February 2011

An evaluation of leukocyte esterase activity as a rapid screening test for significant bacteriuria in children

The diagnosis of UTI is usually confirmed by microscopy and culture of properly collected urine specimens; however, due to scarce resources and other limitations, this is often not practicable in many resource poor nations. Since UTI if not identified early and treated could lead to serious complications, this study was therefore carried out to ascertain the clinical importance of Leukocyte esterase (LE) enzyme as a...

Author(s): Eyong K. I., Anah M. U., Udo J. J., Jombo G. T. A., Ewa A. U., Etuk I. S. and Asindi A. A.

February 2011

Reporting of randomised controlled trials: Before and after the advent of the CONSORT statement

Poorly conducted randomised controlled trials and inadequate reporting are susceptible to different forms of bias, which can have a detrimental effect on the interpretation and application of clinical evidence. This study examines the effect of Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement on the quality of the reporting of randomised controlled trials by comparing those published...

Author(s): Zackariah V. Clement and Nicholas Buckley