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Coping with TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
(Expert Reviews, 2009)
The TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a relatively frequent complication in HIV–TB-coinfected patients after they start highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). There are two forms of TB IRIS: ...
Prevalence and factors associated with non-adherence to HAART among HIV-positive women in reproductive age in kayunga district.
(2009-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Globally approximately 40.3 million people are infected with HIV, of whom 25.8 million are in sub-saharan Africa. Women living in sub-saharan Africa are more affected by HIV/AIDS than any other population ...
Effect of smear status on survival of patients previously on HAART in the first 2-months of anti-tuberculosis therapy in mulago hospital.
(2009-10)
INTRODUCTION:
Mortality among TB patients in increased in patients who are co-infected with HIV. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of smear-positive vs. smear-negative PTB + EPTB on mortality. The study ...
The perceptions and practices of birth preparedness among antenatal mothers in Naguru and kawempe health centres.
(2009-08)
TITTLE:
The perceptions and practices of birth preparedness plan among antenatal mothers in Naguru and Kawempe health centres in kampala district.
BACKGROUND:
Maternal mortality is a global burden, with more than 500,000 ...
Serial serum c-reactive protein in diagnosis and estimate duration of antibiotic therapy among neonates with bacterial septicemia at Mulago Hospital.
(2009)
Bacterial septicaemia is one of the most common diagnostic challenges in newborn medicine. A definition diagnosis is usually reached only after a delay of a day or two, yet rapid progression of untreated infection may ...
Prevalence and factors associated with left ventricular hypertrophy among patients with newly diagnosed arterial hypertension in mulago hospital.
(2009-05)
BACKGROUND:
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an early cardiac manifestation of target organ damage in hypertensive patients, its presence being a marker of other target organ involvement. It is a major independent ...
Prevalence and factors associated with oral candidiasis in severely malnourished children admitted to mwanamugimu nutritional unit, mulago hospital.
(2009-05)
BACKGROUND:
Malnutrition, the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide is responsible for 5.3 million deaths under 5 years old. It remains the most important risk factor for the burden of disease in developing ...
Health systems in Africa: Learning from South Africa
(Elsevier, 2009-08-25)
Risk factors for epilepsy among children attending the paediatric neurology clinic of mulago hospital.
(2009-07)
BACKGROUND:
Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in the world. The world health organisation estimates that there are about 50 million people living with epilepsy and about 80% of these live in ...
Health service delay and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients presenting to Mulago Hospital: a cross sectional study.
(2009-10)
Delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is common in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Timely diagnosis of active TB is particularly crucial to minimise not only morbidity and mortality in the community, ...