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Aerobic cervical bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity patterns inpatients with advanced cervical cancer before and after radiotherapy at a national referral hospital in Uganda.
(International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2014)
Objective: To determine prevalent aerobic cervical bacteria and sensitivity to commonly used antibiotics in
patients with advanced cervical cancer before and after 4 weeks of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).
Methods: ...
Baseline severe anaemia should not preclude use of zidovudine in antiretroviral-eligible patients in resource-limited settings
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Stavudine is no longer recommended as part of first-line therapy for patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. Most patients are currently initiated on zidovudine-containing regimens, which ...
An assessment of Makerere University College of Health Sciences: optimizing health research capacity to meet Uganda’s priorities
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Background: Health research is critical to the institutional mission of the Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Optimizing the alignment of health research capacity at MakCHS with the health needs and priorities ...
Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma among blunt torso injury patients at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)
Introduction: Evaluation of patients with torso trauma is often a diagnostic challenge for emergency physicians and trauma surgeons. This is mainly because of large cavities in this part of the body which may theoretically ...
Acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell anaemia at Mulago Hospital: Prevalence, aetiology and clinical characteristics
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Background: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potentially fatal acute pulmonary complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) defined as presence of an infiltrate on chest x-ray in SCD patient with fever and pulmonary symptoms ...
Impaired T-cell proliferation among HAARTtreated adults with suboptimal CD4 recovery in an African cohort
(BMC Immunology, 2013)
Background: Most HIV-infected subjects exhibit a progressive rise in CD4 T-cell counts after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, a subset of individuals exhibit very poor CD4 T-cell recovery ...
Knowledge about the research and ethics committee at Makerere University, Kampala
(African Health Sciences, 2013)
Background: All research involving human participants should be reviewed by a competent and independent institutional research and ethics committee. Research conducted at Makerere University College of Health Sciences ...
A case control study to determine predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus among antenatal women at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-04)
Introduction: Gestational diabetes is rising globally and it is associated with poor pregnancy outcome. The WHO recommends selective screening in resource limited settings. There is need to determine factors strongly ...
Social, economic, human rights and political challenges to global mental health
(Radcliffe Medical Press for World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), Working Party on Mental Health, 2011)
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Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Health workers’ counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern ...