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The role of speciation in positive Lowenstein-Jensen culture isolates from a high tuberculosis burden country
(Public Library of Science, 2011-11)
Objective: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIVinfected
patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Integration of HIV and TB services results in improved TB treatment outcomes and earlier prioritized ART initiation in a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-06-01)
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that treatment of tuberculosis ...
Factors associated with healthcare workers’ adherence to national guidelines for MDR TB surveillance in Uganda: A case study of the West Nile region
(Makerere University, 2014)
Background:
A previous history of tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been identified as a risk factor for multidrug resistant TB. Therefore these patients are a high priority group for whom culture and drug-susceptibility ...
Growth patterns and survivability of the different mycobacterium tuberculosis sub lineages predominant in peri urban Kampala
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) infects over 2 billion people world-wide with the vast majority of deaths from TB in the developing world. Strains of MTB vary in ...
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors among HIV infected patients attending the Mulago ISS Clinic
(Makerere University, 2017-10-12)
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the 3rd leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Data from Africa indicate that the prevalence of COPD is high (4% to 25%). We sought to determine its ...