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Community-acquired pnemonia in Ugandan adults: short-term parenteral ampicilin therapy for bacterial pnemonia
Yoshimine, Hiroyuki; Oishi, Kazunori; Mubiru, Francis; Nalwoga, Hawa; Takahashi, Hidehiko; Amano, Hideaki; Ombasi, Philip; Watanabe, Kiwao; Joloba, Moses; Aisu, Thomas; Ahmed, Kamruddin; Shimada, Masaaki; Mugerwa, Roy; Nagatake, Tsuyoshi (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2001)A hospital-based prospective study of 99 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was carried out in Kampala, Uganda. We evaluated microbiological etiologies, clinical features and effectiveness of short-term ... -
Decreased serum opsonic activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–infected Ugandan adults
Takahashi, Hidehiko; Oishi, Kazunori; Yoshimine, Hiroyuki; Kumatori, Atsushi; Moji, Kazuhiko; Watanabe, Kiwao; Nalwoga, Hawa; Tugume, Sitefano Buguruka; Kebba, Anthony; Mugerwa, Roy; Mugyenyi, Peter; Nagatake, Tsuyoshi (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2003)Type-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide (CPS) and opsonic activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae were evaluated in serum samples from 36 Ugandan adults with community acquired pneumonia ...