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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Makerere University medical students
(African Health Sciences, 2005)
Background: Medical students in the course of their clinical work are at risk of acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection or transmitting it to their patients. HBV immunization for medical students in Uganda is recommended ...
Bridging the health gap in Uganda: the surgical role of the clinical officer
(Africa Health Sciences, 2005)
Introduction: A scarcity of trained medical personnel impedes Uganda's ability to deliver healthcare effectively. The role of the Clinical Officer (CO) was established to assist the provision of primary healthcare to rural ...
Interpretation of tuberculin skin-test results in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children
(African Health Sciences, 2005)
Introduction: The tuberculin skin test is one of the most valuable tests for demonstrating tuberculous infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic children. However, its application is often undermined by difficulties ...
Incidence of post-operative wound infections and bacterial antibiotic sensitivity patterns amongst elective orthopaedic surgery patients at Mulago hospital
(2005-06)
Infections is an uncommon, but occasionally a devastating complication of orthopaedic surgery. If infection occurs, the patients are at risk of loosing their newly found mobility, loose their independence, be hospitalised ...
Prevention of post-caesarean section wound infection: single or multiple drug chemoprophylaxis? A cost effective analysis
(2005-08)
INTRODUCTION: Caesarean section deliveries are common worldwide ranging between 5% and 35%, with highest rates observed in developed countries(Makinde, 1987). However, increasing rates are being observed in developing ...
Aetiology of low back pain in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2005)
Background: Low back pain exists in epidemic proportions in the western world and is on the increase. Its cause is mostly non-specific. Not much is known about it in the developing world because the data is scanty. This ...
Cryptosproridiosis and microsporidiosis in Ugandan children with persistent diarrhea with and without concurrent infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2005)
Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are enteric pathogens that have emerged as significant causes of persistent diarrhea (PD) in immunologically compromised individuals particularly in association with HIV/AIDS. ...
Monoclonal antibodies against enterocytozoon bieneusi of human origin
(American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is clinically the most significant among the microsporidia infecting humans, causing chronic diarrhea, wasting, and cholangitis in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. The lack of ...
Human immunodeficiency virus neurological complications: An overview of the Ugandan experience.
(Journal of NeuroVirology, 2005)
Sub-Saharan Africa, which has about 12% of the global population, is
home to almost 70% of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). A recent survey by
the ...