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High-tech and low-tech orthopaedic surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Zambia's governmental health system suffers from shortage of surgical supplies and poor management skills for the sparse resources at hand. The situation... -
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Research that influences policy and practice – characteristics of operational research to improve malaria control in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
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Background Much communicable disease control research has had little impact on local control programme policy and practice for want of an operational component. The... -
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Advantages of larval control for African malaria vectors: Low mobility and behavioural responsiveness of immature mosquito stages allow high effective coverage
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Background Based on sensitivity analysis of the MacDonald-Ross model, it has long been argued that the best way to reduce malaria transmission is to target adult... -
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Major genomic mitochondrial lineages delineate early human expansions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The phylogeographic distribution of human mitochondrial DNA variations allows a genetic approach to the study of modern Homo sapiens dispersals throughout... -
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The clinical and molecular spectrum of galactosemia in patients from the Cape Town region of South Africa
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Background The objective of this study was to document the clinical, laboratory and genetic features of galactosemia in patients from the Cape Town metropolitan... -
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A prospective, cross-sectional study of anaemia and peripheral iron status in antiretroviral naïve, HIV-1 infected children in Cape Town, South Africa
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Background Anaemia is a common manifestation of paediatric HIV infection. Although there are many causes, anaemia of chronic diseases is the most frequent type. In... -
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Human rights in the biotechnology era 1
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Backgound The concept of Human Rights has become the modern civilising standard to which all should aspire and indeed attain. Discussion In an era characterised by... -
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Malarone treatment failure and
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
We report the first in vitro and genetic confirmation of Malarone® (GlaxoSmithKline; atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum... -
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Cellular responses to
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Background Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1, a variant antigen of the malaria parasite, is potentially a target for the immune response. It would...