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Accuracy of patients' self-reporting of pregnancy and awareness of risks to the fetus from x-ray radiation
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2008)
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Pentastomiasis (armillifer armillatus infestation)
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-10)
Pentastomiasis, also known as ‘tongue worm’ infestation or
porocephalosis, is a parasitic zoonosis endemic to western
and central Africa. In 1847, Pruner described the first human
infection by a pentastomid in Cairo. ...
Usefulness of lateral radiographs for detecting tuberculous lymphadenopathy in children - confirmaiton using sagittal CT reconstruction with multiplanar cross-referencing
(AOSIS Publishing, 2012-09-10)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children remains difficult. Lateral chest radiographs are frequently used to facilitate diagnosis, but interpretation is variable. In this study, ...
FAST as a predictor of clinical outcome in blunt abdominal trauma
(AOSIS, 2011)
Background. Peer-reviewed literature demonstrates increasing support for the use of focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) in the setting of blunt trauma, one study demonstrating the sensitivity and specificity of ...
Diffusion tensor imaging point to ongoing functional impairment in HIV-infected children at age 5, undetectable using standard neurodevelopmental assessments
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-05-19)
Background: Perinatal HIV infection negatively impacts cognitive functioning of children, main domains affected are working memory, processing speed and executive function. Early ART, even when interrupted, improves ...