Browsing School of Biosecurity, Biotechnolgy and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS) by Subject "Malaria"
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Associations between plasmodium falciparum aminoquinoline resistance genotypes and clinical presentations of malaria in Ugandan children, A case control study of Jinja District and the neighbouring Busoga Sub-Region Districts
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Plasmodium falciparum resistance mutations to aminoquinoline antimalarials are selected by prior drug use and may alter parasite fitness yet their associations with clinical malaria presentations are uncertain. ... -
Insecticide resistance and KDR mutations in malaria vector from different transmission sites in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)Background: Despite the development of various interventions aimed at the control of the malaria vector the African Region continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. This has been ... -
The role of hyperferritinaemia in pediatric severe malaria pathogenesis and kidney injury
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Ferritin, a highly conserved iron storage protein that sequesters iron from pathogens including Plasmodium falciparum, is part of the acute phase response in malaria pathogenesis. Ferritin levels are elevated in severe ...