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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and their correlate for urinary tract infection pathogens at Kitwe Central Hospital, Zambia.
Chisanga, J.; Mazaba, M.L.; Mufunda, J.; Besa, C.; Kapambwe-muchemwa, M.C.; Siziya, S. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Inadequate data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in the Africa region and indeed in Zambia have led to ineffective empirical treatment before the culture and sensitivity results are made available. The purpose of ... -
Bacteriological status of shallow well water and practices of users in Chipulukusu township, Ndola, Zambia
Bulaya, A.O.; Besa, C.; Tembo, M.; Siziya, S. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)In many countries in Africa piped water availability is limited and cannot meet the demands of the growing populations. Most rural areas in Africa resort to underground water which is readily available and is believed to ... -
Medical prescription pitfalls of acute upper respiratory infections in government health care facilities in Zambia
Besa, C.; Siziya, S. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Prescribing of medicines is one of the most important clinical task that is complex and consists of a mixture of sub-competences such as principles of clinical pharmacology, knowledge, skill, critical judgement among many ... -
Misdiagnosis of heart failure for Amlodipine adverse reaction
Besa, C. (Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)This is a case report of misdiagnosis of heart failure for amlodipine related adverse reaction. Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker frequently used in drug treatment of essential hypertension. Adverse ... -
Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a 65-year-old black man of essential hypertension
Besa, C. (Health Press Zambia Bull, 2017)This is a case report of negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril in a patient of essential hypertension for a period of 3 months. Negligible therapeutic effects of enalapril response in this patient was unexpected as ...