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Promoting oral health in South Africa: public perceptions of water fluoridation.

Chikte U.M. (1997)

Public knowledge of water fluoridation (WF), sources of information, purpose of WF and the level of support for the implementation of WF was assessed in South Africa. Of the 2229 respondents interviewed, 23 per cent had ...

The Magpie Trial: A randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for children at 18 months

Duley, L.; Farrell, B.; Armstrong, N.; Spark, P.; Roberts, B.; Smyth, R.; Tivnan, M.; Laws, A.; Corfield, N.; Salte, A.; Thorn, L.; Altman, D.; Yu, L. M.; Abalos, E.; Carroli, B.; Dellepiane, L.; Duarte, M.; Fernandez, H.; Giordano, D.; Clarke, M.; Gray, A.; Hey, E.; Neilson, J.; Simon, J.; Doyle, L.; Kelly, T.; Squires, J.; Collins, R.; Karaoglou, A.; Lilford, R.; Moodley, J.; Robson, S.; Roberts, I.; Rubin, P.; Thornton J.; Twaddle, S.; Villar, J.; Walker, I.; Watkins, C.; Bimbashi, A.; Demalia, E.; Gliozheni ,O.; Shpata, A.; Karolinski, A.; Lamas, M.; Pesaresi, M.; Wainer, V.; Barbato, W.; Paciocco, M.; Bertin, M.; Boiza, E.; Castaldi, J.; Partida, Y.; Arias, C.; Farri, M.; Kerz, G.; Aguirre, J.; De Sagastizabal, M.; Falcone, R.; Morales, E.; Carroli, G.; Krupitzky, S.; Lopez, S.; Palermo, M.; Montes, Varela D.; Delprato, H.; Camusso, H.; Curioni, M.; Ludmer, E.; Brandi, R.; Martin, R.; Mesas, W.; Taralli, R.; Lezaola, M.; Morosini, M.; Andina, E.; Bernal, L.; Estiu, M.; Ulens, E.; Ortiz De Speranza, B.; Peyrano, A.; Damiano, M.; Saumench, C.; Horn, J.; Pritchard, M.; Smith-Orr, V.; Wilson, M.; Lawrence, A.; Watson, D.; Crowther, C.; Paynter, J.; Ashrafunnessa,; Mannan, M.; Shahidullah, M.; Shamsuddin, L.; Barros, Santos C.; Freire, S.; Melo, E.; Cobo, E.; Jaramillo, E.; Cardozo, C.; Fandino, N.; Gaitan, H.; Montano, L.; Lozano, J.; Rojas, M.; Breto, Garcia A.; Fuentes, Ramirez A.; Garcia, Miras R.; Sampera, S.; Farnot, U.; Gomez, E.; Rojas, G.; Valdes, R.; Abd El-Kreem, H.; Al-Hussaini, T.; Hammad, E.; Danso, K.; Kwapong, E.; Ofosu-Barko, E.; Padmini, Jasper M.; Peedicayil, A.; Regi, A.; Sharma, R.; Chauhan, A.; Raut, V.; Udani, R.; Batra, S.; Muthal-Rathore, A.; Ramji, S.; Zutshi, V.; Balakrishnan, S.; Eapen, E.; Koshy, G.; Ambardar, N.; Vadakkepat, P.; Vaidya, D.; Lema, V.; Rijken, Y.; Tadesse, E.; Dada, O.; Sofekun, A.; Ohiaeri, C.; Runsewe-Abiodun, T.; Adewole, I.; Adeyemo, A.; Brown, B.; Oladokun, R.; Adewale, O.; Inimgba, N.; John, C.; Ogu, R.; Ekele, B.; Isah, A.; Onankpa, B.; Jamelle, R.; Junejo, D.; Ruby, Faiz N.; Gul, F.; Sherin, A.; Bangash, K.; Mahmud, G.; Masud, K.; Tasneem, N.; Gassama, S.; Soyei, A.; Agarwal, P.; Rajadurai, V.; Pirani, N.; Delport, S.; Macdonald, P.; Mokhondo, R.; Pattinson, R.; Zondo, M.; Adhikari, M.; Mnguni, N.; Moodley, J.; Carstens, M.; Kirsten, G.; Steyn, W.; Van Zyl, J.; Helwig, A.; Jacobson, S. L.; Panosche, R.; Hammond, E.; Masanganise, L. (2007)

Objective: To assess the long-term effects of in utero exposure to magnesium sulphate for children whose mothers had pre-eclampsia. Design: Assessment at 18 months of age for children whose mothers were recruited to the ...

Proximal renal tubular acidosis in pregnancy: A case report and literature review

Firmin C.J.; Kruger T.F.; Davids, MR (2007)

Renal tubular acidosis is usually associated with chronic renal conditions and is rarely encountered in pregnancy. It may be inherited causing osteomalacia and rickets in children or acquired following autoimmune diseases ...

Evaluating the BED capture enzyme immunoassay to estimate HIV incidence among adults in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Kim, A. A.; McDougal, J. S.; Hargrove, J.; Rehle, T.; Pillay-Van Wyk, V.; Puren, A.; Ekra, A.; Borget-Alloue, M. Y.; Adje-Toure, C.; Abdullahi, A. S.; Odawo, L.; Marum, L.; Parekh, B. S. (2010)

Serological assays for estimating HIV-1 incidence are prone to misclassification, limiting the accuracy of the incidence estimate. Adjustment factors have been developed and recommended for estimating assay-based HIV-1 ...

Triple therapy with clarithromycin, omeprazole, and amoxicillin for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in duodenal ulcer patients in Asia and Africa

Wong, B. C. Y.; Chang, F. Y.; Abid, S.; Abbas, Z.; Lin, B. R.; Van Rensburg, C.; Chen, P. C.; Schneider, H.; Simjee, A. E.; Hamid, S. S.; Seebaran, A.; Zhang, J.; Destefano, M.; Lam, S. K. (2000)

Background: Studies assessing the efficacy of triple therapy containing clarithromycin and amoxicillin for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection and healing of duodenal ulcers in Asian and African countries are ...

Parachute mitral valve and a large ventricular septal defect in an asymptomatic adult

Abelson, M. (2001)

I report here on an asymptomatic 28-year-old man with a parachute mitral valve associated with a significant ventricular septal defect and a stenosing supravalvular mitral ring. This condition has not been reported previously ...

Tioconazole in the treatment of vaginal candidosis

Schaetzing A. (1988)

A 3-day treatment with tioconazole vaginal tablets (Gyno-Trosid; Pfizer) was used in 30 patients with vaginal candidosis during a prospective, mycologically controlled study. Candida yeasts were identified by microscopy ...

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of women regarding the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme at the Vanguard Community Health Centre, Western Cape - A pilot study

Petrie K.E.M.; Schmidt S.D.; Schwarz C.E.; Koornhof H.E.; Marais D. (2007)

Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women regarding the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme at a community health centre (CHC), Method. A ...

Self-injection ictal SPECT during partial seizures

Van Paesschen W.; Dupont P.; Van Heerden B.; Vanbilloen H.; Mesotten L.; Maes A.; Van Driel G.; Mortelmans L. (2000)

The authors compared ictal SPECT injection performed by medical personnel with self-injection ictal SPECT in six patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. Self-injection was safe and started faster Self- injection ...

Brain abscess and granuloma formation as late complications of retained ventricular catheter

Khan S.A.; Gretchel A.; Govender H.; Hartzenberg B. (2009)

This report presents a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, delayed development of brain abscess and foreign body granuloma formation adjacent to the intraventricular catheter. Both the complications occurring ...

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