Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Katabira, Elly"
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Acceptance of routine testing for HIV among adult patients at the medical emergency unit at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Nakanjako, Damalie; Kamya, Moses; Kyabayinze, Daniel; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Freers, Jurgen; Whalen, Christopher; Katabira, Elly (2006)HIV testing is an entry point to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care. In Uganda, Routine Testing and Counseling for HIV (RTC) is not widely offered as part of standard medical care in acute care settings. This study ... -
Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda
Colebunders, Robert; Bukenya, T.; Pakker, N.; Smith, O.; Boeynaems, V.; Waldron, J.; Muganga, Muganzi A.; Twijukye, Coleb; Mcadam, Keith; Katabira, Elly (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2007)In order to cope with the increasing patient load, a study was performed to identify bottlenecks in patient flow at the Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic in Kampala, Uganda on 10 January 2005. On a standardised ... -
Clinical presentation and aetiologies of acute or complicated headache among HIV-seropositive patients in a Ugandan clinic
Katwere, Michael; Kambugu, Andrew; Piloya, Theresa; Wong, Matthew; Hendel-Paterson, Brett; Sande, Merle A.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly; Were, Edward M.; Menten, Joris; Colebunders, Robert (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: We set out to define the relative prevalence and common presentations of the various aetiologies of headache within an ambulant HIV-seropositive adult population in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We conducted a ... -
Clinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda.
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Musisi, Seggane; Mpungu, Steven Kiwuwa; Katabira, Elly (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2009)Background: Secondary mania in HIV-positive individuals has been well documented; however, cases of bipolar mania in HIV infection occur, as well. Objective: This is the first controlled study of the demographic and clinical ... -
Cognitive dysfunction among HIV positive and HIV negative patients with psychosis in Uganda
Nakasujja, Noeline; Allebeck, Peter; Agren, Hans; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly (Public Library of Science, 2012)Background: Cognitive impairment is an established phenomenon in HIV infected individuals and patients that have psychosis. However there is need to establish the severity of the impairment if patients are co morbid with ... -
Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda
Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Seggane, Musisi; Allebeck, Peter; Robertson, Kevin; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly; Clifford, David B; Sacktor, Ned (BMC Psychiatry, 2010)Background: Among patients with HIV infection, depression is the most frequently observed psychiatric disorder. The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction among HIV patients has not been well studied in ... -
Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa
Manabe, Yukari C.; Katabira, Elly; Brough, Richard L.; Coutinho, Alex G.; Sewankambo, Nelson; Merry, Concepta (BioMed Central, 2012)Sustainable research capacity building requires training individuals at multiple levels within a supportive institutional infrastructure to develop a critical mass of independent researchers. At many African medical ... -
Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa
Manabe, Yukari C.; Katabira, Elly; Brough, Richard L; Coutinho, Alex G.; Sewankambo, Nelson; Concepta, Merry (BioMed Central, 2011-12-29)Sustainable research capacity building requires training individuals at multiple levels within a supportive institutional infrastructure to develop a critical mass of independent researchers. At many African medical ... -
Discontinuation and modification of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-infected Ugandans prevalence and associated factors.
Kiguba, Ronald; Byakika-Tusiime, Jayne; Karamagi, Charles; Ssali, Francis; Mugyenyi, Peter; Katabira, Elly (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-03-16)Background: Data on discontinuation and modification of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are scarce among sub-Saharan African populations. We sought to estimate the prevalence and to identify factors associated ... -
Early-onset versus late-onset HIV-related secondary mania in Uganda
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Seggane, Musisi; Katabira, Elly; Kiwuwa, Mpungu Steven (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2008)Background: First-episode secondary mania in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been described among samples of predominantly Caucasian, HIV-positive male patients in developed countries. Objective: The goal ... -
Early-onset versus late-onset HIV-related secondary mania in Uganda.
Nakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda; Musisi, Seggane; Mpungu, Steven Kiwuwa; Katabira, Elly (2008)Background: First-episode secondary mania in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been described among samples of predominantly Caucasian, HIV-positive male patients in developed countries. Objective: The goal ... -
The effect of AIDS defining conditions on immunological recovery among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy at Joint Clinical Research Centre, Uganda
Kigozi, Brian K.; Sumba, Samwel; Mudyope, Peter; Namuddu, Betty; Kalyango, Joan; Karamagi, Charles; Odere, Mathew; Katabira, Elly; Mugyenyi, Peter; Ssali, Francis (BioMed Central, 2009-07-24)Background: Many HIV-infected patients only access health care once they have developed advanced symptomatic disease resulting from AIDS Defining Conditions (ADCs). We carried out a study to establish the effect of ADCs ... -
Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda
Nakanjako, Damalie; Kyabayinze, Daniel J.; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Kamya, Moses R; Katabira, Elly (Makerere University Medical School, 2007)Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART are not widely offered as routine medical ... -
Free antiretrovirals must not be restricted only to treatment-naive patients: experience in Uganda suggests that restricting access is not the way forward
Colebunders, Robert; Kamya, Moses; Semitala, Fred; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Katabira, Elly; McAdam, Keith (Public Library of Science, 2005-10)No Abstract -
HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda
Sacktor, Ned; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Rezapour, Mona; Robertson, Kevin; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly; Ronald, Allan; Clifford, David B.; Laeyendecker, Oliver; Quinn, Thomas C. (Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2009)Background. In the United States, clade B is the predominant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) subtype, whereas in sub-Saharan Africa, clades A, C, and D are the predominant subtypes. HIV subtype may have an impact on ... -
The International HIV Dementia Scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia
Sacktora, Ned C.; Wong, Matthew; Nakasujja, Noeline; Skolasky, Richard L.; Selnes, Ola A.; Musisi, Seggane; Robertson, Kevin; McArthur, Justin C.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)Objective: HIV dementia is an important neurological complication of advanced HIV infection. The use of a cross-cultural screening test to detect HIV dementia within the international community is critical for diagnosing ... -
Knowledge and perception of stroke: A population-based survey in Uganda.
Nakibuuka, Jane; Sajatovic, Martha; Katabira, Elly; Ddumba, Edward; Byakika-Tusiime, Jayne; Furlan, Anthony J (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Purpose. This study, designed to complement a large population survey on prevalence of stroke risk factors, assessed knowledge and perception of stroke and associated factors. Methods. A population survey was conducted ... -
Lopinavir/ritonavir significantly influences pharmacokinetic exposure of artemether/lumefantrine in HIV-infected Ugandan adults
Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline; Lamorde, Mohammed; Okaba-Kayom, Violet; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Katabira, Elly; Hanpithakpong, Warunee; Pakker, Nadine; Dorlo, Thomas P. C.; Tarning, Joel; Lindegardh, Niklas; de Vries, Peter J.; Back, David; Khoo, Saye; Merry, Concepta (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2012-02-08)Background: Treatment of HIV/malaria-coinfected patients with antiretroviral therapy (ART) and artemisininbased combination therapy has potential for drug interactions. We investigated the pharmacokinetics of artemether, ... -
Pattern of neuropsychological performance among HIV positive patients in Uganda
Robertson, Kevin R; Nakasujja, Noeline; Wong, Matthew; Musisi, Seggane; Katabira, Elly; Parsons, Thomas D.; Ronald, Allan; Sacktor, Ned (BioMed Central, 2007)Background: Few studies have examined cognitive functioning of HIV positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa. It cannot be assumed that HIV positive patients in Africa exhibit the same declines as patients in high-resource ... -
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous artesunate during severe malaria treatment in Ugandan adults
Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline; Lamorde, Mohammed; Mayito, Jonathan; Nabukeera, Lillian; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Katabira, Elly; Hanpithakpong, Warunee; Obua, Celestino; Pakker, Nadine; Lindegardh, Niklas; Tarning, Joel; de Vries, Peter J.; Merry, Concepta (BioMed Central, 2012-04-27)Background: Severe malaria is a medical emergency with high mortality. Prompt achievement of therapeutic concentrations of highly effective anti-malarial drugs reduces the risk of death. The aim of this study was to assess ...