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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute watery diarrhoea admitted to the Cholera Treatment Center of Yekatit-12 Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

*[1],2Mengistu, M. D., 1Challa, G., and 1Rorisa,M.

 

1Department of Internal Medicine, Yekatit-12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

*Correspondence to: mekoyamengistu@gmail.com

 

Abstract 

Background: Cholera remains a major public health concern in low-income countries where the spread of disease is exacerbated by poor water supply, hygiene, and sanitation. Ethiopia has continued to face recurrent cholera outbreaks despite efforts to prevent and control the disease. The aim of the study was to assess the clinical characteristics, and outcomes among patients with acute watery diarrhea admitted to Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) of Yekatit-12 Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Continue reading “Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute watery diarrhoea admitted to the Cholera Treatment Center of Yekatit-12 Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia”

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Microbial menace to kidney health: A review of the role of infections in acute kidney injury

Medugu, N., and *Adegboro, B.

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

*Correspondence to: boazadegboro@gmail.com; boaz.adegboro@nileuniversity.edu.ng; +234 80 33812348

Abstract:

Acute kidney injury (AKI) of infectious aetiology is a complex condition that requires a comprehensive microbiological evaluation. This includes sepsis workup, evaluation of urinary tract infection (UTI), assessment for viral, fungal, and bacterial infections, consideration of the patient’s microbiome, and vigilance towards antibiotic toxicity. Advanced molecular diagnostic tools such as metagenomic sequencing and rapid point-of-caretesting, may offer future advances in accurate and timely identification of infectious aetiologies in AKI. Continue reading “Microbial menace to kidney health: A review of the role of infections in acute kidney injury”