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The liver in HIV in Africa
(International Medical Press, 2005)
As access to antiretroviral therapy improves across the African continent, liver disease is emerging as an important cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals. Although coinfection with hepatitis B ...
Predictors for delayed initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients admitted in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Background: Over half of medical admissions at Mulago Hospital present with advanced HIV disease and have not yet initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART). There is increasing evidence from AIDS clinical trials and cohorts ...
Cause-Specific Mortality and the Contribution of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in the First 3 Years after Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in an Urban African Cohort
(Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2009)
Background. Although many studies have reported high early mortality among patients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa—particularly among those individuals with advanced immunodeficiency— ...
Blood cell picture in HIV patients in Uganda: a comparative study of the picture in HIV patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy with those who are not
(Makerere University, 2004-01)
Atleast 40 million people were infected with HIV World wide by the end of 2001, 90% of whom live in the developing countries. Less than 5% of these were able to access drugs that suppress the HIV Virus (ARVs) by the end ...
Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause?
(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 ...
The TB pandemic: an old problem seeking new solutions
(Blackwell, 2007)
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to kill more than 2 million people globally each year. Annual TB case notification rates have risen up to fourfold since the mid-1980s, with the highest rate of 1000/100 000 around Cape Town, ...
Severe Renal Dysfunction and Risk Factors Associated with Renal Impairment in HIV-Infected Adults in Africa Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy
(CID, 2008)
Background. We sought to investigate renal function in previously untreated symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected adults with CD4+ cell counts of !200 cells/mm3 who were undergoing antiretroviral therapy ...
Symptomatic 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, 2007-08-15)
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 ...
Factors influencing Kaposi's Sarcoma treatment outcome at Uganda Cancer Institute
(2008-07)
Uganda commonly diagnoses epidemic as well as endemic Kaposi's sarcoma cancer variants. A retrospective chart review of 1,483 Kaposi's sarcoma patient files for patients managed at Uganda Cancer institute in Mulago Referral ...
Update on the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of artemether–lumefantrine combination therapy for treatment of uncomplicated malaria
(Dove Medical Press, 2009)
Artemether–lumefantrine is one of the artemisisnin-based combination therapies recommended for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. The drug combination is highly efficacious against sensitive and multidrug ...