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Post-market quality of Rifampicin containing fixed-dose combinations of anti-tuberculosis drugs in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
Background:
Tuberculosis (TB) is an important curable infectious disease in Uganda; its treatment however is facing a challenge of increasing drug resistance. Although Rifampicin containing Fixed-Dose Combination (R-FDC) ...
The reliability of sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film method for sickle cell disease screening at dictrict health centers in Uganda
(Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 2010)
Although sickling and solubility tests and peripheral blood film methods are today available for sickle cell disease screening in Uganda, their reliability and ease of applicability have not been determined. This study was ...
Levels of Bifurcation of the Sciatic Nerve among Ugandans at School of Biomedical Sciences Makerere and Mulago Hospital Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2010)
Background: The sciatic nerve is derived from the lumbo-sacral plexus, It is the thickest nerve in the whole body, it exits the gluteal region through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen, it is the
main innervator ...
An up-date on the prevalence of sickle cell trait in Eastern and Western Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: The first survey on sickle cell disease (SCD) done in Uganda in 1949, reported the district of Bundibugyo
in Western Uganda to have the highest sickle cell trait (SCT) prevalence (45%). This is believed to be ...