Acid-fast bacilli from pediatric patients with lymphadenopathy were detected in the BACTEC radiometric system and in MB Redox broth, but not on Löwenstein Jensen medium. PCR amplification identified the isolates as Mycobacterium haemophilum, which has special nutrition requirements (iron supplements) for growth. Suitable culture medium ensures optimal recovery of this microorganism, avoiding un...

This paper reports on the methods and characteristics of 12 studies from developing countries included in a meta-analysis of the impact of antenatal supplements of multiple micronutrients compared with iron-folic acid on micronutrient status, maternal nutritional status, birth outcomes, and neonatal survival.

OBJECTIVE To examine preterm delivery risk in relation to maternal HIV infection, malaria history, and other infections among Zimbabwean women. DESIGN Hospital based, cross sectional study. SETTING Harare Maternity Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe. SUBJECTS A convenient sample of 500 pregnant women. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Preterm delivery. THE STUDY FACTORS: Maternal socio-demographic informati...

EPIDEMIOLOGY • American Association of Poison Control Centers’ database reports ∼ 1 million exposures to poisonings each year in children < 6 years of age • Substances most available to children include those items in the home, such as cosmetics, cleaning products, analgesics, plants, cough medicine, foreign bodies, topical agents, pesticides, vitamins and hydrocarbons • Increased risk of death...

Anemia and malaria constitute major health problems worldwide, especially in tropical countries with low resources (WHO, 2008a, 2008b; Black et al., 2003). Although there are several potential causes of anemia, iron deficiency constitutes approximately half of all cases (WHO, 2008a, 2008b). Other important causal factors include parasitic infections such as malaria or helminth infections, hemog...

Rates of iron deficiency are high amongst healthy young women. Cognitive impairment occurs secondary to iron deficiency in infants and children, but evaluation of the impact on cognition among young women is inconsistent. The aim was to determine the suitability of the IntegNeuro test battery for assessing cognitive function in iron-deficient and iron-sufficient young women. A pilot double-blin...

In anemic patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, the assessment of iron status and the selection of those who may benefit from iron therapy frequently presents diagnostic challenges. Traditional biochemical iron parameters, such as ferritin, serum iron and transferrin, are affected by inflammation making them less suitable indicators. Recently, iron parameters have become available that...

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine frequency non-compliance oral iron therapy in pregnancy and common factors leading it. METHODOLOGY: It a cross-sectional done the Department Obstetrics Gynecology Lady Willington Hospital Lahore, Pakistan. duration six months i.e., 3rd October 2019 2nd March 2020. All antenatal patients between ages 18 45 years presented obstetrics outdoo...

INTRODUCTION Iron cardiomyopathy is a lethal complication of transfusion therapy in thalassemia major. Nutritional supplements decreasing cardiac iron uptake or toxicity would have clinical significance. Murine studies suggest taurine may prevent oxidative damage and inhibit Ca2+-channel-mediated iron transport. We hypothesized that taurine supplementation would decrease cardiac iron-overloaded...