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Sero-Prevalence and Distribution of Hepatitis B Surface Antigenaemia among People Living in Urban Settings in Rivers State of Nigeria

Rhoda Nwalozie, Jubril Adeyinka Kareem, Jane Nkechi Obi-Thomas & Brenda Anyakwe Nnokam · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global health challenge, affecting millions of people worldwide. Globally, HBV prevalence is 3.2% and in Nigeria, the rate is 8.1%. Aim: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and how certain demographics...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i91476

A Comparative Study between Covid-19 Positive versus Suspected Patients: A Single-Center Study in Bangladesh

Monir Hossain, M. A. Jalil Ansari, Mujibul Haque Mollah, Md. Msaum & Serajul Islam · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: The novel coronavirus disease or Covid-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China, which quickly involved majority of the countries across the world. Because of its high rate of mortality-morbidity and the similarities in signs and symptoms of pneumonia, it is very impor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12783

Demographic, Clinical and Therapeutic Characteristics of Children Aged 0-15 years with Nephrotic Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Richard K. D. Ephraim, Ruth C. Brenyah, Festus B. Osei, Enoch O. Anto, Anthony L. Basing & Kwame O. Darkwah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Nephrotic syndrome is a common childhood renal disease globally with a penchant for the early years of life and has generated a lot of interest among paediatricians and nephrologists. Aim: This study aimed to determine the clinical, therapeutic and socio-demographic f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33270

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak in Kerala, Southern India

Valaveetil Chirundodh Dhanya, Palakkat Jones Sara, Dharmaseelan Sanjai, Fettle Amar, Pandipurathu Mathew Deepa, Govindan Ravindran Santosh, Vinoda Thulaseedharan Jissa & Madhavan Radhakrishna Pillai · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aims: To study the clinical and epidemiological features in the affected individuals from different areas of Kerala, India. Study design: Population based cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Regional Facility for Molecular Diagnostics, Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biot...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11316