Browsing by Subject "Bacterial aetiology"

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Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda

Nantanda, R.; Hildenwall, H.; Peterson, S.; Kaddu-Mulindwa, D.; Kalyesubula, I.; Tumwine, J. K. (Maney Publishing, 2008-12)

Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ...
Bacterial aetiology and outcome of severe pneumonia among children aged 2-59 months admitted to the Acute Care Unit, Mulago Hospital

Nantanda, Rebecca (2006-05)

Introduction: Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the "under fives" worldwide, accounting for 10-30% of childhood deaths. Pneumonia contributes up to 50% of all ...
Umbilical cord sepsis among neonates admitted to Mulago Hospital: Bacterial aetiology, prevalence and immediate outcome

Musoke, Sarah Bonita (Makerere University, 2012-07)

Background: Uganda is one of the ten countries with the highest under five mortality rate globally. Progress of the fourth Millennium Development Goal is currently hampered by the slow decline in neonatal mortality rate ...