Candida albicans in Urinary Tract or in Seminal Sac

A case of urinary tract infection due to Candida albicans and responding to fluconazole is presente

A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State

Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine. The stool samples were processed using formol ether concentration techniques while the urine samples were processed by ordinary centrifugal sedimentation technique. The overall prevalence of urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) and intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) schistosomiasis was 0.67%, with three samples (1% prevalence) positive for intestinal (Schistosoma mansoni) and one sample (0.33% prevalence) positive for urinary (Schistosoma haematobium) schistosomiasis respectively. Two of the three cases positive for Schistosoma mansoni were males in the age group of 11–15 years and the one positive for Schistosoma haematobium was a male patient. Prevalence in the studied area is therefore very low and immigration, sex and age dependen

Omics-based molecular techniques in oral pathology centred cancer: Prospect and challenges in Africa

: The completion of the human genome project and the accomplished milestones in the human proteome project; as well as the progress made so far in computational bioinformatics and “big data” processing have contributed immensely to individualized/personalized medicine in the developed world.At the dawn of precision medicine, various omics-based therapies and bioengineering can now be applied accurately for the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and risk stratifcation of cancer in a manner that was hitherto not thought possible. The widespread introduction of genomics and other omics-based approaches into the postgraduate training curriculum of diverse medical and dental specialties, including pathology has improved the profciency of practitioners in the use of novel molecular signatures in patient management. In addition, intricate details about disease disparity among diferent human populations are beginning to emerge. This would facilitate the use of tailor-made novel theranostic methods based on emerging molecular evidences

Détermination des niveaux de références diagnostiques en salle de radiologie de l’EISMV de Dakar : cas de la radiographie standard du thorax: Determination of the levels of diagnostic references in the radiology room of the Dakar EISMV: case of the standard radiography of the thorax

Cette étude avait pour objectif, d’établir les niveaux de références diagnostiques correspondant à la pratique radiologique dans la salle de radiologie de l’EISMV. Pour ce faire, nous avons travaillé sur trente (30) animaux ayant subi des examens thoraciques dansla salle de radiologie sans considération de poids, de taille, ni d’âge. Les paramètres de ces examens radiographiques ont été introduits dans le logiciel MICADO pour le calcul des doses à l’entrée. Ensuite avec le logiciel R, le 75ème percentile de la distribution des doses mesurées à la surface d’entrée (correspondant au NRD) a été déterminé. Au terme de l'étude, au niveau des radiographies en incidence latérale, nous avons obtenu 0,635 mGy, qui correspond au 75ème percentile avec une moyenne de 0,472 mGy. Pour les radiographies en incidence ventro-dorsale, nous avons obtenu 0,615 mGy, qui correspond au 75ème percentile avec une moyenne de 0,442 mGy. Enfin, nous avons obtenu 0,6475 mGy, qui correspond au niveau de référence diagnostique pour un examen radiographique thoracique. Notons que la dose moyenne à la surface du patient est de 0,4573 mGy.ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to establish the diagnostic reference levels for radiological practice in the EISMV radiology room. To do this, we worked on thirty (30) animals that had undergone thoracic examinations in the radiology room regardless of weight, height, or age. The parameters of these radiographic examinations were introduced in the MICADO software for the calculation of the doses at the entrance. Then with software R, the 75th percentile of the dose distribution measured at the input surface (corresponding to the NRD) was determined. At the end of the study, at the lateral radiographs, we obtained 0.635 mGy, which corresponds to the 75th percentile with an average of 0.472 mGy. For ventro-dorsal radiographs, we obtained 0.615 mGy, which is the 75th percentile with an average of 0.442 mGy. Finally, we obtained 0.6475 mGy, which corresponds to the diagnostic reference level for thoracic radiographic examination. Note that the average dose on the patient's surface is 0.4573 mGy