Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Resource-limited settings"

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    • Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause? 

      Shihab, Hasan M; Lutwama, Fred; Piloya, Theresa; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Kambugu, Andrew D.; Colebunders, Robert (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 ...

    • A new model to monitor the virological efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor countries 

      Colebunders, Robert; Laurence, John; Shihab, Hasan M.; Semitala, Fred; Lutwama, Fred; Bakeera-Kitaka, Sabrina; Lynen, Lut; Spacek, Lisa; Reynolds, Steven J.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Viner, Brant; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kamya, Moses, R. (Elsevier, 2006)
      Monitoring the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries is difficult because these countries have few laboratory facilities to test viral load and drug resistance. Those that exist are faced with a ...

    • Perceptions of quality of life among Ugandan patients living with HIV: a qualitative study 

      Mutabazi-Mwesigire, Doris; Seeley, Janet; Martin, Faith; Katamba, Achilles (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Ugandans have endured the HIV epidemic for three decades. Now, with the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and early diagnosis, those living with HIV can live longer and can enjoy the same life ...

    • Point-of-care lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV type 1–infected patient population in Uganda 

      Moore, Christopher C.; Jacob, Shevin T.; Pinkerton, Relana; Meya, David B.; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Reynolds, Steven J.; Scheld, W. Michael (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008)
      Background: Prediction of mortality may improve management and outcomes of patients with sepsis in resource-limited settings. Therefore, we evaluated the ability of a hand-held portable whole-blood lactate (PWBL) analyzer ...

    • Resurrecting the triple threat: academic social responsibility in the context of global health research 

      Manabe, Yukari C; Jacob, Shevin T; Thomas, David; Quinn, Thomas C.; Ronald, Allan; Coutinho, Alex; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Merry, Concepta (CID, 2009-05-15)
      As a result of the pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection, more academic physicians involved in research are working in resource-limited settings, especially in the field of infectious diseases. These researchers ...

    • Second assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa 

      Robertson, Kevin; Kopnisky, Kathy; Hakim, James; Concepta, Merry; Nakasujja, Noeline; Hall, Collin; Traore, Moussa; Sacktor, Ned; Clifford, David; Newton, Charles; Van Rie, Annelies; Holding, Penny; Clements, Janice; Zink, Christine; Mielke, Jens; Hosseinipour, Mina; Lalloo, Umesh; Amod, Farida; Marra, Christina; Evans, Scott; Jeff, Liner; Participants of the second Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa Conference (Informa Healthcare, 2008)
      In July of 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS (CMHRA) sponsored the second conference on the Assessment of NeuroAIDS in Africa, which was held in Arusha, ...

    • Strategies to optimize HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited settings 

      Nakanjako, Damalie; Colebunders, Robert; Coutinho, Alex G.; Kamya, Moses R. (Permanyer Publications, 2009)
      Although the availability of antiretroviral therapy has increased rapidly to reach over three million people in low- and middle-income countries, coverage remains low as only 31% of people in need were receiving antiretroviral ...