Publications by authors named "Yacob Berhane Gebreab"

About 20% of world population suffer from acute urticaria at some stage in their lives. Recent studies showed coagulation dysfunction in chronic urticaria. The involvement of coagulation changes in acute urticaria remains unclear.

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The strong non-covalent interaction between biotin and streptavidin places streptavidin-based assays, used by many laboratories, at an increased risk of interference by biotin. At present, a few manufacturers have developed fully automated anti-biotin interference methods, although compared with many detection platforms, these remain insufficient. Additionally, there is a need for more methods that can achieve fully automated anti-biotin interference.

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Background: The World Health Organization has emphasized the importance of understanding the epidemiology of MDR organisms from a local standpoint. Here, we report on a spectrum of bacteria associated with surgical site infections in two referral hospitals in Eritrea and the associated antibiotic susceptibility patterns.

Methods: This survey was conducted between February and June 2017.

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Background: Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is a well-recognized public health problem throughout the world. The evolution of new genetically distinct community-acquired and livestock-acquired MRSA and extended resistance to other non--lactams including vancomycin has only amplified the crisis. This paper presents data on the prevalence of MRSA and resistance pattern to other antibiotics on the selected specimen from two referral hospitals in Asmara, Eritrea.

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Background: This research assessed the antidiabetic activity and phytochemical constituents of the traditionally used medicinal plants, .

Method: The leaves of both plants were subjected to cold extraction method using 70% ethanol and hot Soxhlet extraction using n-hexane, chloroform, methanol, and distilled water. The extracts were studied for their effect on glucose transport across yeast cells and inhibition of -amylase and -glucosidase enzyme activities.

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