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Prevalence and factors associated with rotavirus infection among children admitted with acute care diarrhoea in Mulago hospital
(2007-07)
BACKGROUND:
Rotavirus remains the most common cause of severe dehydration diarrhoea among children worldwide. By five years of age, almost all children will have had an episode of rotavirus gastroenteritis. Children in ...
Sub-optimal CD4 reconstitution despite viral suppression in an urban cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa: Frequency and clinical significance
(BioMed Central, 2008-10)
Background: A proportion of individuals who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) fail to achieve adequate CD4 cell reconstitution despite sustained viral suppression. We determined the frequency and clinical significance of ...
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings
(Elsevier, 2008-08)
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) has emerged as an important early complication of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, especially in patients with tuberculosis. However, there ...
Survival of infants born to HIV-positive mothers, by feeding modality, in Rakai, Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2008-12-09)
Background: Data comparing survival of formula-fed to breast-fed infants in programmatic settings are limited. We compared mortality and HIV-free of breast and formula-fed infants born to HIV-positive mothers in a program ...
Symtomatic hyperlactatemia associated with nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor use in HIV-infected patients: a report of 24 cases in a resource limited setting (Uganda).
(University of Chicago Press, 2007-04-19)
We describe 24 Ugandan patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with the use of nucleoside analogues. All patients were receiving combination therapy that ...
Prevalence and factors associated with moderate to severe anaemia among HIV infected children admitted at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2007-05)
Introduction/ background: Anaemia is a commonly encountered haematological complication of HIV infection that has a significant impact on quality of life and clinical outcome. It is estimated that up to 90% of children ...
The safety of adult male circumcision in HIV-infected and uninfected men in Rakai, Uganda.
(Public Library of Science, 2008-06)
Background
The objective of the study was to compare rates of adverse events (AEs) related to male
circumcision (MC) in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men in order to provide guidance for MC programs that may provide ...
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 ...
Incidence of postcesarean infections in relation to HIV status in a setting with limited resources
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2005)
Background. The aim of the present study was to assess the incidence of postcesarean
infections in relation to HIV status in a setting where resources are limited, HIV infection
is common, and antiretroviral treatment ...