Volume 6, Issue 2

• Managing a Budget in Healthcare Professional Education

  p. 71-73

  Walsh K*

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• Litigations and the Obstetrician in Clinical Practice

  p. 74-79

  Adinma JIB*

  The expectation of obstetrics is a perfect outcome. Obstetrics malpractice can cause morbidity and mortality that may engender litigation. Globally, increasing trend to litigation in obste...

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• Quantification and Correlation of Oral Candida with Caries Index Among Different Age Groups of School Children: A Case–Control Study

  p. 80-84

  Naidu BV and Reginald BA*

  Background: Dental caries is the most common infectious disease affecting humans and is the predominant cause of tooth loss in children. Although Candida’s role in d...

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• Median Nerve Conduction in Healthy Nigerians: Normative Data

  p. 85-89

  Owolabi LF*, Adebisi SS, Danborno BS and Buraimoh AA

  Background: Because of lack of local normative data, electrodiagnostic laboratories in Nigeria apply standard values generated in the USA and Europe to diagnose different ...

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• The Effectiveness of Clinician Education on the Adequate Completion of Laboratory Test Request Forms at a Tertiary Hospital

  p. 90-94

  Osegbe ID* and Afolabi O

  Background: Inadequately completed laboratory test request forms contribute to preanalytical errors and limit the advice of pathologists when interpreting laboratory test ...

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• Viral Load Pattern Among Hepatitis B Surface Antigen‑positive Patients: Laboratory Perspective and Implications for Therapy

  p. 95-99

  Iregbu KC* and Nwajiobi-Princewill PI

  Background: Hepatitis B viral infection is an old medical problem with worldwide distribution. It is usually diagnosed using serologic methods. However, the decision as to...

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• The Use of Guidelines for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Tanzania: A Lesson from Kilimanjaro Clinicians

  p. 100-108

  Mbwele B, Slot A, De Mast Q, Kweka P, Msuya M and Hulscher M

  Background: Evaluations of the guidelines for the management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (LRTI) Sub‑Saharan Africa, particularly in Tanzania is scant. A...

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• Nutritional Practices and Taboos Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at General Hospital in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

  p. 109-114

  Ugwa EA*

  Background: Food taboos among rural women have been identified as one of the factors contributing to maternal undernutrition in pregnancy. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore some of the taboos ...

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• Prevalence of Dog Bites in Rural and Urban Slums of Delhi: A Community‑based Study

  p. 115-119

  Agarwal A and Khan AM*

  Background: Rabies is a fatal disease of the central nervous system caused by the bites of warm‑blooded animals. One of the important methods of ...

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• Factors Associated with Prevalent Tuberculosis Among Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

  p. 120-128

  Iroezindu MO, Iroezindu MO, Iroezindu MO, Iroezindu MO*, Mbata GC, Wyk B, Hausler HP, Au DH, Lynen L and Hopewell PC

  Background: Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity/mortality among human immunodeficiency virus‑infected individuals in Africa. Reducing ...

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• Suction Cup Induced Palatal Fistula: Surgical Closure by Palatal Rotational Flap

  p. 129-132

  Vaaka PHD*, Ganapathi AK, Devi Priya B and Ziauddin Mohammad

  Construction of complete denture with adequate retention is a complex procedure. Use of suction cup in a maxillary denture is one of the techniques to improve retention. Palatal Suction cu...

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• An Audit of Malignant Oro‑facial Tumors Presenting at a Tertiary Hospital in Lagos

  p. 133-136

  Gbotolorun OM*, Emeka CI and Ayodele AS

  Oro‑facial malignancies are reported to have a high mortality and morbidity, this is further worsened when patient report late. To analyze the malignant oro‑facial l...

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• Epithelial Inclusion Cyst in a Cervical Lymph Node: Report of a Rare Entity at an Uncommon Location

  p. 137-138

  Bahadur S and Pujani M

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