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Microalbuminuria as Predictor of Early Glomerular Injury in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anaemia at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Microalbuminuria (MA) is the earliest marker of various diseases affecting the renal system. Its relevance in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), who are known to be prone to renal complications, has not been fully explored in our ...
Christopher, Richard
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Challenges in “probing spectroscopic probes” for noninvasive simultaneous disease diagnosis

Frontiers in Chemistry
Noninvasive diagnosis of human diseases relies on the detection of molecular markers (probes) in a painless manner. Although extrinsic and intrinsic molecular markers are often used, intrinsic disease probes (molecular markers) are preferable because ...
Lopamudra Roy, Shweta Paul, Amrita Banerjee, Ria Ghosh, Susmita Mondal, Monojit Das, Monojit Das, Nivedita Pan, Ishitri Das, Soumendra Singh, Debasish Bhattacharya, Asim Kumar Mallick, Samir Kumar Pal   +12 more
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Berberine inhibits angiogenesis in glioblastoma xenografts by targeting the VEGFR2/ERK pathway

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2018
Context: Berberine is used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years with recent reports of its anticancer activity. Objective: To test antiangiogenic effects of berberine on human glioblastoma and clarify involvement of the VEGFR2/ERK ...
Fa Jin, Tao Xie, Xiaoguang Huang, Xinde Zhao   +3 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya, Sandra G. Williams, Raphael A. Kirou, Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and effectiveness of the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and a 3-day course of artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a refugee settlement in Zambia. [PDF]

, 2005
In the Maheba Refugee Settlement, in the clinics supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres, all children aged up to 5 years with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated falciparum malaria are treated with the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) and ...
Bloland PB, Contamin H, National Malaria Control Centre, Nosten F, Peterson DS, Trape JF, Vasconcelos KF, White NJ, World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Organisation (WHO)   +9 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Germline-encoded neutralization of a Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor by the human antibody repertoire. [PDF]

, 2016
Staphylococcus aureus is both an important pathogen and a human commensal. To explore this ambivalent relationship between host and microbe, we analysed the memory humoral response against IsdB, a protein involved in iron acquisition, in four healthy ...
Abdiche, Yasmina, Chaparro-Riggers, Javier, Deng, Xiaodi, Foletti, Davide, Glanville, Jacob, Hasa-Moreno, Adela, Lindquist, Kevin, Melton Witt, Jody, Ni, Irene, Pham, Amber, Pitts, Steven, Pons, Jaume, Rajpal, Arvind, Shelton, David, Sirota, Marina, Strop, Pavel, Sundar, Purnima D, Yeung, Yik Andy   +17 more
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Biopsychosocial determinants of hand function and its trajectories over five years in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over 5 years in primary hand osteoarthritis. Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods 538 patients with both baseline and 5‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V.E.M. Olde Meule, Coen van der Meulen, Jos Runhaar, Frits R. Rosendaal, Margreet Kloppenburg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary olive‑garlic extract oil supplementation: influence on performance and haematological indices of broilers

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
The use of antibiotic growth promoters in broiler production has been the norm in developing countries, however, the increased rate of antibiotic resistance in humans has resulted in the search for alternatives without negative residual effects.
Williams Gabriel Adedotun, Babatunde Adetutu Victoria, Bello Fatimah Damilola, Alausa Bolajoko Suliat, Adewale Adebayo Oluwafemi   +4 more
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Adherence to transfusion guidelines: are we prepared for the Smarter Medicine or Choosing Wisely® initiative?

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To determine, whether a restrictive transfusion strategy is followed in our hospital and to identify differences in activities within departments and patient groups.
Bernard Surial, Andreas Burkhart, Nicolas Terliesner, Martina Morgenthaler, Esther Bächli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source