type: research
Chemotherapy-Associated nausea and vomiting: A cross-sectional survey of occurrence and management patterns at jos university teaching hospital, Nigeria
Conclusions: Antiemetic guideline adherence was low due to antiemetic under-prescribing. A few nausea and vomiting events were recorded predominantly among patients who received highly emetogenic IV chemotherapy. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 6, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Kelvin Mogesa Manyega Benjamin Nasara Joseph Okunlola Charity Rotkangmwa Maxwell P Dapar Source Type: research
