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Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections in Botswana: findings and implications
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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, ...