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Diagnosis of neurological infections in AIDS patients: Possibilities for Zimbabwe
(2000)
Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination and culture was performed on CSF obtained from 23 HIV infected adults presenting with neurological symptoms at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Bacterial growth was obtained in CSF from ...
Trends in cancer pain management
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2000)
Background: Pain is a prevalent symptom in cancer patients, affecting up to 50% of patients undergoing active cancer treatment and up to 90% of those with advanced disease. Although adequate relief can be achieved in the ...
An overview of spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ARDs) in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2000)
The deaths of over 100 people in 1937 in the USA from the ingestion of antifreeze used as a solvent for sulfanilamide and the foetal malformations of thalidomide in Europe in the 1960s resulted in the development of drug ...
Association of HIV infection with the development of severe and complicated malaria cases at a rural hospital in Zimbabwe
(2000)
Objective: To determine the association between HIV infection and progression of Plasmodium falciparum malaria illness in Hurungwe district, Zimbabwe.
Design: Prospective cohort.Setting: Hurungwe Rural Hospital in Mashonaland ...