ALCOHOL DRINKING DELAYS THE RATE OF SPUTUM SMEAR CONVERSION AMONG DR-TB PATIENTS IN NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA; A RETROSPECTIVE FOLLOW-UP STUDY.

Alcohol drinking delays the rate of sputum smear conversion among DR-TB patients in northwest Ethiopia; A retrospective follow-up study.

BackgroundSputum smear microscopy is simple and feasible technique to assess the presence of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in the respiratory tract of patients with Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (DR-TB).Conversion of sputum smear from positive to negative is considered as an interim indicator of efficacy of anti-tubercular treatment and the program effect

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Unleashing the Full Potential of Oncolytic Adenoviruses against Cancer by Applying RNA Interference: The Force Awakens

Oncolytic virus therapy of cancer is an actively pursued field of research.Viruses that were once considered as pathogens threatening the wellbeing of humans and animals alike Hair oil are with every passing decade more prominently regarded as vehicles for genetic and oncolytic therapies.Oncolytic viruses kill cancer cells, sparing healthy tissues,

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A RARE ENTITY: NEUROENDOCRINE DIFFERENTIATED TRANSITIONAL CELL EPITHELIUM LINED SOLID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF BREAST TUMOR IN A YOUNG MALE PATIENT

Breast carcinoma is a rare disease in males compared to females and papillary carcinoma of the breast is seen less than 1% of all male breast carcinomas.Solid papillary carcinoma of the breast, with transitional cell CHAMOMILE FLOWERS epithelium and neuroendocrine differentiation, is a rare entity.We report a 28-year-old male patient with a painles

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