Publications by authors named "A Mache"

Introduction: Ethiopia has one of the highest HIV burdens in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the fact that second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been available for more than ten years, studies on its effectiveness are scarce.

Objective: To assess treatment outcomes and predictors of unfavorable outcomes in HIV patients receiving second-line ART at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and Mekelle Hospital.

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Background: Listeriosis, a bacterial disease in humans and animals, is mostly caused by ingestion of Listeria monocytogenes via contaminated food and/or water, or by a zoonotic infection. Globally, listeriosis has in general a low incidence but a high case fatality rate.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence, antimicrobial profiles, and genetic relatedness of L.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Shigella sero-groups and resistance pattern of isolates to commonly used antibiotics in Jimma.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: The study was conducted in Jimma, southwest Ethiopia.

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Purpose: The basic semen parameters seem to have a limited predictive value in male fertility. Could other objective sperm analyses be helpful in the choice of the most adapted assisted procreation technique?

Methods: This study concerns 78 infertile couples with insemination failures. For each semen, 21 objective parameters are analyzed in fresh semen and after sperm selection procedure.

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Forty five Salmonella strains were isolated from 700 diarrhoeal samples collected from adult diarrhoeal out-patients in Addis Ababa. Among the isolates, serogroup C comprised 31.1%, B 24.

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