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Incremental yield of serial sputum cultures for diagnosis of tuberculosis among HIV infected smear negative pulmonary TB suspects in Kampala, Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2012-05-22)
Background: Sputum culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Although mostly used for research, culture is recommended by the World Health Organization for TB diagnosis among HIV infected ...
Outcome of HIV-infected and uninfected children with severe pneumonia admitted to pediatric wards at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2012)
Background:
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years worldwide and contributes the greatest proportion of the global burden of childhood diseases. In Uganda, pneumonia is one of the leading causes ...
Utilization of HIV and tuberculosis services by Health Care Workers in Uganda: Implications for occupational health policies and implementation
(PLOS One, 2012)
infection control measures for HCWs. Challenges to and gaps in access to HIV services among HCWs may thus compromise TB infection control. This study assessed HCWs HIV and TB screening uptake and explored their preferences ...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of traditional medicine among HIV positive clients in Mubende District, Uganda
(2012-03)
Introduction: Traditional Medicine is widely used in Uganda and Sub-Saharan African in general.There are proven adverse interactions between some herbal medications and ARV drugs hence the practice of concurrent use of the ...
Sero-prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) and HIV infection in Kampala, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2014)
Background:
Prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) is high worldwide. Previous studies in Uganda were rural or in women.
We estimated age and sex-specific sero- prevalence of HSV-2 in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda
(BMC Psychiatry, 2010)
Background: Among patients with HIV infection, depression is the most frequently observed psychiatric disorder. The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunction among HIV patients has not been well studied in ...
Quality of post natal care services provided to mothers living with HIV at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of postnatal care services provided to mothers living with HIV at Mulago Hospital. The objectives of the study were; to assess the perception of HIV+ mothers on accessibility ...
Community-acquired pneumonia in Ugandan adults: short-term parenteral ampicillin therapy for bacterial pneumonia
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2001)
A hospital-based prospective study of 99 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was carried out in Kampala, Uganda. We evaluated microbiological etiologies, clinical features and effectiveness of short term ...
Large-scale human immunodefficiecy virus rapid test evaluation in a low-prevalence Ugandan blood bank population
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007-10)
The use of rapid tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become standard in HIV testing algorithms employed in resource-limited settings. We report an extensive HIV rapid test validation study conducted among ...
Comparison of sputum induction to bronchoal veolar lavage as collecting methods in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2004)
Pneumocystis carinii pneumoni(PCP)is an opportunistic infection that occurs in immunosuppressed populations, especially patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection. PCP occurs at some point in the ...