Browsing by Subject "Bacterial infections"
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Antimicrobial stewardship practices and quality of antibacterial use in children under five and women in labour with obstetric risk factors in selected health facilities in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ugandan hospitalised children under the age of five. Disparities exist in using antibacterial agents to treat bacterial infections at ... -
Phytochemical screening, in vivo antibacterial and antioxidant activities of roots of Euclea mayottensis H. perrier and fruits of Tambourissa comorensis D.H. Lorence
(Makerere University., 2023-01-20)There is increased antimicrobial drug resistance as common antibiotics are no longer effective. In Africa and Comoros in particular the use of medicinal plants as a remedy for the common bacterial infections is on the rise. ... -
Prevalence of bacterial infections and utility of leucocytosis in predicting infections amongst adult sickle cell patients admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-08)Background: Bacteraemia occurs less in SCA patients above 10 years of age yet they are usually admitted in crisis with a higher leucocyte count compared to normal population. We set out to determine the prevalence of ... -
Prevalence of carbapenem resistance among enterobacteriaceae isolated from patients in Mulago Hospital and complex from 2011 to 2014
(Makerere University, 2014)Background: Carbapenemases have increasingly been reported in Enterobacteriaceae worldwide.Chromosomal and plasmid mediated resistance in Enterobateriaceae, renders them the most variable of all bacteria in susceptibility ...