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  • Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections in Botswana: findings and implications 

    Mwita, Julius C.; Souda, Sajini; Magafu, Mgaywa G. M. D.; Massele, Amos; Godman, Brian; Mwandri, Michael (Taylor & Francis, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2018-03-23)
    Background and aims: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is known to reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) as well as shorten hospital stay. However, there is currently a scarcity of data on antibiotic prophylaxis ...
  • Psychoactive substance use among first-year students in a Botswana University: pattern and demographic correlates 

    Olashore, A. A.; Ogunwobi, Olorunfemi; Totego, Eden; Opondo, Philip R. (BMC Psychiatry, https://www.biomedcentral.com/about, 2018-08-31)
    BACKGROUND: Substance use amongst university students is a recognized problem worldwide. Few studies have been carried out in this group in Botswana. These studies have been mostly limited to the use of alcohol and tobacco. ...
  • Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with right-sided heart failure 

    Rwegerera, Godfrey; King, Mmakgomo (Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, www.acronymfinder.com, 2014-06-06)
    Pulmonary thromboembolism occurring either abruptly or insidious poses a greater challenge in diagnosis. A high index of suspicion is required to proceed with proper investigations in patients with nonspecific cardiac or ...
  • A rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old hiv-exposed infant with signs of airway compression 

    Gezmu, Alemayehu (Medknow publications,http://www.medknow.com/, 2017)
    This is report of a rare case of thymic hyperplasia in a 6-month-old female child with significant compression effect on the airways and shift of the mediastinum. Timely imaging study and tissue biopsy play an important ...
  • A rare case of turner syndrome mosaicism in an African black woman 

    Rwegerera, Godfrey M.; Rivera, Yordanka P. (Sciedu Press, www.sciedupress.com, 2016-09-19)
    Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by partial or complete absence of an X chromosome in at least one tissue of the body with about 50% of patients having a different chromosome formula. The 45, X/46, XY ...
  • Reflections on primary health care and family medicine in Botswana 

    Setlhare, Vincent (Aosis, https://aosis.co.za/, 2014-08-14)
    Primary Care should be the ‘central function and main focus of a country’s health system‘.The Ouagadougu Declaration similarly states that the vehicle for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and addressing the health ...
  • Response to the novel Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the Future 

    Ogunleye, Olayinka O.; Basu, Debashis; Mueller, Debjani; Sneddon, Jacqueline; Seaton, R. Andrew; Yinka-Ogunleye, Adesola F.; Wamboga, Joshua; Miljković, Nenad; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara (Frontiers Media S.A., www.frontiersin.org, 2020-09-11)
    Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non-infectious diseases and limited resources in ...
  • Review of ongoing activities and challenges to improve the care of patients with Type 2 Diabetes across Africa and the implications for the future 

    Godman, Brian; Basu, Debashis; Pillay, Yogan; Mwita, Julius C.; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Paramadhas, Bene D. Anand; Tiroyakgosi, Celda; Okwen, Patrick Mbah; Niba, Loveline Lum; Nonvignon, Justice; Sefah, Israel; Oluka, Margaret; Guantai, Anastasia N. (Frontiers Media S.A. www.frontiersin.org, 2020-03-20)
    Background: There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of factors. Factors include lifestyle changes, ...
  • Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with abnormality of the liver in adult 

    Ayane, Negusse Gezahen; Walsh, Mikel; Shifa, Jemal; Kadimo, Khutsafalo (Pan African Medical Journal, http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2017-09-22)
    A Bochdalek hernia (BH) occurs when abdominal contents herniate through the postero-lateral segment of the diaphragm. The right side is affected considerably less commonly than the left. Most BHs present are diagnosed early ...
  • Salmonella sepsis and urinary tract infection complicating with acute kidney injury in a HIV positive female patient 

    Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Ramolefhe, Thato Tumediso; Ngoy, Ngoy Alphonse; Lesiamang, Molatedi; Pina Rivera, Yordanka (Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research; https://www.jcdr.org.in/, 2019-03-01)
    Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) can rarely be caused by salmonella species. UTI salmonellosis may present as uncomplicated UTI, pyelonephritis or haemorrhagic cystitis. We present a case of a 44-year-old HIV positive female ...
  • Segmental atrophy of the liver in a child: case report and review of the literature 

    Bedada, A.G.; Sreekumaran, M.I.; Azzie, G. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2019-06)
    Segmental atrophy of the liver (SAL) is a pseudotumour that is extremely rare in children. We report the case of a 4-year-old child who presented with abdominal pain and a non-tender mass at the epigastrium. A computed ...
  • Short stature and growth hormone deficiency: unexpected manifestations of McCune-Albright syndrome 

    Pina Rivera, Yordanka; Rwegerera, Godfrey Mutashambara; Sesay, Sheikh (BMJ Publishing Group Limited; https://www.bmj.com/, 2018-08-27)
    McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is a rare disease characterised by triad of monostotic or polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, café au-lait skin spots and a variety of endocrine disorders; precocious puberty (PP) being the most ...
  • Simultaneous false aneurysm and arterio-venous fistula in the presence of a single wound 

    Ayane, G.N.; Walsh, M.; Prozesky, D.; Kadimo, K. (Elsevier, https://www.elsevier.com/, 2018-07-16)
    We describe a patient in whom a stab wound to the right supraclavicular fossa led to a subclavian artery false aneurysm and an arterio-venous fistula (AVF) between the right subclavian artery and the right internal jugular ...
  • SIRS model for the dynamics of non-typhoidal salmonella epidemics 

    Chaturvedi, Ojaswita; Masupe, Shedden; Masupe, Tiny (IJCER Online Publication Inc., http://www.ijceronline.com/, 2013-10)
    A continuous mathematical model of salmonella diarrhea is introduced in this paper. According to the pathogenesis of salmonella, the model had been designed as an SIRS system comprising of a non-constant population. The ...
  • Spontaneous splenic infarcts and rupture presenting as massive haemoperitoneum 

    Ayane, Negusse Gezahen; Cox, Megan; Shifa, Jemal; Kadimo, Khutsafalo (Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/pula, 2017)
    Spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen without a history of an evident blunt abdominal trauma is a rare clinical entity and can occur in both histologically normal and diseased spleen. Non-traumatic spontaneous splenic ...
  • Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonisation in HIV-infected individuals in Botswana 

    Fischer, Rebecca S.B.; Reid, Michael J.A.; Mannathoko, Naledi; Brown, Eric L.; Steenhoff, Andrew P. (2014-08-20)
    Background: Despite the huge burden of HIV disease, data describing the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in the setting of HIV infection in southern Africa are sparse. Objective: This cross-sectional ...
  • A step toward timely referral and early diagnosis of cancer: implementation and impact on knowledge of a primary care based training program in Botswana 

    Narasimhamurthy, Mohan; Tapela, Neo M.; Peluso, Michael J.; Kohler, Racquel E.; Setlhako, Irene I.; Botebele, Kerapetse; Gabegwe, Kemiso; Nkele, Isaac; Mmalane, Mompati; Grover, Surbhi; Barak, Tomer; Shulman, Lawrence N.; Lockman, Shahin; Dryden-Peterson, Scott (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2018-05-29)
    Health system delays in diagnosis of cancer contribute to the glaring disparities in cancer mortality between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries. In Botswana, approximately 70% of cancers are diagnosed ...
  • Successful spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in an African patient with Takayasu's arteritis 

    Kassa, Mamo Woldu; Bedada, Alemayehu Ginbo; Benti, Tadele Melese (African Field epidemiology network (AFENET), https://www.afenet.net, 2018-08-20)
    Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease affecting mainly the aorta and its main branches. We report a case of a 24-year-old primigravida, an African patient, with TA planned for caesarean section ...
  • Synchronous volvulus of the sigmoid and transverse colon in a 26-year-old male 

    Motsumi, Mpapho Joseph; Tlhomelang, Omphile (Oxford University Press,https://global.oup.com/?cc=bw, 2018-11-13)
    We present a 26-year-old male patient who presented with complete bowel obstruction and peritonitis. His abdominal X-rays showed grossly distended large bowels with air–fluid levels. A differential diagnosis of sigmoid ...
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura-Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome and pregnancy 

    Mwita, Julius Chacha; Vento, Sandro; Benti, Tadele (PAMJ-Center for Public Health Research and Information, http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/, 2014-04-08)
    Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura-Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (TTP-HUS) is a rare pregnancy and postpartum complication that may simulate the more common obstetric complications, preeclampsia and the syndrome of haemolysis, ...