Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology: Recent submissions

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The role of AFB microscopy training in improving the performance of laboratory professionals: analysis of pre and post training evaluation scores Article

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 ...
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance and Disinfectants Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia Article

Meseret Mitiku; Solomon Ali; Gebre Kibru (2014)

P. aeruginosa is one of the most important pathogen that causes nosocomial infections often acquired from hospital environment and contaminated medical devices. The infections caused by this bacterium are particularly ...
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 ...
Asymptomatic pharyngeal carriage rate of Streptococcus pyogenes and its antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern among school children in Hawassa town, south ethiopia Thesis

Asrat anja; Getenet beyene; Zewdineh s/mariam et.al (2015-04)

Background: S.pyogenes or Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes each year hundreds of thousands mainly morbidity in developing countries. GAS differs from the other pyogenic bacteria in its potential to produce delayed, ...
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 ...
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 ...
HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND HEMOZOIN-CONTAINING LEUKOCYTES IN CHILDREN WITH MALARIA: ASSOCIATION WITH DISEASE SEVERITY AT PAWE GENERAL HOSPITAL, NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA Thesis

Muluken birhanu; Wondimagegne Adissu; Tilahun Yemane (2015-04)

Background: Hematological changes are some of the most common complications in malaria. Severe malarial anemia is the most prominent one particularly in children and is associated with higher prevalence of hemozoin-containing ...
Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae among Reproductive Age Group Women Attending Jimma University Specialized Hospital: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Jimma, South West Ethiopia Thesis

Dagnamyelew Tilahun; Ketama Abdissa; Haimanot Tasew et.al (2014-04)

Back ground: Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are the most common bacterial and treatable sexually transmitted diseases in both men and women. The reproductive outcome is more severe in women. ...
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 ...
Anemia and Risk Factors in HAART Naı¨ve and HAART Experienced HIV Positive Persons in South West Ethiopia: A Comparative Study Article

Lealem Gedefaw; Tilahun Yemane; Zewdineh Sahlemariam (2013-08)

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its treatment cause a range of hematological abnormalities. Anemia is one of the commonly observed hematologic manifestations in HIV positive persons and it ...
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 ...
Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Effector T-Cell Immune Response among Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thesis

Zebene Andargie; Tesfaye Kassa; Getenet Beyene et.al (2015-05)

Background: -The merging epidemics of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) become major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Despite the clinical and public health significance posed by the ...
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Arba Minch Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Survey Thesis

Desalegn Nega; Teferi Eshetu; Daniel Dana (2013-11)

Background: Pregnant women, after frequent infections with Plasmodium spp., may develop immunity that can result in asymptomatic malaria. Though asymptomatic, the women harbor parasites that can trigger deleterious effects ...
Seroprevalence of Latent Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Associated Risk Factors among People Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Arba Minch Hospital, Southern Ethiopia Thesis

Tsegaye yohanes; Endalew Zemene; Serkadis Debalke (2013-10)

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by an obligate intracellular parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). The parasite infects approximately half of the world's population. Latent stages of ...
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns and plasmid profile of microbial isolates from vegetables collected in selected local market at Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia. Thesis

Eshetu chilo; Haimanot Tassew; Mulatu Gashaw (2015-05)

Background: Vegetables can be contaminated with a range of microbial contaminants and pathogens and have long been known to serve as vehicles for transmission of infectious microorganisms Thus, this study was aimed to ...
Intestinal parasitic infections and nutritional status of public Elementary school children in jimma town, southwest ethiopia Thesis

Derartu hassen; Serkadis debalke; Endalew zemene et.al (2014-10)

Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are major public health problems in several tropical and subtropical developing countries with poor socio-economic status. Intestinal parasites are one of the factors that ...
Prevalence and risk factors of anemia among school age Children in filtu town, somali region, south east ethiopia Article

Bekele gutema; Lealem gedefaw; Wondimagegn adissu (2013-11)

Introduction: Anemia is one of the major public health problems affecting more than half of school age children in developing countries. Anemia among children has been demonstrated in many studies resulting in impaired ...
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, ...
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 malaria among patients requested For blood film examination at shanan gibe Hospital, jimma town, south west ethiopia Thesis

Taressa ejeta; Ahmed zeinudin (2013-05)

Background:Malaria is a major public health problem and cause of much suffering and premature death in poorer areas of tropical Africa,Asia and Latin America. The agents of human malaria are four species of the genus ...

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