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Costs of setting up and maintaining home based management of fever in Kumi District
(2004)
Introduction Prompt and effective treatment of malaria in the under five year old children is essential in malaria control. Death often results from complications of malaria if treatment is not given within 24 hours. In ...
Effect of HIV-1 infection on malaria treatment outcome in Uganda patients
(Makerere University Medical School, 2007)
Background: Malaria and HIV-1 infection cause significant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV-1 increases risk for malaria with the risk increasing as immunity declines. The effect of HIV-1 infection on ...
Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected adults in Africa started on combination antiretroviral therapy: an observational analysis of the DART cohort
(Elsevier, 2010-03-29)
Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis can reduce mortality from untreated HIV infection in Africa; whether benefits occur alongside combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unclear. We estimated the effect of prophylaxis ...
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus chloroquine or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, multisite trial to guide national policy in Uganda
(2005)
The use of combinations of inexpensive drugs for the treatment of malaria in Africa has been proposed as an interim policy while awaiting the widespread availability of more effective regimens. We compared sulfadoxinepyrimethamine ...