Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title

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    • Abdominal actinomycosis 

      Elem, B.; Sinha, S. N.; Parmar, J.; Rao, B. A. (Medical jornal of zambia, 1981-11)
      Actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic suppurative disease with a worldwide distribution. The causative organism, Actinomyces Israeli, presently classified as a gram +ve bacteria (Muir, 1975) is ...

    • Acral nodular lichenification in Zambians - an artefact 

      Dube, M.K.; Attfli, V. R.; Hira, S. K. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1982-10)
      Acral nodular lichenification among two Zambians, acquired through a regular habit of scrubbing the body with stones, is discussed.

    • Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Zambia:Progress towards the Polio End Game 

      Ndumba, I.M.; Mazaba M. L.; Matapo, B.; Chirambo, R. M.; Mwambi, P.; Musumbu, P.; Masaninga, F.; Songolo, P.; Mufunda, J.; Monze, M. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2016)
      In the global polio eradication initiative acute flaccid paralysis cases are followed up two to three months after onset of paralysis to assess recovery of the children. In Zambia AFP cases are followed up regularly but ...

    • Adaptable lessons learnt on procurement from deployment to a deadly emergency outbreak: The case of Sierra Leone during Ebola outbreak 2015 

      Siboonde, M.; Musumali, M.; Sikazwe, A.; Mufunda, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2016)
      The WHO has standard operating procedures for procurement, travel and logistics for use at country level. Some of the guidance is waived during public health emergencies of international concern. Practical acumen on using ...

    • Adenocarcinoma of The Kidney in a 17 Year Old Zambian Male 

      Elem, B.; Patil, P.S.; Patel, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1983-10)
      A case of adnocarcinoma of the kidney in a 17 year old Zambia male has been presented; the rarity of this tumour in children emphasized. It has been suggested that one should not altogether exclude renal cell ...

    • An adult of the use of CT myelography (CTM) in the evaluation of spinal lesions at the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia 

      Chunmin, L.; Khare, R. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)
      To evaluate the diagnostic value of the computer tomographic myelography (CTM) in patients with spine or spinal cord pathology. A retrospective study in 132 cases of CTM with clinical and radiological details in ...

    • Advance in Dermatology II 

      Ratnam, A.V. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1980-02)
      When patients see blisters they believe they are serious. The dermatologist is also concerned because there are more than 30 recognised bullous diseases and many are chronic, needing prolonged and careful management. ...

    • Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy 

      Narone, K.S.; Roy, S.S.; Narone, J.N.; Chatterjee, T.K. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-12)
      Two cases of ;advanced abdominal pregnancy have been reviewed and two live babies have been delivered. Emphasis has been given to suggestive clinical features which may help in the pre-operative ...

    • Antihypertensive therapy with diureties without potassium supplement 

      Wadhawa, D.N. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1981-11)
      Compliance is a major problem in maintaining optimum anti-hypertensive therapy, particularly in a asymptomatic mild hypertensives. Drugs with side dose regimen and minimum of side effects have the maximum chance ...

    • Asymptomatic bacteriuria of pregnancy in Zambia 

      Jenkinson, D. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1974)
      A survey of 500 Zambian antenatal patients revealed a 3.8% incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Interest in asymptomatic bacteriuria has increased since large groups of individuals were studied by ...

    • 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, ...