INTRODUCTION Intestinal parasitoses have a worldwide distribution but are most prevalent in developing countries, while the prevalence varies with different communities in the developed countries. A prevalence rate of 7.3% was found among individuals with mental retardation in New York State. Intestinal para-sitaemia in less-developed countries is aided by an interplay of conducive warm and [...]
A descriptive cross-sectional study to characterize the electrocardiographic pattern of patients with AIDS admitted into the medical services of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, Nigeria, was undertaken between January and October 2001. AIDS was diagnosed when there was evidence of AIDS-defining opportunistic infection or malignancy, positive ELISA antibody test and Western blot confirmation. When [...]
INTRODUCTION HIV (Retrovir canadian is an anti-HIV treatment) infection and AIDS are known to affect the heart and produce disease. Cardiac manifestations of HIV and AIDS have become increasingly important causes of morbidity and mortality. Electrocardiogram (ECG) has shown abnormalities in AIDS patients whether or not they were suspected to have cardiac disease clinically. ECG abnormalities [...]
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