Background: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ASB) in pregnancy is associated with potential urinary and obstetric complications. The diagnosis and management of ASB in expectant mothers is in keeping with safe motherhood initiative. Aim: To determine the prevalence and pattern of ASB am...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21878
Dental clinicians are routinely exposed to various occupational hazards; chemical, biological and legal as well as ergonomic, which contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21340
Background: Mitral regurgitation and the increase in left atrial volume are seen frequently in severe acute myocardial infarction. They are associated with left ventricular dysfunction and may predict the prognosis and the outcome for long term follow up myocardial infarction. I...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19614
Introduction: Severe pregnancy-induced hypertension (severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) is a major cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Pregnancy induced hypertension occurs in 7.7 – 8.2% of pregnancies and causes 17.5% of maternal deaths in Cameroon. However, fe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22375
Background: Drug counterfeiting poses a great danger to every society. The actual prevalence of counterfeit drugs is difficult to ascertain presently but just like other crimes, drug counterfeiting is an underground business that often comes to light mostly when death occurs. Abo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21342
Dental practitioners have to respond to the patients’ esthetic demands. Newly developed ceramics permit new indications in the oral rehabilitation. Impact on opposing dentition is still to be determined. Peer-reviewed articles published until December 2014 were identified through...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19671
Acute psychosis in patients receiving physiological corticosteroid replacement is rare. The exact mechanism of this disorder is not clear. We report a case of a 50 year old female with recurrent post operative pituitary macroadenoma who had presented to us with features of adreno...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21557
Aims: The aim of the study is to compare the effect of Mometasone Fuorate and Levocetrizine in alleviating the symptom triad of Rhinorrhoea, Nasal obstruction and Sneezing in patients of Allergic Rhinitis. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Depar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22061
Aims: To compare the antibiotic use, cost, and consumption before and after an implementation of an antibiotic-restriction program (ARP) in governmental hospitals setting in Lebanon. Study Design: A retrospective cohort study on hospitalized patients who were prescribed antibioti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22025
Aims: This study presents our experience in the laparoscopic management of simple hepatic cysts (SHCs) and the polycystic liver disease (PCLD). Study Design: Retrospective institutional study. Place and Duration: Department of Medical and surgical Science, University of Foggia, F...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22140