Background: Canine parvoviral (CPV) infection is an important cause of acute haemorrhagic enteritis in dogs and may be accompanied by marked haematological, biochemical, and metabolic disturbances. Aims: The present study was conducted to diagnose canine parvoviral infection by a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101791
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency; delayed diagnosis may increase morbidity, whereas diagnostic uncertainty may lead to unnecessary appendectomy. The Modified Alvarado Score (MAS) is widely used, but its performance may be limited in equivocal cases. S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81407
Aim: To evaluate C-reactive protein levels in stable HIV positive children and adolescents on anti-retroviral therapy overtime in our health facility, and relate the findings to their CD4, viral-load, and blood pressure. Study Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based survey. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61243
Aims: The primary objective is to collate and evaluate findings from a wide range of previously published studies, thereby offering an integrated understanding of the current state of knowledge. Study Design: The study design employed in this work is a literature review, which s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61242
Background: Essential Hypertension (EH) accounts for majority of hypertension cases globally. Genetic factors along with haematological and biochemical changes may underlie EH and these have not been well studied in Kenya. A meta-analysis in African populations (excluding East Af...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10875
Farhana Nasrin, Rashedul Hasan Chowdhury, Shahriar Ahmed, Major Kaiser Jahan, Mohammed Maruf-ul-Quader & Chowdhury Mohammad Monirul Hasan·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
This study was undertaken to assess haematological parameter, glucose status, the possible maternal and neonatal risk factors responsible for neonatal septicemia and the pattern of bacterial agents causing neonatal sepsis. Blood cultures were performed for 147 newborn babies (0-2...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39613