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Evolving values in ethics and global health research
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
Over the past 25 years, the ethics of international health research have shifted from addressing narrow issues such as cultural differences in informed consent practices towards a greater emphasis on development and social ...
The role of ultrasound in evaluation of radiographically suspected pleural effusions among in patients at mulago hospital.
(2010-06)
INTRODUCTION:
The annual incidence of pleural effusion (PEs) is estimated at 320 per 100,000 persons in the industrialised countries. Its distribution and incidence are dependent on the population studied. Morbidity and ...
The cost of providing antiretroviral therapy in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale District
(2010-09)
Introduction: While there is no cure for the HIV infection, the use of Antiretroviral Therapy has gone a long way to prolong the survival of HIV infected persons. Only 48.7% of PLHIV in Uganda in need of ART care currently ...
Proceedings of the Uganda Medical Laboratory Technology Association (UMLTA)
(Uganda Medical Laboratory Technology Association (UMLTA), 2010)
THE 28TH UMLTA & 5th FEAMLS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE THEME: “STRENGTHENING MEDICAL LABORATORY DELIVERY SYSTEM, -A GATEWAY TO ACHIEVING MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS” Date: 18th - 19th November 2010 Venue: Churchill Courts Hotel - Gulu
In silico prediction of efavirenz and rifampicin drug–drug interaction considering weight and CYP2B6 phenotype
(The British Pharmacological Society, 2010)
AIMS
This study aimed to test whether a pharmacokinetic simulation model
could extrapolate nonclinical drug data to predict human efavirenz
exposure after single and continuous dosing as well as the effects of
concomitant ...
The reliability of sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film method for sickle cell disease screening at dictrict health centers in Uganda
(Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 2010)
Although sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film methods are today available for sickle cell disease screening in Uganda, their reliability and ease of applicability have not been determined. This study was ...
Comparison of methods in the recovery of nucleic acids from archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded autopsy tissues
(Elsevier, 2010)
Archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) human tissue collections are typically in poor states of storage across the developing world. With advances in biomolecular techniques, these extraordinary and virtually ...
Effect of moringa oleifera leaf extracts on the isolated rabbit heart and uterus
(2010-11)
Background: Local communities, world over prevent and treat indigenous diseases using local herbal remedies. Moringa oleifera is one of the many plants used in herbal preparations in Uganda for treating numerous human ...
Type-specific incidence, clearance and predictors of cervical human papillomavirus infections (HPV) among young women: a prospective study in Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: While infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) are highly prevalent among sexually active young women in Uganda, information on incidence, clearance and their associated risk factors is sparse. To estimate ...
Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of various commercial reverse transcriptases based on armored HIV RNA
(Public Library of Science, 2010)
Background: The in-vitro reverse transcription of RNA to its complementary DNA, catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase, is
the most fundamental step in the quantitative RNA detection in genomic studies. As such, ...