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Analysis of HIV-1 sub types among blood donors in Uganda using a multi-region hybridization assay.
(2008-04)BACKGROUND: Uganda has been a focus of HIV/AIDS intervention efforts, including vaccine clinical trials. HIV-1 genetic diversity poses challenges for design of efficacious vaccines. Data on HIV-1 genetic diversity is ... -
Anatomical variations in the course of the sciatic nerve among ugandans.
(2008-05)BACKGROUND: The sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve in the body and supplies most of the lower limb except the anterior compartment of the thigh and the skin of the medical aspect of the leg. It is commonly injured during ... -
Antimalarial susceptibility of plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients presenting with uncomplicated malaria at mulago hospital.
(2007-10)INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Malaria remains the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-saharan Africa. This work was done to determine the sensitivity of plasmodium falciparum isolates to the currently used ... -
Assessment of nutritional status of adult liver disease patients in mulago hospital.
(2009-06)Introduction: The assessment of nutritional status is an internationally recognised practice that can help in easily identifying the patient’s nutritional needs. Malnutrition is common in patients with liver disease. The ... -
Assessment of renal function in destabilised diabetes mellitus patients admitted for short term treatment in Mulago hospital
(2009-01)Clinical testing to assess progression among persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus is widely recommended to clinicians to improve patient’s clinical outcomes. An important recommendation is screening for diabetic ... -
Autopsy study on maternal deaths in Mulago hospital
(2007-06)OBJECTIVES: To describe the anatomical pathological causes of maternal deaths, and establish their relationship with age and parity, in Mulago hospital. METHOD: The first 100 mothers, who died during pregnancy or within ... -
Campylobacter spp among Children with acute diarrhea attending Mulago hospital in Kampala - Uganda
(2002-05)Introduction HIV positive (HIV+) women are more susceptible to malaria infection during pregnancy than their HIV negative (HIV-) counterparts but the actual prevalence of infection in Ugandan pregnant women is not known. ... -
Comparison of transformation frequencies of commonly drug resistant and suceptible serotypes of streptococcus pneumoniae.
(2009-09)Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumonococcus) is a leading human respiratory pathogen that causes a variety of serious mucosal and invasive diseases. There are atleast 90 serotypes of pneumonococcus but it has long been observed ... -
Factors associated with health seeking behaviour of pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Mulago National Referral Tuberculosis Treatment Centre.
(2002-06)SETTING: The study was carried out at Mulago National Referral Tuberculosis Treatment Centre, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed at assessing factors associated with the health-seeking behavior of ... -
Household use of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine and factors associated with its utilsation in the treatment of childhood malaria in rural Malawi.
(2002-05)BACKGROUND: Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality of children in Malawi. Limited information is available on now SP is used at household level. OBJECTIVES: To assess household use of SP and identify ... -
Malignant transformation in intra oral papillary lesions diagnosed in the department of pathology, faculty of medicine, Makerere University, Kampala
(2007-07)Oral papillary lesions account for two and a half percent of benign neoplastic lesions of the oral mucosa and occur at any site within the oral mucosa. Some oral papillary lesions have been associated with HPV infection. ... -
P16 expression in anorectal carcinoma biopsy specimens seen in the department of pathology makerere university college of health sciences.
(2009-05)BACKGROUND: There is an increasing number of cases of anorectal carcinoma in both men and women in Uganda and there is evidence in the role of hr-HPV in its pathogenesis. P16 has been shown in studies in developed countries ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with external congenital anomalies in new born babies at Mulago hospital.
(2008-05)BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies are defects present at birth. Congenital anomalies have emerged as a problem in developed countries occurring in about 2-3% of all newborn babies. The problem of congenital anomalies in ... -
The Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV+ People in Kampala.
(2002-05)INTRODUCTION: About 40 million people around the world are living with HIV/AIDS with about 72% of these living in sub-Saharan Africa. The introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection ... -
Prevalence and household factors associated with use of insectcide treated nets in Luweero district.
(2002-05)BACKGROUND: Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) are widely recommended as a personal protective measure and have been promoted in uganda since the early 1990s. There is however limited understanding among the healthcare ... -
Prevalence of high risk human papilloma virus in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma as seen at the Department of Pathology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda.
(2009-07)BACKGROUND: Oesophageal cancer is a global health problem being the 8th commonest cancer and the 6th leading cause of cancer related deaths in the world with the majority of cases occurring in developing countries. It is ... -
Prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus among isolates from surgical site infections in mulago hospital, kampala, uganda.
(2007-06)BACKGROUND: Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a worldwide health problem. MRSA isolates are resistant to penicillins and all other B-lactam antibiotics. Nosocomial MRSA are also resistant to a variety ... -
Relationship between plasma levels of stavudine and self reported adherence rates to triomune in HIV/AIDS patients at the Joint Clinical Research Centre, Mengo Uganda.
(2009)INTRODUCTION: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is mainly assessed by patient self reporting method in Uganda. The relationship between self reported adherence rates and plasma drug levels is not known. This study sought ... -
Some pharmacological effects of the leaf extracts of vernonia lasiopus and maesa lanceolata: palnts tradiotionally used to treat common ailments in humans in East Africa.
(2009-11)BACKGROUND: Maesa lanceolata and vernonia lasiopus are important traditional medicinal plants in E. Africa. M.Lanceolata is used to treat malaria, dysentery, dermatosis, hypertension, ascariasis, difficult deliveries, ... -
Thyroid hormones profile of students in makerere university faculty of medicine.
(2008-07)INTRODUCTION: Serum concentrations of the two principle biologically active thyroid hormones, thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triidothyronine (T3) together with that of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are used to ...