Detection of Duffy blood group genotypes and submicroscopic Plasmodium infections using molecular diagnostic assays in febrile malaria patients.

Background: Malaria remains a severe parasitic disease, posing a significant threat to public health and hindering economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia, a malaria endemic country, is facing a resurgence of the disease with a steadily rising incidence. Conventional diagnostic methods, such as microscopy, have become less effective due to low parasite density, particularly among Duffy-negative human populations in Africa.

Postoperative Benefits of Soft Tissue Wrist Arthroscopy: Retro- and Prospective Analyses of Outcome Measures.

: Elective soft-tissue-only wrist arthroscopy is a standard procedure in hand surgery for the diagnosis and treatment of wrist pain. A number of pathologies can be treated arthroscopically, with the aim of pain reduction and improved wrist mobility. A postinterventional evaluation of the treatment using objective and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) allows for an evidence-based statement about the benefits of soft-tissue-only wrist arthroscopy.

Efficacy of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in elective soft-tissue-only wrist arthroscopy.

Wrist arthroscopy is a standard procedure in hand surgery for diagnosis and treatment of wrist injuries. Even though not generally recommended for similar procedures, general administration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is still widely used in wrist arthroscopy. A clinical ambispective dual-centre study was performed to determine whether PAP reduces postoperative infection rates after soft tissue-only wrist arthroscopies.

Intraspecific Genetic Diversity of L. and Evolutionary Relationships to L. (Cistaceae): Meeting of the Generations?

(Cistaceae) comprises a number of white- and purple-flowering shrub species widely distributed in the Mediterranean basin. Within genus many taxa are subject to various taxonomic uncertainties. , a prominent member of the purple-flowered clade, is a prime case of the current taxonomic troubles.