Background: Malaria poses a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, millions of people are potentially at risk of Plasmodium falciparum infections annually. The current study evaluated the performance of two Histidine rich protein 2 (HRP-2) rapid diagnostic t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30892
Aim: Since aesthetics has become an important issue in dental treatment, it seems important to have a good communication between a patient and the dentist to understand the patient's concept regarding the dental aesthetics and to achieve the most desired dental treatment. So, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30455
Aims: To explore how medical students acquired and developed competence in selected clinical practical procedures. Study Design: Cross sectional qualitative study. Methodology: Seventeen (17) students from a class of 60 final year University of Zambia Medical students of the 2012...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31279
Aims: Responding to the steadily increasing number of unusual subtrochanteric and mid-shaft femoral (ST/FS) fractures in persons treated with the bisphosphonate drugs since the index cases were described in 2003, the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) convened...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31269
Aims: The present study sought to determine the pattern of antibiotic resistance of pathogens in Ventilator–Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and to investigate risk factors of multi-drug resistant (MDR) in ICUs of tertiary referral hospitals. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30487
Background: The introduction of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has played a major role in reducing the burden of infertility among couples. Although most pregnancies following assisted conception will progress normally without any increased risk to the mother or baby, stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30044
Introduction: Female genital cutting (FGC) or circumcision is one of the age-long cultural practices in many African countries including Nigeria. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the beliefs of pregnant women attending the ante-natal clinic of a mission hospit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30645
Aim: To assess the skills (ability to perform an examination of the eye) and knowledge (ability to diagnose the eye diseases) of students after completing their posting using a structured questionnaire, which indicates the effectiveness of undergraduate ophthalmology training. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30941
Jejunal diverticulosis is an asymptomatic condition that is sporadically seen during radiological studies or laparotomy. Complications such as diverticulitis, intestinal obstruction or abscess formation are documented; on the other hand, bleeding from jejunal diverticula is rarel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30650
Aim: To verify the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Attitudes toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS). Study Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive study. The sample was examined again for the test-retest reliability. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30723
Background: It is a known fact that ionizing radiation has various biological harmful effects. Dentists routinely depend on radiographs in their clinical practice for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of lesions. So, the dentists should be aware of different radiation protection...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30761
Background and Objective: Imbalance between the oxidants and antioxidants in biologic systems is called oxidative stress which is associated with wide range of diseases and malfunctions. Renal physiology, high blood flow and reabsorption mechanisms make kidneys susceptible organs...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30878
Treatment of gingival recession in cases with a shallow vestibule and frenal pull are always challenging. Root coverage techniques have been continuously revised and simplified over the past few decades to obtain more predictable, esthetic, and stable results. Case Presentation:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30585
Mariana de Jesus Vaz Trindade, Cristina Dutra Vieira, João Fernando G. Ferreira, Jéssica K. Távora de Sousa, João Paulo Amaral Haddad, Luiz de Macêdo Farias, Adriana Cristina de Oliveira & Simone Gonçalves dos Santos·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Background: Understanding biofilm formation and the interaction between bacterial species on surgical instrument surfaces is of great importance. Due to the scarcity of studies on this subject, the present study proposes to investigate this dynamic process. Methods: Staphylococcu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31167
Aims: Anterior open bite is often caused by excessive vertical development of the posterior maxilla. In such cases, it is hardly possible to establish absolute anchorage for molar intrusion by traditional orthodontic mechanics. The use of skeletal anchorage for orthodontic tooth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30193