Background: The introduction of GeneXpert in the diagnostic algorithm of TB was envisaged to cause improvements in the diagnosis. Although some factors that influence its performance including HIV status, sputum volume ...
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Completion of graduate education is evidenced at most academic institutions as submission of the final dissertation. Many students progress successfully in their course works, tests and written examinations. ...
Background: Candida species are one of the causers of lower genital tract infections of women. Although Candida albicans is the commonest, other species have emerged yet they are less susceptible to azole antifungals and ...
INTRODUCTION: Private medical clinics play an important role in the delivery of health services in Uganda and account for 46% of all the health care facilities in Uganda. They are usually the first place where almost half ...
Introduction: Cervical spine dislocations are serious injuries that are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In well resourced centers cervical spine dislocations are reduced by rapid traction with the use of increasing ...
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Diabetes mellitus is common and on the increase globally. The associated accelerated macro-vascular angiopathy impairs blood flow in medium sized arteries including hand collateral arteries among others with ...
Bimenya, Gabriel; Okot, Julius; Othieno, Emmanuel; Lynnette, T Kyokunda; Ibingira, Charles; Okwi, L Andrew(2016-04)
Background: Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation, with only a small proportion of the body’s content being in the extracellular fluid. It is required for the active transport of other cations such as ...
Introduction: Bacteremia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. In Uganda, antibiotic susceptibility testing is not routinely done among patients suspected to have sepsis. This ...
Background
Half of the world’s population is at the risk of malaria and an estimated 243million cases led to nearly 830,000 deaths in 2008, with most of the cases and death found in Africa. The morbidity and mortality ...
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In Sub-Saharan Africa where Uganda lies, half of the population lacks reliable access to essential medicines and out of pocket expenditure by patients is as high as 34%. Generic drug substitution, if implemented ...
Background: In Uganda, Tenofovir-based regimen is recommended as first line particularly for HIV/AIDS adult and adolescent patient and for option B+ in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). As a result of ...
Background: Majority of HIV-infected individuals who start HAART at CD4 counts <200 cells/µl show a marked CD4+T-cell increase to absolute CD4 counts above 500 cells/µl. The CD4+ T-cell count is the main measure for immune ...
Background: Trauma is the leading cause of death in the developed world. Accurate assessment of severity of
injuries is critical in informing treatment choices. Current models of assessing severity of injury are not ...
Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent and at the same time the most important metabolic disorder. According to WHO, the global prevalence of diabetes mellitus was said to be about 5 % in 2011. Currently available treatment ...
Background: naphthoquinones are common compounds found in several species of bignoniaceae and exhibit anti plasmodial activity hence can serve as potential sources of lead compounds for discovery and development of ...
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Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) is one of the plants widely used by many traditional healers in Uganda to prepare decoctions for treatment of a range of bacterial and fungal infections of the gastrointestinal ...
Background: Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality are a concern in reproductive health. A number of studies have shown that most maternal deaths occur during labor, delivery and within the first four hours yet these ...
Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, affecting five-million infants per year. HIV/AIDS is a disease with known modes of transmission and ...
Community and hospital acquired infections have become prevalent in Uganda with Staphylococcus aureus documented as the leading causative agent. The emergence of methicillin resistant S.aureus (MRSA) has complicated treatment ...
Munabi, Ian G.; Mirembe, Florence; Luboga, Sam A(Association of Anatomical Societies of Africa, 2015)
In low resource settings, perinatal death remains a major challenge, yet some of the key
anthropometric measures used for screening have been found to be inappropriate. These calls for
additional anatomically related ...