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
Aissatou SOW Ndoye, Papa Aly Thiam GUEYE, Cheikh FAYE, Gora Lo, Anna Julienne Selbé Ndiaye, Moustapha DJITE, Coumba CISSOKHO, Ousmane Demba BADJI, Boubacar KEITA & Mame Cheikh SECK·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
Introduction: Genital mycoplasmas, which cause infections of the lower reproductive tract in women, are a major cause of morbidity and complications. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mycoplasma infections and the antibiotic susceptibility profile among wom...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i11533
Introduction: Meningitis represents a major public health problem in the tropical countries. Objective: To determine the sensitivity to antibiotics of bacteria associated with meningitis in children at Donka National Hospital in Conakry. Methods: This is a prospective and descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i71390
The hospital environment plays a crucial role in the chain of infection spread. Thus, there is need to attack the chain of infection at its weakest link as the most effective way in combating and/or preventing nosocomial infections. The study aims to assess the common aerobic pat...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i31368
Background: Detection of specific antibodies in the blood/body fluids is the primary testing method for HIV infection. A rapid test is one of the assays used in detecting HIV-specific antibodies. This study was conducted to evaluate the laboratory performance of the Wantai HIV 1/...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430454
Aïkou Nicolas, A. Ahoyo Theodora, Degbe Sah Cyriaque, Coulibaly Founzégué Amadou, Sezan Alphonse, Edorh A. Patrick & R. A. Lapo·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Wound suppuration is the formation and accumulation of pus in the soft tissue of the wound. As a rule, the natural inflammatory reaction disappears within three to five days and later the wound heals without any character. During this time, in some cases the inflammatory reaction...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i930265
Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital between October 2016 and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i530144
Climate change is a continuous phenomenon and over hundreds of years, the atmosphere has changed considerably around the world. Karnataka has the second largest drought prone area in the country next only to Rajasthan. Assessment of vulnerability index could play a major role in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i830130
Aims: The paper aims to quantify the spatial vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change throughout the various regions i.e. divisions of Bangladesh. Another aim was to formulate befitted policies and planning to reduce the climate change vulnerability for the rural poo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2016/27382
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of breast lesions with relevant histopathologic report. Methodology: A retrospective study was performed over 11 year period at Sultan Qaboos University...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10538
Aim: Objective of this study was to examine farnesol sensitivity of yeast to hyphae dimorphism in clinical isolates of Candida albicans. Study Design: Variations in virulence attributes contribute to variations in pathogenicity of C. albicans. Ability to switch from yeast to hyph...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2939
Background: High incidence of nosocomial infections has led to prolonged hospitalization, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Our research was aimed at determining the prevalence as well as identification and isolation of aerobic bacteria responsible for nosocomial urinary t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1255