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CD4 Decay Rate as an Indicator of the Time Interval between Initial Infection and First Diagnosis among Drug-Naïve Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Individuals in Lagos, Nigeria

Subject Area:
General Medicine
Babatunde Olanrewaju Motayo, Samson O. Aturaka, Babatunde A. Olusola, I. Joseph Ogiogwa, Nataniel N. Shidali, Olusola Akingbade, Adedayo O. Faneye
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2016) 25 (6): 572–576.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000449465
Published Online: 30 August 2016
... drug-naïve individuals in Badagry, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: A sample of 213 subjects who tested HIV positive for the first time were enrolled in this study. The HIV diagnosis was performed using Startpak® and Determine® kits, and a CD4 count was carried out using a FACS Count® flow cytometer...
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Comparisons of the Tono-Pen® and Goldmann Applanation Tonometer in the Measurement of Intraocular Pressure of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in a Hospital Population in Southwest Nigeria

Subject Area:
General Medicine
Chizoba Onochie, Obiekwe Okoye, Adunola Ogunro, Tade Aribaba, Kunle Hassan, Adeola Onakoya
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2016) 25 (6): 566–571.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000448953
Published Online: 09 August 2016
... glaucoma attending a glaucoma clinic. Subjects and Methods: A comparative clinic-based observational study was conducted involving 75 patients (39 men and 36 women) attending a glaucoma clinic in Southwest Nigeria. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data. The Tono-Pen...
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Carriage of Mutant Dihydrofolate Reductase and Dihydropteroate Synthase Genes among Plasmodium falciparum Isolates Recovered from Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Infection in Lagos, Nigeria

Subject Area:
General Medicine
Bamidele Abiodun Iwalokun, Senapon O. Iwalokun, Victor Adebodun, Modinat Balogun
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2015) 24 (5): 436–443.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000430987
Published Online: 02 June 2015
... with asymptomatic malaria in a coastal setting in Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: A total of 107 consenting and consecutively enrolled pregnant women (mean age ± standard deviation, 26.6 ± 4.5 years) attending antenatal care at the Iru/Victoria Island Primary Health Centre, Lagos, were screened for peripheral...
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Generic Medicine Substitution: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Perception of Pharmacists in North-Central, Nigeria

Subject Area:
General Medicine
Asa Auta, Echuku Tercee Bala, David Shalkur
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2013) 23 (1): 53–58.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000355473
Published Online: 05 November 2013
...Asa Auta; Echuku Tercee Bala; David Shalkur Objective: To investigate the views of pharmacists in North-Central Nigeria on generic medicines and generic substitution practices. Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4 cities in North-Central Nigeria from April to June 2012...
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Oculopalpebral Dimensions of Adult Nigerians: Report from the Enugu Normative Ocular Anthropometry Study

Subject Area:
General Medicine
Boniface I. Eze, Judith N. Uche, Jude O. Shiweobi, Chibuike N. Mba
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2012) 22 (1): 75–79.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000339800
Published Online: 18 July 2012
... Nigeria between January and April 2010. The participants were healthy adults comprising 248 males and 252 females aged 18–76 years. One thousand eyes were examined. Demographic data, and bilateral direct manual millimetre measurements of the horizontal palpebral fissure (HPF), vertical palpebral fissure...
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Surgeon-Patient Information Disclosure Practices in Southwestern Nigeria

Subject Area:
General Medicine
T.O. Ogundiran, C.A. Adebamowo
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2012) 21 (3): 238–243.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000333817
Published Online: 23 November 2011
...T.O. Ogundiran; C.A. Adebamowo Objective: This study examined the practice of information disclosure to patients by surgeons in Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: A 55-item self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was sent to 150 surgeons in southwestern Nigeria in 2004–2005. The data obtained...
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Richter’s Syndrome: A Case Report

Subject Area:
General Medicine
J.A. Olaniyi, A.A. Ibijola
Journal: Medical Principles and Practice
Med Princ Pract (2009) 18 (2): 152–154.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000189815
Published Online: 10 February 2009
...J.A. Olaniyi; A.A. Ibijola Objective: To report a case of Richter’s syndrome found in one of the teaching hospitals in Nigeria in the context of sparse earlier reports of Richter’s syndrome in western Africa. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 52-year-old male had been diagnosed earlier...
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