Browsing Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology by Issue Date
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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) ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Pawlos Reji; Getachew Aga; Gemeda Abebe
(2013)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains major cause of morbidity and mortality due to any one of infectious agent
worldwide. In low income countries, Ziehl-Neelsen sputum smear microscopy is the only cost-effective tool ...