Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AA WSA) was established to providernpotable water for the residents of Addis Ababa and to discharge waste water from the city. ThernAuthority uses different facilities for providing its services. The water distribution and sewerrnnetwork systems are among...
The vast growth of information and communication technology resulted in a hugernvolume of information very large bulk of which is stored as unstructured text. Thernpresence of so much text in electronic form is a challenge to natural languagernprocessing As the volume of electronic information...
Social media tools are changing the way people communicate collaborate and interactrnin the day to day activities of employees of the organization on especially in sharing tacitrnknow ledge /or experience. They are used for capturing and sharing know ledgernresource s including experiences of...
Women are the most disregarded members of the community in Third World countries.rnThey are neglected in education, participation in the economy, politics, social and otherrncultural aspects of the country. They are also ignorant about the current informationrnrevolution and are far from...
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service is one of the personalised informationrnfiltering method of delivering cutTent infOlmation based on predefined user profile. However,rnthis service has been found to be one of the resource-intensive and time-consuming both forrnthe service...
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem with countries inrnsub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including Ethiopia being most affected by the disease.rnUnderstanding the epidemiology of TB and the development and spread of drug-resistantrnTB is limited by scarce molecular...
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a cause of mild to life threatening infections. Thernbacterium poses an urgent public health threat because it has the potential to become resistant tornvirtually all categories of antimicrobials available. Multidrug resistant K. pneumoniae has...
Background: Although significant advances have been made in surgical techniques andrnimmunosuppression for renal transplantation, urinary tract infections continue to be a major publicrnhealth problem globally. Post-transplantation urinary tract infection complications includingrnasymptomatic...
Background: The role of hospital environments especially those of the operation theatersrn(OTs) and intensive care units (ICUs) in the transmission of hospital associated pathogensrnand multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains like Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamasesrn(ESBLs),...
Background: Extended spectrum β-lactamases are rapidly evolving group of enzymes produced byrncertain bacteria that are able to hydrolyze cephalosporin, penicillin and monobactam. Mobile phones andrngowns serve as reservoir of ESBL producing microorganisms that could be easily transmitted to...
Background: Africa is a region hardest hit by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)rnamong other continents on the globe with the highest rise of the infection in the eastern andrnsouthern parts. Besides, the development of Pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) is becomingrnan obstacle to the success...
Background: The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin, also calledLL37, has broad-spectrumrnantimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses.LL37 is the only human cathelicidinrnantimicrobial peptide encoded by the gene CAMP. It is referred to as LL37, since it has 37rnamino acid sequences...
Background: Urinary tract infection is caused by colonization and growth of microorganismsrnsuch as bacteria, fungi and viruses within genito-urinary system. Most of these infections arernacquired through ascending routes from the nearby anal opening. Due to impaired host defensernand high glucose...
Background: Intestinal coccidian parasitic infections are one of the major causes for diarrhealrndiseases in HIV-positive patients particularly for those with low CD4 counts. However, oocystsrnof intestinal coccidian parasites are mostly miss-diagnosed and under-reported as the...
Background:Infection of the external structures of the eye is one of the commonest types of eyerndisease worldwide including Ethiopia.Generally, infection of the eye can lead loss or impairmentrnof visual function causing major disability. Therefore, prompt isolation and testing susceptibilityrnof...
Introduction: Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria constitute a global emergency. Of whichrnextended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) havernbecome the most common type. ESBL-PE are important causes of serious infections in therncommunity as well as in hospital...
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacterium that can cause communityrnacquired and hospital acquired infections. Development of antimicrobial resistance has limitedrntreatment options against infections due to this pathogen.rnObjectives: To assess the prevalence of methicillin...
Background: Hematological reference ranges are important in clinical and diagnostic management for the assessment of health and disease conditions. Hematological reference intervals are better to be established based on sex and age differences as these are among the main factors affecting...
Background: Reference interval (RI) for hematological parameters are used for a comparative decision-making process by the treating physician, for diagnosis, management and monitoring of hematologic disorders. Manufacturers’ package inserts RI, which is western population based, is the most...
Background: Viral hepatitis could be an international public health problem affecting manyrnindividuals each year, causing disability and death. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses arerncommon causes of hepatitis. Federal police crime prevention staffs are high-risk people forrnparenteral and...