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1. Screening All patients registering for outpatient services in the outpatient department will undergo routine investigation. When malaria is suspected, a thick and thin blood smear will be obtained for microscopic diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax or a malaria RDT undertaken. After the diagnosis is

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-arm parallel study.. Patients 50kg or more will receive either 1000mg IV acetaminophen or placebo with the first dose given preoperatively in the holding area followed by re-dosing every four hours from that point up to a maximum of 4 doses

1. OBJECTIVE- To assess the efficacy of co-administered chloroquine+primaquine (CQ+PQ) vs.CQ alone (PQ being postponed up to day 28 of CQ therapy) as a schizontocidal therapy (28-day follow-up) and as radical cure among uncomplicated P. vivax malaria (6-month follow-up). Specifically: - To measure

Background Chronic cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is mediated by monoclonal cold-reactive autoantibodies that bind to erythrocyte surface antigens, causing hemagglutination and complement-mediated hemolysis. Anemia is severe in one-third of patients (hemoglobin level 8.0 g/dL or lower). Cold-induced

Study Hypothesis:Study hypothesis is that 1. There is no difference in efficacy and severe persistent hypertension after intravenous Labetalol versus Hydralazine. 2. There is no difference in adverse maternal and fetal effects. Patients diagnosed to have severe hypertension(on repeat measurement of

Acupuncture has traditionally been used in Asia and is increasingly popular in Western countries to treat a variety of conditions (1). In recent years, acupuncture is widely used to assist in improving pain and inflammatory diseases (2). However, the mechanisms associated with these treatments that

Plasmodium vivax represents 50-80% of all malarial cases in Latin America and South East Asia. It is able to establish a dormant liver stage called the hypnozoite. Hypnozoite activation after initial infection can cause a relapse. Currently the only widely available drug is primaquine which requires

The success of BMT as a curative option for patients with malignancies is frequently limited by the inability to identify an appropriate donor in time for transplantation. Transplantations utilizing umbilical cord blood stem cells are increasingly successful. Data suggest that there are fewer and

Title: Plasma and abscess fluid pharmacokinetics of cefpirome and moxifloxacin single dose and multiple dose administration. Background: Extensive research in the field of abscess treatment has established a claim for invasive drainage as the most efficient means of resolving suppurative lesions. In