5 articles in this issue
Srilakshmi Prabhu, Karthik T, Sundar Bhat
Aim: To assess the relation between body-mass index and bronchial asthma. Study Design: Cross sectional correlation. Materials and methods 150 patients with bronchial asthma attending Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangaluru were studied over a p... see more
Liz Elizabeth Antony, Manjunath J Kulkarni, Venkatesha B. M.
A longitudinal study done on 50 CKD patients on maintenance haemodialysis on antihypertensive drugs. Hypertension in patients affected by CKD has been recognized as one of the major classical cardiovascular risk factors. The study aims to describe the cla... see more
Oyenike Musiliu. A., Akpan Helen. B., Otulana Jubril. O., Adefule Adebayo. K., Adedokun Kamoru. A., Suleiman Ibrahim. E., Ojokuku Hammed. O., Oluogun Waheed. A., Muhibi Musa. A., Tijani Busira. A.
Background: Drepanocytosis (sickle cell anaemia) is a genetic disorder that causes stiff, rod-like sickle-shaped haemoglobin in red blood cells (RBCs) and consequently poses serious health complications. We investigated in vitro anti-sickling potential of... see more
Ajibola Kabiru Ajibola, Oduola Taofeeq, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Oparinde Dolapo P., Ayelagbe Olubunmi G., Ojokuku Hammed Olusegun
Background : Generally speaking, erythrocyte haemoglobin (Hb) is pro-oxidant in nature constantly generating superoxide (O2˙ˉ) species in biological system of all Hb phenotypes. Sometimes, this reactive oxygen species (ROS) triggers lipid peroxidation w... see more
Rima Kapoor, Summaiya Mullan
Objective: This study was conducted for analysing multidrug resistant profile of Enterococcus species, prevalent in Intensive care unit of a tertiary care centre and to study its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Design and Setting: It is a prospectiv... see more