Posterior decompression and stabilization in a pregnant patient with traumatic lumbar fracture: A case report.

Spine fractures with or without spinal cord injury in the pregnant population are rare, with few reported cases. A 25-year-old primigravida at 24 weeks of gestation presented after falling off a fast-moving motorcycle one month prior. She had sustained a severe back injury and had difficulty walking.

Factors Associated with Short-Term Surgical Outcomes Among Women Presenting with Pelvic Peritonitis at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania.

Background: Pelvic peritonitis is a rarely reported pathological condition in literature and emergency laparotomies are a common surgical procedure performed for these conditions in developing countries. This study was designed to investigate factors that are associated with short-term surgical outcomes among women with pelvic peritonitis.

Methods: The study included retrospective and prospective data obtained between November 2021 and May 2022 from Bugando Medical Centre (BMC).

Multicentre evaluation of significant bacteriuria among pregnant women in the cascade of referral healthcare system in North-western Tanzania: Bacterial pathogens, antimicrobial resistance profiles and predictors.

Objectives: The aim of this multicentre study was to evaluate the magnitude of significant bacteriuria (SB) as well as the implicated bacterial pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles and risk factors for SB among pregnant women attending different levels of healthcare facilities (HCFs) in Tanzania in order to guide antimicrobial therapy and preventive measures.

Methods: Information on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, midstream urine culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was collected from 1828 pregnant women between March 2016 and May 2017. Data were analysed using STATA v.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Delivering at Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Background: Routine testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women is done early during antenatal care (ANC) in Tanzania, but retesting for the women found negative is rarely done at term or during delivery.

Aim: This study aimed at determining the magnitude and risk factors associated with HIV seroconversion among pregnant women delivering at Bugando Medical Center (BMC).

Subjects And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2013 involving 400 pregnant women who tested HIV negative during ANC.