June 2015

Hepatitis C virus genotype distribution among adults and children in Bydgoszcz, Poland

One of the fundamental factors determining the effectiveness of the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is genotype hepatitis C (HCV). The aim of the study was to determine and compare the genotypes distribution among adults (2100) and children (381) patients from the Department of Infectious Diseases in Bydgoszcz diagnosed in years 2003 to 2013 due to hepatitis C (HCV) infection. The most common genotype was...

Author(s): MaÅ‚gorzata Tyczyno, Anna Pniewska, Waldemar Halota, MaÅ‚gorzata PawÅ‚owska , Magdalena Wietlicka-Piszcz

June 2015

Effect of solvent extracts of Colatropis gigantea leaf on oxidative parameters in diabetic rabbits

The effect of Colatropis gigantea leaf extract was studied on alloxan-induced hyperglycaemic rabbits to evaluate the possible hypoglycaemic and antioxidant properties of Colatropis gigantea (C. gigantean) in diabetes mellitus. Significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) was observed in diabetic rabbits administered with the acetone fraction of Colatropis gigantea (C....

Author(s): Uhuo Emmanuel Nnaemeka, Ogugua Victor, Joshua, N. and Parker Elijah

June 2015

Assessment of entrance surface air kerma in patients undergoing chest X-ray from conventional diagnostic radiology in Ogun State, Nigeria

Due to the universality and high percentage demand of chest X-rays and the importance of this examination in diagnostic radiology, there is a strong need for the assessment of its entrance surface air kerma. Entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) has been measured for a total of 60 patients undergoing posteroanterior chest x-ray from conventional diagnostic radiology in three diagnostic centers in Ogun State, Nigeria. ESAK...

Author(s): L.R. Owoade, Isa Sambo and S.A. Tijani