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A case series report of Tuberculosis patients with Vitamin D deficiency in Zambia
Lungu, P.; Lakhi, S.; Mateyo, K.; Mubiana, E.; Mwaba, P. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2018-01)An association of Vitamin D deficiency with Tuberculosis remains a valid assumption. It has been observed that TB is highly prevalent in certain ethnic groupings and regions of the world. Populations with darker skins are ... -
Non-invasive ventilation in HIV positive patients with sepsis and respiratory failure in the adult medical emergency unit of the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Mwiinga, L.; Andrews, B.; Lakhi, S. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Sepsis due to respiratory disease is one of the main complications of HIV/AIDS. Audit data from the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia indicate that pneumonia and tuberculosis ... -
Prevalence of subclinical cardiovascular disease in healthy HIV infected patients at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Kabwe, L.; Lakhi, S.; Kalinichenko, S.; Mulenga, L. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2016)Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The association between HIV and CVD has been established in many studies. However, information is still lacking on subclinical disease ... -
Vitamin D: the unsought solution to the TB andemic
Lungu, P.; Lakhi, S.; Mwaba, P. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2019-01)Tuberculosis has been known to mankind since ancient times. Despite Tuberculosis (TB) having been a major killer from antique time to date and the improvement in diagnostic tools, its eradication still remains a pipedream. ...