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Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever) (Review)
(John Wiley, 2008)
Background Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is potentially fatal. Infection with drug-resistant strains of the causative organism Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Paratyphi increases morbidity and mortality. ...
Complexity of plasmodium falciparum clinical samples from Uganda during short-term culture.
(University of Chicago Press, 2008-08-22)
We cultured Plasmodium falciparum parasites from 98 Ugandan children with malaria and determined the complexity of infection (COI) on the basis of msp-2 polymorphisms daily for 9 days. The mean COI decreased during culture ...
Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children ...
The effect of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination at birth on tuberculin skin test reactivity in Ugandan children
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1999)
SETTING: In Uganda, bacille-Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination coverage at birth is between 82 and 84%. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of neonatal BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin test positivity in Ugandan children ...
Selection of parasites with diminished drug susceptibility by amodiaquine-containing antimalarial regimens in Uganda.
(Oxford University Press, 2009-11-04)
Background. Amodiaquine (AQ) is paired with artesunate (AS) or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in recommended antimalarial regimens. It is unclear how readily AQ resistance will be selected with combination chemotherapy. ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B among children admitted in Mulago Hospital
(2008)
Introduction/background: Hepatitis B (HBV) is a major health problem Worldwide. About: 2 billion people, are exposed to hepatitis B allover the world, with an estimated 350 million people being carriers. The prevalence of ...
The orthopaedic manifestations in children with myelomeningocele at Mulago hospital.
(2005)
Myelomeningocele is a developmental defect in the vertebral arches and the spinal cord, characterized by a failure of fusion of the vertebral arches with dysplasia of the cord and its membranes. It is a form of Spina bifida, ...
Nutritional status and associated tactors among children aged 6 weeks-23 months attending the young child clinic in Lira Regional Referral Hopital
(2008)
Introduction: Child malnutrition is the component of child morbidity that is most studied yet malnutrition still remains a challenge. Despite the fact that malnutrition measured in terms of population averages has greatly ...
Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies compromise the survival of HIV-infected children in low-income countries. We assessed the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on the mortality of HIV-infected children ...
Total lymphocyte count: not a surrogate marker for risk of death in HIV infected Ugandan children
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008-10-01)
Objectives—To determine the utility of Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) in predicting the 12 month mortality in HIV infected Ugandan children; to correlate TLC and CD4 cell %. Design—This is a retrospective data analysis of ...