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A study of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the uterine cervix
(1993-06)
AIM: To study the acute side effects associated with HDR brachytherapy and compare it with those of LDR.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty two (62) patients treated with HDR studied. Seven (7) had had previous surgery. Thirty ...
Clinical presentation, aetiology, course and short term outcome of acute bacterial meningitis in children with and without clinical HIV infection
(1994-06)
A prospective descriptive study involving 55 patients between 1 - 60 months of age was undertaken at Harare Central Hospital to find out whether there are any differences in the clinical presentation, aetiology and short ...
The pattern of meningitis in adult Zimbabweans
(1993-06)
Over a six month period a total of sixty five patients (53 male, 12 female) with an average age of 32 years (range 20 - 61) were diagnosed as having meningitis. The commonest type was cryptococcal meningitis (52%) followed ...
A study of trees and shrubs indigenous to Zimbabwe for the presence of human blood group specific haemagglutinins
(1979-06)
The results of haemagglutination tests carried out on 280 lectins extracted from the seeds of plants indigenous to Zimbabwe are recorded. These tests include bromelin enzyme and saline tube tests against human erythrocytes ...
Carcinoma of the cervix in Zimbabwe- a review of patients' characteristics and outcome of treatment
(1993-06)
Carcinoma of the cervix accounts for over 30% of female malignancies in Zimbabwe. Aetiological factors include early age at first coitus, multiple sexual partners, poor hygiene and the human papilloma virus. Radiotherapy ...
Is HIV infection associated with the clinical course of severe malaria
(1997-09)
The malaria season 1995-1996 was the worst ever recorded in history in Zimbabwe regarding morbidity and mortality, especially in Matabeleland North.Particularly worrying was the observation that relatively mild cases of ...