Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) by Subject "Antimicrobial resistance"
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Assessment of antimicrobial stewardship programs and barriers to effective implementation in Ugandan Intensive Care Units
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Background: Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are at the epicenter of the war against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Therefore, quality improvement strategies like Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) that mitigate AMR are ... -
Self-medication practices by caretakers for children under five years in Tororo District.
(Makerere University, 2013)BACKGROUND Majority of caretakers in Uganda prefer to initiate treatment for children with common childhood illness at home. Inappropriate and unregulated use of medicinal agents by self-medication has been widely attributed ... -
Surgical site Infections and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients undergoing abdominal surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital: A prospective cohort study
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality among post-operative patients. The care for these patients is further compromised by the ever-increasing antimicrobial resistance. ...