Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Sande, Merle A."
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Clinical presentation and aetiologies of acute or complicated headache among HIV-seropositive patients in a Ugandan clinic
Katwere, Michael; Kambugu, Andrew; Piloya, Theresa; Wong, Matthew; Hendel-Paterson, Brett; Sande, Merle A.; Ronald, Allan; Katabira, Elly; Were, Edward M.; Menten, Joris; Colebunders, Robert (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: We set out to define the relative prevalence and common presentations of the various aetiologies of headache within an ambulant HIV-seropositive adult population in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We conducted a ... -
Laboratory medicine in Africa: a barrier to effective health care
Petti, Cathy A; Polage, Christopher R; Quinn, Thomas C.; Ronald, Allan R.; Sande, Merle A. (University of Chicago Press, 2006)Providing health care in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex problem. Recent reports call for more resources to assist in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases that affect this population, but policy makers, ... -
Measuring the outcomes of a comprehensive HIV care course: pilot test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda
Weaver, Marcia R; Nakitto, Cecilia; Schneider, Gisela; Kamya, Moses R.; Kambugu, Andrew; Lukwago, Robinah; Ronald, Allan; McAdam, Keith; Sande, Merle A. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006)Objective: To evaluate the effects of the Infectious Diseases Institute’s 4-week course for African doctors on comprehensive management of HIV including antiretroviral therapy on four outcomes: (1) clinical skills, (2) ... -
Outcomes of cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda before and after the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy
Kambugu, Andrew; Meya, David B.; Rhein, Joshua; O’Brien, Meagan; Janoff, Edward N.; Ronald, Allan R.; Kamya, Moses R.; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Sande, Merle A.; Bohjanen, Paul R.; Boulware, David R. (CID, 2008)Background. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the proximate cause of death in 20%–30% of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Africa. Methods. Two prospective, observational cohorts enrolled human immunodeficiency ...