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Point-of-care lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV type 1–infected patient population in Uganda
(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 ...
Case records and commentaries
(Makerere University, 2003)
Resurrecting the triple threat: academic social responsibility in the context of global health research
(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 ...
Comporision and glucose and lipid abnormalities in HIV infected patients on stavudine and zidovudine-based antiretroviral regimens at the infectious disease clinic
(2009)
Background: HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral medications develop undesirable changes in lipid and glucose metabolism and may be prone to atherogenesis. The comparisons of glucose and lipid abnormalities ...
A Comparative study of Hypo-Osmolar and Standard ORS solutions in treating Children with Persistent Diarrhoea Admitted to Mulago Hospital
(2003)
In 1991, The WHO and UNICEF estimated that Persistent Diarrhoea accounted for 10% of all Diarrhoea episodes in the under fives and that i accounts for 30-50% of the about 2.2 million Diarrhoea-related death per year in the ...
Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda: the social context, biomedical consequences and relationship with induced abortion
(Axis Printers, 2006-05)
Background: The 2000/2001 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveillance report indicated that domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and induced abortion were common reproductive health problems in Uganda. Women’s and men’s ...
What could be achieved with greater public hospital autonomy? Comparison of public and PNFP hospitals in Uganda.
(Wiley InterScience, 2002)
The policy of hospital autonomy has been discussed for some time in Uganda. There is little evidence from Uganda or elsewhere that increased autonomy will improve hospital performance. This article compares the performance ...
Community knowledge on drugs commonly used for self-medication in Mbarara District
(2000-11)
Introduction: There is a concern that the high level of self-medication may be contributing to a large disease burden as a result of inadequate treatments and drug resistance. The study therefore aimed at assessing the ...
Contraceptive use and timing of first pregnancy among young women attending jinja hospital in eastern Uganda.
(2005)
Introduction/Objectives: The timing of first pregnancy among young women has an impact on the life of the mother, the children and the health indicators of a country. Early timing of first pregnancy (conceiving the first ...
Life events and onset of mania in patients with bipolar 1 disorder admitted to Butabika hospital.
(2002-03)
INTRODUCTION:
Mania accounts for 27.8% of all admissions in Butabika Hospital, and 22% of all patients presenting to Mulago hospital causality department for psychiatric problems. Whereas the association between life ...