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An Autopsy Study Describing Causes of Death and Comparing Clinico-Pathological Findings among Hospitalized Patients in Kampala, Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2012-03-14)Background: Information on causes of death in HIV-infected patients in Sub-Saharan Africa is mainly derived from observational cohort and verbal autopsy studies. Autopsy is the gold standard to ascertain cause of death. ... -
Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever) (Review)
(John Wiley, 2008)Background Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is potentially fatal. Infection with drug-resistant strains of the causative organism Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Paratyphi increases morbidity and mortality. ... -
Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(Maney Publishing, 2008-12)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ... -
Belief in divine healing can be a barrier to antiretroviral therapy adherence in Uganda
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2007)Although recent data suggest high levels of adherence to expanding antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in resource-limited settings, the culture- specific barriers to adherence are poorly understood. In a prospective ... -
Benefits and risks of stavudine therapy for HIV-associated neurologic complications in Uganda
(American Academy of Neyurology, 2009)Background: The frequency of HIV dementia in a recent study of HIV individuals at the Infectious Disease Institute in Kampala, Uganda, was 31%. Coformulated generic drugs, which include stavudine, are the most common ... -
Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?
(Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens, 2009-03)A large number of patients are switched to second-line antiretroviral therapy, especially in resource limited settings. Lopinavir/Ritonavir is the main drug used in second-line treatment regimens. We describe a patient ... -
Biomarkers of HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
(Future Medicine, 2008)Dysregulation of the immune system drives HIV pathogenesis. As we develop new ways to treat HIV and AIDS, we encounter new clinical ramifications of our treatment on regulatory components of the Immune system. HIV-associated ... -
Blood and body fluid exposures among surgeons in Mulago hospital
(COSECSA/ASEA, 2011-11)Background: It is now recognized that health workers are at risk of acquiring infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV and other blood borne pathogens through contact with infected blood and ... -
Blood pressure profiles among Makerere University undergraduate students
(Makerere University Medical School, 2005)Introduction: The purpose of this study was to set reference values for spot blood pressure and its derivatives among Makerere University undergraduate students. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Materials ... -
Breast cancer guidelines for Uganda (2nd Edition 2007)
(Makerere University Medical School, 2008-06)Breast cancer in Uganda is the third commonest cancer in women coming only next to cancer of the cervix and Kaposi’s sarcoma. The incidence of breast cancer in Uganda has doubled from11: 100,000 in 1961 to 22:100,000 in ... -
Bridging the health gap in Uganda: the surgical role of the clinical officer
(Africa Health Sciences, 2005)Introduction: A scarcity of trained medical personnel impedes Uganda's ability to deliver healthcare effectively. The role of the Clinical Officer (CO) was established to assist the provision of primary healthcare to rural ... -
Brighter smiles Africa - translation of a Canadian community-based Health-promoting school program to Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-08)Project goal: To adapt a successful Canadian health-promoting school initiative to a Ugandan context through international partnership. Rationale: Rural children face many health challenges worldwide; health professionals ... -
Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV infected patients
(Public Library of Science, 2012-06-26)Background: Peripheral blood interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have sub-optimal sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, assessment of local immune responses has been ... -
Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children? Experiences from Western Uganda
(Elsevier, 2006)Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading killers of children. Case management using community health workers (CHW) has halved ARI mortality in children in Asia. WHO/UNICEF recommend integrating pneumonia into Home ... -
Can response of a pruritic papular eruption to antiretroviral therapy be used as a clinical parameter to monitor virological outcome?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008)Background: A pruritic papular eruption (PPE) is a common skin manifestation observed in 12–46% of persons with HIV infection living in tropical countries. Objective: To determine whether PPE responds to HAART and whether ... -
Cancer of the cervix: The Uganda guidelines
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, 2005)Cancer of the cervix (Ca Cx) is the commonest gynecological malignancy among women in Uganda contributing about 80% of all female malignancies. The incidence rate is 40:100 000. It is the leading cause of cancer related ... -
Caregivers' experience with major depression concealed by physical illness in patients recruited from Central Ugandan Primary Health Care centers
(Sage Publications, 2008)In this article, we present caregivers’ grapples with major depression seen among their physically ill patients. A thematic analysis of 29 in-depth caregiver interviews identified four themes: (a) caregivers’ perceptions ... -
Cause-Specific Mortality and the Contribution of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in the First 3 Years after Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in an Urban African Cohort
(Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2009)Background. Although many studies have reported high early mortality among patients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa—particularly among those individuals with advanced immunodeficiency— ... -
Causes of lower respiratory infection in HIV-infected Ugandan adults who are sputum AFB smear-negative
(IUATLD, 2003)SETTING: Mulago national referral and teaching hospital. OBJECTIVE: To assess the etiology of lower respiratory infections in HIV-infected Ugandan adults who are sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear-negative. DESIGN: A ... -
Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment
(2008)OBJECTIVE. Cerebral malaria affects 785 000 African children every year. We previously documented an increased frequency of cognitive impairment in children with cerebral malaria 6 months after their initial malaria ...