Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Author "Worodria, William"
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The aetiology of pulmonary infections among AAFB sputum smear negative HIV adults presenting to Mulago hospital
Worodria, William (2000)Background: Pulmonary infections are an important cause of complications in up to 60% of HIV infected patients during the course of their disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of such infections. Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Coping with TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Worodria, William; Conesa-Botella, Anali; Kisembo, Harriet; McAdam, Keith P.W.J; Colebunders, Robert (Expert Reviews, 2009)The TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a relatively frequent complication in HIV–TB-coinfected patients after they start highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There are two forms of TB IRIS: ... -
Incidence and predictors of mortality and the effect of tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a cohort of TB/HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy
Worodria, William; Massinga-Loembe, Marguerite; Mazakpwe, Doreen; Luzinda, Kenneth; Menten, Joris; Van Leth, Frank; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kestens, Luc; Mugerwa, Roy D.; Reiss, Peter; Colebunders, Robert (Lippincott Wilkins & Williams, 2011)Background: Tuberculosis-HIV (TB-HIV) coinfection remains an important cause of mortality in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs. In a cohort of TB-HIV–coinfected patients starting ART, we examined the incidence and ... -
The role of speciation in positive Lowenstein-Jensen culture isolates from a high tuberculosis burden country
Worodria, William; Anderson, Julian; Cattamanchi, Adithya; Davis, J. Lucian; Boon, Saskia Den; Andama, Alfred; Yoo, Samuel D.; Joloba, Moses; Huang, Laurence; Kato-Maeda, Midori (Public Library of Science, 2011-11)Objective: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIVinfected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: ...