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Influence of Silver-hydroxyapatite Nanocomposite Coating on Biofilm Formation of Joint Prosthesis and Its Mechanism

Issue: 
Vol 64, Issue 5: December (2015) – Special Issue on Health Sciences
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.179
Pages: 
506–13
Synopsis: 
The main reason for biomaterial-related refractory infections is biofilm formation caused by bacterial adhesion on the surface of materials. Silver-hydroxyapatite (Ag/HA) nanocomposite coating can inhibit the formation of biofilm, but its mechanism is not clear. In this study, we will determine the amount of biofilm on the Ag/HA composite coating, detect the sustained release rates of silver ions in simulated body fluid, the effects on the biofilm formation of bacteria and the expression of genes related to biofilm formation of S aureus.

ABSTRACT

Background: The main reason for biomaterial related refractory infections is biofilm formation caused by bacterial adhesion on the surface of materials. Silver-hydroxyapatite (Ag/HA) nanocomposite coating can inhibit the formation of biofilm, but its mechanism is not clear.

Received: 
15 Feb, 2016
Accepted: 
27 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli
Biofilm
joint prosthesis
silver-hydroxyapatite nanocomposite coating
Journal Authors: 
L Zhao
MA Ashraf
e-Published: 18 May, 2016

Effect of Different Dialysis Methods on Cellular Immunity Function of Maintenance Haemodialysis Patients

Issue: 
Vol 64, Issue 5: December (2015) – Special Issue on Health Sciences
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.178
Pages: 
499–505
Synopsis: 
This study will provide theoretical support for deciding on the best method of blood purification which effectively improves cellular immune function of patients on maintenance haemodialysis. The results indicate that haemodialysis can briefly improve the cellular immune function of patients on maintenance haemodialysis.

ABSTRACT

Background: The study of the effect of different dialysis methods on cellular immune function of maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) patients should provide theoretical support for deciding on the best method of blood purification that effectively improves cellular immune function of haemodialysis patients.

Received: 
15 Feb, 2016
Revised: 
04 May, 2016
Accepted: 
09 May, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Haemodialysis
Cellular immunity
haemodiafiltration
high flux haemodialysis
maintenance haemodialysis
Journal Authors: 
L Xing
e-Published: 18 May, 2016

Serum Magnesium and High-sensitive C-reactive Proteins in Hypertensive, Obese Female School Learners

Issue: 
Vol 69, Issue 1: 2021
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.292
Pages: 
32-7
Synopsis: 
This study highlights the increased cardiovascular risks in overweight/obese female school learners in an understudied region of South Africa. There were higher proportions of pre-hypertension, hypertension, and low-grade inflammation in overweight/obese participants in comparison with their lean participants.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To examine the relationship of serum magnesium and high-sensitive C-reactive proteins (hsCRPs) with overweight/obesity, and its association with hypertension in lean versus overweight/obese (O/O), female, adolescent school learners living in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Received: 
03 Jun, 2015
Accepted: 
12 Jun, 2015
Published: 
30 Apr, 2021
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Adolescent
Anthropometry
cardiovascular diseases
high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
magnesium
obesity
South Africa
Journal Authors: 
AM Sekokotla
JE Iputo
CR Sewani-Rusike
IM Malema
OV Adeniyi
DT Goon
BN Nkeh-Chungag
e-Published: 05 May, 2016

Risk of Postpartum Depression in the Early Postnatal Period

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.033
Synopsis: 
Postpartum depression is an important health problem because of its negative impact on the family. Our study evidences that the risk factors for postpartum depression were onset of labour, type of delivery, reasons for not having epidural anaesthesia, and parity. Knowing this kind of data can help us to better understand and improve the prognosis of our patients.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Postpartum depression is an important health problem because of its negative impact on the family. The objective of this study was to ascertain the risk of depression in new mothers who had recently given birth in public university hospitals in Granada and to identify the factors that most contributed to the onset of postpartum depression.

Received: 
20 Jan, 2016
Accepted: 
22 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon pozo_cano_et_al-postpartum_depression_and_postnatal_period.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
puerperium
Edinburgh scale
postnatal depression
Journal Authors: 
MD Pozo Cano
RF Castillo
JF Guillen Solvas
JF Navío
IG García
e-Published: 28 Apr, 2016

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Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Assessment of Functional Capacity in Patients with Hypertension Using the Six Minute Walk Test

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.099
Synopsis: 
Functional capacity assessment is now a recognized method for evaluating a person's ability to utilize oxygen during exercise. A six-minute walk test is the most popular and widely used because it’s easy to use and requires no sophisticated equipment. The patients with hypertension should be routinely assessed to monitor their treatment effectiveness and the patients’ clinical status.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Assessment of functional capacity (FC) is useful in monitoring patient’s progress and also predicts the prognosis. However, sophisticated laboratory equipments are usually required which are not readily available in the clinical settings. This study assessed FC of patients with hypertension using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT).

Received: 
10 Mar, 2016
Accepted: 
19 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Hypertension
Cardiovascular parameter
functional capacity
6-minute walk test
Journal Authors: 
TO Awotidebe
VO Adeyeye
RA Adedoyin
KI Oke
RN Ativie
SA Ogunyemi
SM Ajulo
MO Balogun
e-Published: 28 Apr, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

A Retrospective Review of Patient Outcomes Following Halo-femoral Traction before Spinal Instrumentation in the Management of Severe Scoliosis and Kyphoscoliosis

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.094
Synopsis: 
A Retrospective study to assess the usefulness of preoperative Halo-femoral Traction in the treatment of severe scoliosis. When combined with spinal instrumentation and fusion, this treatment protocol was clinically proven to be safe, tolerable and effective in our local setting.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of peri-operative halo-femoral traction in the management of severe scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis - A retrospective review.

Received: 
09 Mar, 2016
Accepted: 
19 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon thomas_et_al-stretching_before_reduces_injury.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Halo-femoral traction
retrospective
scoliosis
Journal Authors: 
DK Thomas
D Toby
e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Foreign Body Ingestion in Adults: Clinical Characteristics and Management

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.092
Synopsis: 
Foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract are associated with a non-negligent morbidity and mortality. A prospective, descriptive, and transversal study was performed of all the patients who consulted the emergency room of a Venezuelan General Hospital.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
09 Mar, 2016
Accepted: 
20 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon diaz-gomez_et_al-foreign_body_ingestion_in_adults.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Adults
foreign body ingestion
gastrointestinal endoscopy
Journal Authors: 
M Diaz-Gomez
LC Martinez-Batista
M Carreiro-Rodriguez
e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

The Place of Plasmapheresıs ın Nephrology Practıce: A Sıngle Center’s Experıence

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.091
Synopsis: 
In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the patients who had plasmapheresis in Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Nephrology Clinic between 2007 and 2014, and presented our clinical indications for plasmapheresis and treatment efficiency. In this article, we aimed to present plasmapheresis is used in nephrology practice as a treatment option with a low complication rate, and a high treatment efficiency.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
04 Mar, 2016
Accepted: 
20 Apr, 2016
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Crescentic glomerulonephritis
desensitization
graft rejection
kidney diseases
plasmapheresis
Journal Authors: 
Ş Köksal Cevher
E Çoşkun Yenigün
D Turgut
F Dede
G Özet
e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Breast Cancer Receptor Profiles in Jamaica: A 6-year Analysis

Issue: 
Vol 70, Issue 1: 2023
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.067
Pages: 
13-7
Synopsis: 
This is the first report of the University of the West Indies (UWI) breast cancer immunohistochemistry (IHC) receptor database in which we present the results of tests performed during the six year period following its establishment in 2002, and investigate the associations between receptor profile and patient age, tumour grade and stage.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the breast cancer immunohistochemistry (IHC) receptor status for tests performed at the University of the West Indies (UWI) from January 2002 to December 2007 and to investigate for an association between receptor profile and patient age, tumour grade and stage.

Received: 
15 Feb, 2016
Accepted: 
20 Apr, 2016
Published: 
29 Nov, 2023
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss1-2023_13_17.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Breast cancer receptors
Immunohistochemistry
Jamaica.
Journal Authors: 
SN Chin
CA Walters
E Williams
e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

Detection of OXA Carbapenemase Positive Acinetobacter spp., Jamaica

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.065
Synopsis: 
This article looks at the mechanism of carbapenem resistance and clonality of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter spp. at a hospital in Jamaica. PCR found that many of these isolates, some of which are clonally related, were carbapenemase producers.

ABSTRACT

Objective:  The global problem of resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, through the production of carbapenemases by clinically significant bacteria, continues to increase while options for antibiotic therapy remain limited. It is important to determine the mechanism of carbapenem resistance in the multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter spp.  isolated at a tertiary care hospital, Jamaica (TCHJ) because of the implications for therapy which is the goal of this study.

Received: 
15 Feb, 2016
Accepted: 
20 Apr, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon thoms-rodriguez_et_al-oxa_carbapenemase_positive_acinetobacter_spp.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Acinetobacter spp
carbapenem
OXA
Journal Authors: 
C-A Thoms-Rodriguez
T Mazzulli
N Christian
BM Willey
AM Nicholson
e-Published: 27 Apr, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are “Published at Acceptance” have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear prior to being copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue, or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been assigned to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

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