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Magnitude, patient awareness, and associated Factors of chronic kidney disease among Medical ward admitted patients in wolkite University specialized hospital, south nation, Nationalities and people, ethiopia Thesis

Bisrat Fikadu; Fanta Obsa; Waqtola Cheneke (2002-11)

Background Kidneys are vital organs that play a vital role in maintaining an optimum internal environment. This normal kidney function can be altered by physical injury or disease. Currently, chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...
Opportunistic and other intestinal parasitic infections in aids patients, hiv Seropositive healthy carriers and hiv seronegative individuals in southwest Ethiopia Article

Zelalem T. Mariam; Gemeda Abebe; Andargachew Mulu (2008)

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and major causes of morbidity and mortality of such patients are opportunistic infections caused by viral, ...
The degree of bacterial contamination of operating rooms And surgical wards environment and antibiotic Susceptibility pattern of isolates at jimma university Specialized hospital, south west ethiopia Thesis

Chalachew genet; Gebre kibru; Kannan hemalatha (2010-05)

Surgical site infection (SSI) stands in the second position accounting one-third of total health care associated infection (HAI). One of the risk factor for SSI is bacterial contamination of indoor air and environmental ...
Knowledge, Health Seeking Behavior and Perceived Stigma towards Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Suspects in a Rural Community in Southwest Ethiopia Article

Gemeda Abebe; Amare Deribew; Ludwig Aperset.al (2010-10)

Background: Perceived stigma and lack of awareness could contribute to the late presentation and low detection rate of tuberculosis (TB). We conducted a study in rural southwest Ethiopia among TB suspects to assess knowledge ...
Microbial flora and food borne pathogens on Minced meat and their susceptibility to Antimicrobial agents Article

Haimanot Tassew; Alemseged Abdissa; Getenet Beyene (2010-11)

BACKGROUND: Food-borne pathogens are the leading cause of illness and death in developing countries. Changes in eating habits, mass catering, unsafe food storage conditions and poor hygiene practices are major contributing ...
Microbial flora and food borne pathogens on Minced meat and their susceptibility to Antimicrobial agents Article

Alemseged Abdissa; Haimanot Tassew; Getenet Beyene (2010-11)

BACKGROUND: Food-borne pathogens are the leading cause of illness and death in developing countries. Changes in eating habits, mass catering, unsafe food storage conditions and poor hygiene practices are major contributing ...
Climatic variables and malaria transmission dynamics in Jimma town, South West Ethiopia Article

Abebe Alemu; Gemeda Abebe; Lemu Golassa (2011)

Background:-: In Ethiopia, malaria is seasonal and unstable, causing frequent epidemics. It usually occurs at altitudes < 2,000 m above sea level. Occasionally, transmission of malaria occurs in areas previously free of ...
Urban malaria and associated risk factors in Jimma town, south-west Ethiopia Article

Abebe Alemu; Wondewosen Tsegaye; Lemu Golassa et.al (2011)

Background: Malaria kills millions around the world. Until recently it was believed to be a disease of rural areas, since the Anopheles mosquito, which transmits Plasmodium species breeds in rural areas. Urban malaria is ...
Bacterial uropathogens in urinary tract Infection and antibiotic susceptibility pattern in Jimma university specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia Article

Getenet Beyene; Wondewosen Tsegaye (2011-06)

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections encountered by clinicians in developing countries. Area-specific monitoring studies aimed to gain knowledge about the type of ...
M. tuberculosis in Lymph Node Biopsy Paraffin-Embedded Section Article

Abdurehman Eshete; Ahmed Zeyinudin; Solomon Ali et.al (2011-10)

Background. Tuberculosis lymphadenitis is one of the most common forms of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Objective. To evaluate the magnitude of M. tuberculosis from lymph node biopsy paraffin-embedded sections among ...
Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis and Malaria Coinfection and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Gilgel Gibe dam Area, Southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Million Getachew; Million Getachew; Ahmed Zeinedin et.al (2011-10)

Introduction: Malaria and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) are causes of significant morbidity, mortality, severe illness and poor economic development worldwide. These diseases are most of the time Co-endemic in ...
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Jimma Town, South-West Ethiopia Thesis

Endalew Zemene; Ahmed Zeynudin (2011-11)

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a very common infection in human caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Humans become infected mainly by ingesting T. gondii tissue cysts present in undercooked ...
Relatively low primary drug resistant tuberculosis in southwestern Ethiopia Article

Gemeda Abebe; Ketema Abdissa; Alemseged Abdissa et.al (2012)

Background: The prevalence of drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopia in general, and Jimma area in particular, is not well documented. We conducted a study at Jimma University specialized hospital in southwest ...
Update on bacterial nosocomial infections Article

W. Bereket; K. Hemalatha; B. Getenet et.al (2012)

With increasing use of antimicrobial agents and advance in lifesaving medical practices which expose the patients for invasive procedures, are associated with the ever increasing of nosocomial infections. Despite an effort ...
Postoperative nosocomial infections and Antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacteria Isolates among patients admitted at felege Hiwot referral hospital, bahirdar, ethiopia Article

Gebre Kibru; Getenet Beyene; Meku Damtie (2012-03)

BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infection constitutes a major public health problem worldwide. Increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens associated with nosocomial infections also becomes a major therapeutic challenge for ...
Smear posetive pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb) Prevalence amongst patients at agaro teaching Health center, south west ethiopia Article

Hussen Ali; Ahmed Zeynudin; Abiyu Mekonnen et.al (2012-03)

BACKGROUND: World Health organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis as a global emergency because it poses a serious public health threat in different countries especially, in Africa. According to WHO report of 2007, ...
Magnitudes and predictors of onchocerciasis among Inhabitants close to ivermectin treated area along Colombo river, gomma district, jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia Thesis

Daniel dana; Serkadis debalke; Delenasew yewhalaw (2012-09)

Background: Human onchocerciasis is parasitic diseases caused by O. volvulus and results in devastating skin and eye disease mostly in Africa. It was targeted for elimination from most parts of Africa and America targeting ...
Prevalence and severity of iodine deficiency Disorder among children 6-12 years of age in Shebe senbo district, jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia Article

Yinebeb Mezgebu; Andualem Mossie; Getenet Beyene (2012-11)

BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency disorder is a major problem worldwide, especially during pregnancy and childhood. The magnitude of the problem is quite big in Ethiopia. The main aim of the present study was to determine ...
Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and effectiveness of Praziquantel in school children in Finchaa valley, Ethiopia Article

Samuel Haile; Lemu Golassa; Zeleke Mekonnen (2012-11)

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world. Approximately 80% of the estimated 200 million people infected annually world-wide live in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia where ...
Associated Risk factors for Postoperative Nosocomial infections among Patients admitted at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia Article

Wondemagegn Mulu; Gebre Kibru; Getenet Beyene et.al (2013)

Background: Nosocomial infections are the most challenging problem in all health care systems. In developing countries many people are dying daily due to inadequate health care services of which postoperative infections ...

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