Browsing Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Collections by Subject "Tuberclosis"
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Laboratory medicine in Africa: a barrier to effective health care
(University of Chicago Press, 2006)Providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex problem. Recent reports call for more resources to assist in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases that affect this population, but policy makers, ... -
Nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective cohort study
(Public Library of Science, 2011-01)Background: Nucleic acid amplification tests are sensitive for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis in populations with positive sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli, but less sensitive in sputum-smear-negative populations. ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among adult Tuberculosis patients attending the national referral tuberculosis program clinic at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-05)Malnutrition is the major cause of morbidity for all age groups, accounting for 11 percent of the disease burden globally. According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), 19 percent of the Ugandan population ...