Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710059
Performance of GeneXpert in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Decentralized Area: Example of Hopital De La Paix, in Ziguinchor, Southern Senegal from 2016 to 2018
Kalilou Diallo, Ansoumana Diatta, Bruce Shinga Wembulua, Awa Camara, Habibou Sarr, Mame Ngone Coly, Alassane Diatta and Noel Magloire Manga
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 17, 2022
The Xpert MTB/RIF test is one of the innovative responses to the challenges of early diagnosis of tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance. Three years after the arrival of GeneXpert at La Paix hospital, we carried out this study in order to assess its contribution to the diagnostic process. This cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study focused on suspected tuberculosis patients whose pathological products were analyzed at the unit of microbiology of La Paix hospital of Ziguinchor, Senega...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710058
Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Vietnamese Tertiary Care Hospital
Thi Ha Vo, PhD, Pharm, Quang Hien Bui, BSc, Pharm, Hoang Hai Nguyen, PhD, MD and Hong Tham Pham, BSc, Pharm
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 17, 2022
Vietnam is one of the countries at high alert of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of P. aeruginosa isolates collected from a Vietnamese hospital in 2019. A retrospective review was conducted of all reports of P. aeruginosa isolates from the records of the laboratory of Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital between January 01 2019 to December 31 2019. Of 224 samples, the most common infection from which P. aeruginosa was isolated was pneumonia in hospitali...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510216
Breast Injury in USA Female Water Polo Athletes
Laura J. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, Tamara Eichelberger, PT, MPT, PhD and Edward J. Kane, PT, MSPT, ATC, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 16, 2022
Water polo is a very physical and aggressive sport and injury data for male water polo athletes is well established. However, the data is very scarce for women. Given that a recent study identified that almost half (47.9%) of female collegiate athletes experienced a breast injury during participation in basketball, soccer, volleyball, and softball, it warrants the investigation of the prevalence of female breast injuries during participation in water polo. The purpose of this study was to report...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510091
Clinical Manifestations in the Pediatric Patient with Post- COVID-19 Syndrome: A New Challenge for the Preservation of Functional Capacity
Ana María Zuleta-Monsalve, Carol Juliana Parra-Navarro, Kelly Marcela Ceron- Benavides, Yenny Alexandra Moreno-Giraldo and Maria Paz Bolaño-Romero
Article Type: Editorial | First Published: March 16, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised numerous questions about the prognosis of those affected by this disease, especially in children. Based on cases described in the literature, Nakra, et al. investigated a severe condition about which little is currently known: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. The authors hypothesized pathogenic mechanisms, and reported which were the most frequent clinical manifestations, taking into account that this syndrome can present ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710039
Surgery of Oncologic Surgical Pathologies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Ordeal of the Oncologic Patient
María Mercedes de la Torre-Bustamante, Juan Felipe Casabon-Pastrana, Diego Alejandro Largo- Cordoba, Diego Armando Gomajoa-Guerrero and Michael Gregorio Ortega-Sierra
Article Type: Editorial | First Published: March 24, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the worst global public health crises of the 21st century. Global health was strongly affected by the dynamics of nations in the face of measures to contain the SARS-Cov-2 infection, such as confinement and redistribution of resources, which delayed the diagnosis and treatment of a large number of diseases, negatively modifying the prognosis and quality of life of these patients. The burden of surgical and oncological diseases is currently very high, and its...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710038
Prognostic Value of the Ki67 Proliferation Index, CD10 and MUM1 in Follicular Lymphoma
Minh Phuong Vu, Thanh Vui Le and Van Oanh Kieu
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 24, 2022
Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent lymphoma and is associated with a long survival time. However, there are patients who had an early progression after standard therapy. Our aim was to analyze the prognostic value of Ki67, CD10 and MUM1 expression in FL. Immunohistochemical staining for Ki67, CD10 and MUM1 was performed on formalin-fixed paraffinembedded biopsy tissues from 27 patients with FL. Patients were grouped according to the levels of the Ki67 proliferation index (PI). Survival time...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710037
Impacts of Genetic Polymorphisms on Breast Cancer
Hafez Ahmed and Mohamed Hussein
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 16, 2022
Breast cancer (BC), a malignant proliferation of the epithelial cells that line the ducts or lobules of the breast, is the most common malignancy in women, accounting for approximately one-third of all cancers in women worldwide. According to its death rate, it is the second most frequent cancer causing mortality for women worldwide. Polymorphism involves one of two or more variants of a particular DNA sequence. The most common type of polymorphism involves variation at a single base pair. In re...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510140
Assessment of the Perception of Aesthetics and Smile Attractiveness among Dental and Health Students
Nayef H Felemban and Bhari Sharanesha Manjunatha
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 14, 2022
The attractiveness and aesthetics of a good smile is the main reason to seek the orthodontic treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the perception of smile aesthetics and attractiveness among dental students and health students aged 20-22 and 23-25 years groups. A modified intraoral smile image of an orthodontic patient having seven different clinical cases along with the questionnaire to among dental students and other health collages at Taif University, Kingdom of Sau...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410117
Increased Cases of Acute Polyneuropathy in COVID-19 Pandemic: What Awaits Neurologists?
Sinan ELİAÇIK and Özlem AKDOĞAN
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 19, 2022
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection 2019 (Covid-19) primarily affects the respiratory system but central and peripheral neurological manifestations have been increasingly recognized and reported. The study consisted of patients with acute polyneuropathy that developed after the Covid-19 infection. All patients were confirmed serologically for PCR positivity and typical ground glass appearance in thorax tomography in case of respiratory involvement. In 16 patients, polyneuro...