Medical Journal of Zambia: Recent submissions
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Clinical and radiological features of multiple myeloma patients at the University Teaching Hospital,
(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 ... -
Prevalence of basal-like breast cancer among indigenous black Zambians at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Breast cancer comprises a group of very diverse diseases, which can be demonstrated at the molecular, histopathological and clinical levels. Gene expression studies using RNA microarray studies have categorised breast ... -
Bacteriology of chronic suppurative otitis media among children at the Arthur Davidson Children's Hospital, Ndola, Zambia
(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 ... -
Increased sensitization of health workers leading to detection of unintended cases of acute flaccid paralysis: A case of a “Konzo” outbreak in Western Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)The threat of high profile diseases causing outbreaks has drawn attention to public health surveillance systems, much needed for the timely detection of outbreaks. A disease characterized by weakness of the lower limbs in ... -
Echoviruses diagnosed in two children presenting with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)The Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan virus commonly referred to by the acronym ECHO virus has been known to cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Zambia has since 1993 run a national AFP surveillance program to primarily ... -
Primary malignant bone tumours at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Primary malignant bone tumours include malignancies arising primarily from bone tissue. This is opposed to secondary bone tumours in which case the neoplastic elements arise primarily from other sites within the body and ... -
Impact of the WHO technical support towards malaria elimination in Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Zambia's National Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2011-2016 aims to eliminate malaria by the year 2020. The WHO Country Office is supporting Zambia in its goal to attain this national target earlier than the global goal ...
