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A total of 239 isolates of beta-haemolytic streptococci were grouped serologically using the "Streptex" rapid latex test kit (Wellcome Reagents Limited, England).The age, sex, type of the clinical specimen, and clinical diagnosis of the patients from whom the isolates were obtained were recorded,...

Objectives: The main objectives were to determine the characteristics of TB patients with relapse, identify the risk factors for TB relapse so that we can prevent future episodes.Design/setting: This was a case control study conducted at five urban clinics in Lusaka district. We recruited 184...

Purpose/Aim of study: Assessing emotional and behavioral function in children and adolescents who are HIV+ may help predict and explaining adherence in future. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between caregiver-child attachment classification styles and adherence to...

Caesarean section rates and their indications vary all over the world. Audit of indications and factors affecting infant and maternal outcome remain an important activity in rationalising the use of this major procedure in obstetric practice. Over a period of one year in 1998, 1,880 caesarean...

This prospective study carried out in the Casualty Unit of the Department of Surgery at the University Teaching Hospital is an effort to document the role of alcohol in road traffic accidents. It examines the presence of alcohol in blood samples of one hundred consenting road traffic accident...

The plant ' ntutula ' ( AristolochIa petersiana klotz) native to Zambia has been used in Zambian folk-lore medicine as an abortifacient. This work presents the Physiological and Chemical studies on this plant.Preliminary experiments confirmed the abortifacient activity of A petersiana klotz in...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 reasons for admission in the University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Department of Paediatrics, accounting for 4 -8 % of all admissions. The relative incidence of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in developing countries has been reported to range from...

Introduction:Sickle cell anaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among Zambian children, with a carrier frequency ranging from 6% – 27%. Infections are the most common cause of mortality among sickle cell children aged between one to five years, accounting for about 30% of the...

Tuberculosis is a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, and indeed in Zambia. The high prevalence of TB since the mid 1980s, has been associated with HIV. This study sought to determine the level of awareness of the community on TB and its response to the disease. A descriptive...