Aim: To detect Mtb rifampicin drug resistance mutations in Zimbabwe by rpoB gene sequencing. Study Design: This was a retrospective study. Place of Study: The study was conducted in Zimbabwe in 2015 using archived Mtb isolates previously isolated throughout Zimbabwe during a nat...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28510
Aim: To identify the Plasmodium species circulating in Zimbabwe. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place of Study: The study was conducted at three malaria referral hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe from January to May 2016. Methodology: Blood samples from patients with malaria we...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31517
Aims: to detect and type genital human papillomavirus (HPV) in young female medical and nursing students. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place of Study: The study was conducted in Harare, Zimbabwe at the College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe and Harare Central...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2017/31094
Aims: To investigate the prevalence of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Zimbabwean women and risk of cervical cancer Study Design: Case-control study Place and Duration of Study: Parirenyatwa Referral Hospital in Harare in between January and December 2014. Methodology: Genomic DNA f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24676
Background: Malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Zimbabwe due to transmission of Plasmodium parasite by the Anopheles mosquitoes. Globally, several species of Plasmodium parasite have been identified, but only P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230167
Takudzwa Matuvhunye, Racheal S. Dube- Mandishora, Nyasha Chin’ombe, Graham Chakafana, Joshua Mbanga, Edward Zumbika & Babill - Stray Pedersen·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aim: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in women attending a cervical cancer screening VIAC (visual inspection with acetic acid) clinic. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: VIAC clinic at Parirenyatwa Referral Hospital in H...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28481
Aims: To characterize archived nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) samples previously isolated from humans across Zimbabwe during the 2014 national tuberculosis survey. The rpoB gene of the isolates was targeted for characterization. Study Design: The research was an observational...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36783
Aims: To evaluate a tuberculosis surveillance system (TBSS) in Harare. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Harare City Health Department, Zimbabwe, between January 2013 to September 2013. Methodology: Standard CDC surveillance evaluation...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24056