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General objectives:
This study will primarily determine if it is possible to perform a powered randomized control trial of the administration of intravenous high-dose vitamin C for the treatment of sepsis or septic shock in the tertiary care setting in Rwanda. Additionally, the study will also
Over one million infants are born to HIV-1-infected women every year in Sub Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, annual births stand at 379,000 with approximately 48,000 infants being born every year to HIV-1-infected women on lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Concerns have been
All study participants will have drug-sensitive TB and successfully complete 2 months of standard intensive phase 4-drug RHZE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol). By definition, to have uncomplicated TB, participants will have become asymptomatic and smear-negative by the end of intense
Introduction:
hCG signals through the LHCGR receptor and is know to stimulate testosterone production. hCG stimulation tests are therefore used to evaulate the capacity of the testis to respond to LH/hCG and thereby determine the degree og gonadal insufficiency and need for testosterone
Eligible participants will be randomised to receive either daily isoniazid for 6 months with monthly visits for pill count, evaluation of adverse events and dispensing of isoniazid for the next month, or weekly doses of rifapentine and isoniazid for twelve weeks as direct observed therapy where the
1. Scientific rationale and general description:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) represent all mycobacteria not belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. This group of mycobacteria was discovered recently and has demonstrated pulmonary pathogenicity. The presence of a NTM in a
INTRODUCTION
Infertility is a serious problem estimated to affect 7-26% of all couples globally (1;2). Approximately 9% of all newborns were conceived by assisted reproductive techniques in 2013 in Denmark (Danish Fertility Society). Impaired semen quality is the causal or contributing factor in
BACKGROUND:
1. Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the United States and worldwide, including in infants and children 1,2. Moderate to severe deficiency in children can manifest as rickets, a skeletal disease which results from a failure of mineralization of developing bones and
Introduction:
Vitamin D is a versatile signaling molecule with a well-established role in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone health. The spectrum of vitamin D target-organs has expanded and it has been suggested that vitamin D influences the immune system, endocrine organs such as
BACKGROUND Chronic liver disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. A retrospective cohort study identified 2,353 patients with newly diagnosed chronic liver disease (63.9 cases/100,000 population). Extrapolating this incidence rate there will be approximately
1. INTRODUCTION
1. 1 BACKGROUND
For treatment in advanced HIV infection, combination therapy with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is the best option under current international standards. The benefit of ARVs is best, if they are used relatively late in the course of the disease, commonly after a
BACKGROUND: Patients who have been exposed to human tissue by prior transplants, blood transfusion or pregnancy may develop and maintain anti-bodies against these foreign human cells (SENSITIZATION). As a result of sensitization these patients are more likely to reject an organ donated from an
This study is a controlled, open, randomized, multi-center clinical trial. The study was authorized by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of all participating centers and informed written consent was obtained from all the patients included. The cutaneous anergy was defined by the absence of a