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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 ...
Dolutegravir induced sub-acute hepatic failure in HIV positive treatment naïve man in Botswana
(Sciedu Press, www.sciedupress.com, 2019-09-24)
Dolutegravir associated hepatic failure has rarely been reported. Hepatic failure can occur either acutely or after few weeks as it happened in our patient. We report a case of 61 years old HIV-positive treatment naïve ...
Bilateral loss of vision after spinal anaesthesia on a dwarf patient
(OMICS Internationa, www.omicsonline.org/, 2019-01-04)
Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism. Achondroplasia poses multiple anaesthetic challenges ranging from securing intravenous line, monitoring and drug dose calculations and airway management among others. ...
Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and its prevention among Zimbabwean women: Analysis of 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey
(Taylor & Francis; https://www.taylorfrancis.com/, 2019-09-29)
Introduction: The global burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has significantly decreased; however, new HIV infections decline slowly; this poses challenges to achieve ...
Antimicrobial utilization research and activities in Botswana, the past, present and the future
(Taylor & Francis, www.tandfonline.com, 2019-09-23)
A number of activities are ongoing to reduce AMR in Botswana by improving antimicrobial utilization
across all sectors. However, there is a need to share experiences. With the objective of sharing these,
the second one ...
Assessing nurses’ adherence to the see-and-treat guidelines of Botswana's national cervical cancer prevention programme
(American Association for Cancer Research, https://www.aacr.org/, 2019-12-18)
The see-and-treat approach for cervical cancer screening (VIA followed by immediate cryotherapy) was first pilot tested in Botswana in 2009. Botswana’s Ministry of Health and the Botswana-UPenn Partnership collaborated to ...
HIV infection is not associated with the initiation of curative treatment in women with cervical cancer in Botswana
(Wiley, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/, 2019-02-25)
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Sub-Saharan Africa. The risk of developing cancer is increased for women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It is unknown which ...
Explaining disparities in oncology health systems delays and stage at diagnosis between men and women in Botswana: A cohort study
(Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, 2019-06-06)
Purpose
Men in Botswana present with more advanced cancer than women, leading to poorer outcomes. We sought to explain sex-specific differences in time to and stage at treatment initiation.
Methods
Cancer patients who ...
HIV infection: its impact on patients with appendicitis in Botswana
(Springer, https://www.springer.com/gp, 2019-06-11)
Background: To compare the presentation, management, and outcome of HIV-positive patients with appendicitis to those of HIV-negative patients with appendicitis. Summary Background Data: The literature is limited regarding ...
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 ...