Bacterial lower respiratory tract infection pathogens pose a serious health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. In, Ethiopia, the trend to manage Xpert-negative presumptive pulmonary TB cases is ...

xii ABSTRACT Background: S. saprophyticus was the second most common cause of acute urinary tract infections in reproductive-age women. Its infection is severe with associated significant impacts to public health, and ...

Background: Globally, approximately 10-15% of newly diagnosed people with HIV (PWH) have drug-resistant viruses. In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the rise of HIV-1 drug resistance (HIVDR) and virological ...

Background: Acute tonsillitis is a common infectious disease contributing to significant social-economic impact worldwide. Tonsillitis is usually viral; it is most commonly caused by the rhinovirus, followed by the corona ...

Background: Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease that remains the leading cause of physical disability. Reliance on the self-presentation of patients to the health services and lack ...

Sterile body fluids, such as cerebrospinal, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and synovial fluid, are all susceptible for serious invasive bacterial infections and critical, with high morbidity and sequelae risk. The ...

Urinary tract infections (UTI) is one of the most common pediatric infections and contribute to morbidity and mortality. Different studies revealed that the magnitude of urinary tract infections among under-five children ...

According to the literature, there is a substantial difference in compliance with infection prevention standard precautions in different health care settings, and with the majority of studies focusing primarily on ...

In developing countries, 80% of the population uses traditional medicine to meet their primary healthcare needs. Cucurbita pepo (known as Duba in Amharic and Baqul in Oromiffa language) is a widely used food and medicinal ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which causes Corona Virus Disease 2019, is responsible for the ongoing pandemic. The virus can be transmitted through contact with contaminated surfaces. There is no ...