March 2010

Noninvasive ventilation in relapse of acute respiratory failure outside ICU

The transfer of patients to the ICU from the General Ward could be a frequent issue of major concern in many hospitals around the world. We accessed the effectiveness of NIMV protocol outside ICU in sub-group of patients with relapse of acute respiratory failure and we also determined the factors associated with ICU transfer. This work is a prospective observational study. A total of...

Author(s): Killen Briones Claudett, Mónica Briones Claudett, Miguel Chung Sang, Hector Alajo Maiguashca, Diego Cruz Pico, Michel Grunauer Andrade, Antonio Esquinas Rodriguez and Gumersindo Gonzalez Diaz

March 2010

Effects of Falciparum malaria on the indices of anaemia among pregnant women in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This study evaluated the effect of malaria on the indices of anaemia of 50 plasmodium parasitized pregnant subjects. Fifty non- malaria parasitized pregnant and fifty non- pregnant and non- parasitized subjects served as control. The mean haematological values was significantly lower among parasitized...

Author(s): O. Erhabor,  T. C. Adias and M. L. Hart

March 2010

Array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis of sperm DNA to detect copy number variations in infertile men with idiopathic azoospermia

Epididymal and testicular spermatozoa of azoospermic patients are frequently used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), so they must be screened for genetic abnormalities. The objective of our study was to investigate whole genome imbalances in immature germ cells found in ejaculates of six males with idiopathic azoospermia and normal karyotype. We used for the first time the most powerful tool for genetic...

Author(s): Dimova Ivanka, Damyanova Vera, Nesheva Desislava, Hadjidekova Savina, Vatev Ilia, Stanislavov Romil, Nikolova Vesela and Toncheva Draga

March 2010

Eradication of yaws

Global Medline search have been done on yaws and its eradication since 1950 onwards through meshwork. In this research, reference journals and textbook materials were selectively chosen for detailed clinical characteristics. As the disease has not been common in Bangladesh, expert opinion was lacking. More precise concentration was done over eradication theme. Review target was to elicit questions on readers mind and...

Author(s): Robed Amin, Abdus Sattar, Ariful Basher and M. A. Faiz