Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title

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    • Bacterial Liver Abscess 

      Gill, G.V.; Kyle, I.W. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-06)
      Bacterial abscess of the liver receives scant attention compared to its amoebic counterpart. However, even with surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy the mortality rate of this condition ...

    • Bacterial Throat Flora in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia (Hbss) 

      Chintu, C.; Gupta, K.; Osborne, C.; Masona, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-10)
      ln 181 cases of sickle cell anaemia (Hbs.S) bacterial throat flora was studied. The commonest organisms' isolated in all age groups were alphahaemolytic streptococci of the viridans group ...

    • Bacteriology of chronic suppurative otitis media among children at the Arthur Davidson Children's Hospital, Ndola, Zambia 

      Matundwelo, N; Mwansasu, C S (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      The study aimed to determine the bacteria that cause CSOM and their sensitivity to drugs used in children attending at the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic at Arthur Davidson Children's Hospital (ADCH) in Ndola. It was a ...

    • Bacteriology of Rural Water Supplies of Mutenda Community District of Chingola, Zambia 

      Fayinka, O.A. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      The sources of water supply for drinking and other domestic uses available to the rural population of Mutenda was analysed bacteriologically by standard techniques presumptive and Differential Coliform tests ...

    • Bacteriology of Rural Water Supplies of Mutenda Community District of Chingola, Zambia 

      Fayinka, O.A. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)
      The sources of water supply for drinking and other domestic uses available to the rural population of Mutenda was analysed bacteriologically by standard techniques ( presumptive and Differential Coliform tests ...

    • Bed-wetting in Lusaka suburb 

      Haworth, A. (Medical journal of zambia, 1981-11)
      Bed wetting may sometimes be the result of physical pathology or psycho-social stress or it may be due simply to stow maturation - Kolvin (1975) but even when it occurs in older children it may •neither ...

    • Biliary lipids and the paucity of cholesterol gallstone disease in Zambia 

      Lewis, K.O. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1974)
      The concept that cholesterol gallstone formation is the result of precipitation of cholesterol from super-saturated bile has been confirmed by the demonstration that gallstone-containing bladder bile had a concentration ...

    • Biomechanical basis of the tibial recurvation osteotomy 

      Veli, L.; Gurbur, C.; Ahmet, S.; Bari, E. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)
      Tibial recurvation osteotomy which was introduced by Lok, et al more than ten years ago has been applied to over 140 patients with a high rate of success. Results depend on the preoperative functional status of the ...

    • The brain in AIDS: some observations on CT scan 

      Khare, R.; Khare, A. K.; Chunmin, L. (University of Zambia Medical Library, 2007-01)
      The incidence and severity of the HIV epidemic varies widely in various regions resulting from variations in risk behavior, duration of disease and the availability of treatment. HIV is highly neurotropic and crosses the ...

    • Can all research strengthen links between policy and practice in HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support, in Zambia? 

      Shilalukey-Ngoma, M.; Menon, M. A.; Mac'wangi, M.; Serpel, R. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)
      This reflection on research and policies on HIV and AIDS is to identify issues that assist to close the policy-practice gap in the prevention, care and support of HIV and AIDS programming, in a resource constrained, ...

    • Cardiac Tamponode Due to Stab Wound 

      Broaidav, V.; Sammon, A.M. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1982-10)
      A case with intrapericardial injury following a knife assault is reported and its management and prognosis discussed.

    • A case of combined intra-uterine and extra-uterine pregnancy 

      Davis, V.E. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-06)
      Combined intra-uterine and extra-uterine pregnancy is a rare condition (Felbo and Fenger,1966). The first description of a case is attributed to a post mortem study by Duverncy in 1708. A ...

    • 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 ...

    • Cerebrovascular diseases in Africans 

      Levy, F. L. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1970-01)
      It is the belief of many doctors working in Africa that circulatory disorders in the atherosclerotic sense are not as common as in Europe. I have that same opinion for several reasons. In the first place we rarely see ...

    • Chemodectomas 

      Naik, K. G. (Medical journal of Zambia, 1980-02)
      A patholodcal study of six chemodectomas seen during nine years period is presented. The histopathology, diagnosis, and histogenesis are discussed.

    • Chloroquine Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Confirmed By In-Vitro Testing in a District Hospital 

      Perry, K.R.; Cairns, J. M.; Hone, M.N. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-01)
      The occurence of chloroquine resistant malaria in the Eastern Province of Zambia is reported. It was possible for a laboratory technician experienced in parasitology to undertake tests for ...

    • Choice of place for childbirth: prevalence and correlates of utilization of health facilities in Chongwe district, Zambia 

      Hazemba, A.N., creator; Siziya, S., creator (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2008-04)
      The objective of this article is to determine the prevalence and correlates for utilization of health facilities for childbirth in a rural Chongwe district, Zambia. A cross sectional study was carried among 250 mothers ...

    • Chronic endometritis 

      Bhagwandeen, S.B.; Patel, B.G. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-08)
      Chronic endometritis is not an uncommon diagnosis in our biopsy material and we believe should be diagnosed more frequently. There seems to be no correlation however between clinical symptomology and severity of plasma ...

    • Clinical and radiological features of multiple myeloma patients at the University Teaching Hospital, 

      Mwaba, F; Kaile, T; Sumbukeni, K; Chifumbe, C; Nkhoma, P; Mantina, H (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)
      Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common blood cancer after lymphomas, thereby accounting for 10% of all haematological malignancies. The objective of the study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological features ...

    • Clinical Assessment of the Older Breathless Patient 

      Joseph, Inm Yikona, Creator (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)
      It should not be construed as unusual to discuss breathlessness in an older patient presenting to a Zambian health institution today. Our Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) include eradication of poverty and hunger ...