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Psychiatric disorders among the elderly on non-psychiatric wards in an African setting
(International Psychogeriatrics, 2007)
Background: The elderly are vulnerable to illness and particularly to psychiatric
illness. Many mentally ill elderly patients end up on non-psychiatric wards owing
to somatization of their illnesses. Even for these ...
Prevalence, immediate outcome and factors associated with early onset Hypothermia in neonates admitted to the Special Care Unit, Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2009-05)
Hypothermia has been recognized as an independent risk factor for death in neonates for the last 40 years, regardless of the gestational age and weight. It is common in developing countries, affecting more than half of all ...
The sensitivity and specificity of pleural fluid MTB-specific elispot assay among adults with suspected tuberculous pleurisy compared to pleural biopsy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2009)
Introduction and rationale: Pleural effusions are a common reason for admission in Mulago hospital and tuberculosis is the most common infectious cause. The diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion with standard analysis ...
MOS HIP: McMaster outcome study of hypertension in pregnancy
(Elsevier, 2001-05-08)
Background: The offspring of women with hypertension during pregnancy are at increased risk of low birth weight, preterm birth, diseases of prematurity and death. The risk of developing these outcomes among women with ...
A comparison of the behavioral and emotional disorders of primary school-going orphans and non-orphans in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2007)
Background: This study investigated the emotional and behavioral problems of orphans in Rakai District, Uganda, and to suggest interventions. Studies, elsewhere, have shown orphans to have high levels of psychological ...
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to acute care unit, MulagoHospital
(2009)
Background: Each year about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ...
Clinical efficacy of cotrimoxazole versus amoxicillin in the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months attending Mulago hospital: A randomized clinical trial
(2008-08)
BACKGROUND:
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs), peincipally community acquired pneumonia, account for appropriately 1.9 million (95% confidence arrival (C1) 1.6-2.2 million) deaths globally in children under 5 ...
Comparison of glucose and lipid abnormalities in HIV-infected patients on stavudine and zidovudine –based antiretroviral regimens at the Infectious Disease Clinic
(Makerere University, 2009)
Background: HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral medications develop undesirable
changes in lipid and glucose metabolism and may be prone to atherogenesis. The comparisons of
glucose and lipid abnormalities ...
Ceftriaxone versus chloramphenicol for the treatment of severe Pneumonia in children at Mulago Hospital: A randomized clinical trial
(Makerere University, 2007)
Background
Acute lower respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends intravenous chloramphenicol for the treatment ...
Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among children with sickle cell anaemia attending the sickle cell clinic in Mulago Hospital
(2008-07)
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is by far the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda; it is a chronic disease with multi organ complications. Chronic renal failure is one of the most serious complications of ...