Aim: To determine the correlation of accuracy of direct smear microscopy compared with BACTEC MGIT 960. Design: The study prospectively compare direct smear microscopy with BACTEC MGIT 960 using the reference standard, Lowenstein Jensen culture. Place and Duration: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/6714
Aims: This study aims to evaluate benefit and safety compared dual antiplatelet therapy with single aspirin therapy after coronary artery bypass grafting. Study Design: A systematic review and Meta-analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Medline, Embase, ScienceDirect and Cochrane...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19433
Introduction: Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) serves as the most prominent adjunct imaging modality to mammography. Ultrasound (US) is cheap, non-invasive and widely available in healthcare centres in Ghana but often used for obstetrics and gynaecological inv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19056
Introduction/Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is now a global health problem, and obstructive uropathy plays a major causative role. Reports however indicate limited CKD knowledge and awareness among caregivers which may be a draw-back in ‘preventive nephrology’. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19165
Integrins are mechanoreceptors and mediate mechanotransduction by transferring forces into focal adhesions. Osteoclastogenesis starts with adhesion to the bone matrix, leading to cytoskeleton reorganization that is important for osteoclast polarization and migration. However, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19544
Aims: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the evidence-based treatments for depression. However, some patients high in self-criticism do not respond to CBT. Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is featured in treating self-criticism and shame, and some trials have reported...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19206
Objective: We aimed to determine whether the variability in surveillance strategies after curative-intent primary treatment of ovarian cancer is related to practitioner age. Materials and Methods: The 943 members of The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) were surveyed by conve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16127
Aim: To investigate relationship between serum TSH and lipid parameters in subjects with different levels of TSH. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Clinical Biochemistry Department of Kasturba Medical College, Hospital Mangalore, between January 20...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18858
Background: Natriuretic peptides have a vast array of different actions at numerous sites throughout the human body. There have been rapid advances in understanding their mechanism of action in recent years and this review aimed to collate all available information on this field...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19325
Bilateral inverted impacted third molar is a very rare incidence. Dearth of dental arch length and space are also considered as the chief cause for tooth impaction. Reviewing the literatures, mandibular third molar was the most frequently impacted tooth, followed by the maxillary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17963